NW WA Meet / BS Thread

@TexMeg89 @aaen

I'm thinking 10/07 midday start with an end of 10/09 or 10/10 leaving Young time to get home.

Here's another post about it for anyone interested: http://www.fourwheeler.com/features/0501-4wd-sierra-nevada-mountains-the-applegate-lassen-trail/

Starts near Denio, NV which is about a 10 hour drive from Seattle.

I got my tracks from these guys, and erased the first day which is just them getting to the start: http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=409658

 

poop ... between work schedule and a trip back to Texas i cant do those dates.

 

You guys got any recommendations for a good day trip? I wanna get out of town this weekend and hit some trails.

 

There's a group going up to Fortune Creek this weekend. https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/easy-trail-for-folks-to-bring-kids-with.564924/

 

Fortune creek trail in the Cle ellum area.

 

Oops. Edited my last post

 

Anybody have an ECSG bushing tool laying around?

Have to replace the inner joint on the passenger side and went hmmmm I have that bushing laying around. Isn't it great when things line up like that.

 

The passenger side is a traditional ball bearing held in with C-Clips. Remove C-Clip and then use a slide hammer to get the bearing out.

 

Off topic, but what mounts are you using in your GX? I just bought one down in Texas and there doesn't seem to be much out there for em.

 

Mounts?

 

Cell phones, GPS, other crap that keeps me from driving safely.

 

Ah, I have one of these and I like it quite a bit. You might want to get the one with a tiny arm on it so you can adjust the angle. My feyonce has that one and I'm thinking about the upgraydd

$10 WixGear Universal Air Vent Magnetic Phone Car Mount Holder with Fast Swift-Snap Technology for Smartphones and Mini Tablets, Black 1 Pack

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PGJWYJ0/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Edit: I am thinking about getting a ram mount that goes in to the ohshit handle on the drivers side but keep forgetting to look into it.

 

That silly little thing works pretty awesome. Haven't used it while bouncing around off road though.

 

Awesome. I might have one of those lying around, tried it on the Tacoma but could never get it to stay put.

 

I use that exact one in my Tacoma - position it on the vent in a way that the vent won't move. Works great and actually works pretty well off road. The magnet in that one is a lot stronger than the Wal-Mart ones so it holds them in pretty good.

I have a "rental car kit" that I use whenever I drive a rental (which is semi often) and it includes one of those and some charging cables/adapters. Really handy when you're in a new city and of course need to use maps. It's small and doesn't require any modification to vehicle.

 

Works fine for me even through a case on the back of the phone and i love being able to just whip my phone at the mount and have it stick when i jump in.

The prongs have different sized gaps, so for instance, if you put it on the vent fins and its too loose, rotate it 90* and it should fit.

 

Great, just great
-> scheduled to spend two weeks in Eindhoven in October

 

Bring some Kevlar.

 

You should definitely make sure you dont accidentally try to take a gun on the plane.

 

well, its more than that:

First time I went there, the dutch workers were like "you're from America." more of a statement; I asked "How do you know?" obviously ignoring my own accent; "fat Americans".
Currently we have several dutch here at work and they are skinny as rails because they eat lunch with something like this: slice of bread, slice of cheese, maybe slice of meat, fold in 1/2, done.

I am not skinny like Brian @NorthwestCruiser but certainly not fat