NW WA Meet / BS Thread

1 of 2 signs that say GTFO on the way to rattlesnake

Social distancing for millennials must mean head to the woods in mass...hey at least we're out of the city right?

 

Say a picture of Mt.si today

Atleast 70 people crowding the summit.

In other news, i got the lines marked in and roughly sanded

 

Baker Lk Hwy was packed like the 4th of July. It was insane, I didn’t even get out of my truck.

 

Do they not make the jpc in black anymore ?

Also they are pretty easy to adjust for size. They don't flop around at all

 

And the shittiest people get out there. Garbage all over.

If you guys had 5-7 for a road trip with the intention of dispersed camping where would you go? I have some vaca time coming up but canceled my flight to Arizona. I'm thinking about putting on the RTT and driving south/east for a bit warmer weather and want to see interesting scenery while avoiding population densities like national parks.

 

I was planning on heading out to Hells Canyon in northeast Oregon in April. I've been watching the snow depth maps and it's likely that the roads would be clear by then. My plan B was to keep going south to the Alvord/Big Sandy desert in southeast Oregon. I drove through a corner of the Big Sandy last summer trying to do something different than driving 101 or I5. I liked it and the family got a kick out of how different the terrain was from what we're used to seeing. We were planning on a two week loop, but that's mostly because we limit our driving days to three hours with the kids. You could easily be down there in a long day's drive, especially with no traffic on the I5 corridor.

The WABDR is fun, but I think there might be too much snow this early in the season.

 

if youre going to a grocery store bring your patience. i just waited 45min in line to get into trader joes. and i was in line before they opened.

 

Crazy how it's super busy in some areas and dead in others.

Grocery shopping for me has been the easiest it's ever been. Empty parking lot, no lines, actually haven't minded going to the store after work.

 

depends from store to store. i went to d&d meats the other day and it was busy as ever. happy they still had mensroom original sausage #boat meat.

 

Anybody have pictures or videos from the group that went to Tahuya yesterday?

 

Done and drying, for anyone who does this in the future. Once done spraying the final coat immediately peel the tape off. If you wait till it tacks up it’ll cause an uneven line

 

Got dang. I mean, their snack isle is lit, but that's nuts.

 

Being all productive and stuff.

Got my compressor and solar controller installed into an Overland Essentials bedside mount. This replaces the storage cubby but reuses the door:


Then, got the solar panel installed. 160W fits juuuuust right on the DCSB AluCab:



And then I got the Meso Custom switch panel installed:



I've got a switch up there for winch power and the air compressor. Eventually I'll have front and rear lockers so I figured I'd throw the switches up there to remind me that I need to get front and rear lockers.

Only downside is that the flippin solar controller isn't working right. Waiting on a response from their tech support now.

 

I’ve been waiting for those MESO panels to come back, everytime they go up for sale I’m to late

Got any close up pictures of mounting and figment?

 

Alvord looks interesting. Probably be low 60s during the day. Wabdr defintely going to have too much snow still

 

i need some ideas for camp spots in the western part of washington, they just shut down all state parks.

 

Have you seen any of the trip reports from @turbodb ? Here are the ones that I used when I was making the sales pitch to my wife for a trip to Hell's Canyon or the Alvord:

https://adventuretaco.com/cold-day-in-hells-canyon-part-1-may-2019/

https://adventuretaco.com/unfinished-business-in-oregon-1-hiking-steens-mountain/

 

QFC was normal for me today. I usually do curbside pickup from Fred meyers anyway.