NE area wheeling trip plans

I'll add that to the list of why I'll never live in Massachusetts.

 

MA gun laws make our laws in NY look good.

 

Yeah I'll never live in a non-constitutional carry state. Or one with a magazine capacity limit. Just a personal stance.

Plus I'd have to sell about $4k worth of assets.

 

Our Class VI experiences:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVJUXj8_2A4

 

@themajewski @taco-houla @Sloth
You guys still interested for the week of 8/24? We've narrowed the days to Thu-Sun (8/27-30), probably going to meet at/near my home in Cabot before heading to the border on Thursday, find a place to pitch camp and start heading south on Friday.

 

What time Thursday? I could probably pull it off.

 

I'm thinking sometime early afternoon. I'd like to have plenty of time to find a good-sized spot to camp. If we don't meet at my place, I might direct you all to a spot in Burke that will be easy enough to find (not far from I-91 and relatively close to our 'official' starting point).


Edit: Also, what are you guys running for comms (CB, GMRS, FRS, HAM)?

 

Gotcha - yeah I can look at taking Thr and Fri off from work, if I can't get Thursday I might have to tag up Friday.

yell out the window. Was about to take a HAM class in February ..........

 

Take it online

 

Yeah, starting to look back into it. Will probably get into them when the weather starts to take a dive and I'm looking for stuff to do.

 

I need to do this myself. I've got CB and GMRS/FRS for primary comms, as well as one of those cheap Baofeng radios that I bring along JIC, but I really should be licensed to transmit on.

 

Honestly gmrs is more than fine and a great option if you don't want to do ham. For most group rides even a Walkie talkie is fine.



But if ya'll want to join me and talk from half a state away I won't complain. Hahaha. Ham is also sure shot for help if you break down in the middle of no where. It's great insurance. Way better than cb for that.

 

I mean that's the thing.... GMRS is great, HAM is awesome. You can get a really good GMRS radio, but it doesn't mean squat if your crew that you're out with is using CB....

I'm thinking I'll probably work on comms this winter. HAM fo-sho, for what you listed - emergencies, a lot better than CB. Probably look at GMRS too. And CB. Going to be an expensive winter

 

My GRMS/FRS is just a pair of handhelds. My wife and I use them when we're out mountain biking together because we ride very different paces and terrain sometimes, and having that lifeline is handy when somebody doesn't show up when/where they said they'd be. I toss 'em on the passenger seat and use them when the majority of the group is on GMRS instead of CB (which is hard mounted in the truck).

 

Talk with me before you buy anything ham or gmrs related.

 

Yeah, I could do handheld. Would be cheaper. But then....it's me....of course I'm going to buy 3 full mounts for the truck, and maybe the handhelds too

Roger that! Jokes aside, I'll probably do HAM first and get a handheld, ultimate plan would be a full mount HAM, maybe CB. Probably just handheld FRS/GMRS. Unless I find one on craigslist or something. Thank you! Will be a late fall/winter project, want to actually have the time to dive into it and not just check a box to get a cool toy for the truck.

 

yup. GMRS even on a set of cheap handhelds from a big box store will get you through just about any trail ride in the NE.

 

Exactly

 

Yeah it is