Ontario BS Thread

eBay has them, Amazon got few of those too. I think about $20 each it was last time I ordered.

 

Thats basically what i have. I have my coopers and i have my tires i got with the truck as a "daily"

 

I guage when im going offroad next, change them a week before and then wont change after a month or so unless there is a dry spell

 

Damn this thing seems like a steal! under 4k, and its in good shape.



https://www.autotrader.ca/a/nissan/...cse=no&showVs=1&orup=1_1_1&pc=P1B 1B1&sprx=-2

 

What issues do you have by running the at every day?

I am fine with them thru out the year, but I have sound proofing. The muddies are now pretty loud, so I just turn the stereo on.

 

This time the roads are full of people, infection rate is still very close to 10%, still more than 3000 new infections every day, you see people getting in and out of hospitals, getting tested, one after the other one, icu are full, people getting transferred from the gta hospitals to Windsor.

I would not want to work in health care right now.

 

I don't have any. It's more for fuel economy I guess. I would swap to passenger tires instead.

 

Just get a beater, can haul parts in it for your truck and be fuel efficient. My beater accepts up to 37" tire in the trunk and a full length driveshaft

 

awesome

Those lower metal ends need to go

 

agree. gonna turn them into end caps.

 

I left mine open. Won't hold dirt that easily and quicker to wash out after the trails. I like the idea of allowing air flow to help keep it dry.

 

you can return to to like oem by just tacking in the flat bar the runs across back in. that's what i did. never understood why people were buying those end cap things that block it completely but maybe I just take welding for granted.
(took a photo of mine because i know I am not explaining it well enough)

 

Going up to Ardbeg all the time, that would just hold dirt/mud. Having the hole for me makes it easy to just poke the power wash nozzle in there to clean it out. I do like what you did though, looks nice and clean.

 

It prevents a lot from getting in to though at the same time (bigger stones etc.) and all you have to do is unbolt that one bolt from underside you can see in the photo and the whole bracket slides out opening it back up completely for when you want to shove a pressure washer in there !
i do totally get leaving it open tho, one less thing to do when you bust out the pressure washer.

 

What the Russian said.

From the people I know that tried it, it holds you back from getting out because you can't be bothered to change tires.

Unless you're doing a different size to save gas don't see much of a point. Any bigger tire will weigh more and use more fuel. And when going to a smaller size probably won't save much.

 

Any drawbacks to using a fishing shelter like this one as a camping tent? Just buy a tarp for a floor?

Happybuy Ice Shelter 4 Person Pop-up Portable Ice Fishing Shelter Top Insulated Ice Shelter Tent for Fishing Outdoor (Blue for 4 Person)

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07JWJRNTX/

 

A ground sheet and possibly a rain fly.I'm guessing you're looking at alternatives to the Gazel pop-up tent as well?

$370 Gazelle T4 Waterproof 4 Person Portable Polyester Outdoor Pop Up Camping or Beach Tent with Removable Floor, Mesh Screens, and Rain Fly, Orange

https://www.amazon.ca/Camping-Tent-Second-Set-Up-Orange/dp/B01C6CS7P4
I've not heard anything bad about these things. might want to invest in a cot as you have the height to work with unlike traditional tents.

 

Are you looking to do this as a low cost alternative to the gazelle? IF so, needing to fuss with a ground sheet (maybe could make a velcro in one like the gazelle) and adding a fly, the convenience benefits may be lost IMHO. I picked up a gazelle at the beginning of last season and its set up convivence is definitely what makes it. I even leave the fly partially attached. Given that every time I used it so far its rained, the quickness of deployment has been a real luxury.

 

Got started on all the things truck this weekend.

Wanted to get the clock spring changed, so we pulled the old one.

The new one did not have enough plugs on it. We left it at that, and started doing other things until I could sit down and figure it out.


After closer inspection this morning, the bottom white plug, and the module it is attached to un-clips from the old one. Then you attach it to the new one.

I thought the entire unit would be new. For $311 FFS!



At least we can install it now.