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Alaska BS thread

Discussion in 'Alaska' started by benbacher, Nov 4, 2012.

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  1. Apr 11, 2013 at 9:53 AM
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    Haha really? I was there for less than ten minutes. We opted out of watching Jurassic park 3D to head back to Seward early.
     
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  2. Apr 11, 2013 at 10:33 AM
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    chipnoreo Ready for snow!

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    :D
     
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  3. Apr 11, 2013 at 2:11 PM
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    Here's some BS. Just switched insurance companies. Apparently two speeding tickets jack your rate up over a hundred a month
     
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  4. Apr 11, 2013 at 5:34 PM
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    Just got done with SR-22. My wife and I make a habit of driving at similar speeds. The difference is she has made a habit out of getting caught :D
     
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  5. Apr 11, 2013 at 10:39 PM
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    I lucked out with insurance. I got in a small fender bender last spring but because the car I hit was an 85 corolla station wagon that was more rust than sheet metal, the insurance company totaled her car. The lucky part was it was only valued at $500 and any accident with less than $500 in damage has no affect on our insurance. Learned my lesson tho! Would've been a hit and run if girdwood wasn't such a small town too since I didn't even know the accident happened
     
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  6. Apr 11, 2013 at 10:53 PM
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    Random question for you guys.....My little brother, the youngest of 5, is moving to Fairbanks in 3 weeks to join the Wildland Fire Fighter crew and I'm trying to get him a going away present/graduation present before he leaves. Can anyone suggest something that he will need and he's overlooked? He's a SoCal boy moving to Alaska so I'm sure he doesn't have everything he will need.
     
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  7. Apr 11, 2013 at 11:36 PM
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    Hmm.. Anything gear related is a good bet. Rain jacket, rain pants, good quality lightweight clothing, nice set of hiking boots, maybe a daypack for hikes and stuff?
     
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  8. Apr 12, 2013 at 1:21 AM
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    Carhartts and xtra tuffs (if you can find some old ones made in the USA)

    :)
     
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  9. Apr 12, 2013 at 1:31 AM
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    Fairbanks gets exceptionally hot in the summer time too. Pack accordingly. Is he here long term?
     
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  10. Apr 12, 2013 at 9:00 AM
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    It seems like he has most "equipment" type things covered for the job, so its hard for me to think of anything else. Might try to find him a big ass knife or something. He'll be there i think 8 months for sure, then find out if he's staying for good. The WFF crews are mostly seasonal.
     
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  11. Apr 12, 2013 at 11:19 AM
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    big ass knives (and guns) are always good up here :)
     
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  12. Apr 12, 2013 at 12:00 PM
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    Aren't they good everywhere? :p

    thanks for the ideas guys.
     
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  13. Apr 12, 2013 at 12:36 PM
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    Not so good in Canadia I hear ;)
     
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  14. Apr 13, 2013 at 10:37 PM
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    We signed on a house!!! We'll close as soon as the bank finishes its stuff. I have a shed!!!
     
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  15. Apr 13, 2013 at 11:01 PM
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    I love my k bar, used it to cut helipads out of the forest west of Fairbanks a couple summers ago.
     
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  16. Apr 14, 2013 at 9:58 AM
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    My buddy on post got 2 guys to buy new tacos after being back from their deployment haha
     
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  17. Apr 14, 2013 at 8:37 PM
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    to the guy looking for stuff, if your bro is still in highschool, i dont know if he knows what he is getting into with wildland, give him a treadmill and a workout routine before he comes up, these guys up here are crazy, haha, but i would recommend a good hatchet, like the little Gerber one, also, a leatherman, i would recommend a wave, or something along those lines, also, not a bad call is a water purifier, and a bottle to go with it, i like the Katadyn filters with the nelgene bottles that go with them.
     
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  18. Apr 14, 2013 at 8:46 PM
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    Leatherman Wave is my favorite one. Good call on that. Gerber hatchets are nice too, but I'm always worried about the composite handle breaking. A good headlamp is always a must for me up here too, but it really isn't needed in the summer.
     
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  19. Apr 14, 2013 at 8:53 PM
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    no, those handles are incredible, here, let me post a link if i can find it
     
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  20. Apr 14, 2013 at 8:58 PM
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    Whoa whoa whoa. Hold up. How long has that...two horned narwhal(???) been in the back of your truck?!? I just noticed that haha
     
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