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NW WA Meet / BS Thread

Discussion in 'North West' started by Benson X, Jun 13, 2012.

  1. Jun 22, 2017 at 10:28 AM
    JDAM

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    I just got back from Idaho. Funeral on Saturday so a lot of family were in town and I took some of them for a drive. Looking at Montana on one side and Idaho on the other. Prime hunting area. A lot of side trails had signs saying "no motor vehicle use from Sept 1st until end of elk rifle season" and "no motor vehicle use for recovery of elk".







     
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    Anyone know of any trails or runs out by Neah Bay? Yearly family surfing trip and I would like to show them some 4x4
     
  3. Jun 22, 2017 at 11:43 AM
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    Hey Y'all!

    Anybody know what the best brand/s is/are for hard panel tri-folding tonneaus?

    I am in the market and I am currently looking at Gator, BAKflip, and Undercover. Am I headed in the right direction?

    Thanks!
     
  4. Jun 22, 2017 at 1:39 PM
    NorthwestCruiser

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  5. Jun 22, 2017 at 1:49 PM
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    Dude I wanna go. I've never seen surfing in person. I don't want to do it just watch it. I've also never seen "surfable" waves.
     
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  6. Jun 22, 2017 at 1:51 PM
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    Makah bay is one that comes to mind.
     
  7. Jun 22, 2017 at 2:23 PM
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    That's where we're going , you just have to watch magicseaweed.com to make sure the 4.5 hour drive wont be a bust and even then it still happens.
     
  8. Jun 23, 2017 at 5:43 AM
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    Do people surf year round? Looking at data I have no idea what im looking at but seems in the winter the waves are double the height.
     
  9. Jun 23, 2017 at 6:23 AM
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    Yes. Westport is another pretty popular spot for surfing. If there are waves there will usually be some people out there. Even in mid winter. With drysuits its not to bad
     
  10. Jun 23, 2017 at 7:16 AM
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    You aren't going to get big barrel waves anywhere in WA, thats the image most people have of surfing. You can surf almost any height of wave depending on board size/style. The most important thing is that the waves aren't sloppy meaning crashing into eachother and losing their shape and momentum. This is pretty normal for WA https://youtu.be/M_-6lMVUtV0?t=14s little factoid, Amy almost died on that dyke to the left during a storm. Personally I like surfing in the winter because there are no crowds so you can have any run you like. Getting out of your dry suit to go home sucks ass though, thank god for heated seats.
     
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    They gave me my full asking price of $18,5, should have asked for more I guess? If I wasn't so lazy, I would have built a $1,500 rear end and kept the $6K Currie. It needs some tlc, but someone will get a nice truck.
     
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    Going to miss not having a taco, just need a tow pig more. I did give my dad that totaled '05 access cab I had repaired, so I'm not completely out.
     
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  18. Jun 23, 2017 at 8:27 AM
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    Discovering this is very true!
     
  19. Jun 23, 2017 at 8:27 AM
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    Hmm maybe I should head there and see if they give me my full asking price..
     
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