Lost Corner Exploration

Will Tallon be riding along with anybody else to still make it over?

 

Beginning the planning:

Food
3 breakfasts
Fri
Sat
Sun

3 lunches
Fri
Sat
Sun

2 dinners
Fri
Sat

Additional:
Beer (session black is required for Ben)
Liquor
Bottled water (this will be important as it will be hot out where we are going)
I bought a plastic jug that is 3 or 4 gallons and good for water/juice/Gatorade

I will go through my camp gear and pull out a few things. Pretty sure I have at least 1 propane camp stove. i might still have the adapter hose to go from a full size propane tank to the male threads of the throw away cans. that will save on having to bring along a bunch of the mini cans. There is a strong chance of having a burn ban in effect when we go, so we should be prepared to not have a camp fire. I will have plenty of scrap wood from my back acreage to take for firewood if needed. Also in digging through camp gear, I will try to scrounge up my roasting sticks for cooking marshmallows, hot dogs, etc.

Recovery Gear
I have a few chains, 30' 20k tow strap, a few shackles, a few hundred feet of braided steel cable (in 2 long pieces about 170' each), 1 really oversized pulley probably 20 ton rated, 12k come along, 2k come along

Other Equipment
Vehicle Gas in containers (I have 1x12 gal, 3x2.5 gal)
Chainsaw (I have 1 in good shape now 20" bar)
Gas and Bar oil for chainsaw (I have 2x2.5 gal for 2 stroke, and a full gallon of bar oil)
I have a gas weed whacker but not in good shape
Anything else you can think of?

 

Good mention about burn bans.
Also, water is very important. Being hydrated is something easy to overlook.

More random things:

1. Ben has maps of the area, but any extras are welcome
2. Update any of your GPS units beforehand
3. Bring a tent or have a shelter
4. We live in the NW, so there's always a chance for rain. Think about keeping your stuff dry. If you sleep in the back of the truck, don't have your gear under the truck to get wet.
5. Bring sleeping gear suitable for cold temperatures - it can get very cold at night. Easier to strip off too much than wish you had more to add.
6. chair
7. trash bags
8. some way to wash dishes... if you bring some
9. toilet paper
10. some way to wash up a bit
11. I'm not sure what the wildlife is like, but if there's bears, we should find that out and determine if we need to rent/buy bear kegs??? I've never had to deal with this so I'm close to clueless.

Once we finalize the "who's going" list, it may be good to see about cutting down on redundant gear (like cookstoves).

 

One of the goals was to have vehicle count be at a very low number so we can quickly maneuver the trails. Again, none of us have done these trails and we have not much more than coordinates we derived from staring at maps.

If we figure out the trails early, then we will go back with more drivers.

 

Another thing to bring - cash.
I think we saw a bar/restaurant near one of the trailheads that might be a stopping point.
Also, I didn't buy the portable ATM option on my truck

 

Understandable. Probably not the trip for me then as I like to bring my dogs and will want to use my RTT.

 

We will be able to hit a gas station part way through or should be plan on carrying enough jerry cans for all 3 days? Depending on the answer to that... it might answer the next question, ice for our coolers? I know its not like we can make it to a 7/11 every morning heh, we are camping obviously, but I just want to know what resources we will have so I can plan what types of food to pack, etc.

I know we will have to carpool a bit but I would suggest a target of only 2 to 3 people per truck, I dont have a bed cover, so I normally need to carry some stuff inside the cab, which uses up my backseat space. Plus if we have 4 guys in one truck, plus all of the associated gear, our 3in lifts will turn into 0in lifts heh heh.

 

Kettle Falls is nearby, and they have all the amenities we "should" need:

Gas, Food etc. They also have a Napa Auto Parts and even a brewery (Northern Ales)

 

Other things I am thinking of... we all dont need each of these but if one or two of us in the group has one then we can spread the spare parts around like others have mentioned, spare cv is what comes to mind first, any other major parts?

 

I will be trying to get some trail spare beforehand as well. A couple things off the top of my head: CV Axles, Tie-Rods, Spare Tire and Repair kit, spare fuses, maybe U-Joints, Rescue Tape

 

awesome! I plan on having 10 gallons of extra gas just in case

 

I will be bringing 10 gallons of straight grain alcohol moonshine - dual purpose

 

HAAA!!!!!

Firearms allowed?

 

Extra engine...

 

As long as you are SAFE and RESPONSIBLE.

 

I have one of those now....just needs a little work

 

Sweet, I can safely execute donuts while wildly shooting in the air and drinking rum via my camelbak.

 

I think that makes sense. We can also group gear in other vehicles if necessary/possible.

 

In talking with Mike about Trail Spares: