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Offline darnold87

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« Reply #135 on: November 21, 2010, 11:03:46 PM »
Airbag - best of luck to you!  I hope you can get it fixed!  Keep us updated...

Eric - thanks again for putting this trip together for us!  I had a GREAT TIME!!  Sounds like both our groups had an amazing time today (Sunday) while wheelin' from Cabin Lake back to Bend.  Our group had made it to the base of Pine Mountain about the time you guys were probably headed down the north side.  
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« Reply #136 on: November 22, 2010, 07:43:47 AM »
Thanks again everybody for a great weekend! Eric, thanks for going to the effort to put it all together; I had an awesome time.   
Man that was a lot of icy/snowy highway driving...I got a brief reprieve up I-5 and through portland, but it started snowing in the Banks/Manning area and hwy 26 was pretty bad clear out to the coast.  What should have been a 6 hour drive took 8 hours.  LOTS of cars in the ditch...7 of them on hwy 26 alone, one on hwy 22 outside of Idanha, and 2 of them on hwy 20 over the pass.  Glad I wasn't one of them!
Sure was nice to go to sleep in a room that wasn't below freezing last night :)

Good luck with your wheel bearing airbag...
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« Reply #137 on: November 22, 2010, 08:46:05 AM »
The lady I helped with her chains saw my mobile marriot and asked me if I was going to put chains on. I told her no and she looked at me like I was crazy.  :laugh:
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« Reply #138 on: November 22, 2010, 09:00:19 AM »
Quote from: Bigzook on November 22, 2010, 08:46:05 AM
The lady I helped with her chains saw my mobile marriot and asked me if I was going to put chains on. I told her no and she looked at me like I was crazy.  :laugh:

I thought all rigs over a certain GVW and/or pulling a trailer were required to chain up?
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« Reply #139 on: November 22, 2010, 09:41:14 AM »
No one told me that...... :P
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« Reply #140 on: November 22, 2010, 11:10:13 AM »
Thanks for hosting another great Fall Classic Eric!   8)
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« Reply #141 on: November 22, 2010, 11:40:01 AM »
While it seemed like I was going through more fuel than anyone in the group (typical for me is ~16mpg), I have to report that I set a new record for my sami (in it's current configuration)... I got 20.7mpg, going from Bend to Salem!  I've been wanting to break the 20mpg-mark for years and finally did it.  yay!

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« Reply #142 on: November 22, 2010, 11:45:14 AM »
Hey Airbag - Any luck on the wheel bearing?  Hoping its going well for you!
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« Reply #143 on: November 22, 2010, 12:25:06 PM »
Quote from: darnold87 on November 22, 2010, 11:40:01 AM
While it seemed like I was going through more fuel than anyone in the group (typical for me is ~16mpg), I have to report that I set a new record for my sami (in it's current configuration)... I got 20.7mpg, going from Bend to Salem!  I've been wanting to break the 20mpg-mark for years and finally did it.  yay!



I bet if my fat ass got out you could have got 25 mpg!   :laugh:
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« Reply #144 on: November 22, 2010, 11:05:06 PM »
Quote from: darnold87 on November 22, 2010, 11:45:14 AM
Hey Airbag - Any luck on the wheel bearing?  Hoping its going well for you!


We checked with the Napa this morning and they had a wheel bearing and seal in Bend.  So we dropped Airbag's Tracker off at the Napa Auto Center to have them pull the rear end apart while we went and picked up the parts.  When we got back the front passenger side wheel was pulled off instead of the rear passenger.  Ends up it had a bad wheel bearing as well, and he though we were confused when we told him.  Luckily there was a new wheel bearing across the street at the Napa store, so we went to lunch and when we came back all was well.

Then the drive north, which took about 9 hours with the passes.  We dropped out of the last pass on 26 about 4:00, the pass was closed at 4:15.  So just made it through.  From there it was a pretty unadventurous drive up I5, except hitting the snow about 30 minutes across the border and making our way through traffic the rest of the way north.  I did get to see a Tacoma extended cab do it's best to spin out on the freeway and hit Airbag's Tracker, then a semi do it's best to hit him while dodging the Tacoma.  That was fun.  :D

I haven't reviewed any of the video or photo's yet.  I did setup the camera to auto-take pictures when going over the pass.  We'll have to see how they turn out.
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« Reply #145 on: November 22, 2010, 11:51:49 PM »
Home finally !!!!!!
All of Seattle is covered in ice with 4 inches of snow on top. I must have passed 30 cars after leaving Kris I was just done driving in the snow.
 I had a great time! It was nice to see everyone and meet new people.

Thanks Eric.
                         Kieran "Air Bag"
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« Reply #146 on: November 23, 2010, 07:24:40 AM »
Thanks to everyone that attended and made this a fun and memorable year. Central Oregon never ceases to be amazing and there is always something new to see. It was great seeing old friends and meeting new people. Our 'exit' on Sunday was really good. We took a new route and found some new sites, trails, and stuff...

If you have some pictures and would like to donate them for an article, that would be great. Please email me your favorites... Also, please feel free to share here too!

Thanks, and I am already looking forward to next year.

-Eric
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« Reply #147 on: November 23, 2010, 08:53:51 AM »
Airbag & Kris ~ That's great you guys got everything fixed and got home!  Good teamwork!  :)
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« Reply #148 on: November 23, 2010, 09:14:38 AM »
Our adventure was a major dissapointment.

30 miles north of Salem, the Kicker 2 output splines stripped. (Thats right we were screwed)  >:(

Good samaritan stopped for us, let us use his AAA for a tow and his shop/tool. (LUCKY!!!  :) )

our plan was to get the tow to Salem walmart, rip the t-case apart on the ground and hope that you guys could rescue us. lol
(glad we didnt do that, it was COLD )

Lance pulled it apart to discover the unfixable problem, so we rented a car Friday, drove back up to Canada , picked up our

Ford and car trailer, drove all the way back through a blizzard, picked up the truck in Tualatin, OR and got home Saturday night.

Trying to keep positive, but we really needed to get-away, just extremely bummed out..... :(

Glad everyone else had fun & had a drink for us. lol
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« Reply #149 on: November 23, 2010, 09:49:54 AM »
Oh man!!!  >:(  Sorry to hear about your breakdown!  That sounds pretty bad... I guess it could have been worse if it happenned way out in the Oregon high desert...
Glad you made it home.  That's nice the good samaritan helped out.
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