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I hear you, I've only got about 300km's on my new ride so far and, sadly, even less time on skis so far this year.

Been thinking about hitting the northern highway again, though, haven't been...

What's this, Mr W?

You buy a toy?

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Now go look in the padded room at all the "Which Audi/BMW/SUV makes the best ski vehicle" threads and then ask again how people afford the sled-ski/board life. My truck has rubber floors...

I'd suggest installing the seat first and placing the rack as close to the front as you can without interfering too much with your feet. With two pairs of skis, a gas can or something in the rack and...

Check Motorfist out, as well. I was tired of shredding ski gear annually and went with them, been happy so far - comfortable, dry and durable.

Sorry to burst your bubble Iscariot, but I'm sitting...

I've got a North Face shell with the same huge mesh pockets inside, one on each side.

I'm a skier, actually prefer that setup to the fancy CFR rack I put on the new sled. The CFR mounts end up pushing into the bar on my freerides when I tighten the straps up.

I used two pucks per...

Similar idea to Shadams - old snowboard bindings and some hockey pucks.

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Drill hole through the middle of the pucks, notch them to sandwich the skis and run a bolt through the whole...

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My babies. '04 Summit 800 & '11 Nytro MTX.

So does that mean you might be interested in heading out again this year?

Might be able to work out a maggot deal on my old sled if you're interested, Canmore's not far so I can even deliver.
'04 Summit 800 Highmark, 151 track, stock apart from mbrp can & perforated...

I think you may have stumbled onto a great business idea, if we can convince the rest of the country to follow Ontarios lead and legalize brothels a "full-service" lube place could be a gold mine.

I did this when I redid my bathrooms, under the tiled floors. Never really noticed any change in my power bill, but the system we ran does a nice job of keeping the bathrooms warm. Since we rarely...

^^^Why do dipshits like you have to pop into every truck thread on the internet?^^^

Towing and storing a trailer sucks.

You bailing out of the corporate world, Doug? Golden full time?

I saw these a couple of weeks ago, just not sure if they're any good. Camera sounds like it's decent and they're definitely a little more subtle than the Gopro, but I'd want to test the goggle lenses...

"-Able to haul firewood, a sled, put a camper in the back, etc."

Seems pretty straightforward to me, he wants a truck to do truck things.

A 1/2 ton will do what you want, a 3/4 ton will give...

Avanlanche Safety Solutions in Golden apparently rent them, don't know if the UofC rental center does and I don't think anyone else in Cowtown does.

I picked a BCA Float 36 this morning at MEC...

Do it! So much skiable terrain opens up with a sled, especially around your new home base.

I spend most of my time around Castle/Crowsnest, hard to beat a ski area that allows me unload the sled...

Going to ride it stock this winter and then turbo it over the summer. They had one left with a factory turbo kit installed already, but it sold as I was debating this or continuing my search for a...

Coming out of the crate on Monday, 2011 Nytro MTX 162. Just have to decide if want to to rig up my own ski racks again, or just suck it up and pay CFR for one.

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According to the shop guy when I bought mine they are the same ski with a different core and no metal so they're a little softer & lighter.

Tip profile looked about the same, but I wasn't really...

And it's a lot easier to stomach upgrading components that are busted or worn out on a used sled than it is to start modding your brand new $14k sled (which is just as likely to break down and leave...

Thanks DH, totally missed that thread on my search.

Looks like they should be worth a shot, seem to be pretty well reviewed anyway.

Mntlion: How much for the Coombacks?

Search didn't bring much back on these, hoping someone has some insights before I pick my xmas present.

Most of my skiing is at Castle Mtn, pretty even split between lifts and sled access, and I'm...

If there's anyone left that hasn't gone Dynafit, MEC in Calgary has all sizes of Freeride Plus on clearance for $328.

"Apparently they tend to blow up when chipped/modded out"

Can't understand why someone who runs a tuning shop would say to stay away from them...

I'm just saying that they aren't as bad as...

The beauty of the 6.0l Fords is that everyone believes this, means you can pick them up dirt cheap.

I've had two myself and driven a couple more as company vehicles and, while they're not as...

Been thinking about another pre-xmas trip this year, would be cool if we can get some of the group together for another couple of days up there.

Sweet. I think there are millions of people anxiously awaiting your big announcement...

From a towing perspective I really like the new Duramax/Allison combo and the 2011 Chev 3/4 ton I got to pull my 13k lb trailer with a couple of times felt as stable as my '07 F350 dually does....

I've seen people take SxS's anywhere a quad would go, the only thing that'll really open more trails is a dirt bike that'll allow for true single track.

Polaris Rzr or a Yamaha Rhino with a...

Heh. I'm around, but haven't been anywhere the trans canada hwy for a while. I seem to have this infatuation with hwy 3 and you guys never seem to be heading south.
Shaun and I have been talking...

Watch Kijiji for whatever some random farmer has for sale. 400-600 is lots of machine unless you're looking at serious mud bogging, but bigger is good if you can find the right deal.

I might have...

Dude, you seem to be under the impression that someone who's figured out how to play the system like this is also raising those kids in typical middle class style.
Sure, a typical, middle class,...

Hey now, the only chance I get to eat food like that is when we manage to score a deal on a cat trip somewhere that serves gourmet meals. You want no frills, come stay in my camper and get towed...

[QUOTE=Alaskan Rover;3314238]One ARTIST....well, that's quite a limiter, ain't it?

If it was one BAND...that would be different. But ONE voice for the rest of my life?

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Why does...

Here's a 151" track in the back of a long box Tacoma. It works fine with the 6.5' box as the engine ends up right over the wheels, but doesn't the Hilux's shorter box lose some distance from the...

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Awesome doesn't even begin to describe that.

My '04 Rev hasn't left anyone stranded over it's 6500 mile life and is still going strong, three of my riding partners all ride Summits and have never...

My 2c.

Unless you've got a buddy that can teach some of the tricks of a specific sled, don't worry about shopping for a particular make. Any of them will serve your needs as long as you maintain...

As an Albertan with a sled in the back of my truck I'd love to side with Dhelihiker and get all indignant, but sadly there's no educating the people the BC boys are referring to because most of them...

"Go that way, really fast. If something gets in your way, turn."

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CAA Lvl 1. Shovel, probe, beacon, notebook & snow study gear, avalung pack. Picking up an airbag pack this week as I'm spending more and more time out on the sled.
Practice a couple of times a...

One way to give yourself away as a transplanted, wannabe BC local - bring up provincial politicians, given BC's long, illustrious history of electing winners.:fmicon:

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lol...having gown up in BC, and now after living in Alberta,...

I just bought a loaded '06 F250 FX4 w/ the 6.0, beautiful condition & <140,000km for $15.5 through a stealership, to give you an idea on price.

From what I could find on the 6.0, they're not too...

I've got a pair at home, but never really paid much attention to how the plate's mounted. If you haven't finished up already I can snap a couple of pics after work as a reference.

Owned different years of all three at one time or another. Would buy another Tacoma or Frontier in a heartbeat, I'd rather be hit in the nuts with a sledgehammer than buy another Dakota.

For trucks, I wouldn't think twice about a Ford or Chevy if part of my criteria wasn't to have the ability to manouver in parking lots built for Civics.
The Tacoma does a great job of straddling...