august long ??

[Bone206]

I'm in. See everyone there.

[Bone206]

Oh yeah, just forgot that I am working Friday night until 8am, so I may not be able to get there until just before 9 am. I don't know the area that well but could probably find people on the trails.

[Rubi03 jef]

we dont usaully get rolling till 9 anyways . just cuz its nice to just catch up a bit

so for those who are coming
bring food for the day
make sure your dressed for wheeling and we do live in alberta so good chance itll snow
good tires no bald tires and everyone needs there own spare
recouvery gear is a must
plenty of windshield washer fluid
full tank of gas

and we should be able to make a nice day out of this

[Bone206]

excellent. I will meet everyone at the store 

[BlackAura]

Don't forget tow points!

On that note though, I don't have any recovery gear yet.  I was checking out the recovery straps at Princess Auto the other day.  Is the 3" good?

Max. vehicle weight: 13,500 lb
Breaking strength: 27,000 lb

If not, I'm sure the 4" would be fine:

Max. vehicle weight: 17,500 lb
Breaking strength: 35,000 lb

....and is there anything else I need, or should I be fine to borrow the other stuff?

I'll see if I can pick up some thick gloves as well....are "welders gloves" okay?  I think on the 101 they said any thick leather gloves.  That was more for winching though.

[Rubibago]

Don't forget tow points!

On that note though, I don't have any recovery gear yet.  I was checking out the recovery straps at Princess Auto the other day.  Is the 3" good?


If not, I'm sure the 4" would be fine:


....and is there anything else I need, or should I be fine to borrow the other stuff?

I'll see if I can pick up some thick gloves as well....are "welders gloves" okay?  I think on the 101 they said any thick leather gloves.  That was more for winching though.

Kev!! Stop being an engineer!!  ;-p
I have a 3" for my fat a** unlimited and it has worked just fine (been yanked out a couple of times, like every run).
A good pair of leather work gloves should be fine, something that will stop your hands from being cut to ribbons from a winch rope (or to fend of an attack from a particularly vicious squirrel).

Shouldn't cost you more that $75 for everything at Princess Auto.

[w squared]

Modern Motors actually carries a pretty good assortment of basic recovery goodies at reasonable prices, or you can order from Northridge if you like shiny stuff 

What you need:
1 or 2 3/4" shackles
1 tow strap, no metal hooks on it - you want soft loops at both ends. 20 feet is fine, 30 feet is better (4 inch is overkill)
1 pair of good quality leather gloves. Welder's gloves are probably overkill - work gloves will be just fine.
1 bag to put it all in


What you will NEED if you have a winch:
1 tree saver
1 more 3/4'' shackle


What you will want as soon as you figure out how useful they are if you have a winch
1 snatch block
1 dirty old (heavy) blanket to use as a winch line weight

[Rubi03 jef]

3 inch will be more then fine ..

and yes tow points front and rear very important ..

the funny thing about leather gloves     this can be looked at in different ways

my winch is to slow to very need gloves   and if you have one of those m8274 winches i think i would rather have no glove on so if there is a fray it just cuts me instead of catching the glove and pulling my hand in

but thats just because i worked on the rigs and have seen lots of accidents caused by so called PPE     

[Hi Lo Silver]

One thing to consider and I do it all the time. Don't even run your winch unless the person spooling the cable on is at least 5', minimum 3' back from the front of the vehicle and I can see their hands. When I loose sight of their hands I simply quit winching. Leather gloves are over rated sometimes. Don't let the cable or rope slide through your hands, but walk the cable along gripping down gently each step so you can feel a burr before you clap down on it. Works for me anyway.

[w squared]

Or just run synthetic line 

[loreleir]

I'm in.  See you on Saturday.

[Rubi03 jef]

oh and hopefully most of us have CBs    always a good thing to have ..

[frenchy]

plenty of windshield washer fluid

Is this going to be a mostly mud bog type day?

[Immortal]

considering how much it has rained.... bet on it Serge.

[Rubi03 jef]

the mud is going to be there .. its your choice to drive around it or through it

ill be doing my best to stay somewhere clean but we all know that can change fast