walleyejack

hope to go trail riding with Mike

walleyejack

well.....its officially winter now

Ultimate Car & Truck

You might need some more Horsepower to keep up to Mike.

RAGGDOLL

Quite the dumping today, a good 8 to 10 inches

infernobuster

Yep, broke out the sled and ran it into the local farm fields ..

Apocolipse

I really need to get my winters installed...

NOCRISIS

who's doo did you pick up Mike??

RAGGDOLL

My BIL's

gdh

Both those sleds look fast! I've never owned one and driven one once but it sure was fun. How much maintenance would you be req'd to do on these each season? My wife would like to get back into sledding (if her back can handle it) when we retire this June.

RAGGDOLL

Depends on the sled and the year of it. As with anything, there is a certain amount of maintenance needed. You might get away with a couple of older (1999 - 2000) sleds for a couple of grand each.

Personally, with me and most I know, sledding isn't really a casual thing. Your either in it with both feet or your not.

gdh

We're hoping to head up to visit with Brian so she can see how her back holds up (2 spinal fusions due to a drunk driver hitting her). If she can deal with it, we'd buy new, maybe 1 or 2 seasons use max. Looking at the possibility of buying on a lake so need something to have fun with when we stay in the cold over winters. We have a few friends that were into doing wknd cruises c/w hotel stays on or near the trails. Now that all of our kids are out carving their own way in the world they're considering getting back into the lifestyle.

QIK59

Truest thing said re maintenance and "either you're in it with both feet or you're not".

Greg so you gonna buy a new pick up truck , trailer , couple of sleds , clothes and then work on them half your spare time - I don't think so.

Farm where I hang out : all the young guys were into it until married , kids etc - I never bothered : to big an investment in time and money for too little use.
Like I need more sh#! to work on LOL

briankeery

True for most; but Mike and myself live in areas that get a lot of snow, we have easy access to the ice, and speaking for myself, no kids to get in the way. I tend to use mine a lot more the past few years to go ice fishing more so than trail riding. Some weekends up here, the trails are as busy as the 400.....hence why 90% of my 6500+km last season were on the bay.

QIK59

That is understood - that for you guys further north sledding is a big part of your life.

For guys down here it is an undertaking that you have to commit to.
My younger friends used to go on 2 - 3 big weekends staying in North Bay etc.
I could have gone with them anytime - but I already have my Corvette's (that they don't have) to devote my time and energy to - I don't need to invest and deal with owning a truck, trailer, storage issues etc etc just for a few weekends of fun

Even the guys my age (who are basically millionaires) only go sledding a couple of weekends a season.

CTD

It's time for a little Mountain input some boosted E TEC stuff These are under the skin photo's, when the plastic is back on it looks near stock.

gdh

No worries Qik, would only get them if Anne's back could handle it and we bought a lakefront property up north. No interest in buying a pickup or hauling the thing from here up north.

B, didn't know that those trails were so busy. I have no interest in any type of fishing. We're just looking at winter possibilities up here vs just heading south and support another country's economy instead of our own.

CDT - now that looks like it would be a blast hitting the mtns with the E TEC. Pls post videos if possible. I have cousins in Revelstoke and always talk about Sicamous and Shuswap Lake region as the perfect 4 season area of Canada. They were originally from Toronto.

QIK59

The trails are (like) highways LOL - with lanes, speed limits, cops with radar, spot checks, license & insce checks, busy as all get out at times.

Patman

I know it isn't even officially winter just yet, but so far I haven't hated the weather too badly, it's been quite mild and not a lot of snow. I know it could still be a brutal Jan-Feb-March, but it's nice that it hasn't started out as bad this year as it did last. I have been able to take my Corvette out for a drive at least once every couple of weeks for the past two months, and I'm hoping the trend continues! Although a mild winter is still not as good as warm sunny weather in my books, which is why I'm off to Punta Cana on Boxing Day, and then for 4 days in the middle of February we're off to Florida for an extra long Family Day weekend. Then I'm hoping for 20 degree weather in March, so that way it won't even feel like winter came at all for me this year

RAGGDOLL

First it was 'Polar Vortex', then 'Frostquakes' and now 'Santa Bomb'

http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/weathe...-24/ar-BBgVVBh

briankeery

Good thing I've already made it to the Beer and Liquor store.........