Sounds like somebody should invest in a support vehicle of the old
transit bus type. We could keep spare fuel and parts inside as well as
secure place for food and some bunks for the drivers who do not camp.
I am sure there could be a heat source to keep us warm. Wonder where I
could find a
Chris speculated:
THis wouldn't be a winter trip...the biggest annoyance will be
MOSQUITOS...,of course I'll be reminded of that when we get snowbound in
one of those rare summer snow storms and are freezing in a snow drift.
They say the beginning of September is nice...most of the
On 12/6/05, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So, if the USA won't let me back in, will Canada let me stay?
No, they won't. I have a huge amount of paperwork about immigration to
Canada. It appears to be very difficult from what I was sent. Though,
I imagine it's not much harder than a full
TimothyPilgrim wrote:
Just remember for all you gun-toting Yanks down there that handguns
are a prohibited weapon in here Canada.
Some things you might not think of are prohibited weapons.
One guy went to considerable lengths to get a child's toy blowgun
into the country as a gift to his
Not sure about that part. Mike
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So, if the USA won't let me back in, will Canada let me stay?
And git yer
Chris,
You are duly (doo-ly)...dutifully...(what the hell am I trying to say?)
marked!
Summer 2007 is probably a good idea. Summer 2006 is going to be here b4 we
know it and I think a fair amount of planning is needed to make sure we
collectively all have the right things, that we
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well, if we want to shoot for STAR mag and MBUSA/MBCA attention, I don't know
the motorcycle would fit in, but I would leave it open to discussion. Of
course, there will be room in the cars of others...and plenty of driving
opportunity. I'm guessing 2 people per car average.
Chris
been thinking of that. No permit is needed in Alaska AT ALL to carrry a
concealed weapon. I think I would have my PPK/S and AR-15 carbine transferred
to an FFL in some AK gun shop along the route and pick them up there and ship
back the same way.
Annoying but simple solution.
Chris
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that part. Mike
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So, if the USA won't let me back in, will Canada let me stay?
And git yer passports in order or you
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Snow tires around here are really a waste of money for the 2 or 3 days
of the year that you might actually need them.
OK Don wrote:
That's what I heard - just put the snow tires on the 300D 2.5. I
didn't think that I'd have an opportunity to use them after the last
two winters!
On 12/6/05,
Will have to get hurst and rusty to subsidize it.
OK Don wrote:
It COULD have buymbparts/striplin.net associated -- for some subsidies -- -
On 12/6/05, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Well if would have to be a buymbparts/striplin.net thing, that way, if
it did make it in the
Gotchya. Good idea. Will make note of that and drop him a line. I do think
this would make an intersting story. I'd enjoy reading about it.
Wonder what it costs to have a custom grille badge made? Several hundred $
for the die and a little machining and some painting (wife could do the
Well my suburban or a cheap motor home pulling an enclosed trailer?
redghost wrote:
Sounds like somebody should invest in a support vehicle of the old
transit bus type. We could keep spare fuel and parts inside as well as
secure place for food and some bunks for the drivers who do not camp.
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The ArticQ can coordinate with the OkieQ that year, everyone shows up at
the OkieQ, then the trip for ArcticQ begins. Kill 2 birds with 1 stone.
Plus, we are the center of the country pretty much.
Christopher McCann wrote:
this upcoming summer or the summer after that - would be grad
Maybe I could bring the limo, could get plenty of people in there.
Although diesel would be my choice.
Christopher McCann wrote:
well, if we want to shoot for STAR mag and MBUSA/MBCA attention, I don't know
the motorcycle would fit in, but I would leave it open to discussion. Of
course,
brain storming or brain farting?
Christopher McCann wrote:
I think Chuck Landesburger (spelling?) could be of substantial assistance here
too, considering his notoriety within MBCA. I just joined a few weeks ago, a
more seasoned member would be better to contact - all can be discussed.
Dont get me started on what I think of Frank.
Christopher McCann wrote:
Gotchya. Good idea. Will make note of that and drop him a line. I do think
this would make an intersting story. I'd enjoy reading about it.
Wonder what it costs to have a custom grille badge made? Several
Chris mentioned:
but we could still advertise the list with magnets on our cars...without
the list we'd all be on our own.
They do a thing out here each year, the Copperstate 1000 (or something like
that), which is not a rally...it's just vintage cars going roundy roundy in
Arizona. They
to take the manditory passports
thing off the table because it would take like 5 years to process all the
passports needed...
-Curt
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 23:17:41 -0500
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Kaleb offered:
Dont get me started on what I think of Frank
Ahhh yes...we always have been thought of as a splinter group.
Maybe those wicked hard core MBCA/other listers have softened over the
years.
Bob Rentfro
'77 300D 144K
Litchfield Park, AZ
KALEB'S CREEDO:
cheap does not equal junk or bad.
Bob Rentfro
'77 300D 144K
Litchfield Park, AZ
How about Willy Nelson's biodiesel company? There's somebody with
money and an actual link to the cause!
Tim
1982 300TD Moby
On 12/7/05, Bob Rentfro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Chris mentioned:
but we could still advertise the list with magnets on our cars...without
the list we'd all be on our
I doubt it.
Bob Rentfro wrote:
Kaleb offered:
Dont get me started on what I think of Frank
Ahhh yes...we always have been thought of as a splinter group.
Maybe those wicked hard core MBCA/other listers have softened over the
years.
Bob Rentfro
'77 300D 144K
Litchfield Park, AZ
I think not at this point. I did lots of research
on that road, as I proposed doing a story on it
for a client, who decided against it. It would be
an adventure to be sure. Hoards of biting bugs,
though, and lots of chance for vehicle damage. I
think there are more rewarding drives for the
Bob,
All that and I haven't even hired you as my PR guy.
I've been involved in planning quite a few MBCA events. It's my
experience the time line for obtaining sponsorship is quite long, at
least next year's budget. Companies want to know what the payback/
exposure is and don't
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How about Willy Nelson's biodiesel company? There's somebody with
money and an actual link to the cause!
Tim
1982 300TD Moby
On 12/7/05, Bob Rentfro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Chris mentioned:
but we could still advertise the list with magnets on our cars...without
Well our deal would probably be on a budget anyways, and to be quite
frank (haha) Im not sure we should want any connection to MBCA anyways.
Chuck Landenberger wrote:
Bob,
All that and I haven't even hired you as my PR guy.
I've been involved in planning quite a few MBCA events.
You're probably right. I'm sure we could manage it just fine on our own.
BR
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Well our deal would
Ed Booher wrote:
No, they won't. I have a huge amount of paperwork about immigration to
Canada. It appears to be very difficult from what I was sent. Though,
I imagine it's not much harder than a full immigration into the U.S.
(vs. being an illegal alien)
I've looked at it, too. They make
Christopher McCann wrote:
this upcoming summer or the summer after that - would be grad school
or work?
This coming summer I've got a co-op job in Huntsville, and I graduate
the semester after that (in December '06). So summer of '06 is where I
could be doing anything.
I definitely have
Suppliers? Some of their best products are produced in Ontario:
Dodge 300, Magnum and Charger
Chevy Impala, Silverado
Ford Freestar
That's only some from the big 3. There are lots of Asian cars from here too.
Tim
1982 300TD Moby
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I was thinking of the buses that end up at auction by me, since I am
S far away from the rest of you, but closer to AK. I have seen the
buses (articulated) sell for $500 in great shape, all you have to do is
pay the lease on the tires. Sort of a ghetto RV, but 60 feet long
should allow
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How about Willy Nelson's biodiesel company? There's somebody with
money and an actual link to the cause!
Tim
1982 300TD Moby
On 12/7/05, Bob Rentfro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Chris mentioned:
but we could still
How about Valentine? Have them equip the vehicles going up there for
safety's sake. Might not be a bad idea to check with some cell phone
companies to see if they cover the areas to be driven, maybe they can
supply phones/intercoms for the event. Car to car communications as well
as possible
Christopher McCann wrote:
been thinking of that. No permit is needed in Alaska AT ALL to carrry a
concealed weapon.
I think I would have my PPK/S and AR-15 carbine transferred to an FFL in
some AK gun
shop along the route and pick them up there and ship back the same way.
Annoying
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Maybe I could bring the limo, could get plenty of people in there.
Although diesel would be my choice.
Got a spare 617? Put it in the LWB and you'll have both the roominess and
the diesel.
If you're looking for equipment sponsors, I vote for PPG, Hella and Bilstein.
Their products will be the most needed on a rocky road.
Never having done this, but just thinking out loud would it be possible
to rent a mailbox at one of those Mailboxes, Etc. or such and then ship it
to that address? But, then you face the possibility of having one of the
staff at the place reroute it. Of course, that could happen at any time,
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Real men (and ladies) do it by motorcycle:
http://aleduc.iweb.bsu.edu/2006Americas/index.htm
;)
Tim
1982 300TD Moby
On 12/6/05, Christopher McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
A few years ago, my dad's cousin and her husband drove the Dalton Highway to
Deadhorse, Alaska...some 4,000+ miles
That would be interesting. Alaska is beautiful. And, if planned in summer,
I'd be ready to leave the 115 degree desert to drive up there.
Bob Rentfro
'77 300D 144K
Litchfield Park, AZ
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many sites warn of serious car damage due to flying mud and rocks from trucks
- if people bike (pedal) and motorcycle the Dalton - how bad can it be. I
would not be shocked if I got a rock in my windshield, but it's not like every
car comes back sandblasted, both headlights out, grille
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Would this put us above the arctic circle??
On 12/6/05, Christopher McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
A few years ago, my dad's cousin and her husband drove the Dalton Highway
to Deadhorse, Alaska...some 4,000+ miles from Kansas City in a camper. You
can drive within 3 miles of the Arctic
Chris offered:
I'll keep track of those interested.
It's 4076 miles from my driveway to Deadhorse.
Any filmmaker among us could document the trip and make a DVD. I'm sure the
clowns at MBCA would be interested in a posse of old MBs making that trip.
Who knows what could become of it. I'm
ah - good pre-trip upgrade. :-)
Chris
Bob Rentfro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Christopher typed:
I would not be shocked if I got a rock in my windshield, but it's not like
every car comes back sandblasted, both headlights out, grille smashed and a
6 inch hole in the windshield...
That
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I'll bet he rides a BMW.
Chris Kueny ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
78 Chevy Custom deluxe
'85 300TD
'02 Subaru Outback
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I'm gettin' hypothermia just *thinking* about it. 17F with some wind and
outside for 8 minutes letting the dogs out in the morning just about kills me.
Tom
Sand Springs, OK
At 02:05 PM 12/06/2005 -0800, you wrote:
oh yes. I think the Arctic Circle is mile 115 on the Dalton Hwy...it
starts in
Record High in Deadhorse is 73 F, I think. One town on the way had a record
low of -89 F...or there abouts...not counting windchill.
THis wouldn't be a winter trip...the biggest annoyance will be
MOSQUITOS...,of course I'll be reminded of that when we get snowbound in one
of those rare
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