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The Beal thingy is not at all like a sharpie marker. It's a bottle of really messy ink that seems to soak in to the rope quite well, and comes, like they say, with a roller tip.

The proponents of this proposal have decided to let it die a natural death. They are blaming it on "native opposition," and "a flawed approval process." article here

puppylove... cool!

tlg- that's exactly what I do... it rocks.

same ^^ (except not quite the knee deep powpow bit.)

chores, food, skiing!!! more food, cc.

Only if you put a Putzl Shunt on a second rope to back it up.

had to be done.

There was a really good thread on this sometime earlier this year... Here it is.

IMO - locker is great, when there's some traction, but otherwise it just means all 4 wheels are spinning at the same rate... I've been there, more than once. 4 wheel locker, and 4 wheels worth of chains, that's a different story. Heh, we were driving up the snowmobile track. I always went with chains on the front, up or down hill, when we had the Ranger. Pull you up the hill, engine weight gives you traction. Down is a bit dicier, but the best bet is just to really creep down anything that's sketchy. If you need to you can then juice the gas a tiny bit to get some steering back. Always worked for us. I'd rather be able to steer away from the precipice than go slowly over it, forwards... Oh yeah, we had 4 studded tires as well. Saves a heck of a lot of crawling around in the mud time. Now we just have a subie - no chains needed. Tempted to get studs for it next winter.

From that page, JayB, I would go with the V-Bar, and the "light truck" attachment system. v-bar = extra grip, and the cam locks let you really crank 'em down, the key to getting anything out of chains IMO. I used to carry my chains (needed them to get home once every couple weeks) in a small rubbermaid, with a pair of HD rubber gloves w/ gauntlets. Also a small piece of kneeling foam. Made life much better. A springy thingy like they picture is also handy, although I used rubber bungie hook cords. Don't forget to retighten after about 1/4 mile. Otherwise you will almpost certainly break a chain eventually, and then you will lose a fender... You should see the chains for my Unimog best tightening system ever... each wheel's worth weighs about 60lbs, and I have four...!

There will be an assemblage of assorted gapers n00bs, and old pros getting together for some fun in the snow near Squamish on Sunday. You'd be welcome, but it is a long way to come just for that I guess.

y = canada, I think??? . . . Yup, check this link.

supposedly the ash from Helens is making it better than usual this ime around.

Hey, tlg, have you tried the Flexon tongue mod? maybe that would help... :shrug:

freshizone = snow! w00t! my hill's getting snow now, and I am going there in a few minutes for the w/e to do first aid refresh... let's get the stoke on...

feels it! RuMR, RuMR, RuMR... Where is the love duuude??? Why all the hate?

"My room mate" and "my friend" are very useful phrases when discussing times that we have been had.

Florida, 2000. and Possibly the best practical joke ever... by one of the best.

That's what i used in the spring. Worked better than fine! I like the look of something with a gauntlet for all the DEEP day we're gonna have this winter, and may just make my own, if I don't get lazy and order some from Cascade.

Hand Shoes They look but I haven't tried them yet. May buy a pair this winter. In hand (on hand???) the Marmot ones seemed a little more bomber than BD, but since they both make only an XL, I have not tried either.

Nooo!

Don't beleive the propoganda dru! The truth.

What's the difference betweena viola and an onion? . . . . . . . . . . Nobody cries when you cut up a viola. [/geeky_violinist_joke]

Just before it started venting, nice timing, eh?