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Samson has a paper looking at the use of their ropes for mooring large ships. They concluded that a smooth, closed fairlead was better than a roller one. The rope (amsteel blue) was too slick to rotate the rollers much, and the corner where the vertical and horizontal rollers met was a...

How were the bugs? I was in that area last October. The area around Blue Lake (just west of Washtington Pass) was particularly nice with the alpine larches in full fall color. paul

There are a number of papers and conference presentations on research done at Oregon State into using rope like Amsteel Blue in logging. This is the most interesting, as it focuses on splices and connectors: http://www.cbs.state.or.us/osha/pdf/grants/osu/runninglines.pdf

I think you are making something similar to Brummel splice. http://www.neropes.com/SPL_12Strand_EyeSpliceBrummel.aspx Actually this link is for a locked or mobius brummel, in which the parts pass through each other. Your's may be a stiched brummel, since the tail is passing through the...

Regarding the flat lateral weave - is this done by spreading strands to make a hole in the middle of the line, and then passing the end through that hole. And then repeating the process a half dozen times? paulj

Article regarding possible use of synthetic line in logging: http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/jhartter/Synrope_Research/Synthetic%20Rope%20to%20Replace%20Wire%20Rope%20in%20Mountain%20Logging%20Operations.pdf

Don't they still use capstans on sailboats. Another thread indicated that winch lines are essentially re-badged running rigging. In nautical use, winch and capstan mean the same thing - neither stores the line on the drum. paulj

According to the Arctic Trucks description, the expedition had 2 of these trucks, a Land Cruiser with trailer, and some unspecified number of snow mobiles. paulj

Here's a longer writeup on the Arctic Trucks site: http://www.arctictrucks.com/?PageID=1218 http://www.arctictrucks.com/?PageID=1219

You just need a proper bumper :)

New British Columbia law regarding off road recreational use, with penalties for 'mud bogging' http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2005-2009/2007FOR0106-000964.htm " update the definition of environmental damage to include any change to soil that adversely alters an ecosystem."

Pictures of the truck and its mods: http://www.topgear.com/content/timetoburn/sections/galleries/other/top-gears-polar-hilux/01/ I found this description of the route: "The distance between Resolute in northern Canada and the magnetic North Pole at Ellef Ringnes Island is 320 nautical miles...

I've wondered about using synthetic winch rope or extension with a hand winch like a come-along or hiLift jack. I balk at the idea of carting along 50' of heavy chain. But there seem to be two issues: - whether the synthetic has low enough stretch - whether there is a way of adjusting the...

http://expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6834

Forest fire in the Imnaha area Battle Creek Complex Wildland Fire http://www.inciweb.org/incident/818/ The area that is affected is south of the Hat Point Rd, and east of the Upper Imnaha Canyon According to this map there is also fire next to the lower Imnaha road...

What's your favorite way of roasting and peeling the peppers? At home, or in camp? paulj

Would it have been possible to produce wider, low profile tires, with the technology they had? Cotton and natural rubber? I bet those tires were 100% profile, i.e. nearly circular in cross section. Very much like bicycle tires. paulj

If the McMansions are being built on public land, they should be subject to the same constraints (or stronger) than off-trail use by vehicles, since their presence is more permanent. But if they are built on private land, there is little government can do except try to limit development through...

On matter like this, the patterns for the past is the best guide to the near future. The Yukon web site has a table listing opening and closing dates for the ferry and ice bridge for the past years. From that you can judge for yourself whether your planned date is feasible. I haven't looked...

I haven't seen any mansions being driven off trail. If they were, I'm sure the BLM rangers would issue a citation. Would it be fair to ask how you voted on the pro-McMansions proposition (207)? Thankfully a similar one was rejected in Washington. paulj