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Goddammit, this thread keeps me drooling every day. Transmissions shouldn't be that exciting. :drool:

The Silverfire has a baffled bottom that actually doesn't get very hot. I suspect you could sit it on a thin piece of pretty much anything to protect your table (if you do not use a Lifetime table like mine). I've been thinking of getting a 1' by 2' square of some kind of fireproof fabric so I...

Thought I did! So, I've used the new stove many times in a variety of situations and I'm happy with it. It certainly isn't as simple as an auto-igniting Propane burner, but it's more fun and unbreakable.

Are you guys talking about my new stove?

That's a "line-interactive" UPS. I've seen claims of anywhere from 2 ms to 20 ms. My question is really whether 2 ms is required or 10 ms will suffice, I guess! Thanks for all the feedback, A.

I've been looking at integrated charger/inverters. They seem to have integrated transfer switches that claim 10-16 ms transfer time from AC source to DC source. My question is whether this is sufficiently short to not reboot most computers and other sensitive electronics?

Beautiful!

How do you do that?

So cool, thanks for the pics.:Wow1: Now, back to regularly scheduled programming… A.

Pics or it didn't happen? :coffee:

In Ottawa, we have the pleasure of getting just about every single kind of weather you can think of. Last year, we set a record high and a record low within 5 days of each other. So yeah, all kinds of snow. A.

Yeah, that's about what my understanding was. I have Duratrac's on my 80 and they work very well in most conditions, but not so much in deep snow on the trail. Can't have it all, as they say.

I thought sipping was for hard surfaces, like ice, in order to channel away the water and let the rubber make contact? I always thought mud tires did better in *deep* snow, while snow tires did much better on cleared roads. (Never had mud tires to compare against.)

I guess by full-time, I mean anything that has a centre diff. Lockable or not, selectable or not. By that measure, most MY of the 4Runner with all the engine options, count. On the other hand, the really-not-my-choice automatic 2012 Mazda 3 that I usually drive to work, with its factory winter...

I've had some excitement in the Impreza, for sure. And it was only 175 HP. :) I actually found, assuming I had enough clearance to get through the snow, that the Impreza was much easier to control than pretty much anything else I've driven (at speed). The low COG probably was probably...

FYI, many 4runner models have full-time 4x4 with a centre diff. Yeah, lets ignore stopping. Interesting point about COG and weight. I do believe that a symmetrical AWD system like my Impreza does help to keep the vehicle under control when turning at speed on a surface with less traction. I...

I currently drive an 80. I'm wondering if there is any real performance difference at highway speed, in snow or on icy patches, between a vehicle with a centre diff (like my 80 or my previous Impreza or a 4Runner) and a vehicle with part-time 4WD (like most American pickups and the Tacoma)...

Ground SAR, yeah. Might be a Canadian acronym. Got a conference to attend (for work) and I figure it's a good opportunity to meet some other people. A.

Anyone near San Diego involved in GSAR? I'm headed there for a week at the end of March and I'd like to see how you operate, buy you a beer. I'm Director of Operations for SBO-OVSAR, in Ottawa, Canada. Thanks, A.

Took the words out from under my fingers. :)