Allochris's ultimate buildup thread!!!
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The Adam Blaster
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Really great build thread Chris, I enjoyed reading through it!
I'm curious about the route you took though...
It seems like you went north of the Great Lakes back and forth between TO and BC correct?
I've travelled between Windsor and Edmonton several times myself, and if you cut through the U.S. it seems to save about 12 hours worth of driving. From TO to Windsor it's 4-ish hours, but you'd still save about 8 hours worth of driving, plus gas is much cheaper in the U.S.
I'm curious about the route you took though...
It seems like you went north of the Great Lakes back and forth between TO and BC correct?
I've travelled between Windsor and Edmonton several times myself, and if you cut through the U.S. it seems to save about 12 hours worth of driving. From TO to Windsor it's 4-ish hours, but you'd still save about 8 hours worth of driving, plus gas is much cheaper in the U.S.
mangymarmot
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Love it!!! Keep the pics and adventure coming! I'm living vicariously through you!
The Adam Blaster
Expedition Leader
I wasn't sure if that was in your mind or not, but I do understand.
I've driven between Windsor and Edmonton a few times now and it is a hassle almost every time I go through the border, because I always have a significant amount of gear with me.
Last time getting through the Detroit side, I had to explain to the brder guard what my camp stove was for, it went like this:
Border Guard: Can you open up these boxes on the back. (This was not a question...)
Me: Sure. Do you want me to pull off to the side so I don't hold up the rest of the line of cars?
BG: No, they can wait.
I unstrap the action packers on the hitch rack, and open the boxes.
He rifles through some of the stuff, stops at the camp stove, and points...
BG: What is that?
Me: It's a camping stove. (I open the lid.)
BG: What is it for?
Me: (In my mind I'm slapping my forehead with the palm of my hand and internally rolling my eyes...) I use it for cooking food when I'm camping...
BG: Ok. You can close everything up now.
I have had issues on both sides of the CAN/US border, but I tend to get hassled more on the US side. Ah well, pretty hard to avoid borders legally with our passion for travel.
So my gf & I already have been in Revelstoke for a month now. About 2 weeks ago my original Aisin water pump finally gave up too at 365722km! Luckily only after 3 down days at a friend's home garage, the engine was running again. Due to the recent lack of fresh snow, we are contemplating on traveling to Vancouver island to pickup & fix up our stolen nissan pathfinder from last September. Hopefully we can squeeze in some backcountry skiing on the Duffey Lake Road area in the coast mountains, through the crazy Sea-2-Sky Hwy with the Olympics in Whistler, to Squamish and Horseshoe Bay, & off we go on the BC ferry.
Some Pics in Revelstoke:
Some Pics in Revelstoke:
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Every Miles A Memory
Expedition Leader
Man, this is one amazing, inspiring, jaw dropping thread
First I was amazed you were building it in the snow at the very start. Then I notice you build almost the entire thing in the snow multiple times and do it in record time.
When people are using excuses about money, time and weather affecting their travel agenda, here you have Chris who goes out no matter what the weather it, builds one of the sweetest Home Made campers I've seen in years and does it all for net to nothing and again, in record time
You my friend are one true Overlander:Wow1: Keep it Up!!
First I was amazed you were building it in the snow at the very start. Then I notice you build almost the entire thing in the snow multiple times and do it in record time.
When people are using excuses about money, time and weather affecting their travel agenda, here you have Chris who goes out no matter what the weather it, builds one of the sweetest Home Made campers I've seen in years and does it all for net to nothing and again, in record time
You my friend are one true Overlander:Wow1: Keep it Up!!
The Adam Blaster
Expedition Leader
For lack of a better term, I sort of used this thread as inspiration to "man-up" and actually work on my Cherokee in my un-insulated, un-heated garage a couple of times in the last month.
It's been below freezing, but I figured if a guy can build a camper in an open lot, surely I can do some work on my Jeep inside my garage!
P.S. The Jeep has been in there for 2.5 years... ughhh.....
It's been below freezing, but I figured if a guy can build a camper in an open lot, surely I can do some work on my Jeep inside my garage!
P.S. The Jeep has been in there for 2.5 years... ughhh.....
I believe I recognize that white fiberglass shelled Ford bus from another forum. I think it's for sale soon. :sombrero:
Skoolie.net, IIRC.
i am so jealous of their woodstove setup....There's no other better way to suck up all the moisture from the interiour + the ability to dry off any wet ski boots/ clothings....
let me know where u are at so i can swing by when i'm back in town. we're on the island recovering my gf's nissan right now. we should be back within 1-2 wks.
So we took off from Revelstoke & was on our way to Vancouver Island. Did a stop at the Coquihalla Summit for a ski tour & continued on to the island to retrieve our other stolen truck.
Hwy 5 Coquihalla Summit:
Last couple days we drove up to North Island to ski tour at Mt. Cain. This ski hill opens only Fri-Sun so we had the whole mountain for ourselves for a couple days...To top it off the stormy weather died off the 1st afternoon we arrived & we sure had some good turns in the adjacent backcountry area.
Mt Cain:
Hwy 5 Coquihalla Summit:
Last couple days we drove up to North Island to ski tour at Mt. Cain. This ski hill opens only Fri-Sun so we had the whole mountain for ourselves for a couple days...To top it off the stormy weather died off the 1st afternoon we arrived & we sure had some good turns in the adjacent backcountry area.
Mt Cain:
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