Ok guys, it appears as tho we're actually going to be able to make our first road trip, in a year's time. We're going to be in Winthrop, WA the first weekend of March, for my BIL's wedding. I told Kris I want at least one extra day there, so I drive up into Canada and, hopefully, meet a few of you, even if it's just for coffee or lunch.

If any of you feel so inclined to head down to the lodge, this where we're going to be - somewhere in there
http://www.superford.org/getfile.php?id=99570&toggle=fullsize&f=map.JPG

We'll see what we can do either way. that would be cool. i'm tired of meeting canucks from the board. :goodfinge

Hahaa, I know what you mean... I'm a bit skeptical about meeting my first canadian too :goodfinge

Hahaa, I know what you mean... I'm a bit skeptical about meeting my first canadian too :goodfinge
then it's settled....you'll be up here for bc *** and canadian beer. :drinkbud <you oh yeah and wheelin

Good, then I'll just remind Kris about my plans, and have her plan for a day in Canada. Don't I need my bronco's title to cross the border? I've never driven into/thru canada, so I don't know what all I need

edit - good god! I just found where the F you are! Man, I hope you can meet me halfway, somewhere... 960+ miles, one way, is just too far for me to drive, especially in a Bronco loaded with 3 kids. As it is, we'll be driving about 560+ miles to get to the lodge. And I can't even get directions with Winthrop, WA being one of the stops, but that's going to add at least another 150miles

http://www.superford.org/getfile.php?id=99633&toggle=fullsize&f=map-canada.JPG

Nobs is in Vancouver, not all the way up north

ya WTF? Dave. I'm 5 min. from the border.

bc ***
gee what could that be

I dunno, I was just going off what you have in your superford page :shrug

gee what could that beI'm sure there's some flattered gardeners that someone in another country clear across the continent would know.

I do not think any of the online maps are too trustworthy in regards to Canada
I wouldnt trust Yahoo for anything let alone driving directions into a foreign land.

where in Vancouver is 5 minutes from the border?

I think you can get to White rock in 5 minutes

Wintrop has got to be a good ~2-3 hr drive to the local border crossings
isnt that like a transatlantic flight with wife and kids in the vehicle?

have fun, I hope you make it up here, I think it is worth it to escape the USofA

I'm not sure what's where, but NOBS mentioned something about an outing for a day, which makes me glad I talked my wife out of renting a minivan for the week - but also means the wheeling I do is limited to the bunny trails. After all, I gotta drive the F'er 12hrs home, afterwards

I'm not sure what's where, but NOBS mentioned something about an outing for a day, which makes me glad I talked my wife out of renting a minivan for the week - but also means the wheeling I do is limited to the bunny trails. After all, I gotta drive the F'er 12hrs home, afterwards

Not many trails left up here. We do have big redneck mud flats though.Sure there is a few trails left but those who know of them are pretty tight lipped about there locations right Mike :goodfinge

where in Vancouver is 5 minutes from the border? I'm in surrey if you must nitpick as to the proximity.

Not many trails left up here. We do have big redneck mud flats though.Sure there is a few trails left but those who know of them are pretty tight lipped about there locations right Mike We'll find a place, or a few places,kid and wife freindly or not.Depends on whether or not he wants to leave them visiting or not.

lol, I'd like to go home with my family, if that's alrght with you guys :goodfinge

http://www.superford.org/getfile.php?id=102155&toggle=fullsize&f=or-wa-trip.jpg

Do you ned to go to Seattle for something?
if you can just shoot straight up the 97, to either the 153 or 20, to Winthrop
no sense pushing Portland and Seattle traffic and then climbing Snoqualmie if you dont have to.
Traffic from Olympia to Everett is the worst from here to Los Angeles
If there is a way to avoid Seattle area I would take it.
If I am coming in from Yakima I will turn off and take the 203 goat trail to avoid Seattle to Everett traffic
In a light vehicle the 2 even looks tempting sometimes

soooo what are you trying to say ? You need a place to crash and make it an overnighter? :toothless

Yeh, we have to stop in seattle, to meet up with the rest of my in-laws, and we're all caravan'ing up to Sun mountain.

Mike, if you had/have the space, and tolerance, for a family of 5, I might invite myself over for the night :D

Yeh, we have to stop in seattle, to meet up with the rest of my in-laws, and we're all caravan'ing up to Sun mountain.

Mike, if you had/have the space, and tolerance, for a family of 5, I might invite myself over for the night :Dthe wife says no problem.she has the tolerance in the family. :goodfinge

Wooo! I just mentioned this earlier, to Kris, so there might be a chance we'll take you up on the offer. This might be nice actually... I'll call it a vacation, from my vacation

do you fish?

Heh, it's been YEARS since I've picked up a pole, but I certainly wouldn't turn down an offer to go again

Heh, I've Licked up a pole, but I certainly wouldn't turn down an offer to go down again dude....stay home :goodfinge

:histerica :histerica :histerica :histerica :histerica :histerica

:histerica :histerica :histerica :histerica Hey, yer wife said I could come

if anyone w/44's ever comes up here and go to the kootenays stop here
i gotta a swamp i wanna see ya go through :histerica (must be spring time) :thumbup

Mike, we're planning on being in vancouver on sunday, march 7th. Do you know, yet, if anything's going on that weekend? Any sort of offroad event?

Mike, we're planning on being in vancouver on sunday, march 7th. Do you know, yet, if anything's going on that weekend? Any sort of offroad event?
the mud flats will be packed on sunday. a few easy trails around it too. we could take a bbq to the mud flats and big ol fire to throw the kids in. don't forget the camera

Dave...go to funinbc and look up stave lake.

I'm in, my bronco will probably be ready too :thumbup

Right on, this is starting to look like a worthwhile drive after all

I was just talking to kris about a camera, in fact, when I was picking up my film from being DEVELOPED :rolleyes: So hopefully, I'll finally be the proud owner of a digital camera

:histerica You got rednecks there!
http://www.funinbc.com/random/img/f150hulk.jpg

BUT, notice the fine example of a Bronco, in the background? :thumbup

Alright, who else on this board is man enough to go? Canadian Bronco, Get your lame ass over here...

:histerica You got rednecks there!

ooohh we gots rednecks.
here's one (http://www.superford.org/getfile.php?id=102326&toggle=fullsize&filename=redneck in a ) now :toothless

:histerica

Hahahahahahaha

Fix my Bronco :goodfinge

i have gas money
:toothless


i can't wait till waiporous on may long weekend :toothless

Hey buthead, are you going to go to the merrit mountan music festival this year? I took the week off work. Had a blast last year

ooohh we gots rednecks.[/URL] now :toothless

We gots trailer park trash too.
:toothless

Also as far as a trail to run dare I suggest Eagle Ridge? Apparently it's quite a bit more washed out that it used to be plus the snow at the top would add a decent challenge.

I guess that means some of us have to get crackin' and be able to turn a wheel under our own power eh? :brownbag

Where's Eagle Ridge? Is there a site I can read more on it? One thing I have to keep in mind is, since I'm driving everywhere with this, and it has to get me home, I can't do any hard trails, at all. So I'm limited to the bunny trails, and small mud holes

Eagle Ridge is a moderate local urban trail located in the city of Coquitlam (a Vancouver suburb). By urban I mean that the trailhead is a short couple of hundred feet away from a residential area. It is not a hard trail per se but can be quite challenging for a stock truck and/or inexperienced driver. It is a local favourite because when you've got the itch but don't have the time to drive far it's easy to get to. For many of us it takes about 15 minutes to get to if you count grabbing a coffee along the way. Not to mention there are amazing views from the top.

That's in/around vancouver? Do you have pictures of the area?

Mike, what about making a stop by there? :shrug I think I still want to spend most of the day at the mud hole tho - especially if there's gonna be food and beer :D

That's in/around vancouver? Do you have pictures of the area?

Mike, what about making a stop by there? :shrug I think I still want to spend most of the day at the mud hole tho - especially if there's gonna be food and beer :D


Mud is for children. :p

Yeh, but keep in mind where I'm driving from, and where I need to drive, afterwards. I've got over 1400 miles to cover, in a week's time, and only the Bronco to do it all, so I don't have a choice but to be absolutely easy on the Bronco... and that's even IF I get it dirty at all

I'm heading up to visit, but certainly won't turn down the chance to do some light wheeling while I'm there

you won't break anything. we'll get a little dirty,insult each other,laugh,take pics,and watch other people break their shit.

dang, I saw my name as the last that had replied in here, and didn't know I got an answer back :brownbag

I do have a couple other quesions tho - Do I need to get my money changed over, to buy anything there in Canada? If I do, where do I do that?? :shrug

Also, what, if any, paperwork do I need to bring with me, to cross the border. I carry my registration and insurance papers anyway, but would I need the title too??? doesn't make sense to me, if I do nedd my title, since I could hang out in canada for a month, and steal a bunch of vehicles, and sell them as my own

any place you spend will exchange it for you.i've only ever been asked for reg./ins. unless i'm selling.

Cool, works for me! Thanks

She almost cut vancouver out of the trip! I told her that was impossible, and that if anything, the drive along the coast would get cut out, since we could do that anytime... but head back up to vancouver?? R-i-i-ght!

You might want to bring your birth certificates too. They don't always ask but it can make it easier to cross.

Then there is the obvious things like no drugs or guns. ;)

no drugs??! Well, that's ok, I'm quite sure I can find what I need, when I get there :D

Good suggestion on the BC's too... certainly can't hurt. Do I need my vet papers too? I got my rabies shots a few months ago! :toothless

Paul,
where do you go wheeling in BC that has no mud?
last I knew you were down here on the wet coast.
someone that drives a near stock exploder (if that is still your ride) should not mouth up on what others do for fun.

If you had a vehicle capable of playing in the mud it might give you an insight into why it can be popular stress reliever.
any place I have played has a pit or 2 and a bunch of little trails to play in
great for rig testing
usually some strangers around to meet or help if one gets in trouble.

Paul,
where do you go wheeling in BC that has no mud?
last I knew you were down here on the wet coast.
someone that drives a near stock exploder (if that is still your ride) should not mouth up on what others do for fun.

If you had a vehicle capable of playing in the mud it might give you an insight into why it can be popular stress reliever.
any place I have played has a pit or 2 and a bunch of little trails to play in
great for rig testing
usually some strangers around to meet or help if one gets in trouble.

a tad sensative about our recreation are we?

He probably can't be bothered to answer, so i will. It's not quite stock.the sploder is lifted,locked front and rear(arbs)rear spring over,re geared,winched,in the process of getting a eb44...etc.

and in case you didn't notce the post included :p instead of :rolleyes:

as for where he wheels or has wheeled..... he's a web wheelin pencil neck geek

I know a bit about Paul gleaned from a few years of online observance
he is the moderator p4x4 chev section, and prior to him getting that unlikely title I have seen him on p4x4 for a few years
so far he hasnt deleted any of my posts over there
and probably a bit on bc4-bi-far before that

I still say his common bolt-on exploder is near stock, are those even 35s?
a 'soccer-mom SUV' owner is hardly the resume for one to flap
although maybe he is well versed with childrens tastes after giving them a ride to practice everyday.


I do not think I have been called 'sensitive' before.
do you think I can use that angle to pick up young chicks?

shop around for money exchange, you will get ripped trying to spend US dollars here.
best to convert at an exchange or bank, not sure which side is best to convert at in your case I have always been on the other side of that game.

doesnt sound like he is going to be around here long enough to see the view from the top of McNutt or out Stave way, or the hot springs at the top of west harrison rd.
man it would be hard to find/pick just 1 area to showcase

woah wait a minute,
actually "in the process of"?
meaning the thing is ripped apart and work is being performed?
go Paul

doesnt sound like he is going to be around here long enough to see the view from the top of McNutt or out Stave way, or the hot springs at the top of west harrison rd.
man it would be hard to find/pick just 1 area to showcaseeven if he had time for mcnutt he probably wouldn't want to go in through the mud holes and logs,given the miles he has to put on w/family. the view of alouette and stave is doable. think there will still be snow then?

woah wait a minute,
actually "in the process of"?
meaning the thing is ripped apart and work is being performed?
go Pauloohhh it's ripped apart . :histerica

I've just about got him convinced to chop the back roof area off.

what size tires do you run?
I have a set(4) of chains sized for 38.5/16/16.5 TSL, 2 Vbar style
if there is a snow area you want to show I will lend you the irons if they fit your ride
they should fit smaller diameter tires but the width would have to be there

none of us have tires over 36"

15/35/15 tsl

even if he had time for mcnutt he probably wouldn't want to go in through the mud holes and logs,given the miles he has to put on w/family. the view of alouette and stave is doable. think there will still be snow then?
That's exactly right... I just won't have enough time, but to show up, go somewhere, hang out, watch some trucks do their thing, head back to Mike's, then head out sometime mid-day the next day. Plus, I don't have much for tires :brownbag

Thanks for the suggestion on the money tho, that sounds like a better idea

Paul,
where do you go wheeling in BC that has no mud?
last I knew you were down here on the wet coast.
someone that drives a near stock exploder (if that is still your ride) should not mouth up on what others do for fun.

If you had a vehicle capable of playing in the mud it might give you an insight into why it can be popular stress reliever.
any place I have played has a pit or 2 and a bunch of little trails to play in
great for rig testing
usually some strangers around to meet or help if one gets in trouble.

What's with this sudden attack? :rolleyes: Mud on a trail is a hell of a lot different than running back and forth in the same mud hole all day. I've done that before and it does not appeal to me.

As far as my truck, yes it is bone stock on 235/75R15 tires and I only drive it to the mall to get groceries.

I really couldn't care less what you or anyone else thinks of the fact that I wheel an Explorer and I'd be willing to bet that it's been wheeled harder than a lot of other so-called "more capable vehicles" that everyone tells me I should get instead. I've heard it all when it comes to wise cracks about Explorers so don't waste your breath. You drive your truck and I'll drive mine.

And since you asked, the tires in that picture are 36" Swampers.

Mud is for children.

and exploders are for soccer moms.

even steven.
I have seen you get bugged about that before and knew it would get a rise outa ya.
just yankin yer chain

Hey NOBS! you should be taxi service for your guest.
it isnt to wise to work his families ride home

Hey NOBS! you should be taxi service for your guest.
it isnt to wise to work his families ride homewell if we could ditch the wimmins and kidses ,I'm all for it. I suspect it will be a family thing though, and two families in one bronc........nahhhh.couple other families as well. they will learn some real face to face sarcasm....or go home emotionally scarred. gotta love canadian hospitality.

they will learn some real face to face sarcasm....or go home emotionally scarred.

Don't worry, NOBS is actually an ok dude. LOL.

BB

Don't worry, NOBS is actually an ok dude. LOL.

BBwhy you gotta be like that? :lowblow

Getting close....still coming up?

I sure am. When time gets closer (maybe the last weekend this month), I'll send you a PM, for your phone number and directions to your house :thumbup

I sure am. When time gets closer (maybe the last weekend this month), I'll send you a PM, for your phone number and directions to your house :thumbupI'll probably meet you at the border.

Works for me. I'll still need your number, so I can let you know when we expect to get there

I'll still need your number, aahhhhhh....no














:goodfinge

hahaa!

"do you know NOBS from Vancouver?"

"you mean office NOBS? he died"

I dont think he's seen that commercial mj!

who, me? Yer right, I've got no idea what he's talking about

Side note - besides NOBS, who else is going to be in vancouver on March 7th?

well us that lives and works in the area will be here
if the weather holds like this week you are in for a good visit

who, me? Yer right, I've got no idea what he's talking about

Side note - besides NOBS, who else is going to be in vancouver on March 7th?
tentatively three other families and a couple singles and whoever joins in.Do you know what time of day and what border crossing?The earlier and further west, the better.

Yup, that's do-able. This is my planned route, to vancouver

http://www.superford.org/getfile.php?id=107450&toggle=fullsize&f=map.JPG

How early we get there, I really don't know. It's going to take about 2 1/2hrs to get there, and we're likely going to have a family breakfast before we part ways, but I'm trying to leave Winthrop at about 10am

could you come up around chilliwack or do you have to go all the way to I5...better road that way..pit stop? I don't know your highways down there.

It doesn't leave for alot of time does it? sounds pretty hectic.maybe just a visit is in order

You want me to go to Chilliwack instead? That's something I can do, and it actually cuts 20 miles off my drive. I could do just a visit, but we had planned on driving down vancouver, WA the next day (Monday), and finish our trip from there

Don't you back out on your offer now sucker! :goodfinge

the offer is still good. I just figured chilliwack would save you some time getting up here. as for just visit...i meant no wheelin. all it takes is one good stuck and you're there for hours sometimes.

hmmmmm....maybe i should just turn my phone off on sunday hahahaha

the nearest crossing to Chilliwack is Sumas.

what are you planning now NOBS?
I am in Chilliwack if you need a rescue or tools/welder if you are playing out here

Yup, that's the plan now - meeting in Sumas, heading to chilliwack or to Stave lake (?? ha, I forgot the name of it already), and making a day out of it. I'm HOPING to be rolling into town about 12:30-1pm

Can you spell Sumas, David? :goodfinge


mj, thanks for the offer. :thumbup

Ha, it don't get no dumber than that!

haha deja vu

So I get this message on my voice mail "Sorry dude,I'm a fag and I'm jamming out. My wife won't let me go too far from home!" :goodfinge

That's too bad Dave. We had the cast all picked out to re-film "Deliverence" guess wich part you were gonna play.....can you squeeeeel?

oh ya....then he mumbled something about running low on cash and vehicle stuff :cry

So I get this message on my voice mail "Sorry dude,I'm a fag and I'm jamming out. My wife won't let me go too far from home!" :goodfinge



Damn I heard that leash snap all the way over here. :shocked :goodfinge

the itinerary was very optimistic

pics for david....plenty of canucks all waiting to meet you and yours :toothless well, some of them
http://www.superford.org/getfile.php?id=110489&toggle=fullsize&filename=DSC00747.JPG
http://www.superford.org/getfile.php?id=110491&toggle=fullsize&filename=DSC00749.JPG
http://www.superford.org/getfile.php?id=110492&toggle=fullsize&filename=DSC00750.JPG
http://www.superford.org/getfile.php?id=110493&toggle=fullsize&filename=DSC00751.JPG
http://www.superford.org/getfile.php?id=110494&toggle=fullsize&filename=DSC00752.JPG
http://www.superford.org/getfile.php?id=110496&toggle=fullsize&filename=DSC00754.JPG
http://www.superford.org/getfile.php?id=110498&toggle=fullsize&filename=DSC00756.JPG

http://www.superford.org/getfile.php?id=110489&toggle=fullsize&filename=DSC00747.JPG


damn... is that quicksand.. the truck looks too clean for it to be mud.. :shrug

If you sat still for 5min. the rain washed it off

http://www.superford.org/getfile.php?id=110494&toggle=fullsize&filename=DSC00752.JPG


If this picture had a soundtrack, would we be hearing banjoes? I never knew Canada had rednecks, and I mean that as a compliment :thumbup

If this picture had a soundtrack, would we be hearing banjoes? I never knew Canada had rednecks, and I mean that as a compliment
this whole country is redneck :toothless .....except for where Damager lives :wacko

Looks like nice country. :thumbup

no banjos
bagpipes

Looks like nice country. :thumbup
sure is :thumbup If you care to check it out... http://www.globalairphotos.com/gallery/BC/

this whole country is redneck :toothless .....except for where Damager lives :wacko


you ain't kiddin' Brother :toothless

sure is :thumbup If you care to check it out... http://www.globalairphotos.com/gallery/BC/

Very nice, Hmm new vacation idea. Thanks :thumbup