Do You Canoe?
04-08-2006, 09:25 PM
#21
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Re: Do You Canoe?
That's exactly what I'm talking about.
Earle
"billy ray" <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:4437c3f3$0$8434$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.co m...
> ..... At this point in life I camp out > of my Suburban. I cannot
> overemphasize the importance of sleeping up off the ground in the
> mountains. If I had to carry the canoe long distances on the Jeep, I
would
> probably investigate some kind of bumper tie down.....
> >
>
> Earle, you would have gotten a real belly laugh at my experience last
Labor
> Day. A couple days in the camping trip a freak storm dumped two to three
> hundred gallons of water into my tent at 3 AM.
>
> It was just like in the cartoons when I unzipped the fly and all the water
> came gushing out! I stood there half asleep watching everything I owned
> washing down the hillside toward the lake.
>
> After picking up what I could find I threw all the stuff back in the tent
> and crawled into the back of the WJ to sleep.
>
> I stayed there the rest of the trip.
>
> Nick was the only one that stayed dry. He was safe and cozy in his camp
bed
> above the streambed.
>
>
Earle
"billy ray" <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:4437c3f3$0$8434$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.co m...
> ..... At this point in life I camp out > of my Suburban. I cannot
> overemphasize the importance of sleeping up off the ground in the
> mountains. If I had to carry the canoe long distances on the Jeep, I
would
> probably investigate some kind of bumper tie down.....
> >
>
> Earle, you would have gotten a real belly laugh at my experience last
Labor
> Day. A couple days in the camping trip a freak storm dumped two to three
> hundred gallons of water into my tent at 3 AM.
>
> It was just like in the cartoons when I unzipped the fly and all the water
> came gushing out! I stood there half asleep watching everything I owned
> washing down the hillside toward the lake.
>
> After picking up what I could find I threw all the stuff back in the tent
> and crawled into the back of the WJ to sleep.
>
> I stayed there the rest of the trip.
>
> Nick was the only one that stayed dry. He was safe and cozy in his camp
bed
> above the streambed.
>
>
04-08-2006, 09:25 PM
#22
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Re: Do You Canoe?
That's exactly what I'm talking about.
Earle
"billy ray" <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:4437c3f3$0$8434$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.co m...
> ..... At this point in life I camp out > of my Suburban. I cannot
> overemphasize the importance of sleeping up off the ground in the
> mountains. If I had to carry the canoe long distances on the Jeep, I
would
> probably investigate some kind of bumper tie down.....
> >
>
> Earle, you would have gotten a real belly laugh at my experience last
Labor
> Day. A couple days in the camping trip a freak storm dumped two to three
> hundred gallons of water into my tent at 3 AM.
>
> It was just like in the cartoons when I unzipped the fly and all the water
> came gushing out! I stood there half asleep watching everything I owned
> washing down the hillside toward the lake.
>
> After picking up what I could find I threw all the stuff back in the tent
> and crawled into the back of the WJ to sleep.
>
> I stayed there the rest of the trip.
>
> Nick was the only one that stayed dry. He was safe and cozy in his camp
bed
> above the streambed.
>
>
Earle
"billy ray" <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:4437c3f3$0$8434$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.co m...
> ..... At this point in life I camp out > of my Suburban. I cannot
> overemphasize the importance of sleeping up off the ground in the
> mountains. If I had to carry the canoe long distances on the Jeep, I
would
> probably investigate some kind of bumper tie down.....
> >
>
> Earle, you would have gotten a real belly laugh at my experience last
Labor
> Day. A couple days in the camping trip a freak storm dumped two to three
> hundred gallons of water into my tent at 3 AM.
>
> It was just like in the cartoons when I unzipped the fly and all the water
> came gushing out! I stood there half asleep watching everything I owned
> washing down the hillside toward the lake.
>
> After picking up what I could find I threw all the stuff back in the tent
> and crawled into the back of the WJ to sleep.
>
> I stayed there the rest of the trip.
>
> Nick was the only one that stayed dry. He was safe and cozy in his camp
bed
> above the streambed.
>
>
04-09-2006, 09:13 AM
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Re: Do You Canoe?
"billy ray" <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote in message
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: You can get an old boat trailer free most any weekend in the summer. I
see
: them abandoned near the boat ramp all the time.
Run and fetch her one, will ya!
04-09-2006, 09:13 AM
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Re: Do You Canoe?
"billy ray" <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote in message
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: You can get an old boat trailer free most any weekend in the summer. I
see
: them abandoned near the boat ramp all the time.
Run and fetch her one, will ya!
04-09-2006, 09:13 AM
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Re: Do You Canoe?
"billy ray" <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote in message
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: You can get an old boat trailer free most any weekend in the summer. I
see
: them abandoned near the boat ramp all the time.
Run and fetch her one, will ya!
04-09-2006, 09:29 AM
#26
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Re: Do You Canoe?
Yeah I did, but we live on our boat at a tiny marina. The
landlord would go nutz if I tried to store a trailer here.
Heck, he threw away my potted irises (2- 8" pots) one year.
A roof rack would be easy to put in our office when I don't
need it.
Seahag
"JD Adams" <JDAdams@Softcom.Net> wrote in message
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> Have you considered trailering it instead? You can get a
> pretty decent
> 12' flatbed trailer for about $300 these days, and with
> the wooden bed,
> you can easiliy configure it to haul just about anything.
> I'm looking
> at one that actually folds up and stores in a corner of
> the garage.
>
landlord would go nutz if I tried to store a trailer here.
Heck, he threw away my potted irises (2- 8" pots) one year.
A roof rack would be easy to put in our office when I don't
need it.
Seahag
"JD Adams" <JDAdams@Softcom.Net> wrote in message
news:1144515047.230019.175170@v46g2000cwv.googlegr oups.com...
> Have you considered trailering it instead? You can get a
> pretty decent
> 12' flatbed trailer for about $300 these days, and with
> the wooden bed,
> you can easiliy configure it to haul just about anything.
> I'm looking
> at one that actually folds up and stores in a corner of
> the garage.
>
04-09-2006, 09:29 AM
#27
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Re: Do You Canoe?
Yeah I did, but we live on our boat at a tiny marina. The
landlord would go nutz if I tried to store a trailer here.
Heck, he threw away my potted irises (2- 8" pots) one year.
A roof rack would be easy to put in our office when I don't
need it.
Seahag
"JD Adams" <JDAdams@Softcom.Net> wrote in message
news:1144515047.230019.175170@v46g2000cwv.googlegr oups.com...
> Have you considered trailering it instead? You can get a
> pretty decent
> 12' flatbed trailer for about $300 these days, and with
> the wooden bed,
> you can easiliy configure it to haul just about anything.
> I'm looking
> at one that actually folds up and stores in a corner of
> the garage.
>
landlord would go nutz if I tried to store a trailer here.
Heck, he threw away my potted irises (2- 8" pots) one year.
A roof rack would be easy to put in our office when I don't
need it.
Seahag
"JD Adams" <JDAdams@Softcom.Net> wrote in message
news:1144515047.230019.175170@v46g2000cwv.googlegr oups.com...
> Have you considered trailering it instead? You can get a
> pretty decent
> 12' flatbed trailer for about $300 these days, and with
> the wooden bed,
> you can easiliy configure it to haul just about anything.
> I'm looking
> at one that actually folds up and stores in a corner of
> the garage.
>
04-09-2006, 09:29 AM
#28
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Re: Do You Canoe?
Yeah I did, but we live on our boat at a tiny marina. The
landlord would go nutz if I tried to store a trailer here.
Heck, he threw away my potted irises (2- 8" pots) one year.
A roof rack would be easy to put in our office when I don't
need it.
Seahag
"JD Adams" <JDAdams@Softcom.Net> wrote in message
news:1144515047.230019.175170@v46g2000cwv.googlegr oups.com...
> Have you considered trailering it instead? You can get a
> pretty decent
> 12' flatbed trailer for about $300 these days, and with
> the wooden bed,
> you can easiliy configure it to haul just about anything.
> I'm looking
> at one that actually folds up and stores in a corner of
> the garage.
>
landlord would go nutz if I tried to store a trailer here.
Heck, he threw away my potted irises (2- 8" pots) one year.
A roof rack would be easy to put in our office when I don't
need it.
Seahag
"JD Adams" <JDAdams@Softcom.Net> wrote in message
news:1144515047.230019.175170@v46g2000cwv.googlegr oups.com...
> Have you considered trailering it instead? You can get a
> pretty decent
> 12' flatbed trailer for about $300 these days, and with
> the wooden bed,
> you can easiliy configure it to haul just about anything.
> I'm looking
> at one that actually folds up and stores in a corner of
> the garage.
>
04-09-2006, 09:30 AM
#29
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Re: Do You Canoe?
Heh heh...
Seahag
"billy ray" <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote in message
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> You can get an old boat trailer free most any weekend in
> the summer. I see them abandoned near the boat ramp all
> the time.
>
>
> "bowgus" <bowgus@rogers.com> wrote in message
> news:1144517717.014271.314050@i39g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>> Actually, a little box trailer is really good. I found it
>> handy because
>> I could pack all the camping stuff dany day during the
>> week and put the
>> canoe on top ... and just hitch it up and leave right
>> away Friday after
>> work. And the box trailer I had was actually a boat
>> trailer that I put
>> a plywood "box" onto myself. The advantage was the tongue
>> length (ok, I
>> can hear the jokes forming from here) that made
>> trailering, backing up
>> a little easier.
>>
>
>
Seahag
"billy ray" <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote in message
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> You can get an old boat trailer free most any weekend in
> the summer. I see them abandoned near the boat ramp all
> the time.
>
>
> "bowgus" <bowgus@rogers.com> wrote in message
> news:1144517717.014271.314050@i39g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>> Actually, a little box trailer is really good. I found it
>> handy because
>> I could pack all the camping stuff dany day during the
>> week and put the
>> canoe on top ... and just hitch it up and leave right
>> away Friday after
>> work. And the box trailer I had was actually a boat
>> trailer that I put
>> a plywood "box" onto myself. The advantage was the tongue
>> length (ok, I
>> can hear the jokes forming from here) that made
>> trailering, backing up
>> a little easier.
>>
>
>
04-09-2006, 09:30 AM
#30
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Re: Do You Canoe?
Heh heh...
Seahag
"billy ray" <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote in message
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> You can get an old boat trailer free most any weekend in
> the summer. I see them abandoned near the boat ramp all
> the time.
>
>
> "bowgus" <bowgus@rogers.com> wrote in message
> news:1144517717.014271.314050@i39g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>> Actually, a little box trailer is really good. I found it
>> handy because
>> I could pack all the camping stuff dany day during the
>> week and put the
>> canoe on top ... and just hitch it up and leave right
>> away Friday after
>> work. And the box trailer I had was actually a boat
>> trailer that I put
>> a plywood "box" onto myself. The advantage was the tongue
>> length (ok, I
>> can hear the jokes forming from here) that made
>> trailering, backing up
>> a little easier.
>>
>
>
Seahag
"billy ray" <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote in message
news:da5b4$4437f7a7$4831b233$27320@FUSE.NET...
> You can get an old boat trailer free most any weekend in
> the summer. I see them abandoned near the boat ramp all
> the time.
>
>
> "bowgus" <bowgus@rogers.com> wrote in message
> news:1144517717.014271.314050@i39g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>> Actually, a little box trailer is really good. I found it
>> handy because
>> I could pack all the camping stuff dany day during the
>> week and put the
>> canoe on top ... and just hitch it up and leave right
>> away Friday after
>> work. And the box trailer I had was actually a boat
>> trailer that I put
>> a plywood "box" onto myself. The advantage was the tongue
>> length (ok, I
>> can hear the jokes forming from here) that made
>> trailering, backing up
>> a little easier.
>>
>
>
