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- City, State
- Brockton, MA
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '93 XLT 4x4
Like any day at the beach bring munchies and a cooler with lots of ice and drinks too last the trip (better to pack too many drinks than too few).
Tip: Block ice last longer then cubes so I fill a few empty 2 liter soda bottles with water (leaving 25% room for expansion) and freeze. It'll last days longer than cubes plus its free!
Also once everyone has aired down to 12psi (or so) then driving on-road will be horrible (as in 20mph or less). So you don't want to be running back into town as airing back up can take a while depending on the line waiting for the compressor station... It took me almost 15minutes just to air down and about the same to air up and get ready to hit pavement (my tires hold lots of air, so I'd guess an average of 10 minutes for stock tires). With only 2 air chucks at the compressor station we could be waiting a while
I wouldn't spend alot of $ on equipment as we will have way overkill between us.
Sandy: - You only need the stock vehicle jack (nothing fancy like a floor jack or Aaron's High lift). I have a few extra 3' std shovels and lots of 3/4" plywood and can cut up a bunch in case anyone needs some.
I can understand the need to have the required equipment, but I don't understand the need for every vehicle (in a group) to have the same. As such to save people from having to buy redundant equipment I was thinking maybe we could send 1/2 the group up to the Ranger station to get inspected and watch the video while the other half waits at the compressor station. When the 1st group has passed inspection they come to the compressor station and give the equipment to the other group (just a thought)...
Tip: Block ice last longer then cubes so I fill a few empty 2 liter soda bottles with water (leaving 25% room for expansion) and freeze. It'll last days longer than cubes plus its free!
Also once everyone has aired down to 12psi (or so) then driving on-road will be horrible (as in 20mph or less). So you don't want to be running back into town as airing back up can take a while depending on the line waiting for the compressor station... It took me almost 15minutes just to air down and about the same to air up and get ready to hit pavement (my tires hold lots of air, so I'd guess an average of 10 minutes for stock tires). With only 2 air chucks at the compressor station we could be waiting a while
I wouldn't spend alot of $ on equipment as we will have way overkill between us.
Sandy: - You only need the stock vehicle jack (nothing fancy like a floor jack or Aaron's High lift). I have a few extra 3' std shovels and lots of 3/4" plywood and can cut up a bunch in case anyone needs some.
I can understand the need to have the required equipment, but I don't understand the need for every vehicle (in a group) to have the same. As such to save people from having to buy redundant equipment I was thinking maybe we could send 1/2 the group up to the Ranger station to get inspected and watch the video while the other half waits at the compressor station. When the 1st group has passed inspection they come to the compressor station and give the equipment to the other group (just a thought)...