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Sunday, August 21, 2011

PACKED UP AND READY ..... WALL TENTING IT JULY 11, 2011


 VIKKI ARRIVED A WEEK LATER WITH THE SECOND LOAD OF SUPPLIES.  BRYAN MET HER AT THE DOCK WITH THE NEW WALKER'S VALLEY EXPRESS WAGON HE'D MADE WHILE WAITING FOR HER.  HE'D CUT UP THE 4 OLD ARMY COTS (1950'S)  THAT WE'D FOUND ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LAKE WHEN THE AMERICANS USED TO FLY HERE FROM JUNEAU IN THE 50'S,  AND HAD PUT A 6'6 X 30" W X 20" H BOX ON  4 WHEELS ON A WALKING BEAM SUSPENSION.  THE WOOD SIDING IS BOLTED TO THE METAL AND THE ANGLE IRON IS RIVETED TOGETHER.  NOT POP RIVETS.   5/16" STEEL ROD AND HOME MADE RIVITS.  IF THEY HAD BEEN WELDED THEY WOULD JUST BUST UP.
COMES IN HANDY FOR HAULING THE SUPPLIES VIKKI HAD BROUGHT IN.

 WHILE VIKKI SPENT THE NEXT DAY PUTTING ALL THE SUPPLIES AWAY AND PACKING UP FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS IN THE BUSH WALL TENTING IT, BRYAN WENT AND BUILT A CORREL FOR THE QUADS AND PUT UP A SOLAR ELECTRIC FENCE AROUND IT. THEN HE BARGED THE TWO QUADS ACROSS THE LAKE AND PUT THEM IN THE CORREL.  HE WAS BACK BY NIGHTFALL.


VIKKI'S QUAD HAD POWER STEERING........  JUST WONDERFUL.  FIRE RING IS ON BACK OF BRYAN'S

 BEE IS QUITE HAPPY IN HER LIGHT CARRYING CASE UNTIL THE TRAIL GETS REAL BUMPY THEN SHE CAN REALLY HOWL.
WATER PROOF BAGS AND WALL TENT UNDERNEATH

QUAD CORREL AND SOLAR ELECTRIC FENCE

2 comments:

Brian said...

Hey Bryan&Vikki good to hear from you,it looks like summer there ,handy little trailer too.
Brian:)

George said...

A very nice looking trailer! Wonderful to see you posting again. Where's the new pup?