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  1. Northwoods Snowman

    Trailer build

    Interesting idea, I'd have to look into how those are built as I'm not familiar with them.
  2. Northwoods Snowman

    Trailer build

    I thought about using the HF trailer but I wanted torsion axles instead of leaf springs. By the time you add torsion axles to the HF tag along it's just cheaper (and lighter I think) to build one from scratch. And for me it's just way for fun to make the whole thing. :)
  3. Northwoods Snowman

    Trailer build

    I started this project back in the spring of 2014 and finally finished it last weekend (except for paint) and thought I should share. I used 2"x2" and 2"x 1" box tubing with about a 1/16" wall (can't remember the gauge). Picked up some 500# torsion axles from Northern Tool, but these thing are...
  4. Northwoods Snowman

    NAFO 2016 Official Thread

    Just a thought but wouldn't this be a WHOLE lot easier to maintain once the website/registration is up and going?
  5. Northwoods Snowman

    Caption This Photo

    "Wan soon discovered that being a mobile used mattress salesman was not as lucrative as he had been lead to believe"
  6. Northwoods Snowman

    Anyone try Decibullz custom ear buds?

    All the money went to everything else! Lol. Plus in my case I need to set the wife up too.
  7. Northwoods Snowman

    Anyone try Decibullz custom ear buds?

    I was looking at the etymotic mc5 and mk5 which are the same price, but I'm not sure what advantage the mk5 offers since the mc5 seems to be better sound quality. There must be some feature to make the mk5 the same price but they haven't done a very good job of differentiating them in the...
  8. Northwoods Snowman

    NAFO 2016 Official Thread

    Booked... Now I just need to find an extended-stay babysitter. I think they're called grandparents or something.
  9. Northwoods Snowman

    CFO 2016 Dates

    I'm trying to make it out to NAFO at the end of July, so I'll have to see if time and money allow for CFO too. :)
  10. Northwoods Snowman

    The dangers we face out there

    Okay, the saudi car flipping scene was pretty horrific! The idiot on the bike that rear ended the car, flipped up on the roof and rode on the top of the car to a stop was downright lucky. Hitting the cows getting on with it was pretty funny though. Just goes to show you never know what is...
  11. Northwoods Snowman

    Anyone try Decibullz custom ear buds?

    What ones did you end up going with?
  12. Northwoods Snowman

    Anyone try Decibullz custom ear buds?

    Ran across these and while I'm sure they don't work as well as true custom molded ones, maybe they work well enough to not spend the extra $100+? Anyone have any experience with these they can share? https://www.decibullz.com/product/contour-custom-fit-earbuds/
  13. Northwoods Snowman

    Trailer hitch build

    I'm planning on using some cables to save a tinsy bit of weight (and they don't rattle, if I could even hear it with wind and a helmet...) instead of chains, but it is a sticky situation. Personally, I'd rather not have a secondary restraint system because if my trailer were to become unhitched...
  14. Northwoods Snowman

    Trailer hitch build

    Here is a pic of the in-progress trailer. And a close up of the coupling. I added some bronze bushings to it today but didn't get a new pic.
  15. Northwoods Snowman

    NAFO 2016 Official Thread

    Isn't a group rate supposed to be a discount? I'm getting $110 a night on the IHG website for just one room. :umm: Oooo, looks like I've got enough points to cover four nights... This may work out after all.
  16. Northwoods Snowman

    NAFO 2016 Official Thread

    So the dates are July 28-31. As far as the 28th goes is that intended as a check-in in the evening or be ready to ride first thing in the morning day?
  17. Northwoods Snowman

    NAFO 2016 Official Thread

    I guess I don't know what conversations have happened off-line, but looking around quick the Days Inn in Montrose has 4 star reviews on Trip Advisor, has a conference center, and rates I'm finding for that time are $89 a night + tax. We stayed at a Days Inn I believe for NAFO 2014.
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