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Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by qbee42, Sep 19, 2008.

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  1. qbee42

    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    Hi PriusChatters,

    My wife and I are out of here for a 17 day road trip out west. We will be rock climbing in Utah and Colorado, as well as doing some sightseeing and hiking. I have some good pictures of stuffing the Prius with climbing and camping gear, plus 17 days of clothing.

    Expect pictures when I get back,
    Tom
     
    #1 qbee42, Sep 19, 2008
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    JEALOUS! Have fun!
     
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    moxiequz Weirdo Social Outcast

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    Sweet! Have a great time! :)
     
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    galaxee mostly benevolent

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    wow, fun! enjoy the trip!
     
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  5. wchardin

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    That sounds like fun time. Hope the weather is nice out there for you. Hope to see pictures.
     
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    hyo silver Awaaaaay

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    Yes, please, lotsa pix. Have a great trip. :)
     
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    C'mon, you don't have to abandon us. Just pack your laptop and mobile broadband and say "Hi" from the mountaintop. :D

    Have fun and be safe.
     
    #7 JimboK, Sep 19, 2008
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    daniel Cat Lovers Against the Bomb

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    Have a great time
     
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    I still have Colorado guidebooks if you want to borrow them!
     
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    patsparks An Aussie perspective

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    Yeah that's right, you just go off and have a good time, don't you worry your little head with thoughts of us back here in the real world carrying the load for you, we don't mind, regardless of the pain. No that's fine, off you go, you and the missus, go climb some things and have a good look about we will be fine. You just go play and hope we will cope OK without you. Go on.

    Now seriously, have a ball, take some notes and a load of pictures and tell us about it when you get back. Have a blast!!
     
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  12. qbee42

    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    I'm back, and managed to survive with all body parts intact. I suspect the biggest danger was from all of the truck traffic on the interstate highways.

    I'll post some photos as soon as I get organized, and I also have some comments about our Prius and how it worked - very well, I might add.

    Tom
     
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    tripp Which it's a 'ybrid, ain't it?

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    Brilliant. Can't wait for the next installment. Glad to hear you got back in one piece!
     
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  14. qbee42

    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    Hey Tripp, I recall you mentioning sailing in Colorado. We drove through the town of Frisco, and there were a number of sailboats on a fair sized reservoir. It was very strange for me to see sailboats up in the mountains. The winds must be very screwy.

    Where do you sail?

    Tom
     
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    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    So here we go. I'll add photos as time permits. This thread is going to be photos and non-technical commentary. I'll also start another thread with with comments and observations about driving our Prius through the mountains and over nasty dirt roads.

    The trip begins with what my wife described as my "unsupervised packing of the car." She seems to think I packed a little on the heavy side.

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    Okay, the tent and climbing gear is already packed in the Prius. The rest of this should fit with no problem...
     
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    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    ...as long as we don't need to shut the doors. The key to easy traveling is to eliminate unnecessary items and keep everything else to a minimum. We practiced this religiously, including a cooler full of beer and chilled white wine, a case of red wine and spare white wine, 5 pounds of salted peanuts in the shell, 2.5 pounds of M&Ms with peanuts, and enough assorted snacks to feed a small army for two months.
     
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    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    We took the SS Badger across Lake Michigan. The Badger is the last coal fired steam powered car ferry running on the Great Lakes. The Spartan, pictured in the background, is the Badger's sister ship. The Spartan is now used only for spare parts.
     
    #17 qbee42, Oct 7, 2008
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    Your discipline is extraordinary...you should give lectures!
     
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    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    Our massive stateroom on the SS Badger. We spent our first night on the road technically on the water, not on the road.
     
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    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    Lounging on deck. It's a good idea to sit close to the lifeboats on a ship of this vintage.
     
    #20 qbee42, Oct 7, 2008
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