Just now, Zambroski said:

I’m a proponent of all CA’’s but they aren’t dor everyone. Cost and performance isn’t either.

 

I guess we'll see. I've ordered a set of XTP's with 6" shaper bars that darted like crazy on my ProSteers before I changed to the Duce bars. Tried dooleys too but they really sucked for turning. I've got my fingers crossed that I can tune out any hard steering I may encounter. I'd rather have more steering effort if it keeps me on my side if the trail.

54 minutes ago, p51mstg said:

I'm sorry I don't have any experience with C&A skis.  I do have experience with SLP Straight Line Tracking and Mohawks.  I don't believe either of those skis would fix the problem you describe - I think they'd probably act too much like what you already have that it wouldn't be worth it.  

I like both sets of SLP skis a lot and would definitely keep the skis when selling the sleds.  But, I think it seems like a lot of riders prefer C&A, especially for aggressive riding.

At some point, I need to replace my wife's 136" Polaris 600, and there will come a time when used sleds are more reasonable.  Would you recommend the Switchback Adventure?

The older Adventure like mine has tons of storage. The new ones, not so much. I wouldn't replace a 600 with an 800 or 850 because of the known reliability of the 600. I'd rebuild it.

I was considering the new SLP trail ski but couldn't find any reviews from the east, so I've decided to go with the (more expensive) C&A XTP.

Yep. shimmed with Duce bars. No darting on hardpack. No positive turning in soft snow.

53 minutes ago, Mag6240 said:

The LEO's were out in HEAVY force around Iron River last weekend Thursday-Sunday, day and night....

I'm in favor of impounding sleds caught riding off trail where it's not allowed, and serious fines for cans on trails too.

So , no answer, thanx. Sorry I don't have a new Matrix. I ordered the C&A XTP. All is good.

Woodford got dumped on! Everyone go to Woodford this weekend and give the NEK a rest. We got totally robbed of this storm!

2 hours ago, mnstang said:

I mean the actual gas tank for your truck.

My totally ungrounded truck has a FUEL tank so that makes my tailgate safe for my 5 gal cans!

I'm thinking of going with some C&A PRO's vs. the ProSteers with duce bars that I have on my 2014 SB Adventure.  I'm very happy with my handling and steering on hardpack trails, but when the snow is soft it pushes too much. I think I've experimented with every carbide and suspension adjustment to counteract this but with the 136" STUDDED track....... It's a safety factor because I want to stay on my side of the trail, but don't want to go in creeper gear.

The C&A PRO's have a side runners that I think is the exact ticket to address the situation, but I've heard they steer hard and I don't want to compromise my current hard snow performance.

Opinions/experiences/suggestions are much appreciated. Thanks.

There was a Mac Z on FB Marketplace last week for an even 30K. He musta been the guy that got beat by the Thundercat.

17 minutes ago, Zambroski said:

Safer first.  Mask up and make that happen!!!

Race jugs for the win.

I just went back and read the thread from last year. How did we ever survive metal gas cans with metal spark inducing spouts? AND YOU HAVE THEM SITTING ON YOUR TAILGATE!!! Why are you still among the living?

#1 on the race jugs. They're spark proof because they actually work well!

Doctor opposing vax mandate ordered to get psych evaluation

By Guy Page

A Maine physician who has testified before the Vermont Legislature opposing vaccine mandates has been ordered by the State of Maine to undergo a psychological evaluation in connection with prescribing hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19. 

The Jan. 11 order by the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine directs Dr. Meryl Nass to “submit to a neuropsychological evaluation by a Board-selected psychologist on February 1, 2022.” The charges against Nass outlined in the order do not appear to demonstrate mental illness or incompetency. 

Dr. Meryl Nass

Nass told reporters last week that the order “is on shaky grounds.” The board also suspended her medical license in a separate Jan. 12 order. 

Testified against banning philosophical exemption to child vaccine mandates

Nass is a practicing, board-certified internist of 41 years who has testified before Congress several times about problematic vaccines, including an anthrax vaccine. She testified before the Vermont Legislature in 2015 against H98, a bill sponsored by Rep. Dr. George Till to repeal the philosophical exemption allowing parents to send their children to school unvaccinated. 

The bill passed into law (Act 37 of the 2015-16 Legislature) despite Nass testifying that “diseases change, vaccines change and science changes—continually. Taking away parental choice–mandating a procedure that occasionally has lifelong, detrimental consequences–should be done very deliberately. You must be fully cognizant of the potential future, as well as immediate, ramifications—not just for the current vaccine schedule, but for all the vaccines in the future that will be added to the schedule.”

Till is also the lead sponsor of H148, a current bill to repeal the religious exemption for required immunizations. This bill – reputedly made necessary because parents deprived of a philosophical exemption then applied for a religious exemption – is in the House Judiciary Committee. 

Why a psych evaluation?

In its Jan. 11 order, the Maine Board of Licensure produces a litany of complaints about Nass and then concludes, “The information received by the Board demonstrates [italics mine] that Dr. Nass is or may be unable to practice medicine with reasonable skill and safety to her patients by reason of mental illness, alcohol intemperance, excessive use of drugs, narcotics, or as a result of a mental or physical condition interfering with the competent practice of medicine.”

The State of Maine complaint can be read in its entirety here. In summary, the Board said Nass:

1. Publicly and extensively criticized the federal government’s Covid-19 vaccine methods and motives.

1. Lied to a pharmacist as the only way to get hydroxychloroquine for a Covid-19 patient. Nass volunteered this information to the Board. “The problem was finding a pharmacist willing to dispense the drug,” she reportedly explained. “I was eventually forced, when the pharmacist called a few minutes ago and asked me for the diagnosis, to provide misinformation: that I was prescribing the drug for Lyme disease, as this was the only way to get a potentially life-saving drug for my patient.” Nass responded that she “was forced to inform the pharmacist [the hydroxychlroquine] was for a non-Covid diagnosis. That is because I was following the ethical principles of the AMA and other ethical codes of my profession.”

It remains unclear whether Nass will submit to a psych eval in order to keep her license. According to the Jan. 14 Miami Herald, she told reporters: “I have no comment about submitting to a neuropsych exam, except that the board ordered me to do so on shaky grounds.”

22 hours ago, Ez ryder said:

Look another once respected scientist who needs to be mocked and belittled. 

Who's up first ? 

 

There's female MD from Maine who has been told that she must undergo a psyche evaulation to retain her license. She has been outspoken about other vaccines along with COVID, even testified before the US Congress and the Vt. house of representatives. She's on the carpet because she admitted to telling a pharmaist that she was requesting hydroxy cloroqine to treat Lyme disease in a patient when it was actually COVID, but it was the only way to get the prescription filled, and her patient treated!

Sorry for the spelling errors. Where's the spell checker? But I'm sure you get my point.

17 minutes ago, AlbanyCO said:

My only thought is the rubber tires insulating the vehicle from ground increasing the chance of a static electric spark igniting fuel vapors. In reality, I think the chances of the right conditions being present is remote, but not zero. Not something I would waste any time worrying about personally. People gas up their sleds on the trailer including myself.

17 minutes ago, AlbanyCO said:

My only thought is the rubber tires insulating the vehicle from ground increasing the chance of a static electric spark igniting fuel vapors. In reality, I think the chances of the right conditions being present is remote, but not zero. Not something I would waste any time worrying about personally. People gas up their sleds on the trailer including myself.

Exactly. I also asked what was the difference between my tailgate and a sled sitting in a rubber tired trailer? Never got an answer about that one except for the volatile fume issue. I can see the spark issue with an old metal jerry can or other metal gas can and the need for grounding, but plastic?

On 1/14/2022 at 5:02 PM, HSR said:

Thanks! 3 months old !

He's still a LapraDog @ 3 months! Not so much @ 3 years+, but ours never tires of trying!

19 minutes ago, Ez ryder said:

Why do we need to wait that long ? 

I fear it's a comin'. I don't see how we can have another 12 months like the last. Something's going to have to give.

I still don't have an answer over on HCS about why filling plastic 5 gallon jugs while on the tailgate of my pickup is more dangerous than putting them on the ground. I don't see how they can be "grounded" in either position if they're plastic.

15 hours ago, EvilBird said:

I usually run Maple syrup , if I cant get that I run Apple sauce diluted with some piss. 

Synthetic 2 stroke is cheaper than syrup!

I saw a Catamount on Hungar Mt. in 1974. A state game warden has told me that I was seeing things recently because they were all gone from Vt. by then.