transistor
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what RTT is that?
Texas to Alaska and back 2017
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Dark Lord
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It's a Freespirit Recreation RTT. It's one of their old style ones before they switched to the new version. It's basically a branded Chinese clone hard shell tent it seems, but it's held up great and we've had no problems with it. We got it on clearance when goFSR released their new version.
[MENTION=65101]BrianSD_42[/MENTION] we actually went back, and ate at that 49th State Brewing restaurant. Excellent place to eat, and the fish and chips were great!
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Dark Lord
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We haven't NEEDED it, but it certainly provides peace of mind when services are real far apart. We've stretched a tank pretty far on the Alaska Highway. We thought we were going to run out of gas, but ended up finding a gas station. I reset my tripmeter every tank, and don't usually go over 300 miles before filling up again. I ran the tank to about 330, and it said I had about 15 miles left on the center screen when I stopped for gas. Granted there were gas stations in that 330 miles, we must have missed the sign that said last station for a long ass time.
In conclusion, if you pay attention, you don't need extra fuel. It just gives peace of mind.
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MeefZah
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Thanks
gp55445
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What type of rifle? AR? or Fudd only?
MeefZah
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I would assume ARs are a no-go in Canada, my impression is hunting style rifle or shotgun only. However, I can't explicitly find that (I didn't look super hard). Restricted firearms can be brought in under certain conditions and prohibited firearms can't be brought in:
A restricted firearm is:
A handgun that is not a prohibited firearm.
A semi-automatic, centre-fire rifle or shotgun with a barrel length less than 470 mm (18.5 inches) that is not prohibited.
A rifle or shotgun that can fire when its overall length is reduced by folding, telescoping or some other means to less than 660 mm (26 inches).
Any firearm prescribed as restricted (including some long guns).
A prohibited firearm is:
A handgun with a barrel length of 105 mm (4.1 inches) or less.
A handgun designed or adapted to discharge 25 or 32 calibre ammunition.
A rifle or shotgun that has been altered to make it less than 660 mm (26 inches) in overall length.
A rifle or shotgun that has been altered to make the barrel length less than 457 mm (18 inches) where the overall firearm length is 660 mm (26 inches) or more.
An automatic firearm and a converted automatic firearm.
Any firearm prescribed as prohibited.
Info link and paperwork link -->
Firearm Users Visiting Canada - Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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Actually, an AR-15 is acceptable here as long as the magazine is limited to 5 rounds, and its a semi-auto. From that it falls under the unrestricted license and is subject to the same laws as a shotgun or long rifle. And these can fired on any crown land as long as its 300m from any highway, etc.
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Eeww. What's a 5rnd AR magazine even look like?
looks the same, they just put a pin in it to stop the loading... I'm sure the pin is removable, but the police here don't mess around when it comes to guns.
It pretty much makes the rifle an all show no go sorta think.
greatape
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Beautiful pics and thanks for sharing. Definitely staying tuned
One question, especially since you are using one, The hard shell RTT like the magnolia that deploys straight up; have you experienced in issues with blowing rain and wind? With no conventional fly, I've wondered how those handle in heavy to extreme environments.
Dark Lord
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We've had no problems with it in windy conditions. It can be loud, but same goes for any tent in general if you ask me.
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greatape
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For sure, thanks for the input
BrianSD_42
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You saw bears and lived to tell. Amazing.
But seriously, that's awesome.
But seriously, that's awesome.
Dark Lord
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We were hanging out with them on the beach. We were anywhere between 20-40 feet away. They were pretty laid back bears, and didn't pay much attention to us. At Lake Clark National Park they're not hunted or harassed by humans, so they're not afraid of humans. They also have an abundant food supply there so they're not hungry and don't look at humans as food. It was a surreal experience to say the least.... I'll admit deep down, there was a little fear, but I felt mostly comfortable being in that close proximity with them.
So to answer your question, we don't own a telephoto lens haha!
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Dark Lord
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We returned to Texas safely. The write up should be posted in the coming weeks. I fully expected to have to replace my windshield after driving the Dalton Highway, but surprisingly didn't get any rock chips the entire time we were in Alaska. It wasn't until our drive back that we received two rock chips, and two huge rock cracks. We had two big sized rocks kick up into the windshield in Canada which caused a crescent shaped crack in the windshield. I have good glass coverage through my insurance so, and got it fixed today.
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