Well, there is fun in having the grass done 3 times faster!
But, I see your point. Don't forget to attach an air horn to beep and wave if the folks next door don't see you. I think the old newfie yellow rain hat would look much better!
Quad ATV's?
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But, I see your point. Don't forget to attach an air horn to beep and wave if the folks next door don't see you. I think the old newfie yellow rain hat would look much better!
Real out doors people don't ATV, they canoe and portage.simon482 said:
I have a friend who went on a two month trek through the North. There are no gas stations to refuel your lame ass ATV there.
They are for lard assess who want to take photos in out door locations and only one step up from thinking a motor home counts as camping.
The really smart lard asses know there aren't any gas stations and take the fuel with them. FUJI has reverted back tom his old idiot self. Almost I know north of 60 or even north of the tree line have ATVs or snowmobiles together with metal hulled boat and 4x4s. I doubt FUJI's friend took all his supplies with him and had caches set down or air drops along the way. You can't carry, pull or push enough for a two month trek.
He took it all with him. No air drops or caches. He did hunt for some of it.
I have news for you: In the early days people crossed the entire country by canoe. And no, they didn't have "air drops" back then either. It might seem pretty alien to you, but some people when they go out into the woods don't drive there in an RV.
Fuji has got caught again and it will be interesting to watch him dance. A two months supply of MER , giving <2500 cal/day weights about 175 lbs. If the friend is hiking all the way, he burns at best twice that number of calories, if not 3x's.
I assume the people Fuji is referring to are the voyagers. They spent 14 hours a day paddling and had little time to hunt or fish often eating on the run. They carried just enough supplies to make it to the next post, where they restocked just enough to make the next post. Too many supplies took up valuable space needed for trade goods. If they were delayed and ran out of food, too bad, you don't eat until you get to the post. You eat as well as you can at the posts, because on the route you eat dried meat/fish, corn meal and rice, washed down with tea. You never supply any trip expecting to catch game 'ever'. It's a fools plan. If you catch something, add it and enjoy, but never depend on it.
I've packed it in the north country. It's not fun and not for the faint of heart. There are roads, but getting any kind of quad down them would be tough, old logging roads grow over and become all but impossible to travel on, even by foot. Going off the grid is tough slogging as well. The bush can be too thick to walk through, lakes and rivers block your course, leading you way off your route and it's just damned hard going.
But, then again the original question was about a quad or atv at the cottage, no biggie. You buy what you feel comfortable in using, does what you need it to do if you are looking for a work horse and fits your budget.
Like I already said, I like the utv. Great machines, will get you and another person around the cottage roads nicely. Can have a flat bed back, great for loading all kinds of stuff like firewood or limestone screenings for filling potholes. Get a small utility trailer and your capacity for cargo has increased significantly. Add a winch and you can do all kinds of things. Great little machines.
But, then again the original question was about a quad or atv at the cottage, no biggie. You buy what you feel comfortable in using, does what you need it to do if you are looking for a work horse and fits your budget.
Like I already said, I like the utv. Great machines, will get you and another person around the cottage roads nicely. Can have a flat bed back, great for loading all kinds of stuff like firewood or limestone screenings for filling potholes. Get a small utility trailer and your capacity for cargo has increased significantly. Add a winch and you can do all kinds of things. Great little machines.
I have looked at/tried out the Kubota UTV, and it's great for just around the homestead except no lawns to speak of and limited use off the beaten track. The Argo suggested earlier is really interesting, especially with the amphibious ability. I have to find a few more friends form afar who have experience with them.
In the early days there was no "next post", dork. You're just flabbergasted at the idea of someone surviving in the woods with what they can carry because you don't really have a clue how to do it, so you can't imagine anybody else does. You think you're camping when you roll your RV up to the camp ground and hook up the electric, and you think you are out in the woods when you are riding on a pre-cut trail on your ATV. God help you if you ever had to survive on your own.
Argos are nice, a little learning curve needs to be addressed when first driven. They are not really like a boat though. Yes they are amphibious, but really only in calm waters. Rough water is not their friend or yours. You can put tracks on them in the winter time, but need the smaller tires on in order to put the tracks on. Again, they're ok in the snow, but they aren't a snowmobile. I don't recall whether or not they come with a windshield, but roof and sides are extra. I don't recall whether they have a 12v plug inside. There is no heater, engine warmth is it.
The Kubota is nice, proven even, but I am thinking of the Can-am utv; http://www.canamoffroad.com/side-by-side/all-models.aspx
No lawn cutting with this. You could probably put the same plow as an atv. Nice, sleek and stylish. I can see you in one now blackrock! :biggrin1:
I believe you fuji. This isn't in the realm of possibilities for what most people know. Getting off the beaten path is the cottage or the KOA. No roads, no trails and miles and miles to the nearest road is not for everyone. Even when you are in the middle of nowhere, with a map, compass and no GPS. It can be daunting, to step out and wonder, just where the fuck am I? But comforting to know, your still in Canada and to the best of your knowledge, still in the same province.
Nice, sleek, and stylish, that's me to a T, lol. Thanks for the input. The tracks would be an interesting option, but the number of times they'd be used wouldn't support the outlay. The one that catches my eye is the 675/8 wheel one. Wind screens, meh, wear goggles and keep your mouth closed, but a canvas roof cover would be nice.
Yup. For the record, I have not done the months long trek my friend has. I admire him for that, but I would have a few things to learn before I could pull that off. I *have* gone out into the woods for a couple of weeks with a canoe and what I can pack in. That is a heck of a lot easier because yes, you can carry two weeks of food. It may not be the tastiest food, but it's not that hard to carry it, especially if you travel mostly by water, and plan sensible portages. If you have to, make two trips when you portage stuff across. And of course, if you get lucky, you will have fresh fish to eat.
At any rate, riding your ATV down a pre-cut trail is not what real outdoors people do.
