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DRPHIDDLEPHOS
05-15-2003, 02:27 PM
SPEAKING OF PACK WEIGHT AND BOXED WINE ECT...... IT SO HAPPENS THAT OUR FRIEND ELWOOD HAS A LOG OF OATMEAL STOUT HOME BREW READY FOR THE TASTING! MY DELEMMA IS HOW TO HIKE IT IN? IT PROBABLY WEIGHS IN AROUND 35-45LBS AND WE ARE SPENDING THE NIGHT. SO WE ARE PRETTY GEARED UP,AND WEIGHTED DOWN. WHAT I WAS WONDERING WAS WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO DRAG UP A SLED, OR IF SOMEONE OUT THERE WAS GOING UP FOR THE DAY AND WOULD LIKE TO JOIN IN AND MULE IT UP? WE ARE TALKING ABOUT FREE HOME BREW HERE, AND THE GLORY OF A KEGGER AT THE TOP. SO THE OFFER IS OUT THERE, ANY TAKERS???? :eek: :beer:
skicdave
05-15-2003, 02:52 PM
While still slightly on topic...
The best method for hauling up the big kegs is on a back board. I've seen it done. The guy looked quite confortable especially since his friends had split up his gear amongst themselves to haul up. :beer:
On my packcalc - the KEG is a LOG. 22 pounds, almost the same as Skiis+Boots. (No Co2, pump before you leave, and then open the Co2 side and pour straight out) The plan was to bring my keg of homebrew one time. That and a pound of bacon. That plan never happened.
Barring that, get the biggest Nalegene bottle (http://www.nalgene-outdoor.com/store/subcategory.asp?categorysubcategorycode=27) you can and pour it from the keg in the car at the trail head. Or, use the smaller nalgene bottles, and everyone bring a couple. Brew will last a couple days in a good resealable bottle. And if it goes flat: I bet you won't care.
M@
DRPHIDDLEPHOS
05-15-2003, 03:01 PM
thanks for the feedback guys! i was also thinking of carring it up on a harness connected to a kayak stroller, but i was thinking the trail would be too bumpy and i've got mucho gear this time! i will figure somthing out!
elwood
05-15-2003, 05:39 PM
Maybe we can bring it up on the train...and then roll it all the way down! :beer: :beer: :beer:
skicdave
05-15-2003, 05:42 PM
Didn't think we need to see the beer cans in coolers. Its cool enough in the ravine anyways. Did someone ask for Duff beer? :beer:
Skilasnow
05-15-2003, 08:34 PM
I am heading up Saturday Morning and might be interested in trying to help out... mmmmmmm b-e-e-r..... I've thought of a sled, but without full snow coverage it would be bumpy... hmmm, I'll continue to give this some thought
Hey LOOKIE its the Tucks Gondola :gondola: :snowflakes:
And I think this weekend wiil be all :sun: and I will have my pink :chair: at lunch rocks :)
skicdave
05-15-2003, 09:02 PM
Damm! You weren't supposed to see that one skilas! Don't forget your :helmet:
Skilasnow
05-15-2003, 09:42 PM
I bought my :helmet: the day before my first trip to :tucks: I had :beer: but no :chair: . There was plenty of :sun: so I :jumpturn: in :shorts: . listening to :saxaphone: When I got back to :hojos: it started :raining: all the way to :pinkham:
SkiStooge
05-16-2003, 06:29 AM
:beer: :beer: :beer: You all are missing the easiest idea to get the beer :beer: up...Leave it in the car with the window cracked, get about a 100 gallon pressure tank, bring about 2 and a half miles of nice clean tubing, hook one end of the tubing to the keg :beer: (don't forget to turn on the pressure valve at the tank!!!), attach the spigot to the other end, and hike! Simply unroll the tubing as ya go!!! Simple as that! Let me know if anyone ever attempts something like this as I will PAY to watch someone unroll 2 and a half miles of tubing!!! (Let alone see the gargantuan that is enlisted to carry it!) On the OTHER hand...someone could drive it to the summit now that the road is open, hook a nice weight on to the spigot end and just THROW it over the headwall...Hmmmm. This sounds a little easier. OK, nuff for this train of thought. Have fun, be safe. Al :beer:
I acutally designed an R/C plane to carry a few beers. Plan was to have one joey in the parking lot load it up, take off, get to altitude, aim it towards the ravine and turn his transmitter off. then someone up in the ravine would wait until they saw it, turn their transmitter on, land, remvoe beers, and send it back in similar manner.
Turns out it's a lot of weight for fuel and you gambling about $200 worth of airplane in the process.
But to say you did it... therein lies the reward. That and the beer.
M@ :ducttape:
Guys, all this high tech stuff is not the answer. A plain old fashioned helium filled weather balloon will cut the effective carry weight of the case/keg by quite a lot. ;) If there's two balloons, one could bring along the barBQ and the requisite propane. :happyhiker:
Getting to HoJo's with that rig would be fine. Getting from there to the ravine would be tough. The balloons wouldn't last another 50 meters in the trees by the much narrower trail. :unhappyhiker:
skicdave
05-16-2003, 09:29 AM
No need to bring up kegs of :beer:
The wall cabinet is well stocked...
99 kegs of beer on headwall
99 kegs of beer
if one should fall, try to catch one or all
99 kegs of beer for ya'all
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http://timefortuckerman.com/gifs/99cansofbeerflare.jpg
DRPHIDDLEPHOS
05-16-2003, 10:48 AM
see what happens when hitec minds start a thinktank on even some of the worlds smallest problems. how innovative, how well thought out and M@ the airplane idea....well thats just sheer genius!!!!!!!!!!! WOW! we will be at the notch early, hittin up the royal inn tonight :hojos: not quite hojos but :sun: is in our future!
DRPHIDDLEPHOS
05-16-2003, 10:53 AM
hey skilanes, if your serious we will bring the keg. we will be at the trail head at 6:30 to get our spots up at the top, but if you would like to meet up i'm sure we can kick the keg and it wouldn't be a problem for me to haul back down w/gear... so if your interested let ellwood or i know :beer: :beer: :beer: :D :beer: :beer: :snowboarding:
DRPHIDDLEPHOS
05-16-2003, 10:56 AM
sorry skilaslenas i got the name wrong, way wrong
:skiplow:
Skilasnow
05-16-2003, 11:05 AM
skilanes.... :D Did you say6:30 :eek: ? Hmmm, I am not sure I could convince my climbing partner to be there at 6:30 to help carry a keg of beer, and I am a slow :unhappyhiker: hiker. But oh, homebrew at :tucks: mmmmm... maybe you could :ducttape: it to a team of foxes
skicdave
05-16-2003, 11:27 AM
Come on skilassie! :dog: Give us your real first name in case we :skiergroup:
Skilasnow
05-16-2003, 11:55 AM
Ouch! that's skibi%ch to you :p
My name is John, I like to ski. I have only skied in mountain ranges that begin with the letter 'A', French Alps, Swiss Alps, Andes, Appalachians. I like to sail in the summer on my sunfish in gail force winds, I can capsize my boat and get it back right without getting wet. I like trying to catch Striped Bass on my brother's friend's boats. I am a 5 star chef. I paint, carpentry, tiling, and other handiman type things. I like to garden sometimes. To hell with the bio, I drink beer at Tucks after jumping a few creasses
DRPHIDDLEPHOS
05-16-2003, 11:56 AM
WE JUST NEED TO BE THERE TO GET PASSED FOR HERMIT LAKE, WE COULD MEET LATER SAY AFTER BREAKFAST. I CAN ACCOMIDATE IF SOMEONE IS REALLY INTERESTED IN MAKING A NAME FOR THEMSELVES, NOT TO MENTION SOME REALLY GREAT FRIENDS! I EVEN TRIED TO GET A LAST MIN. BRO TO COME JUST FOR THE HIKE AND HE BROKE HIS LEG ON MONDAY!!!!!!!!! :envy: SO WE WILL BRING THE KEG CELL # IS 345-8465 IF YOUR SERIOUS :D
Skilasnow
05-16-2003, 01:08 PM
I'VE GOT IT, What we need is a golf bag on wheels! With really big low-pressure pneumatic wheels to absorb the bumps! I might just be able to put my hands on one before we leave this evening!
skilaslenas you are a flipping genius :cooldog: ...don't forget the argyle socks and plus fours :cool:
DRPHIDDLEPHOS
05-16-2003, 02:09 PM
THAT WOULD BE PERFECT!!!!! EVEN WITHOUT THE BIG WHEELS A GOLF CART WOULD BE THE BEST BET!!! GOOD CALL! WE WILL HAVE THE LOG WITH US NO MATTER WHAT! SO IF YOU CAN SCORE GREAT, IF NOT IT WILL STAY IN CAR. AND WE WILL HAUL UP 40'S.........CRAZY HORSE! BOOYA!! :D
DRPHIDDLEPHOS
05-16-2003, 02:27 PM
would you like to make a time to meet at the :pinkham: sat am? elwood and i would be willing to wait as long a we get the passes for :shelters: and we can :happyhiker: :happyhiker: :happyhiker:
all go up together and take turns pulling if you can score the golf cart :beer: @ :tucks:
Skilasnow
05-16-2003, 04:42 PM
Hey Doc and Elwood,
Do you have radios? I'll be on T4T (9 14) or on 8 10. We had planned on 8:00 - 8:30 to be ready to hit the trail head. I have your cel number so hopefully one way or another... we'll be arriving in a new VW Jetta, silver, MA plates, red Mad River Glen bumper sticker, roof rack with one pair skis and one teleboard.
BillF
05-16-2003, 09:50 PM
:skierembarrassed: GEEEENNNOOOOOO!! DON'T GO THERE THE BEER IS NOT IMPORTANT!! OH NOOOO, HELP SOMEONE, CALL 911 OLD GENE FELL INTO THE WATERFALL CREVASSE... LOL, Getting a lot of mileage with that pic of Gene huh Skidave, lol again.
:skifemcool:
skicdave
05-16-2003, 10:02 PM
Hey BillF,
Yah, come to think of it that shot has been used a few times. Thank Gene for me! :happydog:
Sledhaulingmedic
05-30-2003, 09:16 AM
skicdave:
While still slightly on topic...
The best method for hauling up the big kegs is on a back board. I've seen it done. The guy looked quite confortable especially since his friends had split up his gear amongst themselves to haul up. :beer: A sled would be the way to go. Take it up the train and run it down the snow fields on a Cascade Model 100! That would be a ride.
Carrying it up would a lot easier if we could settle for Light beer
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