Recent content by GregBC

I think I've seen that one coming back from Buttle Lake, looked small but good to hear it's nice (if it's the one I'm thinking of). I also wanted to stay at one of the many little FCFS sites that are all around there but we decided to stay an extra night on Sointula and power home the next day.

There's a lot of them out there, lol! We went down a few sketchy dead-ends looking for the parking lot even. We wanted to check out Winter Harbour, Port Alice, and others but didn't have the time. So much to explore up there. Even driving back thru little Campbell River felt like culture...

Thanks! Yeah San Josef is regarded as one of the top beaches around (along with some Tofino beaches). Being so remote definitely adds to it. Still, the parking lot was nearly full on a weekday, so words getting around. And all sorts of vehicles were there (we saw some new-model Camero's heading...

Not many fancy vacations planned this year but when you live on Vancouver Island, the "non-fancy" getaways are still pretty darn sweet! Had the rooftop tent but we wanted to kayak and not take the kayak off every night so I was able to slide the RTT fully to the right side and fit a j-rack on...

Currently have a Adarac bed rack system and RTT on top. Been planning a trip and wanting to take a double-kayak (but not put it on the RTT). It looks like I'll be able to fit the kayak next to the RTT but the spacing of the verticals worries me (too narrow) so I'm looking to add a roof rack to...

Very cool! Why the heck doesn't Ford just allow for full depth of that storage? Is it particularly difficult to reach?

As far as I'm concerned, it's a MANDATORY stop from now on! Haha

Good to know! We'll keep it on all summer now that camping season is here (I put a RTT on top) but I do like that it can come off if I want to do something that might damage the pins/rails.

Dude it's DELICIOUS! Seriously some of the best burritos I've ever had.

Nice! Our “princess pup” (70lb lab) rides in the back seat, but if we had 2 we’d probably do the same. And that sounds safer than leaving the back rolled up. How often do you remove/install it? It’s on again for the rest of the summer for us then we’ll take it off/on a few times thru the...

Shoutout to Softopper - it may not be for everyone but it's been working well for us so far! One aspect I'm liking is the ability to access side/front of the bed when it's up. Buttoning up isn't always fun/easy but generally it's just 5min of cursing then it's done, lol! For a recent trip to...

Definitely not. The idea of “shovel ready” manufacturing plants plans/materials just waiting around ready to execute is unrealistic. Back in the day, say WW2 era, it happened. It wasn’t all roses and butterflies, btw: lots of graft, misuse of funds, shoddy deals, etc. The plants were FAR less...

Personally I would love to see more manufacturing in the US (well, North America anyway). More manufacturing here has a lower carbon footprint. But reality right now is almost every small manufacturer goes to China. There’s lots of stories out there; one was Alan Cook (Apple) or Steve Jobs...

I give the US a lot of credit for innovation and adaptability. But I don’t think ppl give enough respect for how hard it is to start up manufacturing, whether greenfield or brownfield. Some points: - buildings take years to plan/fund/build, especially a manufacturing plant. Sure China can...

A good PNW BC Saturday: paddle in the morning, then a cubic yard of gravel before lunch (two trips of half-yard, which is roughly 1400-1500 lbs; it's cool to see the truck squat as the bobcat pours the gravel in, haha!) I also really like the Adarac system - 8 bolts and the racks are off in...