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Post by sandsman1 on Jan 23, 2007 22:31:33 GMT -5
ok i cant find another way in to where the striped rock is in t-or-c so im goin through the tunnel soon hahaha its a long tube that runs under rt-25 and then i have about a 1 mile walk after that so what i need help with is im gonna be on foot and have to walk out what ever i find haha -- you all know i got no back left so i fig i aint gonna be able to carry a bucket too far i cant doit here it pulls to much on the back -- so im thinkin a back pack maby with a frame will be alot better and i remember some one saying in a post they use an army surplus pack to haul there rock can anyone give me some hints to a good pack i can beat up by carrying rocks in haha something strong any help will be great i was just looking but theres a buncha them i dont know what kind to pick
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Post by joe on Jan 23, 2007 22:49:38 GMT -5
Hey John, Tony uses an ALICE pack to haul godawful heavy Jade to his truck. Maybe that'll help. If not, befriend some local kids. Take 'em with you. Show them the rocks. Have them haul the rocks. Shine a few for the kids.
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Post by joe on Jan 23, 2007 22:57:39 GMT -5
Hmmm, John. I think you need to bring CP with you! He has a young back and can haul 'em!! Didn't think I was gonna put you to work did ya, CP?!!
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earthdog
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Post by earthdog on Jan 23, 2007 23:08:40 GMT -5
Sands, go to Walmart and get yourself a little red wagon, pull the darn thing. You can pack your lunch, water, tools and a little folding chair. Then just pull it all out with ya. If the small wheels don't work, go to a farm store and get the beefy off road tires and rims to bolt on the wagon. Do some pin striping and you'll have a custom rock wagon.
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Post by Slydog on Jan 23, 2007 23:18:55 GMT -5
The wheeled luggage sounds good, but the wagon idea 'rocks'. I bet that will work best. Been thinking about that one myself for my spring rock hunting trip.
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Post by snowdog on Jan 23, 2007 23:33:53 GMT -5
I made one from a old shopping cart and a couple wheels off a wheelchair --- took the small wheels off the cart also took the basket off -- put the two big wheels on ( frame is upside down )so now the narrow front bottom is my handle -- will hold a couple five gallon buckets and can push or pull it most any place with those big wheels -- can take a pic if you want as for a back-pack most any heavy canvas would work but you may want to get a piece of foam rubber to put on the outside ( between your back and the pack so the sharp rock edges don't wear a hole in your back and have that red stuff start running out
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Post by parfive on Jan 23, 2007 23:47:28 GMT -5
Sands - That's why Thor or BC or Henry Ford invented the wheel thousands of years ago. And here's a coincidence for ya - BC made all his wheels outta rock!!!
Get a hand truck - light, easy to push or pull, good size rubber tires no problem on that terrain, and it'll hold two 5-gallon pails tied on with some rope (three pails on the interstate).
Rich
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Post by sandsman1 on Jan 24, 2007 0:03:06 GMT -5
ok good ideas all of them i like the wagon idea -- but for this trip it has to be some kinda pack you cant see it in the pic but theres a giant hole in front of the tunnel from when the get the monsun rains here gotta be 8 ft deep and 12 15 across so id have to climb in the hole and carry the wagon up the other side haha and when i get on the other side of the tunnel i dont know whats its like -- i tell ya i went by a few weeks ago on 25 and if there wasent a fence up id just 4 wheel of the side of the road and make my way to the side of the mountain range that way -- but its fenced in along the highway its blm land and the let the ranchers us it for cattle grazing --- i was just lookin and alice packs and they have to sizes medium and large any body have any idea what they will hold can i get away with the medium
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Post by Sabre52 on Jan 24, 2007 0:11:48 GMT -5
Sands: *L* Rocks are heavy so you probably want to go with a smaller size backpack unless you're pretty sturdy. *L* As I get older and older, my pack gets smaller and smaller I packed out about 70 pounds once my last trip to the ranch and it like to killed me. Soon as I got home I got me a new smaller pack so I won't be tempted to be dumb! Oh yeah, and some of the newer packs have built in internal pads that really help with the old rock poking ya in the back thing......mel
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Post by sandsman1 on Jan 24, 2007 0:17:56 GMT -5
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Post by parfive on Jan 24, 2007 0:25:08 GMT -5
Whatever pack you get, Sands, skip the extended warranty and go for the helium balloon option. (Also helps to find ya when you get lost out there.)
Rich
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Post by sandsman1 on Jan 24, 2007 0:31:06 GMT -5
hahaha it aint that far i can see the mountain range from the highway id say prob mile mile an half -- i sure wish i could find a rancher that would let me drive in-- it said theres a ranch road to follow where the site is -- i was lookin for a rock club here but the person i talked to said they closed up shop i fig maybe they would know a better way to get to it maybe know a rancher with access
if i do get lost i smoke enough i just send up smoke signals hahaha
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Post by Sabre52 on Jan 24, 2007 0:32:33 GMT -5
You know, when I was in the army we had similar packs and I swear they were designed to torture soldiers! I dont think the frame has a pad to protect you from the rocks and believe me all those outboard bags don't help with weight distribution when you're hauling rocks. And they're talking fifty pounds of gear not rocks. Would hold way more weight in rocks. I prefer one main smaller padded compartment. Those are much stronger than the more modern packs though if you're looking for strength and way cheaper. Probably heavier and less comfortable though and I like my comfort when packing rock....mel
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Post by rhodescabbin on Jan 24, 2007 0:43:15 GMT -5
A couple years ago in Tuscon I seen a guy that had modified a suitcase on wheels, with bigger wheels, like CP said. Man I had a 5 gallon bucket and my arms was killing me and I seen that fella with that rack and sure wished I had one...Hey, ever think of getting a St Bernard??? I used to have one and they pack 35 to 40 Lbs like it is nothing...They eat that much in dog food a week though lol...
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Post by Sabre52 on Jan 24, 2007 0:48:29 GMT -5
Sands: I do have two wheeled a cart with bicycle type wheels that I use on hard ground up at the ranch sometimes but it sucks on the desert or where there is loose soil and pulling it up steep hills ain't no fun either. Oh and the steep down hill parts can be a bit thrilling with 80 pounds of rocks in it too *L*...mel
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Post by WyckedWyre on Jan 24, 2007 0:57:37 GMT -5
John, get a Llama.
;DS
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Post by spacegold on Jan 24, 2007 3:52:58 GMT -5
You might consider a duck hunter's canvas decoy carrier, Sands. The ones I have seen have twelve deep pockets, six front and six back to carry a dozen large decoys. They fit over your shoulders and give superb weight distribution. You can fill the front ones and then swing them around to the back and fill the other six in front.
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Post by sandsman1 on Jan 24, 2007 5:35:49 GMT -5
they're talking fifty pounds of gear not rocks. Would hold way more weight in rocks. I prefer one main smaller padded compartment. Those are much stronger than the more modern packs though if you're looking for strength and way cheaper. Probably heavier and less comfortable though and I like my comfort when packing rock....mel
mel i got lost on your answer wich packs are you saying is stronger and cheaper ------and what ones are more comfortable
and do you have one you could point me too that would be more comfortable what kind do you use
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Post by ladyt on Jan 24, 2007 6:04:02 GMT -5
Why can't you just walk across rt 25? Why do you have to go under it? Guess I'm lost...
Tonja
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Post by sandsman1 on Jan 24, 2007 6:21:44 GMT -5
tonja its a main highway its 2 or 3 lanes on each side i aint tryin to dodge cars doin 70 with 50 or 60 lb of rock on my back hahaha i aint as fast as i used to be
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