Mikemike’s shanty

[mr.mindless]

It’s quieter than the 3500 and rides better too. I miss my manual. The aisin is always shifting.

Noted a little stutter leaving the line late yesterday. While cornering both times. Could be trans or limited slip. Didn’t notice it today (just townie running today. Trailhead, harbor, restaurant, back to same site)

Takes me seconds to level with my new scrap-built ramps, thrilled with them.

[mr.mindless]

Same dock today minutes after high tide.





Boats were just setting down on the bottom 2 hours later as we finished lunch




Talked with one of the captains a bit. They dock here because it’s close to both home and their grounds (bay is zoned, permit only good within your zone). Third generation, younger than me. More than happy to shoot the shit for a bit. Prepping for their season that starts 10/14 through dec/jan.

[mr.mindless]

Hopewell Rocks were epic. Visited at low tide on our way to Halifax and hiked around for a couple hours

Here’s a time lapse of the tide there










then stood in the surf on the North Atlantic side of NB before a fantastic dinner on a river

[mr.mindless]

Another cool import rig spotted at Hopewell Rocks too

[M4wdFab]

cool trip! 

[M]

Video goes to something different than time lapse.

Neat photos!

[mr.mindless]

https://vimeo.com/267335684?p=1l

Dunno how I screwed up the link. This should be it.

Ferry to PEI today. Only had time to drive through Halifax after sunrise breakfast at the beach and then a trip south to Peggy’s Cove. Bigger city than I expected. Would like to spend a bit of time in it.

[mr.mindless]

Have a tiny water leak that has the pump kick maybe hourly. Don’t know where.

Renogy battery shunt gets stuck this way once in a while and I have to reset it. Has to be something with the dc-dc charger.




The controller for the diesel heater won’t cycle it on-off. Just high low, and it’s got to be under about 45F for that to be ok. Maybe cooler. So I’ll need to figure out a solution for that. Not using propane for heat I can run for probably 2 weeks on my 2x30lb bottles for only stove and fridge.

Haven’t had to think about power other than keeping an eye on it. Have had water run out of get full when not paying attention. 3-4 days is where we need to actually mind it

[M]

impressive video with the tides going in and out

[carchameleon]

looks like a great trip, cool stuff!

[mr.mindless]

I thought 1.5x/L for diesel was bad, but in QC it’s $1.70!
Only bad part of the trip. Putting in enough to get is to Massena. At least the exchange rate is pretty favorable right now.

[mr.mindless]

Slide spit a roller out from somewhere on the last leg home. Tanks dumped and ready for clean out tomorrow.

Fridge has been getting warm while under way. Need to see what options are to better protect the game from blowing out.

With my truck charging I can run on electric while under way but that’ll always be a 100% manual switch, I think.

[etk300ex]

I tried shielding the flame on my stock fridge a bunch of different ways unsuccessfully.  The electric was completely useless.  It was also as old as I am .

[mr.mindless]

mine is a 2-way, no 12v option.

120 draws I think about 25amps which sucks out loud but I'm charging at 50 amps while driving so it would do it, just might mean not getting back to 100%.

I don't really want to change out the fridge if I don't have to, but I have heard that standard residential fridges have _tiny_ draw by comparison, so if I could physically size one correctly that might be a way to go. I would want to see the numbers, since as is now I can go 3-4 days with little sun and zero run time and be in good shape.

[etk300ex]

Oh 120V, I don't associate 120V with camping haha.  25amps @ 120V is a lot.  Absorption fridges have to make heat to work I suppose?  I'm sure someone has figured out how to keep the flame going, there's a ton of those campers on the road.