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One of the great things about riding in the Caribou region of BC is the tremendous variety of conditions. There are unlimited miles of trails to ride, and those trails are in all sorts of conditions. There is club groomed wide trails for easy fast riding. There are: Single track trails that are well established and well looked after Main roads, mostly to be avoided, there are Logging roads - be careful if it's a work day Single track trails that people haven't been down in years and could do with some TLC, Bush whacking. Each year the Port Tack...

Each winter for a couple generations we've been enjoying and building the trail system in the Caribou Region of BC, near 70 Mile house. With a small cabin on Pressy Lake as home base we've done a lot of exploring on our snowmobiles in the winter and ATV's or dirt bikes in the summer. Finally catching up with GPS technology seemed like a priority. For one, getting lost is no fun, and for another we like to maintain certain main arteries while exploring or forging new ones. This year not only did we log our riding of snowmobiles but we...

Every winter we head into the interior of British Columbia to do some bushwhacking and trail riding.  Usually what separates the two experiences is whether someone with a chainsaw has been down the path recently.  We like to contribute our fair share so we bring the chainsaw on the snowmobile most outings. Where we ride the trees are quite brittle in the winter and snow falls in big bunches.  That leaves many trees fallen and blocking our path.  If the trees are still alive we'll shake the snow off them in hopes that they'll learn to stand up straight again...

So we're heading out to Pressy Lake in the 70 Mile House area for the winter break.  We're got plans to test out the racks and accessories while we GPS map the area for other riders.  As you can tell from the photo below, we plan on burning plenty of fuel!   If you're curious, you can see a couple of the jerry cans we looked at designing the snowmobile racks around before we found the one we wanted.  Up front are 6.6 gallon cans.  We liked the size but the handle was only average and the nozzle was terrible,...

Production of the aluminum snowmobile racks went smoothly again today.  You can almost feel the heat still emanating off this stack of racks as they sit on the welding table. Use of the custom jig, coped ends, computer and laser cut design has meant that the racks are quite straightforward to build.  Even welding in aluminum, which can be more difficult, can be made easier by having a precise fit to all the pieces.  Better welding results in a stronger and more durable product, these things have to be able to withstand a beating in the mountains. Next stop to...