Best way to pack wood to a build site?

[Loopie]

A trail I'm hoping to get started this yr, most of it will require hiking the wood in. (we use lumber here, not the native Pine, which rots asap)
The terrain isn't too bad, pretty mild, not steep.

I'm thinking a large backpack frame and just load it up, dolly style....or maybe a stretcher kind of thing with a wheel on the end?

I don't know, what do you guys figure?

[Coop]

assemble your SAS squad, drop in on synchros trail. have one element cover the perimeter, while another team works to remove those sweet sweet coastal cedar planks from his wallride. sling them under the chopper and disembark. parachute drop (high altitude entry, low deployment of chute) in packs of 2 planks / chute to your building site. enjoy.

[Tom P]

sling a bunch of 2x4s together and then sling it to a kayak cart

http://images.mec.ca/media/Images/Products/Paddlesports/4013763s.jpg

[Loopie]

Imported cedar would rock in tha Loops!
It'd be like installing marble flooring in your house:lol:

[Taylor_P]

just bundle all your wood together in the longest pieces (you can cut em in half later) and then just use a back pack.

[Loopie]

Anyone know where I can get a pack frame cheap?
The surplus store here wants about $80 for one.

[drezy]

Originally posted by Loopie
Anyone know where I can get a pack frame cheap?
The surplus store here wants about $80 for one. Try the pawn shops or value village. I got one for 20 bucks. The tree planters buy all new shit, then dump it for a bus ticket when they can't cut it. Might be tougher to find in the Loops than here though.

[heckler]

I've got an old pack that has an aluminum frame I could donate. I'm in NV, and not planning on any interior trips in the near future, we'd have to find a volunteer to drive it out to you.

PM me if interested.

[Putty]

two words:

wood bitches.

[Loopie]

Originally posted by heckler
I've got an old pack that has an aluminum frame I could donate. I'm in NV, and not planning on any interior trips in the near future, we'd have to find a volunteer to drive it out to you.

PM me if interested.

Nice:)
Would you be willing/able to take it to Greyhound? I don't think it'd have to be boxed up, they'd just tag it I'm sure.
Send it freight collect? (or if you had to pay up front...just let me know and I'll mail you payment)
If so..I'll PM you my contact info.
Thx:cool:

[Zedbra]

C'mon Uncle Loopie, just rent the yellow 'Stang. You know you want to

[Loopie]

Now that'd be one expensive pack if I did that. But ya, I would get to drive the yellow convertible again:D.....now where's my yellow shirt?!....

[heckler]

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[Loopie]

hmmm.
I'll let you know heckler. I may be able to find one of those older styles here for cheap....would save you the hassle.

I'm also thinking it would be pretty easy to make a stretcher sorta deal and two of us pack it in loaded up.

[heckler]

No problem. Let me know.

[Farmer]

you could always make a pack frame out of wood. I saw it in some book once. If I find the name I'll post it on here later.

[eknomf]

Im not sure what the terrain is like that your working on, but if its not too rough strapping wood to your bike is pretty effective. Put a big wide peice on the bar and seat and then pile more ontop and strap it down really tight to the bars and seat rails. If you wanted to get more elaborate with this you could find an old seatpost and make a woodrack type thing like this....

http://thundergoat.org/bike/wood.gif

[Loopie]

Not bad^ :)
You must have went to private school. ;)

[synchro]

do it in style, heli-drop

[Wayne P]

Its too bad there isn't cedar in the Loops, cause the ramped stuff on Rose is just plain sketchy. I might have to re-work most of that stuff when I move. Is anyone actively maintaining/building there right now?

I'm definitely cutting a new or rebuilding an existing trail when I move.

Loopie, where would I find some steep rocky stuff?

[Loopie]

You could only be talking about a certain bridge section on Rose...and ya, everyone agrees it's rediculous. Nice enough idea, craptacular construction. Cheryl at the Cafe was asking me about getting a posse together and hauling it all up/out. (she knows who built it, and they know it's shoddy and that it should come down)

Steep and rocky? Lolo. But it's also loose. Giver :D
I'll show you the Greenstone area when you come up. I think you'll like that. And there's some open, rolling rock bluffs that I think it'd be cool to have a line thru/over.

[Wayne P]

Sweet. I'll let you know when we'll up next (1-2 months from now). I'd like to scope out Greenstone.

Rolling rock bluffs are a definite option for cutting new lines! What area would that be in?

[Loopie]

Greenstone.

[strahan]

This is how it's done.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v253/strahan/Sooke_Buidling/woodpacker.jpg

[Loopie]

Nice shot:)

[Gary Harder]

Here's an idea that may or may not work.
A bob, It can be hooked up to your bike.
One wheeled trailer(beast of burden)
I sometimes use them to bring in water jugs for drinking and supplies.
You can put a lot of weight in it (rated at 70 lbs) and they handle well ,even down hill .
Though not much beats numbers of wood bitchs..........
with packs.

[tzouryder]

here is an idea for ya take two long peices of 2x4 spread then shoulder lenght apart and stack all ur wood on there and once ur all loaded up toss it on ur shoulders and hike up


u might need 2 or three people for this and it might be a good idea to wrap teh ends in a shirt for comfurt

[Joe Dick]

i use this tecnique. theres ceader here but the area i build in was logged some years ago and all they left was the fir. fir sucks for building. of course every one in a while I get my hands on a truck load of ceader mill ends

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v64/adbostock/trailwork/IMGP0135.jpg

[barry]

measure and cut it before you take it up