Tinkham Nights
Apr 28, 2004 | 11:33 AM
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From: Duvall, WA
Originally Posted by jruz
Wow, you make it sound so l33t! 
That makes it easier to plan
Apr 28, 2004 | 12:00 PM
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From: Seattleish, WA
Originally Posted by WATRD
That would have been my guess, but I too kept reading it as "leet", so I figured there had to be more to it.
Hmmm... but wait!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A787917
And a footnote on there says:
"pronounced 'leet'."
Ahh... wait, here's the explanation:
As with any type of competition, 'smack' talk became prevalent in online gaming. Phrases such as 'I am elite' became common place, and somewhere down the line l33t speak crept in, reforming the phrase into '1 4m 3l1t3' in order to demonstrate that the speaker was a hacker and someone to be feared. It was further exaggerated by purposeful bad spelling and eventually wound up as something like this, '1 4m 3l33t!' and simplified to, '1 4m 133t'. Hence the name 'l33t speak'.
Golly... thanks for the distraction Jim!
Apr 28, 2004 | 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by WATRD
On a lot of the trails, headlights are bad news for your fellow wheelers, so vehicles with rock lights for night driving are preferred. If you insist upon blinding everyone with headlights, expect a lot of complaints and to peel a lot of duct tape off your lights
Apr 28, 2004 | 01:02 PM
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Unless you are running the "Baja 1000" or are solo for miles around, those lights won't do anything but make the tree right in front of you REALLY bright and tick off everyone ahead of you 
There's not much point to throwing 3kw of light in front of you when the trees are only 10 feet ahead.
There's not much point to throwing 3kw of light in front of you when the trees are only 10 feet ahead.
Apr 28, 2004 | 02:27 PM
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From: On a trail in WA.
Originally Posted by WATRD
There's a small, core group of us who chat about the night runs and solidify the details. Invitations are usually based upon past history of actually showing up and on having a vehicle that is properly equipped.
Because they are night runs, large groups are a pain in the butt. Thus, there are a limited number of invites sent out, primarily to people who are likely to to actually show. On a lot of the trails, headlights are bad news for your fellow wheelers, so vehicles with rock lights for night driving are preferred. If you insist upon blinding everyone with headlights, expect a lot of complaints and to peel a lot of duct tape off your lights
Night runs are not a good option for noobs. You need to be able to take care of yourself because there are a lot more things that can go wrong in the dark. It's also harder to ask someone to run back and forth to spot at every bump in the road.
Because of the snow level on Tinkham and Mt. Gardner, we will likely skip next week, at least I will, but the following week or the week after is a possible.
If you are interested, express your interest, but you need to be serious. Since we can practically only take a few rigs, it sucks when someone says they are going until the last minute, then lames out. That deprives someone else of taking that spot and coming along
Because they are night runs, large groups are a pain in the butt. Thus, there are a limited number of invites sent out, primarily to people who are likely to to actually show. On a lot of the trails, headlights are bad news for your fellow wheelers, so vehicles with rock lights for night driving are preferred. If you insist upon blinding everyone with headlights, expect a lot of complaints and to peel a lot of duct tape off your lights
Night runs are not a good option for noobs. You need to be able to take care of yourself because there are a lot more things that can go wrong in the dark. It's also harder to ask someone to run back and forth to spot at every bump in the road.
Because of the snow level on Tinkham and Mt. Gardner, we will likely skip next week, at least I will, but the following week or the week after is a possible.
If you are interested, express your interest, but you need to be serious. Since we can practically only take a few rigs, it sucks when someone says they are going until the last minute, then lames out. That deprives someone else of taking that spot and coming along
Originally Posted by midiwall
You need to get on the special top-secret Friendly Folks list.
Those with the eyes of Ra are watching. They will determine who comes to the list of followers. The Choosen must be of strong character in order to absorb the activities of the darkness, and to maintain the secrecy of ... The Night.
Those with the eyes of Ra are watching. They will determine who comes to the list of followers. The Choosen must be of strong character in order to absorb the activities of the darkness, and to maintain the secrecy of ... The Night.
Apr 28, 2004 | 03:48 PM
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I added you a possible for the future. Let us know when you are at a point that your truck can get dirty.
I also have Greg on the list.
For those who are interested in these runs, be thinking about some form of rock lights, rope lights, neon, maglights taped to the frame, whatever, but some form of undercarriage lighting. Also, please put a switch on your daytime runners so you can turn them off.
I would love to guide a few night runs on some 'real' trails later this summer, but you need to be able to do them without blinding everyone ahead of you
Thanks!
I also have Greg on the list.
For those who are interested in these runs, be thinking about some form of rock lights, rope lights, neon, maglights taped to the frame, whatever, but some form of undercarriage lighting. Also, please put a switch on your daytime runners so you can turn them off.
I would love to guide a few night runs on some 'real' trails later this summer, but you need to be able to do them without blinding everyone ahead of you
Thanks!
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Apr 28, 2004 | 04:45 PM
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so are you saying ground affects are in order!?!?!?!?!?!?! should i get the red or the blue? 
and as for rock lights, would you say set for the front, one set for the back? would that be enough? ima have to start pricing out cheap lights.
and as for rock lights, would you say set for the front, one set for the back? would that be enough? ima have to start pricing out cheap lights.
Apr 28, 2004 | 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by KevyWevy
so are you saying ground affects are in order!?!?!?!?!?!?! should i get the red or the blue?
and as for rock lights, would you say set for the front, one set for the back? would that be enough? ima have to start pricing out cheap lights.
and as for rock lights, would you say set for the front, one set for the back? would that be enough? ima have to start pricing out cheap lights.
Apr 28, 2004 | 05:22 PM
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Nah, you are close enough to the ground already without ground effects... jsut the lighting please.
There are a lot of different ideas about how to best light your undercarriage, in fact there's several essays on the web on this subject. There are patterns that allow you to minimize the number of lights required to maximize your coverage, but I tend to go with the more lights the better method You can get by with three wide angle floods if they are positioned properly, but I liked the symmetry of six.
There are a lot of different ideas about how to best light your undercarriage, in fact there's several essays on the web on this subject. There are patterns that allow you to minimize the number of lights required to maximize your coverage, but I tend to go with the more lights the better method
You can get by with three wide angle floods if they are positioned properly, but I liked the symmetry of six.
