Re: Running a long line this year
[Re: Thurman]
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10/18/22 05:20 PM
10/18/22 05:20 PM
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Interior Alaska
Oh Snap
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Man that overflow looks fun! Especially for the guy taking the picture…
I love the smell of burning spruce---I love the sound of a spring time goose---I love the feel of 40 below---from my trapline I will never go!
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Re: Running a long line this year
[Re: Team V]
#7695235
10/18/22 07:26 PM
10/18/22 07:26 PM
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Joined: Oct 2022
Nenana, Alaska
GrayWolfandPack
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Nenana, Alaska
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I run a 118 mile line. Things to take that I have figured out for safety. First is flairs if you go in the drink at -50 and get wet your hands are not going to work very well flairs are easy to ignite and burn a long time to get the fire going. When I run by my self I take a complete set of cold weather gear and a coffee pot with oatmeal and coffee packed in it with granola bars . We also use sleeping bags to wrap are wolves in to keep them from rubbing on the ride back in the sleds and have a piece of foam on bottom of sled . Worst case scenario you can use the bags and foam to stay installed from ground and bag to keep warm till you can get out . Take feet warmers full size and I use bunnie boots because I have been wet with Sorel boots and it is a bad deal you can not dry them in the woods . Second have a plan and stay calm do not rely on others for your safety you can send a message from your inreach but it my be awhile before they get there. Just my 2 cents . Yessir I have my winter gear that is sufficient for the conditions. I have a bivy with a -40 bag inside, with another 0 bag inside just in case. I also have foam on the bottom of my sled. I have some dry shod boots that are rated for -50 plus lots of wool socks. Also carry flares and whatnot. I have a lot of experience with back country hunting / living out of a backpack. I do have a question about wrapping the animals, say you pick up 4 fox, do you put them all in the same bag? Or do you have different bags for different animals?
Mad Trapper of Wood River
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Re: Running a long line this year
[Re: GrayWolfandPack]
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10/18/22 10:06 PM
10/18/22 10:06 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Moved to Fbks, Ak.
martentrapper
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What information, experience, etc. do you have on how good your fur population is? What model 550? Trail RMK? How long a track? 2003 model I assume is a 136 track. Bit of a rough ride i early, pretty good otherwise. Even the 136 isn't the best trail breaking if your in the soft snow later in the season. There are 2 kinds of icing for that engine. One is fuel icing and that is what the heet is for. The other is carb icing. I owned several different RMK models over the years, living in Nome. I don't remember much trouble with carb icing on that engine but it can happen. The hot water in a thermos is the cure for that. Pour it on the carbs.
Last edited by martentrapper; 10/18/22 10:17 PM.
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Re: Running a long line this year
[Re: martentrapper]
#7695552
10/19/22 01:00 AM
10/19/22 01:00 AM
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Joined: Oct 2022
Nenana, Alaska
GrayWolfandPack
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What information, experience, etc. do you have on how good your fur population is? What model 550? Trail RMK? How long a track? 2003 model I assume is a 136 track. Bit of a rough ride i early, pretty good otherwise. Even the 136 isn't the best trail breaking if your in the soft snow later in the season. There are 2 kinds of icing for that engine. One is fuel icing and that is what the heet is for. The other is carb icing. I owned several different RMK models over the years, living in Nome. I don't remember much trouble with carb icing on that engine but it can happen. The hot water in a thermos is the cure for that. Pour it on the carbs. This line is essentially only for this season, we are buying land and will be moving out there in the spring. After being a nomadic trapper for a while i have done as much scouting as I can for now and the sign I’ve seen is fair. And our snow machine is a wide track, so I’m pretty sure is 150? Not sure as this is my first snow machine. Been using my Chevrolegs to run my trap lines in previous years.
Last edited by GrayWolfandPack; 10/19/22 02:31 AM. Reason: Number edit
Mad Trapper of Wood River
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Re: Running a long line this year
[Re: GrayWolfandPack]
#7695563
10/19/22 02:37 AM
10/19/22 02:37 AM
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Joined: Oct 2022
Nenana, Alaska
GrayWolfandPack
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Nenana, Alaska
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![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2022/10/full-56719-154113-ab911804_f18b_4990_a235_ae48b98fe06f.jpeg) These are my trapline gloves, bison leather exterior with beaver lining and a lynx cuff We tanned everything but the bison, we bought the hide from my wife’s tribe
Mad Trapper of Wood River
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Re: Running a long line this year
[Re: GrayWolfandPack]
#7712263
11/08/22 03:42 PM
11/08/22 03:42 PM
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Joined: May 2010
Alaska
drasselt
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Alaska
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Victor#0 is some of that smoke tanned hide?
you can vote your way into socialism, but you will have to shoot your way out.
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Re: Running a long line this year
[Re: drasselt]
#7712281
11/08/22 04:01 PM
11/08/22 04:01 PM
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Joined: Oct 2022
Nenana, Alaska
GrayWolfandPack
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Not victor but probably, we smoke all of our brain tan furs so that if your hands sweat they are resistant to it and don’t get crusty
Mad Trapper of Wood River
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Re: Running a long line this year
[Re: GrayWolfandPack]
#7715017
11/11/22 03:37 PM
11/11/22 03:37 PM
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Joined: Apr 2018
Delta Junction, Ak.
victor#0
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Delta Junction, Ak.
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Yes she uses smoked, thanks for the compliments. Sorry Graywolfandpack, didn't mean to steal your thunder  glad to see another family out there living the good life, wish there were more doing it.
Dog faced pony soldier and proud of it!
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