Craziest Trip to pick up a ski?

[david872m]

from mooresville NC to tampa FL. got in a car wreck in tampa, I couldn't buy the ski until i took care of the damage. took care of all of the car stuff and drove all the way back to tampa 2 weeks later

 

[Borderguy]

I drove from Detroit to Atlanta and back for my first SN back in the day.

 

[the only couch rider]

jersey to florida and grabbed a flight back...

Jersey to Ashland VA, picked up a roundie
Ashland to Brunswick GA picked up an sxr on a trailer
Brunswick GA to Boca Raton - dropped off both ski's to their new owners
Boca to pompano to drop truck off to new owner

flew out of lauderdale home 4 days later

 

[OCD Solutions]

11 hrs for me each way, from Charleston, SC to Huntsville, AL. I hauled back a second ski to deliver to a fellow member at the same time. It was fun and entertaining at the same time.

Pics from the trip...

I did this for a hull, it wasn't even a full ski.

 

[OCD Solutions]

The next trip I did was to fly 3200 miles home to Canada to bring my 3 skis back down to South Carolina. I made a stop on the way back and even sold off one of the skis in Edmonton.

 

[zimmy]

I did a round trip of 24 hours only stopping for gas and to pick up the ski with Fathom when i got my first 650 Superjet!!
I try to keep the driving under 12 hours for a round trip if im by myself.

 

[FyrHazard]

Glad to see I'm not the only one. I drove 6 hours one way to pick up my SJ and thought I was a little crazy for doing so. Not no mo!

 

[stredman]

Went non-stop ND to California. Hauled a 4 Wheeler down, and brought the SJ back. Left Friday evening of Labor Day weekend 08, and got back Tuesday AM. We got hailed on in AZ, Ski got snowed on in Utah. It was a great time. 29hrs each way.

 

[Matt_E]

A 99 Rn in Ocean City NJ........24 hour round trip non stop......peanuts compared to you guys ^^ Jeesh Matt E.!

What can I say, it was a good deal. So good, in fact, that I thought it was a scam.
This was in 2005. I got a 2001 stock SJ, a 2002 Ultra 150, and a 2000 GP760 for $8,200.
I sold the Ultra and the GP for $8,400.
Figuring in the travel cost and cost for some replacement parts so I could sell the couches, I got the SJ for about $800.
And it was hell of a road trip. I enjoyed it immensely, but probably wouldn't do it again.
Left Eastern Washington on early Friday morning and drove to Cheyenne, Wyoming that day. 1,000 miles.
Saturday, drove to Chicago, another ~1,100 miles.
Sunday, spent the day sight-seeing in Chicago and trying not to get robbed.
Picked up the skis just outside Chicago on Sunday evening and left.
Drove 2,100 miles home without rest. 31 hours. Back home Monday night at midnight.
A four cylinder Ford Ranger does not pull three skis very well over the 10,000 ft continental divide in Wyoming. :crazy:

My favorite pic from that trip:

 

[kraqus]

11 hrs for me each way, from Charleston, SC to Huntsville, AL. I hauled back a second ski to deliver to a fellow member at the same time. It was fun and entertaining at the same time.

Pics from the trip...

Hey Boykid88,

Do you have more pictures of that set up in your truck bed? That looks darn sweet....

I am glad to see there are other lunatics out there......I drove from the Bay area to LA and everyone thought I was crazy....LOL!
That was a 14 hour round trip to get a Kawi Sxi Pro which I later replaced by a Superjet.....LOL!!


Benny

 

[stredman]

What can I say, it was a good deal. So good, in fact, that I thought it was a scam.
This was in 2005. I got a 2001 stock SJ, a 2002 Ultra 150, and a 2000 GP760 for $8,200.
I sold the Ultra and the GP for $8,400.
Figuring in the travel cost and cost for some replacement parts so I could sell the couches, I got the SJ for about $800.
And it was hell of a road trip. I enjoyed it immensely, but probably wouldn't do it again.
Left Eastern Washington on early Friday morning and drove to Cheyenne, Wyoming that day. 1,000 miles.
Saturday, drove to Chicago, another ~1,100 miles.
Sunday, spent the day sight-seeing in Chicago and trying not to get robbed.
Picked up the skis just outside Chicago on Sunday evening and left.
Drove 2,100 miles home without rest. 31 hours. Back home Monday night at midnight.
A four cylinder Ford Ranger does not pull three skis very well over the 10,000 ft continental divide in Wyoming. :crazy:

My favorite pic from that trip:

Matt E jumps out to a huge early lead... on longest trip and best deal!

 

[OCD Solutions]

Hey Boykid88,

Do you have more pictures of that set up in your truck bed? That looks darn sweet....

Benny

I threw it together for the trip but have been using it ever since. Cost me $40 to build. It's been a good system that allows me to put my TBM tote, folding chairs and everything else under the skis. I am currently making some improvements to the system including a 4 pulley snatchblock system that allows me to stay on the ground and pull the skis up with one arm. Way too nice a feature at the end of a long weekend of riding.

I have designed a better setup which is close to being built that is all aluminum and will hold two skis on top of the bed leaving the full box available with the tailgate closed. It will have tilting ski racks/slides with a winch or snatchblock loading system.

 

[ATS_Aaron]

Scott's 785 Pro - 11 hours each way to St. Louis. We also picked up an easy fixer SL750. Made enough profit on it to pay for the trip.

Best road trip ever was in ~2000. Todd (ATS_Scott's twin brother) and I flew to Portland, Oregon (on a Tuesday) to pick up a Turbo Celica All-Trac (rare car) that was blown up. We swapped engines in a friends garage. We left Portland at 11:59 Thursday night (with the disassembled blown up engine in the trunk/hatchback). We drove to Colorado (22 hours) and stayed with some friends. We watched the Pikes Peak Hill Climb race that Saturday and then drove the remaining 15 hours back to Texas.

Scott and I made a 22 hour (each way) trip to Orlando this spring, but somehow the 2007 Tundra was less fun than the old turbo Celica we had just assembled.

Aaron