THANK YOU ... WE ARE LEAVING CALIFORNIA SOMEDAY TO A MORE KINDER STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA ... YOU ARE GIVING US TONS OF GOOD IDEAS ON EVERYTHING. PRAYING FOR YOU, MRS W. & your children
I could use some prayers from my fellow Wranglerstar friends. I had to place my best friend, roommate and most of all my Mother into Hospice today. This Christmas is definitely going to be her last one and the length of time that my family and I thought we still had with her has been significantly reduced. So any prayers are appreciated, thanks. Take care, Stay safe, and God Bless
I'm with you bro. My mother has Alzheimer's disease and I know I will probably have to place her one day but I just can't compute that idea. Anyway Timothy, the best thing we can do is stay strong and make good use of the time left. God bless
@@jeeboo1910 My best advice is don't wait till the last bit of time left hospice is meant to be there for the patient as well as the family of the patient. Also my Paternal grandfather died from Alzheimer's complications and his care was quite a ways beyond my grandmother, so again you don't need to wait till the very last bit. Thanks for the prayers and I will do the same for you.
Hello Cody I’m 31 years of age I’m from Indiana raised on a farm been watching your channel from the beginning finally subscribed when I understood how TH-cam worked just want to let you know you have taught me so much even if it’s the little things keep it up and thank you!
@@llshamelessll that'll happen when dealing with the math of probabilities. I've seen it in my community too. I suspect a good number of the unit hydrographs are not accurate, which will through off all the calcs thereafter. Maybe someone with a whole bunch of time could straighten it out.
Just an “o” ring under the bolt heads will seal out water from the case. Have that ring tight enough around the bolt to not fall off and all will be good. Merry Christmas to you and your family sir.
Just a suggestion, but I wouldn't put your avalanche gear anywhere but on you, and not on the machine. It is easy to get separated from the machine during an avalanche or crash.
this!! im an avalanche insructor and i cant stress enough the importance of having your avalanche gear on your person at all times!!!. You can have a spare bigger shovel on your tunnel bag but it shouldn't be your primary
I sure love the river with the picnic table for family time together especially in the Spring and Summer! God’s blessings to you and your beautiful family,Cody 👍
Hey Cody, I know the latches on those cases are really strong, but I’d still put a lock or D ring thru the lock holes to make sure it stays shut on those long bumpy runs!
Cody, you're a brave man fabricating a one off, live. My toe nails started curling when you were cutting that brand new Pelican case... guess that's your fabricating history coming through!! God speed my friend.
this!! im an avalanche insructor and i cant stress enough the importance of having your avalanche gear on your person at all times!!!. You can have a spare bigger shovel on your tunnel bag but it shouldn't be your primary
The "hairpiece" is looking a little shaggy... the snow bike is coming together great, and what a blessing it must be to have a beautiful river as a property line...
For the cutouts in the pelican, if you want to give it a finishing touch, running a torch past the cuts steady and at a good pace will make it look better.
Thanks for making us wait till you get the other bracket on the bike. Your editing skills are improving. Thanks for spending the time to quality videos.
"mUsT bE nIcE" lololol good to see a fellow hard working man of the trades elevate himself from his very own desire and creativity. Well done and Merry Christmas to all.
it fits so nice in that mounting bracket, which is easy and quick to remove in one step as a unit, seems good to me. in the future if he has something else to carry, he can afford an extra mounting bracket, no problem.
I modified the pressure-relieving valve to be totally removable. Now I can suck the air out and ensure it is truly sealed. In packraft this is important, because the box is major floating aid too.
Looks like the whole thing may be resting on the bolts used to secure the box to the frame. I wouldn't want those bolts touching that expensive carbon fiber. At a minimum I suspect they'll scratch it up badly when you ride (vibration, slight movement, etc). Couldn't you just bungee or ratchet strap a box to the frame?
I usually mount my Pelican cases with footman loops on the outside as strapping points. I don’t strap over the lid so I can open it while mounted. I silicone the bolts that hold on the footman loops and never have a problem with waterproofing. Worked great on my Pelican mounted to my tracked Brute 750 in deep Alaskan snow. I’ve used that same method on several different cases for different applications.
Cody, I'm an Avalanche rescue and avalanche science instructor and and I can't stress enough that you should carry your avalanche gear on your person at all times. If you want to shed weight get a vest and run your shovel and probe on it but please don't rely exclusively on your box to carry your gear. Its ok to have a larger spare shovel in the tunnel bag but it shouldn't be your primary. Ask any avalanche professional or any experienced backcountry user and they will all tell you you are making a biiiig bet against yourself.
I really hope you'll be able to film a little bit of that visit with Buck. I'm going to be building a garage in the spring but I will be needing a wood stove for next winter. So any advice on a selection would be greatly appreciated. Can't wait 🙂 God bless
So one thing to try out and consider might be how quick you can unmount that pack. Let's say your bike is about to plumet off of a steep incline into water or sink into a frozen lake, could you get the kit off fast enough to retain it? It would be an interesting thing to test out on your free time. Not really an issue I see with your design at all, just something to practice, like drawing a firearm. You could potentially attach a nylon strap with a handle to both of those pins and secure it to the lid of the case with some velcro. So that even if you're still on the bike you'd just have to lay back, yank on the strap and pop both pins out at once. These things are mostly just fun to contemplate you know. It doesn't hurt to be prepared but obviously the hope is that you're never in that situation. God bless
On the woodstove topic we have found utility and comfort in the Jotul Oslo 500 for our home. Nothing quite like the feel of ambient radiant heat of a cast iron wood stove.
put sealant on the bolts when you put it together with the new hardware it stops any water getting in the bolt holes its the method used on bolting outboards and stuff onto boats
I was going to suggest rubber/silicone washers. I'm glad you thought of that. Personally, I would have gone with stainless or aluminum pop rivets, at least for the holes in the case. There is no going back anyhow, might as well make it as solid as possible and with a nice smooth surface on the fastener.
Avalanche safety equipment on your person only! You can have spares on your bike, but the main safety equipment must be with you in your backpack in case you and the bike get separated. Also whatever you put in that case on the tunnel better be packed tight! Use extra clothes or whatever you have to make sure what’s in there doesn’t move. Anything able to move will be destroyed quickly. I buggered up the first time I used mine and put a sandwich in it and when we got done the 3 mile trail ride to the good stuff, my fancy new tunnel bag was full of mushed up food.
you will want good sized flat washers on the inside of the box aswell. Atm your contact holdings on the entire box are the bottom side of your bolt heads x4. Thats only a tiny amount of material that would have to let go for the box to part ways with the bike, and as good as the plastic might seem, its still plastic.
I think I'd use straps to secure the box to the rack. Those channels look made for that. Added benefit would be protecting the latches from branches and such. Would also allow you to easily remove the case quickly if needed.
Nice setup! You really need to put a plate under those bolts on the inside of that case or the plastic will fatigue over time and pull those bolt heads right through. Ask me how I know...👍🏻😁🇺🇲
So happy to hear that there are like minded people who struggle making sense of the lockdowns. Oregon has been on lockdown for 10 months. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting different results.What about all families trying to survive? My family has been very blessed, but we are seeing so much suffering because of this lockdown.
Merry Christmas Cody and family!!! That bike is so beautiful and I'm really happy for you and Jack to spend time together during the white months of the year when not on regular moto
Suggestion for the future, tap the Pelican case so you can thread the 4 bolts thru the case to help seal it for water proofing. You'll still need to ni-lock nuts inside of the case for strength. Safe Travels and God Bless! Have Blessed Christmas!
Was so sure that the screws where gonna scratch your carbon fiber but it seems like the are just short enough. Buy even shorter when buying stainless, tho take the rubber washers into account =)
@Wranglerstar. Depending on the final length of those stainless fasteners, you may want to make sure they don't rub or scratch your carbon fiber saddle. You, Jeriah and your families are in my daily prayers. Merry Christmas.
Be careful what you put in that box. In addition to the emergency gear that you might want strapped to your body, that box is going to get a pretty good shaking because it is below most of your suspension. No eggs, critical electronics, etc.
I love the attention to detail in the way he's progressively adding gray hairs over time in his toupée
He really has one? It changes length all the time like it needs trimmed. Wtf
He’s just pulling everyone’s chain he doesn’t wear a hairpiece
Must've missed his video that dropped after this one where he shaved his head on camera.
@@rootriverwoodworks5883 dont fall for the narrative ! its obviously CGI
The fact that anyone actually believed he wore a toupee is hilarious.
I love how you always say "we" like we are all doing this together. Then again, we do all work best when we're together.
Nice choice of toupee in this one. Portrays the independent type mindset.
😂 Well, it is the longer hair piece, so it gets messy quicker. I bet he changes it out soon for the shorter one though.
@@countrylifetales2700 longer helps in winter like insulation
THANK YOU ... WE ARE LEAVING CALIFORNIA SOMEDAY TO A MORE KINDER STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA ...
YOU ARE GIVING US TONS OF GOOD IDEAS ON EVERYTHING. PRAYING FOR YOU, MRS W. & your children
I could use some prayers from my fellow Wranglerstar friends. I had to place my best friend, roommate and most of all my Mother into Hospice today. This Christmas is definitely going to be her last one and the length of time that my family and I thought we still had with her has been significantly reduced. So any prayers are appreciated, thanks. Take care, Stay safe, and God Bless
Sorry to hear that brother. 2020 has not been a good year. Stay strong and keep the faith !
Prayers for your mom, you and your family. God bless you all.
I'm with you bro. My mother has Alzheimer's disease and I know I will probably have to place her one day but I just can't compute that idea. Anyway Timothy, the best thing we can do is stay strong and make good use of the time left. God bless
Praying 🙏❤️🙏
@@jeeboo1910
My best advice is don't wait till the last bit of time left hospice is meant to be there for the patient as well as the family of the patient. Also my Paternal grandfather died from Alzheimer's complications and his care was quite a ways beyond my grandmother, so again you don't need to wait till the very last bit. Thanks for the prayers and I will do the same for you.
Used to like this channel. Now it becomes more and more an advertising channel.
Hello Cody I’m 31 years of age I’m from Indiana raised on a farm been watching your channel from the beginning finally subscribed when I understood how TH-cam worked just want to let you know you have taught me so much even if it’s the little things keep it up and thank you!
"The river doesn't get higher than this." Famous last words.
@@hayden8491 My local creek can rise 25 feet.
He should check the FEMA floodplain maps for more info
@@michaelholm6347 What i found out in my area is that the 100 years flood stage has been hit here 4 times in 45 years.
@@llshamelessll that'll happen when dealing with the math of probabilities. I've seen it in my community too.
I suspect a good number of the unit hydrographs are not accurate, which will through off all the calcs thereafter. Maybe someone with a whole bunch of time could straighten it out.
@@michaelholm6347 The flat area next to the stream is an obvious flood plain. When it will flood again is anyone's guess.
Just an “o” ring under the bolt heads will seal out water from the case. Have that ring tight enough around the bolt to not fall off and all will be good. Merry Christmas to you and your family sir.
Just a suggestion, but I wouldn't put your avalanche gear anywhere but on you, and not on the machine. It is easy to get separated from the machine during an avalanche or crash.
this!! im an avalanche insructor and i cant stress enough the importance of having your avalanche gear on your person at all times!!!.
You can have a spare bigger shovel on your tunnel bag but it shouldn't be your primary
I was going to say the same thing. You want your beacon, probe, shovel all on your body.
Is it avalanche gear? Or is it simply emergency supplies to have on hand for when (not if) the machine breaks down, or gets stuck?
@@nunya3163 He mentioned he was putting his avalanche gear in the pelican.
I'm glad you guys are gonna have a big family Christmas, at least from the sounds of it. Thankyou for sharing all your knowledge
Always love spending time in the shop with you Cody!! Thank you for sharing all that you do!
“How high’s the water, Momma?” “Three feet high, and rising”
I sure love the river with the picnic table for family time together especially in the Spring and Summer! God’s blessings to you and your beautiful family,Cody 👍
“What’s done is done.” So very true in so many ways. You can always take more away but once it’s gone it’s gone.
Great video. Also love that Explorer on your wrist. It’s nice to see owners enjoying them, rather than keeping them in a box or a safe.
Love love love the humility and leasons one of the best channels I've ever stumbled upon God bless Happy Holidays with love from Salt Lake City!!
Glad you are still sharing your videos, nice shirt and GOD BLESS US All!
Hey Cody, I know the latches on those cases are really strong, but I’d still put a lock or D ring thru the lock holes to make sure it stays shut on those long bumpy runs!
Nice to see that you are using one of Mrs. W's Christmas decorations to light up your work bench.
You are an amazing man.... jack is quite a lucky person to have this good of a dad.... I hope to be as great as you one day....
Cody, you have a beautiful part of the country there my friend....
Buck is a character! I enjoyed him in the video at the other house.
been looking forward to this - a true modern survival kit
Thanks for the idea sir, Merry Christmas to you & yours! -Josh
Riverfront is coming along nicely! Also, the snow bike looks like a lot of fun.
Id love to see you review the harbor freight pelican knock offs
Home depot/husky has some now too !
Cody, you're a brave man fabricating a one off, live. My toe nails started curling when you were cutting that brand new Pelican case... guess that's your fabricating history coming through!! God speed my friend.
Take a torch to the cuts on the case. It will round the edges nicely.
You need to carry avalanche gear on your person not on your bike......
this!! im an avalanche insructor and i cant stress enough the importance of having your avalanche gear on your person at all times!!!.
You can have a spare bigger shovel on your tunnel bag but it shouldn't be your primary
@@svsanchago exactly!
That river has tons of energy and even more beauty.
The river front is looking very nice!👍🏻🇺🇸
So jealous of you that snow bike is awesome 🤩
The "hairpiece" is looking a little shaggy... the snow bike is coming together great, and what a blessing it must be to have a beautiful river as a property line...
Really enjoy seeing your weather from here in Arizona.
I love your content TH-cam to put a smile on my face every day when you upload
Merry Christmas to you and your family! Great idea for the snow bike! You don't want to be caught out without enough supply to get out.
For the cutouts in the pelican, if you want to give it a finishing touch, running a torch past the cuts steady and at a good pace will make it look better.
These are my favorite types of videos! Feels like were prepping the snow bike together
Thanks for making us wait till you get the other bracket on the bike. Your editing skills are improving. Thanks for spending the time to quality videos.
I typed to fast before the end of the video
Case matching the bike gives me the fizz!
"mUsT bE nIcE" lololol good to see a fellow hard working man of the trades elevate himself from his very own desire and creativity. Well done and Merry Christmas to all.
just curious, why not use a strap instead of hard mounting?
it fits so nice in that mounting bracket, which is easy and quick to remove in one step as a unit, seems good to me. in the future if he has something else to carry, he can afford an extra mounting bracket, no problem.
Wouldn't be a very interesting video. 😎
You know things are getting real when you have a porta-john on site! ;)
I modified the pressure-relieving valve to be totally removable. Now I can suck the air out and ensure it is truly sealed. In packraft this is important, because the box is major floating aid too.
Whether or not I am Democrat or Republican I am pro wrangler star. Thank you Cody for all your hard work on these videos. It definitely shows.
Good video. Sometimes when we are excited about getting a project we overlook things.
Merry Christmas to you and your family, n friends, From Australia.
God Bless.
Looks good, and the orange matches!
Nanuk hard case guy myself . Excellent video Merry Christmas everyone! God bless your family
It is difficult to present A+,In these critical days...Your message is valuable GOD Bless your message🙏👣👍👋
I’d put some rubber or felt between the metal frame and the carbon fiber to protect that paint (from vibrations)! Love all your videos!!!
Hey Cody, great video. Did you put the toupe on back to front? It looks a little unruly. I saw somewhere that Elton John did that once.
Looks like the whole thing may be resting on the bolts used to secure the box to the frame. I wouldn't want those bolts touching that expensive carbon fiber. At a minimum I suspect they'll scratch it up badly when you ride (vibration, slight movement, etc). Couldn't you just bungee or ratchet strap a box to the frame?
Straping it was my recamendation
I usually mount my Pelican cases with footman loops on the outside as strapping points. I don’t strap over the lid so I can open it while mounted. I silicone the bolts that hold on the footman loops and never have a problem with waterproofing. Worked great on my Pelican mounted to my tracked Brute 750 in deep Alaskan snow. I’ve used that same method on several different cases for different applications.
Cody, I'm an Avalanche rescue and avalanche science instructor and and I can't stress enough that you should carry your avalanche gear on your person at all times. If you want to shed weight get a vest and run your shovel and probe on it but please don't rely exclusively on your box to carry your gear. Its ok to have a larger spare shovel in the tunnel bag but it shouldn't be your primary.
Ask any avalanche professional or any experienced backcountry user and they will all tell you you are making a biiiig bet against yourself.
Make sure to at least use fender washers on the inside of your Pelican.
I really hope you'll be able to film a little bit of that visit with Buck. I'm going to be building a garage in the spring but I will be needing a wood stove for next winter. So any advice on a selection would be greatly appreciated. Can't wait 🙂 God bless
So one thing to try out and consider might be how quick you can unmount that pack. Let's say your bike is about to plumet off of a steep incline into water or sink into a frozen lake, could you get the kit off fast enough to retain it? It would be an interesting thing to test out on your free time. Not really an issue I see with your design at all, just something to practice, like drawing a firearm.
You could potentially attach a nylon strap with a handle to both of those pins and secure it to the lid of the case with some velcro. So that even if you're still on the bike you'd just have to lay back, yank on the strap and pop both pins out at once.
These things are mostly just fun to contemplate you know. It doesn't hurt to be prepared but obviously the hope is that you're never in that situation. God bless
Great upload the case color matches the detail on the bike nicely . happy holidays to you n yours
Maybe a rotopax on top of the lid would work. That's a nice machine Cody. 👍
Cody, your toupee was on point, just in case you were wondering haha
Try add an o-ring to the bolts inside the case, tighten the nut only and keep bolt static to prevent bunching the o-ring keeping it waterproof.
Merry Christmas 🎄 from me and my wife to you and your Swedish wife// Jonas from south of Sweden 🇸🇪
On the woodstove topic we have found utility and comfort in the Jotul Oslo 500 for our home. Nothing quite like the feel of ambient radiant heat of a cast iron wood stove.
Looking forward to some videos of your snow-bike trips
put sealant on the bolts when you put it together with the new hardware it stops any water getting in the bolt holes its the method used on bolting outboards and stuff onto boats
Nice share thanks friend 👍👍👍
I was going to suggest rubber/silicone washers. I'm glad you thought of that.
Personally, I would have gone with stainless or aluminum pop rivets, at least for the holes in the case. There is no going back anyhow, might as well make it as solid as possible and with a nice smooth surface on the fastener.
Keep up the good work my friend
Merry Christmas to you and the family.
Really cool. I'd recommend some large SS fender washers inside too. It doesn't take much of a hit to pull a screw head through the plastic.
Well what's done is done ... A perfect home owner statement
Hair peace looking good today.
God Bless you and your family!
Cody, if you don't already - watch DiResta. He is a master that I think you would appreciate.
Avalanche safety equipment on your person only! You can have spares on your bike, but the main safety equipment must be with you in your backpack in case you and the bike get separated. Also whatever you put in that case on the tunnel better be packed tight! Use extra clothes or whatever you have to make sure what’s in there doesn’t move. Anything able to move will be destroyed quickly. I buggered up the first time I used mine and put a sandwich in it and when we got done the 3 mile trail ride to the good stuff, my fancy new tunnel bag was full of mushed up food.
The screws you drilled into that rack are going to scratch the heck out of you fiberglass
I cringed watching him cut that Pelican..
Me too
Didn't realize till after seeing your snow bike. They run ads and sell the Yeti packages locally. Thanks
I just noticed you shaved now that Winter is started. My wife’s wanting me to shave but I’m not ready to do it before a big snowstorm.
you will want good sized flat washers on the inside of the box aswell. Atm your contact holdings on the entire box are the bottom side of your bolt heads x4. Thats only a tiny amount of material that would have to let go for the box to part ways with the bike, and as good as the plastic might seem, its still plastic.
A Klim shovel is a great piece of kit for snowmobilers or snow bikers.
Merry Christmas to you and the Family
I think I'd use straps to secure the box to the rack. Those channels look made for that. Added benefit would be protecting the latches from branches and such. Would also allow you to easily remove the case quickly if needed.
Some times a good idea with some plastic's when you cut them is to run a flame or heat gun over it and it gives it a nice finish :)
Nice setup! You really need to put a plate under those bolts on the inside of that case or the plastic will fatigue over time and pull those bolt heads right through. Ask me how I know...👍🏻😁🇺🇲
Very nice setup on the case and rack. Merry Christmas Cody to you and your extended family.
So happy to hear that there are like minded people who struggle making sense of the lockdowns. Oregon has been on lockdown for 10 months. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting different results.What about all families trying to survive? My family has been very blessed, but we are seeing so much suffering because of this lockdown.
looks neat. Hope you used some big fender washers inside the case. Those cases get brittle in the cold
Wow! That is one full river....thank you Lord for clearing most of that debris! Although I guess more could be deposited from upstream.
Merry Christmas Cody and family!!! That bike is so beautiful and I'm really happy for you and Jack to spend time together during the white months of the year when not on regular moto
I wouldn't have put bolts through the case. I think straps would have been better for long term longevity and versatility.
Suggestion for the future, tap the Pelican case so you can thread the 4 bolts thru the case to help seal it for water proofing. You'll still need to ni-lock nuts inside of the case for strength. Safe Travels and God Bless! Have Blessed Christmas!
You could strap the case to the mount @Wranglerstar
Was so sure that the screws where gonna scratch your carbon fiber but it seems like the are just short enough. Buy even shorter when buying stainless, tho take the rubber washers into account =)
@Wranglerstar. Depending on the final length of those stainless fasteners, you may want to make sure they don't rub or scratch your carbon fiber saddle.
You, Jeriah and your families are in my daily prayers.
Merry Christmas.
Be careful what you put in that box. In addition to the emergency gear that you might want strapped to your body, that box is going to get a pretty good shaking because it is below most of your suspension. No eggs, critical electronics, etc.
I'd love to see a video of what you are going to put in the case.
Wow the river is super high
Leave the roots at the river bed or the river can flatten which makes it harder for aquatic life to move up and down the flow.