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So me and my roomate were talking....

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K2skipunk
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and we were thinking of ways to bum for a season somewhere special in the middle of nowhere and just sled skii. We thought of the best accomodation, vehicle, or trailer, would be to buy an old school bus. after the bus has been cleaned, we would chop off the back 10 feet of it. With the back 10 feet gone, we could put a deck on the back to park the sleds on. The inside of the bus could be rearranged and decorated to fit our life style, like, couches, and shit.

So?
Jan 19 2010 12:40AM
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Mr.Panda
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I already said do it.
Jan 19 2010 12:42AM
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treebeard
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if you chop off the back 10 feet, how will you have back wheels?
Jan 19 2010 12:42AM
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Leveroni
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Can i Come?
Jan 19 2010 12:43AM
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ace_
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and your asking for what reason ?

do it god damn it
Jan 19 2010 12:43AM
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masta_LE3B
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that be pretty sick, but youd wana put up some insulation on the bus, cause theyres no way youd stay warm in the winter with those metal walls. how would you close off the back though for the sleds?
Jan 19 2010 12:44AM
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K2skipunk
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You don't chop off the back wheels butt nutt.

You cut the cab off 10 feet from the back, so the floor would still remain.

You picking up what I'm putting down?
Jan 19 2010 12:44AM
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ace_
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haha the cab of the bus not the axles

im guessing
Jan 19 2010 12:44AM
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carbon.pulse
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Do it and videoblog it.
Jan 19 2010 12:45AM
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K2skipunk
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Cut off the back little bit like the tail gate and re weld it on.

Oh of course insulation.

and we would paint the bus cool obviously.
Jan 19 2010 12:46AM
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teleak
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this.

now get going!

Jan 19 2010 12:47AM
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K2skipunk
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Oh yes. I forgot about the wood stove for heat, and have it vent out the roof.
Jan 19 2010 12:48AM
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ace_
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i would estimate the cost of your plan upwards of 10k
Jan 19 2010 12:48AM
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Aenigma
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You should probably check out Cooke City if you haven't already. It'd be hard to find somewhere with better access to huge mountains and lots of snow. They get hot foreign exchange students working there in the summer, too.
Jan 19 2010 12:49AM
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jason...
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Gotta say Mitch, this is a pretty solid idea.
Jan 19 2010 12:50AM
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Static
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a modified school bus, how low profile. You're gonna end up like Charlie Toups
Jan 19 2010 12:52AM
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Ben.
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beat me too it.


as for the bus idea. DO IT. and videoblog it
Jan 19 2010 12:53AM
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masta_LE3B
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well thats sick then. specially with the sled spot on the back. just an in the moment thought. make a flat spot on top of bus with like wood or sumthing and then have it hook up with a drop in ramp so you could do urban any were and have a easy get away bus.
Jan 19 2010 12:56AM
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omIV
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do it...but you're gonna get arrested, plain and simple.  but do it.
Jan 19 2010 12:56AM
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ace_
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hmm....
Jan 19 2010 12:57AM
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MCIRONCOCK
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That's a sweet idea haha. Gotta pirate some cable or satellite or something too so you can watch some tv.
Jan 19 2010 12:57AM
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K2skipunk
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I have a better place...

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Jan 19 2010 12:58AM
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AcidKing
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Do it, pussy.
Jan 19 2010 12:59AM
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Mr.Panda
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How about you take your dumbass and shut the fuck up and choke yourself? Kthxbai!
Jan 19 2010 1:00AM
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K2skipunk
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Why the fuck would we get arrested?
Jan 19 2010 1:00AM
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AcidKing
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Go cuddle with your teddy bears, fucking panda.
Jan 19 2010 1:02AM
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fivefourtwo
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This was my idea first off, since I am your room mate and all. Yes you are all correct we should do this. And we wont get arrested because this is Canada and we can do whatever we want, including parking down abandoned forest service roads during winter months where you may not see anyone for months at a time.
Jan 19 2010 1:05AM
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omIV
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because autos have to be approved by the dot before you can put them on the road.  im sure your school bus turned part r/v part flatbed isn't legal, and on top of that you probably dont have cdl licenses, which you need for that shit...sorry to rain on your parade, but you'd have to figure that shit out first, and cdl licenses alone cost a grand or so per year to maintain, on top of the costs of classes
Jan 19 2010 1:14AM
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shea.
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you cant simply cut the back of the bus and weld it together again. you'll break the thing in half, its like trying to cut the roof off a car. i don't think it would be financially viable unless you guys have a fair amount of money... mayb a ramp that folds down off the back and just rip out seats in the back for space to keep the sleds?
Jan 19 2010 1:16AM
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K2skipunk
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Haha. Rules. Pshhhh.

alot of people in the town I live in now don't insure their vehicles. Some don't even have driver's licenses.

It's how shit works. I wouldn't expect you to understand new york.
Jan 19 2010 1:17AM
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Mr.Panda
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Actually you can cut off the back. I have seen it with my own eyes. It was used as a dirt bike bus.
Jan 19 2010 1:18AM
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omIV
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that doesnt mean you wont get your ass fried when you lose control of the thing and crash into a house
Jan 19 2010 1:21AM
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shea.
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was it as simple as cutting the bus? or did they strengthen the chasis in anyway or do anything else? cause you do that to a car and it will snap under pressure
Jan 19 2010 1:26AM
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Mr.Panda
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They cut everything behind the last emergency door off and just put caps on the frame portions they cut through. What they did was cut off everything from just below the windows up and from just behind the last emergency door back.
Jan 19 2010 1:27AM
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fivefourtwo
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Im pretty sure you've never been to Northern BC.
Jan 19 2010 1:29AM
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Shredneck
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Coming from an avid sled rider you're going to be better off with it being enclosed, If you can possibly fit two sleds side by side in the back even if you have to stagger the skis you would be better off. Less road slush, sand, and salt covering your sleds, and less chance of them being stolen or fucked with. That being said the bus being cut up would add to the epicness. and you can extend the deck past the width of the bus.

btw. you need a special license (In NY at least) to drive a school bus regardless of its contents.

wood stove with a pile of firewood on the deck = awsomeness

IMO a blacked out bus with sharks teeth on the front (ww2 airplane/ K2 style) and a chimney sticking out the top = awsomeness

And if you think your not getting at least a misdemeanor for something your delusional

Regardless of the whole newschool neon revolution this bus needs to be punk'ed out




Jan 19 2010 1:30AM
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shea.
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well it sounds like a sick idea. just hope it works out for you guys or who ever is doing it,

me and my friend have talked about doing this aswell, travelling north america in a short school bus withthe  seats gutted and beds placed in back. hitting as many hills, rail jams and girls as we can.

Jan 19 2010 1:30AM
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superpoluha
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make it so the sleds go inside the bus with you guys, so the sleds are like right there ya dig?
Jan 19 2010 1:35AM
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fivefourtwo
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You can get away with alot in the great white north. Alot more than our counterpart down south anyways. A short bus with a trailer is another option but it is not nearly as cool.
Jan 19 2010 1:36AM
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steveys
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Just remember, when the forest service comes to talk to you, DO NOT CRINGE!!
Jan 19 2010 1:37AM
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Mr.Panda
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Mitch, you should still live in Abby. Cause my dad has a shop with a welder, grinders, and everything you could possibly need to do what you want to do.

Fucking douchebag.
Jan 19 2010 1:39AM
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K2skipunk
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No where near as fucking cool.

We could always just leave the back on, and just make a little garage dave...
Jan 19 2010 1:40AM
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Shredneck
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A garage door would be epic, especially the kind that roll into a canister
Jan 19 2010 1:47AM
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Ben.
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id go for this as well. protect the sleds a little bit
Jan 19 2010 1:47AM
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k-rob
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do it. invite me along.
Jan 19 2010 1:56AM
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Elijah.
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Dibs on bumming with you guys Mitch!

Is roommate = Dave (the wave)?
Jan 19 2010 1:56AM
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gr4
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save a bunch of money and do this
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or get this

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Jan 19 2010 1:56AM
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K2skipunk
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Yup. It`s dave.

and maybe. we`ll see baby.

come to nelson.
Jan 19 2010 2:01AM
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Mr.Panda
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OR, you could come back to the Abby area and work on it in the shop my dad has at our house.
Jan 19 2010 2:02AM
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BrewskiJr
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Way too much money. Not exactly "bummin" anything when you gotta spend a couple grand on everything.
Jan 19 2010 2:04AM
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Elijah.
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Fuck yeah. How was Retallack?
I saw your pops at Baker on Saturday, he always cracks me up.

And I'm trying to get up there!
Jan 19 2010 2:06AM
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