Sounds good. I've been to that spot before, but it was in 2006.
Is it possible to make it 11 AM? It is nearly impossible for me to get 3 kids suited up and on site by 10. Let's just say that they are definitely no where near the age of independence. Do you guys bring CB's or walkies? I can bring both if there is a preference.
Back in 2010 I did an event with the Island4x4 folks near Duncan - they called it the Mt. Provost trail, though it doesn't go to the top of Provost. Lead to some unmarked campsite along a river. If my 16 year old GPS still turns on, I may have the tracklog.
If you don't mind 3 potentially restless kids, I'll make sure my wife doesn't have other plans this weekend. You all generally keep to an area south of Duncan?
If you don't mind another rig tagging along on your next excursion, please let me know. I'm trying to get back into the hobby after a decade of only seeing paved Victoria streets.
Perhaps the reviews were from back when they had a shop in downtown Victoria around that Bay St. industrial area? I've only been to Island Spring and Axle when they were downtown and it was for an alignment on my lifted Jeep, but that was in 2006. The guy seemed OK. Maybe they have a new owner since then? I had e-mailed them recently about doing some work to my Jeep and never heard back. That was all I needed to know about that shop. I ended up doing the work myself, which is hard with 3 little screaming kids. I'm trying to get my Jeep ready to wheel again since a 12 year hiatus. Kids are at the age where they might find it fun. Don't ask me how I got 3 car seats in the back of Cherokee.
The problem is that many shops don't want to handle modified vehicles. Ideally what you want to find is a mechanic who works out of his garage and also has a lifted Jeep or truck. I've known a few of those in the past, but they have since moved, or I have moved. I'd be interested if anyone knows an honest home garage mechanic in the Victoria area who doesn't try to penny pinch and encourages the customer to buy their own parts. Would also be interested in a home mechanic specialising in old Mercedes diesels.
Sounds good. I've been to that spot before, but it was in 2006.
Is it possible to make it 11 AM? It is nearly impossible for me to get 3 kids suited up and on site by 10. Let's just say that they are definitely no where near the age of independence. Do you guys bring CB's or walkies? I can bring both if there is a preference.
Back in 2010 I did an event with the Island4x4 folks near Duncan - they called it the Mt. Provost trail, though it doesn't go to the top of Provost. Lead to some unmarked campsite along a river. If my 16 year old GPS still turns on, I may have the tracklog.
If you don't mind 3 potentially restless kids, I'll make sure my wife doesn't have other plans this weekend. You all generally keep to an area south of Duncan?
If you don't mind another rig tagging along on your next excursion, please let me know. I'm trying to get back into the hobby after a decade of only seeing paved Victoria streets.
Perhaps the reviews were from back when they had a shop in downtown Victoria around that Bay St. industrial area? I've only been to Island Spring and Axle when they were downtown and it was for an alignment on my lifted Jeep, but that was in 2006. The guy seemed OK. Maybe they have a new owner since then? I had e-mailed them recently about doing some work to my Jeep and never heard back. That was all I needed to know about that shop. I ended up doing the work myself, which is hard with 3 little screaming kids. I'm trying to get my Jeep ready to wheel again since a 12 year hiatus. Kids are at the age where they might find it fun. Don't ask me how I got 3 car seats in the back of Cherokee.
The problem is that many shops don't want to handle modified vehicles. Ideally what you want to find is a mechanic who works out of his garage and also has a lifted Jeep or truck. I've known a few of those in the past, but they have since moved, or I have moved. I'd be interested if anyone knows an honest home garage mechanic in the Victoria area who doesn't try to penny pinch and encourages the customer to buy their own parts. Would also be interested in a home mechanic specialising in old Mercedes diesels.