Pistonbroke
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It can be...... Impairs some people to the point of marriage
chit...i must be HAMMERED. LOL
It can be...... Impairs some people to the point of marriage
Great thread - I used to be that guy that needed a beer everytime we stopped or somone got stuck. Over the years I have a new respect for the mountains, the terrain, mother nature, and my sled. I don't drink anymore or bring any with me. If someone brings a beer with them for lunch fine I won't say anything, but in all honesty all the guys I ride with are as serious as I am and usually leave the beer at the hotel. If somone is riding in my group and I see them packing their sled full of beer, I will say something. If I see someone having more then a beer or two in my group or not I will also say something and chances are I won't ride with you next time, and you will probibly feel like an idiot when we are done talking about it. I take sledding pretty seriously, like others have already said, anything at anytime could happen. I'm actually kind of blown away with how many people in this thread are admitting to bringing beer up with them. Drinking and sledding is a dangerous combo, I think most know this and the majority respect this and they will keep it to 1 or 2. Their will always be idiots that think that 5 or 6 will not impair them. One day they will learn...
Noboby in are ridinig group ever brings booze with them on the hill but usually bring enough along for everybody to have a couple in the trailer at the end of the day.
It can be...... Impairs some people to the point of marriage
Great thread - I used to be that guy that needed a beer everytime we stopped or somone got stuck. Over the years I have a new respect for the mountains, the terrain, mother nature, and my sled. I don't drink anymore or bring any with me. If someone brings a beer with them for lunch fine I won't say anything, but in all honesty all the guys I ride with are as serious as I am and usually leave the beer at the hotel. If somone is riding in my group and I see them packing their sled full of beer, I will say something. If I see someone having more then a beer or two in my group or not I will also say something and chances are I won't ride with you next time, and you will probibly feel like an idiot when we are done talking about it. I take sledding pretty seriously, like others have already said, anything at anytime could happen. I'm actually kind of blown away with how many people in this thread are admitting to bringing beer up with them. Drinking and sledding is a dangerous combo, I think most know this and the majority respect this and they will keep it to 1 or 2. Their will always be idiots that think that 5 or 6 will not impair them. One day they will learn...
I can socialize just fine at the cabin drinking Gatorade. I've never had a beer on the hill, even when offered.
Why would anyone even start this thread ???????
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I find it inconsistent that a thread like this can stay open in the public eye and a thread where someone posts a video of riding on the shoulder gets yanked. I think this thread is 10X worst than the video RXN posted.....IMO
I wonder who drinks more?
doo guys?
poo guys?
cat guys?
yammy guys?
I don't take beer up the hill simply because I have not yet figured out a way to get it up there without it leaking in my pack or tunnel bag or exploding on me when I crack one open on the hill (maybe that could be the subject of another thread but probably not a good idea if we are trying to look responsible "How do I get a dozen beer up the hill without any leakage or foaming"). I do not see a problem with having the odd beer on the hill provided you stay below the legal limit for impairment for the respective province you are riding in but certainly others have brought up an interesting point. If you have one beer and although not legally impaired you smoke someone on the hill and are hit with a million dollar law suit due to bodily injury will your insurance company back away if someone says I saw him drinking beer with his buddies not long before the crash? In exercising due diligence I believe one of the exercises an insurance company goes through when a large claim is advanced is to find a reason to deny the claim and consumption of alcohol would, impaired or not, certainly be the loophole they might be looking for.
I find it inconsistent that a thread like this can stay open in the public eye and a thread where someone posts a video of riding on the shoulder gets yanked. I think this thread is 10X worst than the video RXN posted.....IMO
I think leaving your garbage/cans in a container at the cabin is almost as bad as dropping them in the snow. Someone still has to pack that down the trail. If it fit in your seat/pack/bag on the way up it will fit on the way down.On a side note... Has anyone ever seen recyclable containers at the bottom of trails?? I think if one were to set up a deposit box for emptys at the bottom of the trail head then there would be no excuse as to why or how big of an inconvenience it would be to take out your own cans. I've seen them set up in cabins but haven't really noticed much about the trails. Whatever money was raised could be donated to the local snowmobilers club. Just a thought ..?