A New Toy and First Article Board Clips
I just picked up the first article inspection board clip bases on Wednesday. They look and feel a lot nicer than the prototype versions we've been using the last two years. The base is a really simple part, but a lot of thought went into making this a cost effective part. In the picture below you can see the difference between the prototypes and the production bases. The protos are CNC'd aluminum with a lever mount attached with M4 screws. The production is a cleanly bent piece of stainless steel, prettier and stronger! We've had some questions about the lever
Summer Fun on the Flett
Last weekend we (Bryce, his wife Melissa, my wife Marcy, and I) headed up to Flett Glacier on Rainier for some casual summer touring and camping. The road to Mowich had just opened and after talking to the ranger we were expecting good snow coverage starting at the lake. Unfortunately it had melted out quite a bit so we ended up booting up and over Knapsack Pass. Crossing the creeks, scrambling up the mossy roots and across a few snowy patches, we were over the pass and finally able to start skinning. Just over the pass we spied some fun