YukonMP
TY 4 Stroke Guru
- Joined
- Dec 25, 2014
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- Yukon Territory
- Country
- Canada
- Snowmobile
- 2014 Venture MultiPurpose 2020 VK Professional ll
Id skip the spark plugs, being four strokes the plugs aren't the maintenance item you might think,
I carry at least 50 feet of heavy rope, persig loops, a rope puller(as opposed to a cable puller) and an 8 inch ice screw. And plastic bags for my feet because that gear will allow one guy to get the sled out of any amount of slush/overflow but you are going to be wet if it is over your boots ... lovely I know. Try to keep the mainline dry if below freezing and have several loops because they will ice up too.
http://lakeice.squarespace.com/ice-patterns/
That is a link to the best site I have found to date on ice safety and cold water immersion. If you are out there enough it isn't a case of if but when. Being prepared is everything, especially if you go out alone. If you get soaked and are alone getting a fire going is tough, on big water you can freeze before you even get to shore. Half a liter of gas in a fuel bottle is a big leg up in an emergency.
I carry at least 50 feet of heavy rope, persig loops, a rope puller(as opposed to a cable puller) and an 8 inch ice screw. And plastic bags for my feet because that gear will allow one guy to get the sled out of any amount of slush/overflow but you are going to be wet if it is over your boots ... lovely I know. Try to keep the mainline dry if below freezing and have several loops because they will ice up too.
http://lakeice.squarespace.com/ice-patterns/
That is a link to the best site I have found to date on ice safety and cold water immersion. If you are out there enough it isn't a case of if but when. Being prepared is everything, especially if you go out alone. If you get soaked and are alone getting a fire going is tough, on big water you can freeze before you even get to shore. Half a liter of gas in a fuel bottle is a big leg up in an emergency.