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  1. Yellowknife

    Business Owners - Health Insurance Help?

    Only tip I have is to try and get it through a state or national industry association if you are in an industry that has that type of thing. We get ours through a contractors association for a slight break. That said, it won't help much. It's brutal. I'm way over $20k for my family this...
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    Need wood stove recommendations for small house

    I'll throw my 2 cents in as I have plenty of experience with this question. I've slept countless nights in 300-500 sq foot cabins with wood heat. Last weekend I was in a 320 sq cabin with 2x4 walls and it hit -19F overnight. Wood heat of course. Per usual, it took three hours to warm...
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    Suppressed .338 WM

    No actual idea. For my uses, the velocity isn't super relevant, so I've never gotten around to chronographing it after cutting the barrel. Four animals so far, and the longest was.... maybe 50 yds? I'm slinging big 250 gr accubonds at whatever speed a full case of H4831 gets me...
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    Towing with 3.5 eco boost

    Inaccurate there. The turbo motors turn much LOWER rpm at the same load compared to a V8. Those 3.5's will pull a mountain pass with with a travel trailer at <3000 rpm. The V8 will be screaming at much higher revolutions to make the same power. I'm not sure you can say it's "less stress"...
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    Towing with 3.5 eco boost

    A 5k travel trailer will be nearly invisible behind a current gen 3.5L. The torque is impressive, and they will pull hills at a very low RPM. 7k+ isn't a problem either, although you will want a weight distributing hitch at that point. You will usually run out of payload (tongue weight)...
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    Ford Vs Dodge Half Tons

    Ok, I'll say some more negative things about the F150 then... :) The Ford is the only one with enough miles to have really been tested. It spent the first two years of it's life on rough northern Alberta roads, running 40+ hrs a week. Currently sitting at 121,000 miles and 6,700 engine...
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    Ford Vs Dodge Half Tons

    On the original subject.... I happen to own a '21 F150 and both '22 and '23 Ram 1500's. I had the Ford and '23 Ram parked next to each other this weekend. They are configured identically, so a good comparison. Both are white, mid-trim, crew cab, 6.5' bed trucks with the ~12" radios and...
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    2018 f150 power running boards - waterproofing the motor wire harness

    Mine (2017 Expedition) came off with four bolts at the truck and four allen head bolts at the board. Key tip is to make sure connection with the board is clean. If there is any dirt in groove there it will have flex at the connection point. Easy.
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    2018 f150 power running boards - waterproofing the motor wire harness

    At some point they get weak enough that you need to swap out the motor and hinge. The Ford ones are super pricy, but aftermarket are available. Swapped my wife’s last year after oiling it was no longer working. So far so good, and not a bad job.
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    Hands-off smaller investment advice.

    I use Fidelity for that purpose. You can set up a cash management account with them, and earn enough to cover inflation (currently 4%) with their default SPAXX money market account. Funds are readily available.
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    Tikka 7mm rem mag

    Yes. I cut one into the flutes (18”) this fall. Don’t recall the price, but it didn’t cost me any extra at the local shop. A friend did his .300 WM into the flutes at a different local guy a few years ago, and he had no problem either.
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    2025 Moose sucess thread, post em up

    Dropped this guy at dawn on the 13th
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    How many Brow tines?

    Text book mid-bay tine per ADF&G
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    UTV Trailer Considerations - Single Axle vs Dual Axle

    Marginal axle capacity on rough roads leads to bent axles. Bent axles lead to destroyed tires. And those light single trailers usually have very marginal tires to begin with. I don't mind single axle for something as light as a UTV, but when I was towing mine around, I bought one with a...
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    Your easiest Alaskan Moose?

    I've helped family "recover" a few yard bulls, and my neighbor dropped one on the other side of the cul-de-sac a two years ago. Never quite so lucky for me though. I have had some easy ones though, so can't complain. Was driving off a remote job site one day and spotted one a few hundred...
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    Any Alaska residents here?

    Summarized very well by most of the above Logistics and planning ahead is the crux. Money sure doesn't hurt either. It IS absolutely an outdoorsman paradise if you put in the effort though. I just got back from a three day canoe trip on lakes loaded with trout and char... and in 24...
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    Checking a rifle after flying

    Yeah, this is airport dependent, and has been for while. In Anchorage they do it in front of you. In Ketchikan it's behind closed doors. etc.
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    Checking a rifle after flying

    There is a perfectly fine public range in Fairbanks at the end of S. Cushman that goes to 300 yds. It will be busy in the fall, but I've never actually waited for a bench. Gun probably lives an easier life in the padded case than it ever will on the hunt though. I've never checked mine after...
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    Suppressor Condom

    Been using regular electrical tape over the end of my suppressors since 2018. No issues. It breaks the tape easily. Yk
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    NOTICE: RAVN ALASKA Airline Service is Done/Stopped/Not flying.

    My company flies bush airlines and air taxis constantly in the summer. I don't recall the last time any one of us booked something on Ravn. It was a headache the last time they went under, but this time around it's no concern at all.

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