RE: michigan

[Mike Marentette <mmarentette@domain.elided>]

Ken,

I've been off the digest for a couple of months and just resubscribed.
Although a bit premature, welcome back to the Winter, Water (and rust)
Wonderland!  While I was at the Nationals this past September, I ran into a
guy who said he was going to start a Scout off-road club this year.  He told
me to stop by Renger's in Detroit for more information.  I still haven't
yet, but I would probably be interested.  There are no other IH clubs in the
state that I know of.  Maybe we could start our own if the other digest
members in the area would be interested.

Hopefully our paths will cross someday when you're back in the Detroit area,
and we can talk about IH stuff and maybe down a couple cold ones.  I work in
Southfield and pass by Royal Oak every day on I-696.  

Best regards,

Mike Marentette      
Berville, MI

74 Travelall 100, 2wd, 345, t-quad, 727, semi-floating D60
79 Scout II, 345, 727, d20, d44s, dual exhaust w/H-pipe, 4" Triangle lift
springs

	-----Original Message-----
	Date: Mon, 08 Feb 1999 19:59:53 -0700
	From: pharmer <pharmer@domain.elided>
	Subject: RE: michigan

	I'll be working remote and out of the Detroit area.  I'm thinking
about
	schools, culture, freeway access, hiking.  Since that combo doesn't
exist to
	my knowledge, I think I'll probably settle in Royal Oak.

	Then, instead of hiking around mountains, I'll probably get a small
boat
	that my family can use for fishing on quiet weekend mornings.  You
know, I
	prefer the mountains to water - since you can't pave over a
mountain, but
	you can surround a body of water.  But, since leaving Michigan I
have really
	come to miss all that water (not the rain, the kind on the ground).
One of
	the advantages of IHs, is that they are true multi-purpose vehicles:
they
	can go on rugged trails or pull a trailer - unlike a lot of jeeps,
imports,
	etc.

	I was thinking about looking for a family-oriented offroad club for
sand
	dune, snow, and mud trail adventures.  I didn't see any IH-based
ones
	  any recommendations?  Where do you live at?  Have a mechanic who
isn't
	afraid to adjust a carb on an IH?

	As far as winter goes, I guess I'll probably be keeping the IHs 80%
	deactivated - just take them out for a few fun trips in the winter
(then
	wash the bajesus out of them!).

	Ken Farmer
	1980 Scout II
	1975 Travelall
	1974 Travelall

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