Mini's only run July 11 (and beyond)
- Thread starter Squishy!
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Blindranger
Hard Core 4+
Congrats!!!
DouglasVB
Rising Sun Member
I'm sure the MiniBill could strap in a car seat and join in on the fun. Start them young and they'll be Mini Truck lovers for life!
Congrads!
Congrads!
AxleIke
Hard Core 4+
I'm out for the same reason, but my lil dude is 2 weeks older than Bills.
Problem with that is, Momma is the food source, and the comfort source, so it doesn't work so good with only 2 seats unless they leave Bill at home
I tried that logic with my wife, but she said N.O. She was absolutely not up for a couple days bouncing in the truck with milk pressure. Ah well, in a couple weeks we'll have the go ahead for bottles and then its GAME ON!!!
Problem with that is, Momma is the food source, and the comfort source, so it doesn't work so good with only 2 seats unless they leave Bill at home
I tried that logic with my wife, but she said N.O. She was absolutely not up for a couple days bouncing in the truck with milk pressure. Ah well, in a couple weeks we'll have the go ahead for bottles and then its GAME ON!!!
DouglasVB
Rising Sun Member
Did I miss the boat? Should I have just had a child to complete my Mini Truck, too?
ToyodaTocco
Hard Core 4+
Thanks, I plan on starting him early but 10 days old may be a little too early.
Like Isaac said, a mini with only two seats is not very conducive to Momma and baby Sage (his name). Wish I could join you guys but I feel that bonding with him and helping out Momma is more important. Have a good time and post a lot of pics!
AxleIke
Hard Core 4+
Definitely post up pics!!
And yes, keeping mom happy is the number on priority in our house too, LOL!
And yes, keeping mom happy is the number on priority in our house too, LOL!
DaveInDenver
Rising Sun Ham Guru
Congrats Bill!
It seems having children is the most common reason people move away from a mini truck to something else. The guy I bought my '91 from had to get something more appropriate for carrying young kids and their (apparently) mountains of junk.
DouglasVB
Rising Sun Member
DaveInDenver
Rising Sun Ham Guru
My truck had 5 seatbelts, too. Although the back seats are only useful from like age 7 to 8. Old enough not to need a full-on car seat but their legs are still short enough to fit.
I dunno, he had two kids and had finally succumbed to the minivan siren. Or, well, at least the call of mom being fed up with having just two doors.
Poor guy, held out as long as possible because he built custom wooden canoes and had a legitimate need for a truck, which was I believe was fulfilled with an old beater F150 eventually.
I dunno, he had two kids and had finally succumbed to the minivan siren. Or, well, at least the call of mom being fed up with having just two doors.
Poor guy, held out as long as possible because he built custom wooden canoes and had a legitimate need for a truck, which was I believe was fulfilled with an old beater F150 eventually.
HoneyBadger
Rising Sun Member
DaveInDenver
Rising Sun Ham Guru
It did the job.
treerootCO
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That's not how this works...that's not how any of this works...
AxleIke
Hard Core 4+
Lol. Mountains of junk isn't really an issue. One extra bag and a stroller every once and a while. In fact, a pickup would be better for a parent who had mountains of junk. It's the car seats. They take up an astronomical amount of room considering they carry such little cargo. My wife fits comfortably in the front seat of my 4Runner with Oly behind her, but he doesn't fit behind me (which is good since that is the dogs spot). My friends over 6 ft don't fit at all in the passenger seat in that position.
Good thing my Mini Truck has five seatbelts
As kids we rode 5 people in an 87 4Runner all over Utah, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, and Washington. Today's modern car seats would certainly be a challenge with the hard top. The soft top, on the other hand, would be ideal for loading/unloading.
HoneyBadger
Rising Sun Member
HA!
Wow...
Old40Dog
Rising Sun Member
I'm out 
...due to work on roof that needs to happen with any good weather. Rachel out ...due to work demands, but Zach plans to make it for Saturday only.
...due to work on roof that needs to happen with any good weather. Rachel out ...due to work demands, but Zach plans to make it for Saturday only.
Squishy!
Rising Sun Member
Ok everybody! Tomorrow's the day! The RedChili is down for the count right now so look for me in my hodge podge blue '88 Mini.
Remember:
Meet at McDonalds in Idaho Springs at 9:00 am.
Hit the Cascade Creek trail head by 9:30-10:00
Also, we will not be camping due to our rig being down, so just Saturday is all! Hopefully next year works out better.
See everyone there!
Remember:
Meet at McDonalds in Idaho Springs at 9:00 am.
Hit the Cascade Creek trail head by 9:30-10:00
Also, we will not be camping due to our rig being down, so just Saturday is all! Hopefully next year works out better.
See everyone there!
Squishy!
Rising Sun Member
A great run! Thanks everyone! We'll do this again next year and I already have the place in mind! I'll post up a trip report here soon.
DouglasVB
Rising Sun Member
More photos later! Great run and after-run!
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DouglasVB
Rising Sun Member
It was great seeing everyone out today with all of our mini trucks! The theme song for today could ALMOST have been: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npjF032TDDQ
Next time we need more Tacos to round things out.
Next time we need more Tacos to round things out.