I’m shopping for a 7x14 enclosed all aluminum tandem axle with extended roof height. I will use it for work for as long as I last then it will become my full time sled trailer. At some point I will sell my 7x23. Best price has come from my cousin’s son in law at $13k. Deals at the sled show ran $13700-14500.   I really like the ramp doors without cables. The guy at Action Trailers let it slip that those trailers are being made by a subcontractor just up the road from me so I’m going to see if I can wiggle a better deal out his backdoor.  

I agree with this post by 04 night fire.   Thinking of my post the other day and then this one and I question my thought and above on what are decent shocks?   Are we comparing 2012 sleds to 2027 and what should be better technology so quite decent shocks?   Or are we comparing aftermarket upgrades such as Fox 2.0 or Elka to a standard Walker Evans or standard Fox?   For most riders the standard shocks on most new sleds are most likely decent.  Depending on how you ride and where and when.   Trail conditions can make decent shocks suck!   Me, as I get older and take longer trips I want the added comfort and am afforded that by the Dynamix shocks.   Necessary nope but I really like them.    

I believe the Inreach communicators would be more weather resistant, durable and have a longer battery life.        the Garmin Fenix 8 or 9 watch was on my Santa list until I started reading up about satellite coverage.  The watches are better along the equators for satellites while the Inreach communicators use different satellites.   IPhones have about 80% global coverage with Globestar satellite system.  But I don’t think I want a new phone just yet.   So I think it will be a cheaper watch and a inreach mini 3 plus   And some extra sledding money!    

It's just T-Mobile that has that so far - isn't it?   That's not a "phone" thing - but a "service provider" thing - isn't it?   And - down here anyhow - the added cost for the sat service is aboot the same as the In-Reach. And the phone can only text to the satelite eh? (no voice)   IF I had a pocket computor, and IF I was on a provider that offered sat texting - I'd go that route. But T-Mobile doesn't have that good of a reputation around us, and I don't have a pocket computor.   Also note that the InReach bluetooths to your pocket computor, and so - I wonder if Siri could text out that as well? And - I'm guessing that one could have an old/offline pocket computor to use specifically as a blue-tooth to the InReach?     .

I saw a dealer selling 2027 650 SP's for about $14800 yesterday.  Buy that, ride it for a bit and then put a set of decent shocks on it.