Snowmachine broke down 30 miles from Nome last month, changed my whole view on spare parts

I was running my usual trap line near the Kougarok River when the drive belt snapped. Had a spare but it was the wrong size because I grabbed one for my buddy's machine by accident. Walked 6 hours back to town and my neighbor laughed at me for not double checking. Now I keep a second belt taped to the tunnel and label everything with a paint marker. Anyone else keep backups for stuff you never think will fail?

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margaretrivera1mo ago

Walking 6 hours is the real lesson in preparedness, not the spare parts issue.

finley_bennett281mo ago

Walking 6 hours doesn't seem that wild to me.