VintageSledders Screenname:Johnny Homelite

Real Name:John Stipe

Location:Forest Lk. MN.

Family:1 wife, 1 daughter

Current sleds:1969-Homelite, Forester, Explorer, Ranger. Homelite 650 mod,74 Homelite trail mod, 1970 skidoo nordic, 1989 Indy lite, 99,01 ZRT 600's

Favorite brand:Homelite/skidoo

Dream sled:72 TNT

Do you show? Swap? Race? Yes, I try them all, don't know if I'm any good at any one in particular.

Favorite vintage snowmobile event:It's a tie between Milbank, and Waconia

How long have you been into vintage snowmobiles? Started riding them in the 70's, never stopped really, it's a hard habit to break.

When did you first get bit by the vintage bug? Watching my older brothers ride our 70 oly, and nordic on the lake by my house, then a few years later a friend called me and asked if I wanted a 1969 Homelite sled.

Other hobbies: Fishing, hunting, 4-wheeling, changing spark plugs, bon fires, giving advise, picking agates.

Random fact about you:I once owned and operated a 1950's Eyerly Loop-O-Plane, and did NOT guess any weights.

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