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davidg

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  1. You just described the plot of all of the books. It is what it is.
  2. Shout out to Lee Child’s cameo.
  3. Wife was up in Cleveland on business 10-15 years ago and her and a colleague were thinking about dropping by after work one day. Nope, closed at 5PM. WTF? It shouldn't even open before 5PM.
  4. My daughter (nopics) is an entry level engineer for a large municipal water system (Not Austin). She works on all kinds of upstream and down stream projects. When she got the job, I told her as a general rule, don't shake hands with the waste treatment plant guys.
  5. This popped on one of my FB groups: 15acre offgrid homestead with a 400 sqft cabin and everything you need to live this life for $125K. Only catch is that is the 20minute UTV or snow mobile ride to get to the cabin. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/294280969394278/ 15 Acre Alaskan Homestead A true fully functional Homestead off the road system and off-grid. About a 20-minute groomed trail ride by snowmobile or quad depending on weather and trail conditions. Private area to park vehicles off the road. 45 Minute trip to Fairbanks. We haul our water in. We have thought about drilling. No septic (Out House) Electricity is not far down the road from the homestead. This property will increase in value considerably when the electricity comes through. Aurora Borealis showings nightly during the winter months. Insulated Wilderness Cabin. Comfortable Livable Cabin Wood and Propane Heat back up. The cabin has electricity from solar and generators but is not wired. Propane Fridge, Freezer Chest, Range Oven (Appliances run very efficiently and were expensive when purchased). Propane Hot water Shower. Queen Bed, 3 5 drawer dressers for clothes and storage, 65 Inch TV, DVD player, 2 Recliner Chairs, all kitchen utensils- pots pans, mugs, plates, etc... Back addition has two desks for online workspace or school. The bathroom area of the cabin has a Toilet for Number 1 only during cold winter months that drains through plumbing down the hill into a hole. a shower tub with propane water heater, and a vanity with a mirror Internet Satellite Service through Hughs Net: Works Great except when it rains really hard or an exceptionally hard snowstorm. Have not had any issues with it thus far. We also have our home telephone hooked up through the internet service. Propane Tanks: 2 60 lb, 2 50 lb, 1 40 lb, 1 20 lb 18X18 Workshop with Wood Stove Complete with all the tools you will need. Everything stays with the Homestead Many cordless Dewalt Tools, Welder, Plazma Cutter, Air Compressor, Table Saw, etc... Trapping Equipment: Many different types of traps and snares, stretchers, fleshers, and knives. Everything you will need to start your trapping experience. Another good way to supplement your income on the homestead. Generators: Generators (Honda 2200i 2 Generac Generators (3500, 6500) 1 Firman electric start 9500, craftsman 3500 really fuel efficient All in working order 16X16 Guest Cabin on Western 5 Acre Lot Wood Stove/ Propane Heat back up. Walls and door need work. Possible rental for hunters or for those that just want to get out of the city for a weekend getaway. Another good way to make some money on the Homestead. Solar Power Shed: Completly insulated 8X8 building, $6,000 Inverter, 3 solar panels, 4 6 volt batteries for a 24 Volt system. Cord hook up for the back up generator. 12X12 Chicken Coupe with feeding boxes, waterers, and nesting boxes built-in. Our chickens are extremely good layers. We sell our extra eggs to a local dealer in Fairbanks. Another good way to pay for feed and make a little extra money on the Homestead. 10X8 Duck Coupe Many ducks that are prolific layers. Can sell eggs to local dealer. Dog House with Pup with great bear detecting abilities. I believe we have not any problems with critters coming for our animals is due to having her outside. Silver Fox Rabbits: 3 separate bunny hutches for breeding meat rabbits. There are 3 does and 1 buck for breeding. Great Producers. Can sell bunnies on craigslist to make extra money. 2005 Polaris Snowmobile 2019 4 Wheeler 2021 6 Seater Side by Side (Wheels and Tracks) Tracks work great in the winter for the trails and are able to haul all your supplies and equipment into the homestead with ease and comfort. Large Heavy-duty trailer for hauling just about anything anywhere All the vehicles are in working order and run great. Two place sno-go trailer (unregistered) This is a fully functioning Homestead. If you are looking to get out of the city and live the life of your dreams this is a turn-key opportunity with everything staying in place.
  6. I can appreciate the effort but 'You're mine Bender, for two months I gotcha'
  7. I’m not gonna judge but it sounds like you have some first hand knowledge.
  8. Straight #2 diesel clouds at about 30F and gels at 10-15F. #1 is -20F or better. Additives can drop this even more.
  9. Binged through it last night and finished this morning. Thought it was pretty good. Read most of the books, enjoyed the first movie, tolerated the second. Will watch again pretty soon with the wife.
  10. Kinda disappointed that a velvet dogs playing poker hasn’t been posted yet. Surly b slipping My daughter (no pics) took art classes all through high school and college. Here’s a few crappy pics of some spray paint style canvasses she did for a few bands she likes for her apartment wall.
  11. Y’all’s water situation would be the roughest for me. I guess the sauna and a sponge rinse would be ok too but no hot showers (at least for your wife) would be the deal killer. Those small propane instant hot water heaters, a small rv water pump, and a shower head makes for an easy shower set up.
  12. I don’t think he has said anything about raising animals. That YouTube channel I posted on the first page or so has a bunch of videos on building their coop and raising chickens in attic conditions.
  13. Not a jetty tuna IMO. Looks more small AJ to me.
  14. Around 2000 for me in my ‘88 YJ. No surprise having to roll start a bunch of Jeeps. Next vehicle was a ‘98 Ram diesel with the 5 speed. Wasn’t push starting that bitch.
  15. What’s the price up there?
  16. Anyone prep their water system for this storm? We went out this evening after work and pulled it from our storage, dumped the water tank, and blew out the lines. Probably didn’t need to but feel better about it after having it done. Low temps are saying 25F where we keep it so just wanting to be on the safe side.
  17. Did y’all buy or build your cabin? Any other outbuilding other than the shitter at the cabin? That one pic of the cabin looks like you are in a heavily wooded area. What does your regular garden look like?
  18. Yep, we've all been there.
  19. This lifestyle is pretty fascinating to me down here in Tx and while I don't think I could handle a full winter in AK I would like to experience some of that for a little bit. As I posted in the other thread I came across this youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/SimpleLivingAlaska/featured and its a young couple living an off grid lifestyle in Alaska down toward Anchorage. Their channel is simply videos of them doing everyday life: growing a garden, canning food, raising chickens and bees, hunting and fishing for meat and working around their small homestead. They use a small solar system with an inverter supplemented with generator for power, wood for heating and propane for cooking. The contrasts between winter and summer are quite amazing to me.
  20. Edit timed out so: ETA: And about the battery running down, my kids car had a faulty trunk light switch that failed on and would keep the trunk light on all the time. He was at school and not driving it very much and would go out after a week and have to jump it off. I replaced one battery in it and we finally traced it down by measuring the leakage current draw on the battery and pulling fuses until it stopped. Did the same to an older suburban that had a bad gauge cluster and would cause a battery draw down. Intermittent electrical issues in vehicles are a pain in the ass to troubleshoot.
  21. I had bought and put jumper cables in my kids vehicles when they started driving. Made them a safety kit with a flashlight, gloves, LED flares, some basic tools, a tow strap for the 4x4 Tacoma, etc. Both have either been jumped off or jumped off someone else using the cables but a couple of years ago I got them both the GB40 version of this jump box. Works great for medium sized vehicles and during AZN black friday they are typically 25-33% off. Much easier than cables. I bought the big GB70 version for my truck and have used it on trucks, tractors and the dozer. I still carry a set of cables but these jump boxes have pretty much rendered them obsolete.
  22. Nice, inside and out. A longtime buddy has been working a while of fixing up and old hay barn into his weekend getaway/man cave. From the outside its just and old barn but inside is a pretty good hangout. While not a big deer spot, there are always a couple of rabbit dogs under foot, pigs to shoot, good food to eat and beer to drink and a pretty good domino game every once in a while.
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