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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #650 on: May 01, 2018, 12:35:27 AM »
Ok, so this picture was taken last night in east Texas at guess who’s new place.....

Yes that is my truck & that is in fact a five foot wide x three foot tall real man cooking machine right there. Don, I think you need this for your new fire pit area. It worked great btw as I waddled away stuffed afterwards!



That would be Mr. Ashleyferd!

How is your brother?

Yes, I like that cooker!
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #651 on: May 01, 2018, 12:36:50 AM »
Got a little more rock wall work in and did the final grading on the newly created falt area.

Whose Lexus? You must have really improved the road for that to be able to get in there.


Edit: just read about the daughter in the c-max thread. Yikes!!

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And you can bet your arse that we are watching that very closely. This is how people get addicted to opioids!  :angry:
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #652 on: May 01, 2018, 05:05:29 AM »
Shawn I thought my hippie radar went off while I was at my weekend place. You were only about 75 miles away


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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #653 on: May 01, 2018, 10:45:06 AM »
Got a little more rock wall work in and did the final grading on the newly created falt area.

Whose Lexus? You must have really improved the road for that to be able to get in there.


Edit: just read about the daughter in the c-max thread. Yikes!!

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Likely will happen Wed/Thur. Still waiting on doctor politics to play out. She is on Morphine, OxyCodone, and Tylenol! (All at the same time

And you can bet your arse that we are watching that very closely. This is how people get addicted to opioids!  :angry:

I got hit by a car when I was 10. Joe Namath knee destruction and double compound fracture on the lower leg. I got the morphine in the ambulance but then went into shock and respiratory shut down. they had to give me the overdose med, Narcan I think, which fixed the problem, but I had to ride out the full pain for several hours until surgery, so I really get her ordeal with travel to the hospital. although now my pain tolerance is somewhere north of "oh I guess that finger really is broken, huh." Good thing is, even with kidney stones and other such painful nonsense I don't really need anything stronger than advil anymore so I don't have to worry about those devil drugs causing strife. I really hope she recovers quickly and PT is easy for her. Nothing worse than struggling to get back to just normal.
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #654 on: May 01, 2018, 10:43:29 PM »
Yep, I am the opposite. You have to drug the heck out of me. Last time I took 6 shots and the dentist and it still hurt.

PT, know who you get. My last was great but the last visit put me back weeks, knee says hi there!
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #655 on: May 01, 2018, 11:44:44 PM »
Shawn I thought my hippie radar went off while I was at my weekend place. You were only about 75 miles away


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Don, sorry about your daughter hope she comes out ok.

Yes, was at Ashley’s place, pretty cool setup if he ever decides to visit us and give an update. Can’t say I’m not a little envious of this home he he has now.

Charles, didn’t realize you were that close. Wife and I are talking about going back down in next year. Direct flight from DIA to Shreveport daily I think now.
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #656 on: May 12, 2018, 09:10:36 AM »
OK, through the ACS (Allie Crisis Situation)

So the weather is perfect, so I'm piling on the big projects

I will be finishing the shed, but also doing some heavy forest clearing and log production while the temps are moderate. When it gets to upper 80's-90's with high humidity, hard work becomes almost impossible.

So, the theme has always been to push back the forest to the original boundaries that some Amish settlers first cleared to create this farm. That outline is one of hardwoods which then has an inner ring 30-100 feet wide of Cedar trees. Some are ancient, and I will be leaving, but most are just good sources of timber and therefore useful

I wanted a better view of the pond from the camper, and later on, a bit further up the hill from the main shed and then someday a house. I could then on opening day, shoot my pick of deer near the pond with coffee at the ready in my PJ's

Here's what i am starting with:
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #657 on: May 12, 2018, 09:11:18 AM »
Some of these cedars stand in defiance!
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #658 on: May 12, 2018, 09:12:04 AM »
And so it begins!
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #659 on: May 12, 2018, 09:13:41 AM »
Looking down the other direction, Mike, this is the field we shot in, this is what most of the fields look like, heavily encroached by these fast growing invasive cedars
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #660 on: May 12, 2018, 09:16:29 AM »
Since I installed that 10 ply tire meant for mining equipment onto the Deere, no more flats. I think I'll get the other side shod with the same brand.

It worked well the three days I pressed it to do a lot of heavy lifting. Here seen carrying one half of a cedar tree. THe bottom part was turned into a log which will become a cant, and finally some sawn lumber.
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #661 on: May 12, 2018, 09:19:22 AM »
So here are the transition pics.

After this I raked the forest some, shoving all the bramble down into erosion ditches. The rabbits might love that, but then again, the coyotes may love it more!
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #662 on: May 12, 2018, 09:20:55 AM »
Here is the pile of logs that clearing produced

So nice that this valuable wood will go into projects and not be wasted in fire
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #663 on: May 12, 2018, 09:22:21 AM »
Brought the shed#2 up to within striking distance of being finished

Lacks only soffits, trim, some grading
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #664 on: May 12, 2018, 10:18:28 AM »
looking good.

I wish I had access to some of that cedar, I could make some really cool wood projects out of it.
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #665 on: May 12, 2018, 12:07:53 PM »
looking good.

I wish I had access to some of that cedar, I could make some really cool wood projects out of it.
What do you need nate?
Anything I could mail/ship?
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #666 on: May 12, 2018, 02:38:14 PM »
Looking down that stretch of field I’m amazed I hit a beer can on the first shot with a 1x Red dot optic?

How’s the well level holding and did you ever have the water tested?

Every thing is looking good, now go down there and pick up your chainsaw before you mow again!
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #667 on: May 12, 2018, 03:25:59 PM »
Looking down that stretch of field I’m amazed I hit a beer can on the first shot with a 1x Red dot optic?

How’s the well level holding and did you ever have the water tested?

Every thing is looking good, now go down there and pick up your chainsaw before you mow again!
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Same lane!  And folks Mikey is a one eyed guy, Right Mike?

But the boy can shoot. Heck, I had a half zero'd M4 shooting beside him and he was hit, hit, hit...Mine was up and left, lost, lost...

Water, not yet. Had an idea to get a hippie to climb down in there and swim around for awhile, then watch him for a couple days...No volunteers yet. Water level is never less than 6 feet, but up to 30-35 feet at times. Well is 52 0r 54 feet deep, I forgot...
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #668 on: May 12, 2018, 04:21:29 PM »
Didn't know Ken could swim? But great idea!  :facepalm:
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #669 on: May 12, 2018, 05:40:43 PM »
Bad right eye, hence I shoot lefty.  Got a local coven of witches that need dunking?
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #670 on: May 12, 2018, 06:30:27 PM »
If the hippie dies in the hole doesn’t that contaminate the water?   We don’t need no Hillary water on the farm,   Or.   Is that how hippies reproduce? One dies other around are contaminated with hippie stuff


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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #671 on: May 13, 2018, 05:56:58 PM »
Looks good and no carnage cept the truck tire?

Have to teach my oldest to shoot with his left eye. Right has a blem dead center.
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #672 on: May 13, 2018, 06:22:25 PM »
Looks good and no carnage cept the truck tire?

Have to teach my oldest to shoot with his left eye. Right has a blem dead center.

Been there and done that!  :likebutton:
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #673 on: May 13, 2018, 10:25:00 PM »
Looks good and no carnage cept the truck tire?

Have to teach my oldest to shoot with his left eye. Right has a blem dead center.
Just the trailer tire:

Won't hold air

I'll take it in and get a good patch on it in the morning
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #674 on: May 13, 2018, 11:20:25 PM »
Where did you get your soffit at?

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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #675 on: May 14, 2018, 12:17:11 AM »
It holds air fine, just no pressure.

How in the heck you do that?
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #676 on: May 14, 2018, 08:48:26 AM »
Where did you get your soffit at?
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #677 on: May 14, 2018, 08:50:27 AM »
It holds air fine, just no pressure.

How in the heck you do that?
Looks like something hit the leading edge of the fender, that shoved the fender lip back onto the tire, which sawed it apart.

I used the tractor bucket to straighten the fender back out...Well, it's not all that straight, but it is no longer contacting the tire! ;-))
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #678 on: May 14, 2018, 09:25:12 AM »
Just cut them off. You don’t need those anyway


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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #679 on: May 14, 2018, 09:47:53 AM »
looking good.

I wish I had access to some of that cedar, I could make some really cool wood projects out of it.
What do you need nate?
Anything I could mail/ship?

I'm good, I was just commenting on how great it would be to have access to fresh cut timber, and not have to deal with that crap out of the stores.
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #680 on: May 14, 2018, 10:02:26 AM »
Just cut them off. You don’t need those anyway


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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #681 on: May 19, 2018, 10:24:45 AM »
Next up: Rain collection system part 1

I will be using this roof to collect rain water for use in the camper:
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #682 on: May 19, 2018, 10:26:15 AM »
First up was the measuring and snapping the chalk line to establish the angle necessary to drain, then I just slapped on standard 5" gutter
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #683 on: May 19, 2018, 10:28:02 AM »
Using 3" PVC, I simply positioned a standard 90 degree elbow directly beneath the drain spout then connected up a 3" drain pipe leading to the rain collection tanks in the water containment shed.
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #684 on: May 19, 2018, 10:30:10 AM »
I placed a "T" in the system with the length of 3" Pictured which is capped off. THe purpose of that is to siphon off the first few gallons of water off the roof which may contain contaminants. The sump fills first hopefully catching sediment, thus providing for some early filtering of the water.
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« Reply #685 on: May 19, 2018, 10:32:59 AM »
So that the water does not remain captured in the sump, I drilled a 1/4" hole in it so that the water constantly drains off.

I did a little observing and learning during the subsequent rain shower, and determined that a 1/4" hole is a bit to big for a light rain, as the rain fall will not overcome the 1/4" hole's capacity to drain the sump, meaning all the catchment gets drained off and not captured. I think I'll plug and drill a 1/8" hole next.
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« Reply #686 on: May 19, 2018, 10:33:33 AM »
The whole thing fit pretty well, and is not all that unsightly
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #687 on: May 19, 2018, 10:34:14 AM »
Here is the activity of that weep hole during another light shower
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« Reply #688 on: May 19, 2018, 10:37:26 AM »
After that I screwed a bolt into the orifice since the roof and pipe seemed to be flushed. During the night we had about two hours of a light rain and some rain showers. During the two hours the tank filled some 40 gallons.

With variables as wide as they are, the early math suggests 20 gallons of water an hour during light rain...not too bad. That's a day's worth of water usage in a camper setting from one light rain.

The nature of thunder storms of which we have many are going to produce much. much more water. I would expect those tanks to just continue to fill regardless of the demand I place on them.
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« Reply #689 on: May 19, 2018, 10:38:10 AM »
View of the outhouse from beneath the deck awning
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« Reply #690 on: May 19, 2018, 10:39:10 AM »
The JD 2720 has been repaired and has found a new home inside the new shed.
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #691 on: May 19, 2018, 10:40:18 AM »
Next up is more work on the shed. THis time it's soffits

Hard to see but I just screwed down the "J" channel
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« Reply #692 on: May 19, 2018, 10:42:25 AM »
The soffit comes in 12' lengths which you need to cut down to the proper length. That was 11 3/4" for my application

I only had time for just one side with the constant rain coming and going.
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« Reply #693 on: May 19, 2018, 10:43:14 AM »
The old place is coming around. Little bit, by little bit.
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #694 on: May 19, 2018, 11:23:03 AM »
So that the water does not remain captured in the sump, I drilled a 1/4" hole in it so that the water constantly drains off.

I did a little observing and learning during the subsequent rain shower, and determined that a 1/4" hole is a bit to big for a light rain, as the rain fall will not overcome the 1/4" hole's capacity to drain the sump, meaning all the catchment gets drained off and not captured. I think I'll plug and drill a 1/8" hole next.

Don, the volume of that drop pipe is considerable, I’d not go smaller on the hole. It will plug, install a valve & crack it slightly. Then if you want to clean it out, crack the pvc valve wide open.....
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #695 on: May 19, 2018, 04:18:47 PM »
So that the water does not remain captured in the sump, I drilled a 1/4" hole in it so that the water constantly drains off.

I did a little observing and learning during the subsequent rain shower, and determined that a 1/4" hole is a bit to big for a light rain, as the rain fall will not overcome the 1/4" hole's capacity to drain the sump, meaning all the catchment gets drained off and not captured. I think I'll plug and drill a 1/8" hole next.

Don, the volume of that drop pipe is considerable, I’d not go smaller on the hole. It will plug, install a valve & crack it slightly. Then if you want to clean it out, crack the pvc valve wide open.....
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #696 on: May 19, 2018, 05:42:48 PM »
It all looks good, that cap you have on the drop pipe can be drille / tapped for npt pipe fittings if you didn’t want to remove it.
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #697 on: May 19, 2018, 08:50:57 PM »
It all looks good, that cap you have on the drop pipe can be drille / tapped for npt pipe fittings if you didn’t want to remove it.
I already did it...Just didn't grab a pic of it...
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #698 on: May 23, 2018, 09:43:45 PM »
Back on the shed project

Finally got the Soffit finished, well sort of. It still needs s trim piece to cover the gutter board and wrap beneath the exposed edge of the soffit.
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #699 on: May 23, 2018, 09:45:07 PM »
Then I added a loft to the inside, four feet wide and full width to handle bulky/lighter stuff
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