Author Topic: Hide/bugout site build thread Part 1 (Read 196771 times)

Flyin6 · « **Reply #500 on:** September 24, 2015, 07:37:55 PM »

I've had a super busy summer, but have gotten a lot of things done. Cold and rainy weather will soon be pressing in so while things have settled down a bit, I want to get the Privy completed and sitting down on the farm over a suitably sized hole

THe comments about the nutcracker guard house and Christmas and all that must have affected the MRS.

She showed up the other day with a few gallong of Sherwin Williams paint. A rust-red and a more olive and grayish green.

So I knocked that out today...Privy is repainted, almost. Trim needs to be taped off and get a second coat.

Before:

Flyin6 · « **Reply #501 on:** September 24, 2015, 07:40:04 PM »

After the red change, however Christmas tree green is still showing:

Flyin6 · « **Reply #502 on:** September 24, 2015, 07:40:47 PM »

The green is closer to the pics Nate sent me which started this whole thing

Flyin6 · « **Reply #503 on:** September 24, 2015, 07:41:51 PM »

Changing color:

Flyin6 · « **Reply #504 on:** September 24, 2015, 07:43:06 PM »

And changed:

The Ranger is never far away! Tried to eat up Duane today!

TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #505 on:** September 24, 2015, 08:02:36 PM »

Suprised you didnt go multicam....

Wilbur · « **Reply #506 on:** September 24, 2015, 08:25:45 PM »

I like the more subdued colors....more appropriate for a privy and less carnival looking in my mind. :) Not that you're trying to keep me happy! Ha! :o

Flyin6 · « **Reply #507 on:** September 24, 2015, 08:46:54 PM »

Quote from: Wilbur on September 24, 2015, 08:25:45 PM

I like the more subdued colors....more appropriate for a privy and less carnival looking in my mind. :) Not that you're trying to keep me happy! Ha! :o

For the wife...You know the deal...

JR · « **Reply #508 on:** September 25, 2015, 04:07:20 AM »

Ranger is getting big, but still has that puppy look.

cudakidd53 · « **Reply #509 on:** September 25, 2015, 06:44:33 AM »

Good looking pooch and better paint- Duane wasn't dressed as a screw driver or hammer was he?

KensAuto · « **Reply #510 on:** September 25, 2015, 10:22:42 AM »

Looks good either way.

Duane's been dark for a while now...everything good over there?

Flyin6 · « **Reply #511 on:** September 25, 2015, 08:00:51 PM »

He's had some challenges
His lane, he can chat it up if he decides to...

I named the Privy:

It will be the honorary

John H. Crapper

Rest and relaxation center

Or J.C. for short

TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #512 on:** September 25, 2015, 10:15:01 PM »

Why not the
Boehner John?

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Flyin6 · « **Reply #513 on:** September 25, 2015, 10:36:11 PM »

Quote from: TexasRedNeck on September 25, 2015, 10:15:01 PM

Why not the
Boehner John?

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Depends on what sort of secret deals he did with the administration that won't show up for awhile...

Flyin6 · « **Reply #514 on:** September 29, 2015, 03:18:52 PM »

Built the double door setup out of #3 1 X 10 pine boards finally

Concept remains true to the plans, to build two half doors so that one can enjoy the view while studying so to speak

Flyin6 · « **Reply #515 on:** September 29, 2015, 03:20:25 PM »

By ripping down the boards so that 4 boards spanned the width, I liberated the trim pieces as well
The 4 independent boards were glued and clamped together to form a panel

Flyin6 · « **Reply #516 on:** September 29, 2015, 03:21:35 PM »

I did a surround on both sides around the perimeter, gluing each piece, then I ran screws all the way through all three boards making it fairly strong

Flyin6 · « **Reply #517 on:** September 29, 2015, 03:22:40 PM »

The inside is finished out like this:

Flyin6 · « **Reply #518 on:** September 29, 2015, 03:23:48 PM »

On the lower door, outside I did some bracing and strengthing

Flyin6 · « **Reply #519 on:** September 29, 2015, 03:24:16 PM »

It fits approximately like this:

Flyin6 · « **Reply #520 on:** September 29, 2015, 03:25:12 PM »

On the outside of the upper door, I did something to serve as a reminder of how to best use the time spent inside!

Dawg25385 · « **Reply #521 on:** September 29, 2015, 03:53:23 PM »

Thats pretty cool!

KensAuto · « **Reply #522 on:** September 29, 2015, 04:06:58 PM »

Quote from: Dawg25385 on September 29, 2015, 03:53:23 PM

Thats pretty cool!

Yes !!

Sammconn · « **Reply #523 on:** September 29, 2015, 04:17:29 PM »

Looking good Don!

I wish, I didn't need insulation vapour barrier and a tight building, and heat!
Like the subdued tones of the new paint also.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #524 on:** September 29, 2015, 04:55:42 PM »

Quote from: Sammconn on September 29, 2015, 04:17:29 PM

Looking good Don!

I wish, I didn't need insulation vapour barrier and a tight building, and heat!
Like the subdued tones of the new paint also.

The colors Kat picked are more like the ones on that Privy design from the Canada

Flyin6 · « **Reply #525 on:** September 29, 2015, 04:59:50 PM »

Ever notice how Americans forget the state/provience when naming a place in Canada?

I made that mistake a few times...Used to fly up to Toronto maybe 2-3 times a week for years.

Ladies and gents, welcome aboard Comair flight 538 to Toronto, Canada"

Same as saying Los Angles, United States.

Toronto, Ontario I was corrected by a Canadian lady after landing one day. Learned me proper, she did...then it was off to that great buffet restaurant near the airport.

EL TATE · « **Reply #526 on:** September 29, 2015, 06:03:04 PM »

Lookin real good there. happy wife happy life.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #527 on:** September 29, 2015, 06:14:50 PM »

Thanks Tate!

Just sanded the inside of the doors. Decided to go 'au-naturel with the finish. All they got was a good sanding and two coats of polyurethane

cudakidd53 · « **Reply #528 on:** September 29, 2015, 08:21:08 PM »

Are those paw prints? Like the doors and the cross-

Flyin6 · « **Reply #529 on:** September 29, 2015, 11:53:55 PM »

Quote from: cudakidd53 on September 29, 2015, 08:21:08 PM

Are those paw prints? Like the doors and the cross-

Naw Mike, just reflection, but this is what is left from my brand new, never used filter wrap:

Sammconn · « **Reply #530 on:** September 29, 2015, 11:58:36 PM »

Oh no! The Red dog has been up to no good again!

Flyin6 · « **Reply #531 on:** September 30, 2015, 12:01:16 AM »

Quote from: Sammconn on September 29, 2015, 11:58:36 PM

Oh no! The Red dog has been up to no good again!

I actually think it is the black one this time.

Red dog has been outside mostly digging up my year. It's like Omaha beach during the D-day landings out back. We got invaded by moles. Literally came in from three different directions. Dogs have been digging up the entire tunnel system. I am just going to buy a truckload of dirt and start those areas over again. I'm gonna use that red dog as fertilizer!

JR · « **Reply #532 on:** September 30, 2015, 01:15:23 AM »

What, no gun ports on the door,,,,,,,,,,

Red dog is training the Black dog??

BobbyB · « **Reply #533 on:** September 30, 2015, 03:18:41 AM »

Quote from: Flyin6 on September 30, 2015, 12:01:16 AM

I actually think it is the black one this time.

That's black dog's way of saying "better step of the playing/exercise time."

TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #534 on:** September 30, 2015, 07:23:56 AM »

I would have thought you'd have rigged up some fougasse for the moles...

Crispy fried mole....mmm

cudakidd53 · « **Reply #535 on:** September 30, 2015, 09:08:13 AM »

Go on poop patrol, it'll give the offender away! Neon foam tends to stay in it's original form-

Flyin6 · « **Reply #536 on:** September 30, 2015, 10:11:33 AM »

Quote from: TexasRedNeck on September 30, 2015, 07:23:56 AM

I would have thought you'd have rigged up some fougasse for the moles...

Crispy fried mole....mmm

Well...I thought about it...About the same time I was watching all those forest fire vids from out west...just sayin'

cruizng · « **Reply #537 on:** September 30, 2015, 10:18:59 AM »

Don,

I have one of these and it works really well. Plus you get to BLOW THINGS UP!! :o

http://varmitgetter.com/video-gallery/general-video

Let me know and I can send it down to you. You already have the Oxy and Propane. It works better in dry dirt. My front couple of acres that they like is ex marshland. You have to wait until it dries out so it doesn't soak up the gas.

EL TATE · « **Reply #538 on:** September 30, 2015, 10:37:28 AM »

That's a way cooler and more sophisticated way of getting results. I used to uncover all the mounds, drop a cup of Coleman fuel in each and wait about 5 min for the fumes to settle down in the burrows, then drop one match and watch all the holes pop smoke. if it doesn't burn em out, it sucks all the oxygen out of the tunnel system. Usually works.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #539 on:** September 30, 2015, 10:52:30 AM »

Yea, I need to get serious. I have a major problem here. Dammed things and the dogs digging at them have literally destroyed my once beautiful yard in the back

Dawg25385 · « **Reply #540 on:** September 30, 2015, 11:13:21 AM »

Moles....... sends a shivver down my spine when that wretched name is uttered every time....

My grampa sits in a lawn chair with his 410 and waits for movement, and is surprisingly very successful that way.

Wilbur · « **Reply #541 on:** September 30, 2015, 11:21:48 AM »

Quote from: EL TATE on September 30, 2015, 10:37:28 AM

I used to uncover all the mounds, drop a cup of Coleman fuel in each and wait about 5 min for the fumes to settle down in the burrows, then drop one match and watch all the holes pop smoke.

I have used gas for moles and yellowjackets. VERY effective for sure. Although one time I used a bit more than I probably should have....had a section of ground about 20x40 lift up about a foot in the air and settle back down in the *Boom/Whoosh*. :o The yellowjackets I go after with reckless abandon (I am allergic)....had one burn for about an hour one night....every 30 seconds or so fire would roar out of the hole about a foot high....then settle back down and just flicker....then flare again. Took a long time to burn that nest out. I hate all those bast***s! >:(

Flyin6 · « **Reply #542 on:** October 02, 2015, 07:13:12 PM »

Built some stuff for the Privy today. Still have to hang the doors, roof it, build a vent and finish painting. Then F I N A L L Y it will be ready for a hole somewhere.

Made this shelf for the inside of the upper door

Flyin6 · « **Reply #543 on:** October 02, 2015, 07:13:44 PM »

And a coat rack

Flyin6 · « **Reply #544 on:** October 02, 2015, 07:15:05 PM »

Built the paper holder

Flyin6 · « **Reply #545 on:** October 02, 2015, 07:16:41 PM »

Then painted all that and 5 shelves with two coats (On one side) with that new red

Flyin6 · « **Reply #546 on:** October 02, 2015, 07:17:34 PM »

Painted some stuff green as well

TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #547 on:** October 02, 2015, 09:10:49 PM »

Where is the quoffee pot?!

Flyin6 · « **Reply #548 on:** October 02, 2015, 10:25:19 PM »

Quote from: TexasRedNeck on October 02, 2015, 09:10:49 PM

Where is the quoffee pot?!

Not in there!

But if the early morning quoffee is working properly, there is a shelf for the mug while one studies

Dawg25385 · « **Reply #549 on:** October 02, 2015, 10:34:58 PM »

^ haha you beat me to it

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