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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #950 on: October 22, 2018, 05:57:50 PM »
Yea, I get it, and wise comments all

However, I plan to stay at it until I succumb naturally or otherwise

Like a buddy of mine was saying to me a couple years ago, he was talking about his grandfather, 92 years old who had died.

I asked if it was cancer

He said, "No, he fell off the roof of his barn while he was shingling it."

You get one turn at this life, might as well and take a swing at it and keep swinging.
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #951 on: October 22, 2018, 06:32:39 PM »
Go out on your own terms, I say.


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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #952 on: October 22, 2018, 06:53:01 PM »
As I started reading it...

I want to go peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather.
Not yelling and screaming like the passengers in the car...

I just don't want to wind up missing a digit or limb.  I can sometimes get in a hurry to get results.
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #953 on: October 22, 2018, 07:13:04 PM »
Here is a bit more rock work. I have the tall wall stacked up to nearly ground height now and progress on the far one
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #954 on: October 22, 2018, 07:14:32 PM »
I extended the runoff collection trench out another grub pile ??20'??
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #955 on: October 22, 2018, 07:16:36 PM »
Then continued ganging up on the embankment. It's trick working with water already in the thing, but using the bucket as a depth gage I dig a shelf maybe one foot below the water and as wide as the bucket, then stack the first course of stones underwater, then slowly come upward.
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #956 on: October 22, 2018, 07:18:59 PM »
Here is that short wall section stacked to the height of the levee. I later added another course of stones on top of that to cap the whole thing off and keep wheeled things from taking a plummet
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #957 on: October 22, 2018, 07:19:45 PM »
Soud is simply outstanding. That thing is one super piece of equipment
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #958 on: October 22, 2018, 07:20:27 PM »
Here is the far/tall wall getting larger

All of that rubble in front of the wall will get removed in time to create a clean break from water to wall
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #959 on: October 22, 2018, 07:21:51 PM »
Not sure if I am going to go around here with stones yet
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #960 on: October 22, 2018, 09:17:32 PM »
Rock wall looks good.

You keep saying and taking pictures of all the rocks, but the pile in the background brings it into perspective. You have a lot of big rocks. And conveniently flat wall building type to boot.

I just don't want to wind up missing a digit or limb.  I can sometimes get in a hurry to get results.
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #961 on: October 23, 2018, 12:55:41 AM »
Here is that short wall section stacked to the height of the levee. I later added another course of stones on top of that to cap the whole thing off and keep wheeled things from taking a plummet
I really hope Charles reads this.
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #962 on: October 23, 2018, 01:48:52 AM »
I like the wall, hope you don't run out of stones!

Just 1 question, where is the boat ramp  :grin:
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #963 on: October 23, 2018, 06:43:31 AM »
Here is that short wall section stacked to the height of the levee. I later added another course of stones on top of that to cap the whole thing off and keep wheeled things from taking a plummet
I really hope Charles reads this.

Ouch. I’m hurt. Besides I don’t have rocks


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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #964 on: October 23, 2018, 09:42:24 AM »
Rock wall looks good.

You keep saying and taking pictures of all the rocks, but the pile in the background brings it into perspective. You have a lot of big rocks. And conveniently flat wall building type to boot.


So true

and

I still haven't excavated the second half of the pond yet!
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #965 on: October 23, 2018, 09:42:48 AM »
Here is that short wall section stacked to the height of the levee. I later added another course of stones on top of that to cap the whole thing off and keep wheeled things from taking a plummet
I really hope Charles reads this.

Ouch. I’m hurt. Besides I don’t have rocks


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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #966 on: October 23, 2018, 09:43:20 AM »
I like the wall, hope you don't run out of stones!

Just 1 question, where is the boat ramp  :grin:
She is asking the same thing!
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #967 on: October 23, 2018, 09:43:50 AM »
Here is that short wall section stacked to the height of the levee. I later added another course of stones on top of that to cap the whole thing off and keep wheeled things from taking a plummet
I really hope Charles reads this.
;-)
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #968 on: October 23, 2018, 10:20:35 AM »
I'm thinking besides the grass carp you could stock some smallmouth, submerge one of those pesky tree stumps that tried to kill you and have some nice cover to flip spoons at. Just sayin. Those stones couldn't have been quarried any nicer sir, really good work there.
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #969 on: October 23, 2018, 11:04:24 AM »
Yep, those stones are a god send, pun intended!

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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #970 on: October 23, 2018, 11:27:04 AM »
Yep, those stones are a god send, pun intended!


Well, you're right!

On both counts!
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #971 on: October 23, 2018, 11:29:06 AM »
I'm thinking besides the grass carp you could stock some smallmouth, submerge one of those pesky tree stumps that tried to kill you and have some nice cover to flip spoons at. Just sayin. Those stones couldn't have been quarried any nicer sir, really good work there.
I am going to add the grass carp, sort of like buying a lawn mower.

But as for fish, I am undecided. Bass/bluegill and a couple of cats would make sense, but I would like to do Koi. they are fun to look at, would add a cool factor to the place, and they do breed...(Read: Could sell their youngins)
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #972 on: October 23, 2018, 02:12:26 PM »
Koi would be very cool, potentially bring $$ in, but bluegill and smallmouth and catfish can be eaten, and breed. just adding to the self-sustainability of the place.
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #973 on: October 23, 2018, 05:29:06 PM »
Koi would be very cool, potentially bring $$ in, but bluegill and smallmouth and catfish can be eaten, and breed. just adding to the self-sustainability of the place.
Right you are

But

Wait

There's more!

I have another completed working pond and plans for two more...
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #974 on: October 23, 2018, 06:50:30 PM »
Sounds like you expanded the property lines?!
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #975 on: October 23, 2018, 10:03:55 PM »
Sounds like you expanded the property lines?!
Nope, not yet
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #976 on: October 24, 2018, 01:47:03 AM »
To bad you don't have one deep enough not to freeze. Trout would be sweet if there was enough flow to keep the water cool in summer.
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #977 on: October 25, 2018, 09:47:13 PM »
I think this thread is long enough, we will continue with Part 6 of this Hide Site development.
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #978 on: October 26, 2018, 12:16:29 AM »
Just shy of 1000 posts, too.


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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #979 on: October 26, 2018, 07:52:03 AM »
I think we could keep adding here as need be


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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #980 on: October 26, 2018, 10:21:42 AM »
I think we could keep adding here as need be


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