My 25' collapsible whip is halfway between the dealer and me.

Self-sealing bicycle innertube.   You can cut it up and use it with hose clamps to temporally seal a leaky hose. 

Quote from: NT2C on Yesterday at 07:39:50 AMBought a polarizing filter for the front camera on the Jeep and I'll be bringing it in later to install the rear camera.  I also ordered the cameras for the wife's Pilot.

Dug out and prepared the tire chain sets we have for the Jeep and made sure the set for the Pilot was ready.  Added better snow brushes and ice scrapers to both vehicles. Found the set we had for BlueHawk and will ship them to Texas if @12_Gauge_Chimp wants them.

Adjusted tire pressures in all ten tires.

Go ahead and send them, NT2C.

Okay, a more detailed response is needed.  Each vehicle has a slightly different loadout, with my Jeep being pretty heavy on medical and vehicle recovery supplies but each has, at a minimum:

• Two good flashlights
• Safety flares (LED type)
• FAK
• Screwdriver and pliers
• Safety vests
• Collapsible insulated cooler
• Lightweight nylon pack
• Fire extinguisher
• At least two wool blankets
• At least one tow strap and set of soft and bow shackles
• Pistol safe
• Food and water for two days
• Several pairs of gloves, both winter and work type
• Two ballcaps and at least one sunhat (sunscreen in FAK)
• One hi-viz fleece jacket or hoodie
• Assortment of elastic bungees
• Assortment of cable ties
• Two 100' rolls of paracord (reflective)
• One metric crap-ton of other stuff I can't remember without looking

Bought a polarizing filter for the front camera on the Jeep and I'll be bringing it in later to install the rear camera.  I also ordered the cameras for the wife's Pilot.

Dug out and prepared the tire chain sets we have for the Jeep and made sure the set for the Pilot was ready.  Added better snow brushes and ice scrapers to both vehicles. Found the set we had for BlueHawk and will ship them to Texas if @12_Gauge_Chimp wants them.

Adjusted tire pressures in all ten tires.

Mods please let me know if I need to move this. 

Voldymyr Gurtovy just released his "War Diaries" series on Amazon.  He's a Ukrainian amateur who documents the Russian invasion from his perspective. He discussed how he uses his radio and electronics skills, as well as day-to-day life while living in ongoing war.


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I wanted to share my thoughts on this day pack and my thoughts on the company in general. This bag does double duty as my day hiking pack and my GHB.
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I have handfull of things from Helikon and I like them all. I want a tarp from them next. But this pack in particular is well thought out with two full length compartments with a bladder in the sleeve in the larger one and an "admin" section in the same large pocket. Pretty standard right? I guess what makes this pack stand out is to me is comfort but to a more then that ts very strong and I tossed it down some canyons when shale was too sharp and I was scared of losing my balance. It always holds up. I wouldnt have any worries with this pack that i wouldnt have with a surplus pack. This pack can be had for less then $100 US and is well worth it. You cannot view this attachment.
One of my favorite things about Helikon is they make stuff in some obscure camos like DNC which works well enough where I live (its just two shades of green) and also looks cool when im just hiking. Just wanted to throw some thoughts out there for consideration.

Quote from: majorhavoc on January 16, 2025, 06:49:14 PM

Quote from: 12_Gauge_Chimp on January 16, 2025, 01:38:44 PMFamed director David Lynch also passed away today at the age of 78.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lynch

I am really, really bummed about this.  I watched Twin Peaks when it originally aired and kept pinching myself that I was living in an age when something that brilliant and quirky was on network television.

This one actually kind of shocked me a bit. I knew David Lynch wasn't doing too good health wise, but still.

Quote from: 12_Gauge_Chimp on January 16, 2025, 01:38:44 PMFamed director David Lynch also passed away today at the age of 78.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lynch

I am really, really bummed about this.  I watched Twin Peaks when it originally aired and kept pinching myself that I was living in an age when something that brilliant and quirky was on network television.

Famed director David Lynch also passed away today at the age of 78.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lynch

ETA: Correction, David Lynch passed away on January 15th, not the 16th.

So he didn't pass the same day as Bob Uecker as I'd previously thought.