So whats the plan for the weekend? Well, I’m planning on two things. First, I need to select a spot for the 20′ conex and convey that info to the conex people. Second, I need to experiment with the Milwaukee transfer pump and seeing if its got enough oomph to move a column of water up a hose from the creekbed to the 125-gallon tank I just purchased for the back of the truck.
Little side quests for this trip include bringing up a couple 15-gallon blue barrels full of Mountain House pouches to stash in the underground tanks, change camera batteries, move some dead logs around using a hand winch that I’ll have another post about in a day or so, and a few other tasks. Oh, and try out the shower in ‘real world’ circumstances.
Getting the conex situated would be a big step towards ‘improvement’, it gives me a more secure (keyword there, guys…’more secure’…as in, ‘more secure than whats there now’) storage option. If nothing else, it’ll make the place look neater to have everything in one place.
We had a pretty heavy storm blow through here last night, so I’ll definitely be bringing the saws and rope/tackle gear in case the roads need some work. S’posed to be a hundred degrees this weekend, so should make for an interesting trip.
And, of related interest, here’s the report on a hiker who was killed by a grizzly two months ago in Glacier. Apparently this guy did a few things that were of bad judgement…being out in the evening when bears are more active, hiking alone, etc. They found a completely discharged can of bear spray near his mangled corpse. Bear spray is fine stuff, but if it fails, for whatever reason, you’re probably out of time to go to Plan B. I always carry something when I’m…well…anywhere. But up at the Beta Site its 10mm/.44Mag. and/or Arsenal AK w/ steel core. I have no intention of my life ending like the last 45 seconds of “Legends of The Fall”.
ETA: Animal Advocates Ask Montana to Force Hunters and Trappers to Carry Bear Spray
For $300 or so the Harbor Freight 12v winches are surprisingly good.
The last 45 seconds of “Legends of the Fall” would be a good death. A man’s death.
Yeah, pretty hard not to think that.
That is where I got the winch for my side by side. I have pulled logs with it, and as long as the front end of the log doesn’t bury itself into the dirt, it works well. I have not had to rescue myself with it yet, but have rescued a neighbor when his lawnmower slid sideways into a ditch.
Speaking of the log burying itself in the dirt as you pull…these are a thing: PCA-1290 Skidding Cone for Logs – Durable and Lightweight, Complements Portable Winches and Log Skidder for Efficient and Safer Logging
There was a guy on You tube I used to watch, he was a volunteer forestry firefighter until they p!ssed him off for some reason and quit.
Anyway, he used the hood off an old car to skid logs so they wouldn’t dig in.
That’s how the old-timers would pick rock in the Midwest farm fields. Throw them on a skid and pull it to the edge of the field. A simple, yet brilliant solution!
Look into old tech……………..
Hydraulic Ram
Hydraulic Ram is a terrific idea, but miniscule slow pumping. If you need fast, and you only have a small electric power pump, better a series of two or three or more in-line to produce the “oomph” needed.
Log cone – old grill tank,cut hole to fit chain thru, log hook up and go
Be careful cutting it. Remove valve, fill with water to displace all gas…
So, in response to something that didn’t work, activists want to make it mandatory. Seems logical.
the old park ranger said when you find scat that has brass shavings and smells like cayenne you are in bear country