GX460 & GXOR B.S. thread (6 Viewers)

[Rednexus]

Another nice thing about soft shackles is they can go around things like a wheel spoke or axle (had to do this once to pull someone else) so you don't have to have another strap or compromise your winch line wrapping something that has a sharp edge. I soft shackle is a whole lot cheaper to replace than a soft winch line.

Yup, our tile guy got his 2500 van and enclosed trailer stuck in the ice in our driveway a few weeks ago (might have been 9-10K pounds total weight). I handed him a soft shackle, hooked up the strap to my Lexus, and let him hook the strap up under the front of his van. He must have put it around a crossmember or something. Then I just yanked him right out. Easily detached the soft shackle and he was on his way.

I've been attaching the other end of the recovery strap into the rear receiver on my GX, and securing it with a hitch pin. Seems to work pretty well so far, but I'll likely upgrade to an actual rear recovery point that is designed for soft shackles and maybe includes a mini skid.

 

[Hiluxforever]

Got my spare tie rod end and u joint

 

[Hiluxforever]

Got two of three vehicles stuck on switzerland trail yesterday. Used every piece of recovery gear to get us out.

Wasn't even snow, it was Ice and it was hard to gauge how thick it was. Atleast 2-3 feet.

I made a decent distance then it collapsed under me. Then the same thing happened with the 100 series. Had to use my two tow straps and kinetic ropes tied end to end to bridge the ice field and get the 100 series back on traction. Probably going to add more straps to my recovery kit soon.

 

[MeefZah]

A few weeks ago I stumbled across these "shell bags" at Cabela's. $10 and they are decently rugged. If you have the third row removed these drop perfectly into the small well between the cargo floor and the second row seat backs. I bought one, then went back and bought two more.... One for my tools, one for hard recovery gear, one for soft recovery gear (minus the actual recovery straps, which live elsewhere). Seem to be a very good value for portable onboard small parts storage.

https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/cabelas-4-box-shell-carrier?ds_e=GOOGLE&ds_c=Cabelas%7CShopping%7CPMax%7CProprietary%7CGeneral%7CNAud%7CGoogle%7CNMT&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAwaG9BhAREiwAdhv6Yy4T-uq3KsnDx9jZZH2BtmNYQreAr58pdIzCyq_6-kCxmqQGOFTfyRoChRkQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[Cold Iron]

A few weeks ago I stumbled across these "shell bags" at Cabela's. $10 and they are decently rugged. If you have the third row removed these drop perfectly into the small well between the cargo floor and the second row seat backs. I bought one, then went back and bought two more.... One for my tools, one for hard recovery gear, one for soft recovery gear (minus the actual recovery straps, which live elsewhere). Seem to be a very good value for portable onboard small parts storage.

https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/cabelas-4-box-shell-carrier?ds_e=GOOGLE&ds_c=Cabelas%7CShopping%7CPMax%7CProprietary%7CGeneral%7CNAud%7CGoogle%7CNMT&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAwaG9BhAREiwAdhv6Yy4T-uq3KsnDx9jZZH2BtmNYQreAr58pdIzCyq_6-kCxmqQGOFTfyRoChRkQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

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Guess that makes sense, years ago used to use a tool bag for shotgun shells when shooting clays.

Since the Trash Pro take over of Cabela's they don't have much I am interested in. Shame as I used to spend a small fortune there but that ship has sailed. Those milk crates are handy, I have several in the garage and carry one to put the tie down straps for the buggy in the GX when towing it. Best invention ever!

I shoot clays 2-3 times a week during road construction season. In the winter once or twice a week shoot heated 5 stand. My shooting bag for the last 3 decades is a Filson sportsman bag made back when everything Filson made was made in the USA.

Sitting under the Orvis mans best friend hat. Orvis has a sale right now and this morning I ended up buying another flannel shirt from them. Not that I need anymore. Dated a lady for awhile that was from California and she told me plaid is not a color. Shows you how little she knew. We didn't last long.

 

[Hiluxforever]

A few weeks ago I stumbled across these "shell bags" at Cabela's. $10 and they are decently rugged. If you have the third row removed these drop perfectly into the small well between the cargo floor and the second row seat backs. I bought one, then went back and bought two more.... One for my tools, one for hard recovery gear, one for soft recovery gear (minus the actual recovery straps, which live elsewhere). Seem to be a very good value for portable onboard small parts storage.

https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/cabelas-4-box-shell-carrier?ds_e=GOOGLE&ds_c=Cabelas%7CShopping%7CPMax%7CProprietary%7CGeneral%7CNAud%7CGoogle%7CNMT&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAwaG9BhAREiwAdhv6Yy4T-uq3KsnDx9jZZH2BtmNYQreAr58pdIzCyq_6-kCxmqQGOFTfyRoChRkQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

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I really like military surplus laundry bags and A Mobility "Mob" air force flight bags for stuff like this too. They fit in the gaps around my tire in it's cubby and also keep it from shifting.

The laundry bags are also amazing for camping.

 

[MeefZah]

I will confess to being something of a bag f--

 

[Cold Iron]

I will confess to being something of a bag f--

Leather? Wet Bags?

Or canvas?

When taking the Pullman train car of course a Pullman is the right answer.

 

[Hiluxforever]

Leather? Wet Bags?

Or canvas?

When taking the Pullman train car of course a Pullman is the right answer.

Y'all are fancy..

 

[Cold Iron]

Y'all are fancy..

Too many years living out of a seabag. Never fails whatever you need is at the bottom. Never again. I hate duffel bags as well it better have a U shaped zipper on top, whatever it is.

 

[Hiluxforever]

Too many years living out of a seabag. Never fails whatever you need is at the bottom. Never again. I hate duffel bags as well it better have a U shaped zipper on top, whatever it is.

Fair enough. I am not to that point yet, I would rather put money into other things, like mods, camera gear or synths.

I just got a proper camera bag about a year ago.

 

[Cold Iron]

Fair enough. I am not to that point yet, I would rather put money into other things, like mods, camera gear or synths.

I just got a proper camera bag about a year ago.

Eventually you will have all of that. Then...

You know you've arrived when you realize you don't need or even want another shotgun, at least in my case.

 

[Hiluxforever]

Eventually you will have all of that. Then...

You know you've arrived when you realize you don't need or even want another shotgun, at least in my case.

I am getting there. The other big expense coming soon is I need to retire my current stereo to secondary use. Been using the amp for 10 years and the speakers for 20. And they are pretty beat up. Still sounds amazing, though.

 

[Cold Iron]

I am getting there. The other big expense coming soon is I need to retire my current stereo to secondary use. Been using the amp for 10 years and the speakers for 20. And they are pretty beat up. Still sounds amazing, though.

My Denon AV amp is at least 15 years old as is my Plasma TV. They are fine. My speakers are at least 20 years old Polk towers 60's in the front and 50's for the rears for that classic 70's sound.

With a Velodyne sub and cross over is set to musical instead of rattle. With 25 pound bags of lead shot for vibration isolation. And pixie dust mixed with unicorn farts sprinkled on the speaker wires of course.

No need to upgrade any of my camera equipment at this point in time. Always want longer reach but it hits diminishing returns at some point. I've learned to be happy with what I have and work within it and the limitations

 

[Hiluxforever]

My Eico HF-81 needs work. It's death cap is bad, among other things. I modified my tannoys with soviet mil surp Teflon caps on the early mid 00s. Those little 2 ways do really well with EL84 power tube's.

I really want more than 15 watts. I want another Power Beam/Kinkless Tetrode amp. If i can get something with more oomph I would probably try to get a pair of Magnepans. The shop i installed for sold them.

 

[Hiluxforever]

All legit gear. Installed Denon stuff and equivalent speakers form similar quality companies. I run two channels setups exclusively.

My Denon AV amp is at least 15 years old as is my Plasma TV. They are fine. My speakers are at least 20 years old Polk towers 60's in the front and 50's for the rears for that classic 70's sound.

With a Velodyne sub and cross over is set to musical instead of rattle. With 25 pound bags of lead shot for vibration isolation. And pixie dust mixed with unicorn farts sprinkled on the speaker wires of course.

 

[Cold Iron]

My Eico HF-81 needs work. It's death cap is bad, among other things. I modified my tannoys with soviet mil surp Teflon caps on the early mid 00s. Those little 2 ways do really well with EL84 power tube's.

I really want more than 15 watts. I want another Power Beam/Kinkless Tetrode amp. If i can get something with more oomph I would probably try to get a pair of Magnepans. The shop i installed for sold them.

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Very nice! I have a pair of Baby Advent speakers on the wall of my bedroom from the 70's. As long as you don't blow speakers or overdrive them they last forever. They were driven with a 2 channel tube amp I had since the early 80's until 5-6 years ago. When the power tube died so did the system and I replaced it with an old Yamaha digital that was my first AV rec. Not the same sound and seldom use it anymore. And I'm at the point where most of the time would rather open the windows and listen to "night sounds". Be a couple of months before I open the windows again though

 

[r2m]

I really like military surplus laundry bags and A Mobility "Mob" air force flight bags for stuff like this too. They fit in the gaps around my tire in it's cubby and also keep it from shifting.

The laundry bags are also amazing for camping.

When the Army changed from ACU (digital camo) to OCP, ALL my battle rattle was ACU. Had to replace all my body armor, and battle rattle, but I don't have to go OCP, so I went with coyote (tan), which will transcend ANY future Army uniform changes.
So now I have all my old ACU gear that I can't use any longer hanging in my rig on the rear quarter M.O.L.L.E. panels.
You can probably get ACU gear pretty cheap now from Army surplus or eBay or...

 

[Banandalorian]

Plus with ACU you never have to worry about losing sight of your gear if you leave it on the ground

 

[r2m]

Plus with ACU you never have to worry about losing sight of your gear if you leave it on the ground

Oh my GOSH! You are so spot on! It may have looked all progressive back in the day, but it's about as camouflage as pink polka-dots on a pony.