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MrTorgue
Grizzly Clint
Remember, this is a guy running RO on his piss and drinking it.
Had Bunn's for more than 20 years after I retired and they weren't even hard wired in place although could as well have been. My coffee mess isn't spotless but close to it. My coffee cup however....
Dated a lady for awhile that washed one of my coffee cups and I told her to never touch my coffee cups again. Couple of months later she did it again anyhow
That was it, out the door she went.
IIRC you were the one that mentioned Gators. When new, pre seasoning
At the risk of asking a stupid question, are you supposed to not wash coffee cups, like a wok or something? The coffee residue from prior drinks contribute to the flavoring of the current drink?Remember, this is a guy running RO on his piss and drinking it.
Had Bunn's for more than 20 years after I retired and they weren't even hard wired in place although could as well have been. My coffee mess isn't spotless but close to it. My coffee cup however....
Dated a lady for awhile that washed one of my coffee cups and I told her to never touch my coffee cups again. Couple of months later she did it again anyhow
That was it, out the door she went.
IIRC you were the one that mentioned Gators. When new, pre seasoning
Not a stupid question at all and yes. Tradition is part of it, and the flavor also.
My favorite cup is from the USS America and Desert Shield\Storm. I take it everywhere, back in 2011 sitting next to the stove. Coffee is serious business
I like my Bunn's but a perc when camping is hard to beat. Percolating next to the scrapple in 2016
Last month it started getting too gross even for me when the patina started to flake off. Not sure why but I took a picture of it in the sink before I washed it. Probably because it doesn't happen very often. On 4/25
It was a sad day. A month later the coffee is just now starting to taste the way it should again. To me.
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We do that but with a pizza stone. Never heard of doing it with a coffee cup.
I had no idea. I'm not a coffee connoisseur but I drink a fair amount. I'm not sure my OCD could tolerate not washing a mug but maybe I'll give it a try and see.
I think we are good gentlemen!!!!
Still testing but so far....
Still testing but so far....
I have a full set of All Clad D5 cookware but 90% of my cooking is done on cast iron or carbon steel. Which of course never gets washed. Rinsed in hot water and then coated with oil or bacon grease.
My hunting and shooting partner carries an ancient cast iron chicken fryer in one of the drawers in his FJ full time. It is slicker than any Teflon pan.
My main camp pan almost ironically is the lid\frying pan to a chicken fryer. Thanksgiving 10 years ago my plan was to shoot a grouse for my Thanksgiving meal. Didn't see a bird all day until 10 minutes before sunset and thankfully didn't miss when the dog put it up. Battered in shore lunch and cooked in bacon grease, but of course.
None of them get washed but get rinsed in hot water, then usually bacon grease. Because bacon....
Cabela's used to sell a high wall cast iron camp griddle that I picked up as I am usually the head cook and bottle washer at larger shoots and gatherings. It weighs almost 50 pounds and takes awhile to heat up but once it does can crank out the bacon. Because all great recopies start with first you cook a pound, or more, of bacon.
It never gets washed either but a quick brush with water and a soft bristle brush while still hot. Then light coat of bacon grease. Final cook of the weekend and clean up before long term storage it gets Caron & Doucet seasoning oil. Or grapeseed oil if I have any around.
My hunting and shooting partner carries an ancient cast iron chicken fryer in one of the drawers in his FJ full time. It is slicker than any Teflon pan.
My main camp pan almost ironically is the lid\frying pan to a chicken fryer. Thanksgiving 10 years ago my plan was to shoot a grouse for my Thanksgiving meal. Didn't see a bird all day until 10 minutes before sunset and thankfully didn't miss when the dog put it up. Battered in shore lunch and cooked in bacon grease, but of course.
None of them get washed but get rinsed in hot water, then usually bacon grease. Because bacon....
Cabela's used to sell a high wall cast iron camp griddle that I picked up as I am usually the head cook and bottle washer at larger shoots and gatherings. It weighs almost 50 pounds and takes awhile to heat up but once it does can crank out the bacon. Because all great recopies start with first you cook a pound, or more, of bacon.
It never gets washed either but a quick brush with water and a soft bristle brush while still hot. Then light coat of bacon grease. Final cook of the weekend and clean up before long term storage it gets Caron & Doucet seasoning oil. Or grapeseed oil if I have any around.
r2m
Richard
That's funny since I'm a CW3 (Army), soon to move up to CW4 (Chief Warrant Officer 3 and 4) but my wife doesn't allow our mugs to get any slag. She has to have them scrubbed every morning when were done. But all her stones (like pizza stones) are all seasoned and heaven for bit a ever soak one of her stones with dish soap! Before being married, I never washed my mug, and not much of anything else for that matter, till I absolutely had to!Remember, this is a guy running RO on his piss and drinking it.
Had Bunn's for more than 20 years after I retired and they weren't even hard wired in place although could as well have been. My coffee mess isn't spotless but close to it. My coffee cup however....
Dated a lady for awhile that washed one of my coffee cups and I told her to never touch my coffee cups again. Couple of months later she did it again anyhow
That was it, out the door she went.
IIRC you were the one
Seeing there are a few coffee aficionado on this thread, quick rabbit trail story. Back around 2000 I was invited to be on a team to climb Mount Kilimanjaro as a fund raiser. There was a famine and were trying to get a penny, nickle, dime or whatever for every vertical foot we climbed. Eventually collected over $30,000 for the children of east Africa. So back to coffee. We were sent from a local church in So. Cal and one of the objectives, aside from fund raising and summiting, was to meet with these dirt poor, I mean really poor coffee farmer that had these little several acre farms along the slope of Mt. Kilimanjaro. The idea was to purchase their coffee beans directly, cutting out the middle man, thus giving them a lot more profit! After our team met with all of them, they gave each of us 2 large plastic shopping bags of pure, 100%, uncut coffee beans from their personal farms, as mentioned from that fertile volcanic soil as a thank you.
For almost a year, my wife and I drank, by far, the very best coffee we have EVER had!
Side note, yes, I did summit at 19,341 ft (5,895 meters).
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255/80 17 aka 33" pizza cutters follow up --->
Toyo Open Country R/T load E
As I explained in an above post a page or two back, I have a 2020 base w/ 1.5" F / 1.0" R lift, and 4Runner OR wheels (+15 mm offset, 7.5" wide).
I was running Falken Rubitrek tires in 265/70 17 load SL, which I liked very much, but I wanted a bigger tire to fill the well better and maximize my ground clearance.
Size comparisons between stock, 265/70 17, and 255/80 17:
Stock 265/60 18 Dueler H/T: 30.6" diameter, 10.8" wide, 37 pounds
265/70 17 Falken Rubitrek: 31.7" diameter, 10.8" wide, 47 pounds (1.1" larger than stock)
255/80 17 Toyo O C R/T: 33.1" diameter, 10.0" wide, 54 pounds (2.5" larger than stock)
I had the Toyos installed today and the fitment was perfect. I have no rub on full lock turns forward and reverse; and I did some off road with partial articulation and could not detect any rub under articulation. The tire guy was pretty astounded. There was actually a good bit more room especially up front, the tire was nowhere close to anything.
Cost was $800, including a trade in on the Falkens. I did not replace my spare, it is still a new Rubitrek 265/70 17. That is a problem for Future Meef.
Driving on road at 40 psi seems much the same as the Falkens at 33 psi, with the caveat that the steering seems pleasantly lighter now, which makes sense since there's less tread width; although there is more weight. Braking seems the same. Traction / cornering seems the same. Wet pavement performance (it was raining) seems the same. Acceleration seems the same. I did not detect any "trolleying" or tracking in pavement grooves on road. I could not assess fuel economy over the 50 miles, so I will report on that later if warranted (I expect it to be very similar). Road noise is slightly increased but not noticeable unless you are listening for it. Speedo reads 55 but actual speed is 58.
Off road at 40 psi in moderate mud with a rock base under it I felt performance was on par with the Falkens. I did notice that the skinnier tires had a tendency to want to get into ruts, and the side lugs didn't really seem to be working great in keeping me up on the sides of ruts, but there was no drama. Airing down will improve that, I think. As these tires are tucked in just a hair more than the Falkens, there was little mud up the side of my truck, which I simultaneously appreciate and resent (better pictures with that mud, yo!).
Appearance-wise, I think these look significantly better. When I bought this truck bone stock 9 months ago, this is the look I was envisioning. The Falkens got me close but I always thought they were just a hair too small, although their performance was great.
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Toyo Open Country R/T load E
As I explained in an above post a page or two back, I have a 2020 base w/ 1.5" F / 1.0" R lift, and 4Runner OR wheels (+15 mm offset, 7.5" wide).
I was running Falken Rubitrek tires in 265/70 17 load SL, which I liked very much, but I wanted a bigger tire to fill the well better and maximize my ground clearance.
Size comparisons between stock, 265/70 17, and 255/80 17:
Stock 265/60 18 Dueler H/T: 30.6" diameter, 10.8" wide, 37 pounds
265/70 17 Falken Rubitrek: 31.7" diameter, 10.8" wide, 47 pounds (1.1" larger than stock)
255/80 17 Toyo O C R/T: 33.1" diameter, 10.0" wide, 54 pounds (2.5" larger than stock)
I had the Toyos installed today and the fitment was perfect. I have no rub on full lock turns forward and reverse; and I did some off road with partial articulation and could not detect any rub under articulation. The tire guy was pretty astounded. There was actually a good bit more room especially up front, the tire was nowhere close to anything.
Cost was $800, including a trade in on the Falkens. I did not replace my spare, it is still a new Rubitrek 265/70 17. That is a problem for Future Meef.
Driving on road at 40 psi seems much the same as the Falkens at 33 psi, with the caveat that the steering seems pleasantly lighter now, which makes sense since there's less tread width; although there is more weight. Braking seems the same. Traction / cornering seems the same. Wet pavement performance (it was raining) seems the same. Acceleration seems the same. I did not detect any "trolleying" or tracking in pavement grooves on road. I could not assess fuel economy over the 50 miles, so I will report on that later if warranted (I expect it to be very similar). Road noise is slightly increased but not noticeable unless you are listening for it. Speedo reads 55 but actual speed is 58.
Off road at 40 psi in moderate mud with a rock base under it I felt performance was on par with the Falkens. I did notice that the skinnier tires had a tendency to want to get into ruts, and the side lugs didn't really seem to be working great in keeping me up on the sides of ruts, but there was no drama. Airing down will improve that, I think. As these tires are tucked in just a hair more than the Falkens, there was little mud up the side of my truck, which I simultaneously appreciate and resent (better pictures with that mud, yo!).
Appearance-wise, I think these look significantly better. When I bought this truck bone stock 9 months ago, this is the look I was envisioning. The Falkens got me close but I always thought they were just a hair too small, although their performance was great.
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Looks good! I was looking at those, but wanted to keep the weight down as much as possible so went with another 33" option (285/70/17).
If only they made a SL-rated pizza cutter tire.....
If only they made a SL-rated pizza cutter tire.....
Yeah. What's the weight on your 285 though? Got to be close to 50 pounds. At that point what's the difference, practically speaking?
48lb, about same as the 32" tires I replaced them for.
Plus my rims are 17x8.5, maybe too wide to fit a pizza cutter?
6 lbs difference, not terrible.
Hiluxforever
SILVER Star
Makes a difference. Especially if you commute or do long road trips on pavement.
Why i loved my Bridgestone Revos. They were half way decent in mud, too. The Ascent AT and Destination XT uses the same carcass as far as I know.
Why i loved my Bridgestone Revos. They were half way decent in mud, too. The Ascent AT and Destination XT uses the same carcass as far as I know.
Well yes, I understand 1 microgram more technically makes a difference. I just don't think 6 lbs per tire, plus now a taller tire with a narrower profile is going to make a noticeable real world difference in MPGs, acceleration, wear and tear on components, etc. Perhaps I will be wrong about this but I think I'll continue to see dog s*** for mileage just as I did before!
Sorry just saw the second part. Maybe? Probably. I don't know - I only researched my 7.5s.
Hiluxforever
SILVER Star
More of an NVH difference. I have had 5 different sets of tires on my truck, due to bad luck.
The weight didn't seem to have a serious effect on braking performance or economy for me until it exceeded 60 lb with my 34s. The size alone was much more of an issue before. These 34" Yoko MTs were the first tire were it really slowed it down. There is a regear coming, probably next year.
