The Knitting Circle (2 Viewers)

[xodeuce]

Since there seem to be several folks who have either worked in outdoor gear stores or been into camping and what not. I ask this question.

What's a good tent to get, 4 person, weight no concern, under $300. Camping year round in AL.

Is a Mountainsmith Genesee any good? I have an old Mountainsmith pack that's built like a brick s***house. Have they sold out like TNF?

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[xodeuce]

Watch Matt hold on for dear life at 3:00. Oh wait... never mind... he was holding the TC shifter on dig.

It's a good bit steeper than the video makes it look, and the transition on to the rocks up where I got stuck was rutted out bad by the time I got there... not that I helped it any.

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[justbecause]

Since there seem to be several folks who have either worked in outdoor gear stores or been into camping and what not. I ask this question.

What's a good tent to get, 4 person, weight no concern, under $300. Camping year round in AL.

Is a Mountainsmith Genesee any good? I have an old Mountainsmith pack that's built like a brick s***house. Have they sold out like TNF?

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I have never seen a mountainsmith tent before, but their bags and packs come up on steepandcheap pretty often.

the clymb has tents on sale now.
http://www.theclymb.com/all/6116/eureka?utm_medium=Email&utm_source=ET&utm_campaign=090413+Eureka
I saw lots of Eureka tents at philmont, Kait and I both have Eureka sleeping bags and are happy with them. When they were new they won a lot of awards for being high quality and low price.
If I get back into backpacking I'll get a new bag only because my Eureka is light, but it doesnt compress small enough, I do have a 15* bag though, Kaits 45* is 1/3 as big as mine.

I have an alps mountaineering tent. I cant find the receipt but I dont think it was much more than 100 dollars. 300 should get you a very nice tent, unless you get stuck paying full retail, which is relatively easy to avoid.

http://www.e-omc.com/ was where I used to get some stuff from because they had good sales. Their site isnt loading for me at the moment.

http://www.campsaver.com/big-agnes-big-house-4-clearance?gclid=CIvFic2MsrkCFRPl7AodBFEADQ I love my BA ground pad, I will probably get their sleeping bag as my next purchase because the two are designed to work together and I have been happy with their quality.

you will have to sign up for the clymb its free, http://www.theclymb.com/invite-from/zrheard

steepandcheap actually has my tent for sale right now. http://www.steepandcheap.com/steepcheap/gear-cache-item/727961 thats the updated version, mine has the fly pole in a different location, but it is very easy to set up and I have been happy with it.

 

[xodeuce]

I'm pretty strongly considering going with one of the Alps "outfitter" line. Either the Extreme 3 or the Taurus 4.

 

[BamaPaul]

Y'all need to start an outdoor gear thread BC this is some good info that is going to get lost in the chat thread.

 

[justbecause]

long story short, I need to learn how to fix a crack in a franklin stove.....

 

[mjl132]

long story short, I need to learn how to fix a crack in a franklin stove.....

Duct tape.

 

[justbecause]

Duct tape.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMu-B62XLOI

 

[bhmmapping]

don't over think it, drill holes at the ends of the cracks to keep it from spreading and weld it up.

 

[justbecause]

don't over think it, drill holes at the ends of the cracks to keep it from spreading and weld it up.

grind the crack out too right? after drilling each end.
what rod would you use?

 

[bhmmapping]

what do you have?

 

[justbecause]

what do you have?

a friend with a welder.
I can go to tractor supply and get whatever rod should work... or I can grind it out and fill the hole with epoxy and hope it doesnt crack when the stove heats up.

 

[bhmmapping]

7018 then, and you should learn to weld.

 

[bhmmapping]

Finally finishing the floor hatch to the basement in our laundry room. We added on to the house a few years ago and covered over the cellar door. I thought at the time that a floor hatch would be a simple solution...not so much.

 

[bhmmapping]

before flooring:

 

[justbecause]

I need this in my house.

that thing is beautiful.

 

[bhmmapping]

Thanks, I will take a pic of it all finished up when I get home. It was a lot of work but you can't really tell it is there anymore(until I add a latch to it.)

 

[xodeuce]

Have you got a hydraulic cylinder on it, or a spring or something, to keep it from claiming someone's digits?

I say no latch, leave it stealth. Man points for having a secret trap door in your house.

 

[bhmmapping]

hydraulic cylinder - just one for now but I have another that I need to install for back up purposes. One will hold it, two will probably lift it like a hatchback. without the flooring on it it would shoot up with just one cylinder once you lifted it about an inch.

I would leave it stealth but there is really no way to lift it. It is also a little bit off so it sits higher on one corner. A latch will allow me to lock it down perfectly flat.

 

[BamaHeel]

throw a flash bang as a diversion and - he's gone