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Posted: 6/15/2024 9:21:10 AM EDT
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This thread is about guns, alcohol, distilling, covert navigation, nuclear reactors, and covert communications in a rural location. All of my favorite things.
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Posted: 6/15/2024 9:23:34 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TVille: This thread is about guns, alcohol, distilling, covert navigation, nuclear reactors, and covert communications in a rural location. All of my favorite things. We need to add find the Fed training. It's very easy actually. You just find the guy who wants people to plow his wife. |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 9:23:51 AM EDT
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Ticket purchased.
Will try and make it Friday. Looking forward to good times and new friends. |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 9:32:24 AM EDT
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FOR LAND NAV CLASS
I highly recommend you bring your own map protractor like this and a compass with rotating bezel. @Canoeguy if you can im me, we can discuss getting a course set up ahead of time and getting maps printed. Thanks! |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 9:41:46 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By alphajaguars: FOR LAND NAV CLASS I highly recommend you bring your own map protractor like this and a compass with rotating bezel. @Canoeguy if you can im me, we can discuss getting a course set up ahead of time and getting maps printed. Thanks! Can you mark off a 100 meter straight line course? IIRC I am 67 steps....but that was with a 25 year old body 
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Posted: 6/15/2024 10:07:32 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By bansil: Can you mark off a 100 meter straight line course? IIRC I am 67 steps....but that was with a 25 year old body Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By bansil: Originally Posted By alphajaguars: FOR LAND NAV CLASS I highly recommend you bring your own map protractor like this and a compass with rotating bezel. @Canoeguy if you can im me, we can discuss getting a course set up ahead of time and getting maps printed. Thanks! Can you mark off a 100 meter straight line course? IIRC I am 67 steps....but that was with a 25 year old body I have a 100m reel tape just for this |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 10:13:06 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Notcalifornialegal]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By alphajaguars: FOR LAND NAV CLASS I highly recommend you bring your own map protractor like this and a compass with rotating bezel. @Canoeguy if you can im me, we can discuss getting a course set up ahead of time and getting maps printed. Thanks! @canoeguy make sure he prints them off at the right resolution. 2 people from his last class haven’t been found yet.
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Posted: 6/15/2024 10:31:41 AM EDT
[Last Edit: FBATFE]
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@canoeguy I PMd an idea for a fun little plinking range challenge.
Happy to head up the idea if we can get our hands on a few steel targets. |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 10:32:39 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Notcalifornialegal: @canoeguy make sure he prints them off at the right resolution. 2 people from his last class haven’t been found yet. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Notcalifornialegal: Originally Posted By alphajaguars: FOR LAND NAV CLASS I highly recommend you bring your own map protractor like this and a compass with rotating bezel. @Canoeguy if you can im me, we can discuss getting a course set up ahead of time and getting maps printed. Thanks! @canoeguy make sure he prints them off at the right resolution. 2 people from his last class haven’t been found yet. OOF In my defense, I did have other maps they could use
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Posted: 6/15/2024 10:36:26 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By alphajaguars: OOF In my defense, I did have other maps they could use Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By alphajaguars: Originally Posted By Notcalifornialegal: Originally Posted By alphajaguars: FOR LAND NAV CLASS I highly recommend you bring your own map protractor like this and a compass with rotating bezel. @Canoeguy if you can im me, we can discuss getting a course set up ahead of time and getting maps printed. Thanks! @canoeguy make sure he prints them off at the right resolution. 2 people from his last class haven’t been found yet. OOF In my defense, I did have other maps they could use It's OK. Our maps for the CO one were printed off right but I didn't check the weather. Two guys got zapped. 
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Posted: 6/15/2024 11:27:55 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Notcalifornialegal: It's OK. Our maps for the CO one were printed off right but I didn't check the weather. Two guys got zapped. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Notcalifornialegal: Originally Posted By alphajaguars: Originally Posted By Notcalifornialegal: Originally Posted By alphajaguars: FOR LAND NAV CLASS I highly recommend you bring your own map protractor like this and a compass with rotating bezel. @Canoeguy if you can im me, we can discuss getting a course set up ahead of time and getting maps printed. Thanks! @canoeguy make sure he prints them off at the right resolution. 2 people from his last class haven’t been found yet. OOF In my defense, I did have other maps they could use It's OK. Our maps for the CO one were printed off right but I didn't check the weather. Two guys got zapped.  They OK? |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 11:33:29 AM EDT
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Lol, my last nav course was for ever ago at BNOC, it was hilarious...over 3/4 of the class were NG from NY and New Jersey....it's was 100% black inner city folks....they didn't know your supposed to walk off a sidewalk at night....it was bad, 1/2 the course failed...it took fkn all night to find everyone
 I guess they don't hunt naturally I passed 100% it was bad 
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Posted: 6/15/2024 11:39:56 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Canoeguy]
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Make sure to put a leg through this area and then we can also do a mountain rescue class
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Posted: 6/15/2024 11:42:55 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Canoeguy: Make sure to put a leg through this area and then we can also do a mountain rescue class https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/191077/IMG_9944_jpeg-3241496.JPG I hope your insurance agent doesn't find this thread! |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 11:44:56 AM EDT
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Posted: 6/15/2024 11:45:09 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TVille: I hope your insurance agent doesn't find this thread! No kidding. In truth though, those are real cliffs. I am always metal detecting under them hoping to find something from someone taking shelter in the past but I have yet to find any gold. |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 11:55:02 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Atropian_Defector]
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I’ll have a pile of protractors for the guys who forget theirs, and several compasses (thanks supply guy who never 2062’d them)
) I’ll be hammocking as well and will bring underbrush clearing equipment if needed. I even hammocked for my last kids birth. I also have a small kubota I can bring if we need it.  Attached FileI could also do a prospecting/gold panning demonstration if we have some real city slickers coming. |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:03:14 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By alphajaguars: They OK? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By alphajaguars: Originally Posted By Notcalifornialegal: Originally Posted By alphajaguars: Originally Posted By Notcalifornialegal: Originally Posted By alphajaguars: FOR LAND NAV CLASS I highly recommend you bring your own map protractor like this and a compass with rotating bezel. @Canoeguy if you can im me, we can discuss getting a course set up ahead of time and getting maps printed. Thanks! @canoeguy make sure he prints them off at the right resolution. 2 people from his last class haven’t been found yet. OOF In my defense, I did have other maps they could use It's OK. Our maps for the CO one were printed off right but I didn't check the weather. Two guys got zapped. They OK? They were lurkers before but they're lighting quick posters now. |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:05:19 PM EDT
[Last Edit: lorazepam]
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Can I buy a Tshirt from the event, and a hat from the distillery? Too far to drive, and you will need someone on the other end of the HF ham demos.
We can show how propagation plays a major part in being able to communicate over long distances. Some may find it very cool to talk to someone in WI from KY on a radio. I can switch from portable to a base station and see how it goes.
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:46:47 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By FBATFE: @canoeguy I PMd an idea for a fun little plinking range challenge. Happy to head up the idea if we can get our hands on a few steel targets. I will talk to my insurance guy to see what the ramifications would be. The logistics just might not work this year. Originally Posted By Atropian_Defector: I’ll have a pile of protractors for the guys who forget theirs, and several compasses (thanks supply guy who never 2062’d them) ) I’ll be hammocking as well and will bring underbrush clearing equipment if needed. I even hammocked for my last kids birth. I also have a small kubota I can bring if we need it. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/523616/IMG_1212_jpeg-3241511.JPG I could also do a prospecting/gold panning demonstration if we have some real city slickers coming. I am a treasure hunter at heart. However I have never panned for gold and have always wanted to. I kind of doubt we will find much gold in the river but there will be plenty of coal. |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:59:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Canoeguy: I will talk to my insurance guy to see what the ramifications would be. The logistics just might not work this year. Understandable. Don’t over extend yourself with this on the first go around. Happy to help you out with any range ideas or ROing if need be. |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 1:02:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Notcalifornialegal: They were lurkers before but they're lighting quick posters now. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Notcalifornialegal: Originally Posted By alphajaguars: Originally Posted By Notcalifornialegal: Originally Posted By alphajaguars: Originally Posted By Notcalifornialegal: Originally Posted By alphajaguars: FOR LAND NAV CLASS I highly recommend you bring your own map protractor like this and a compass with rotating bezel. @Canoeguy if you can im me, we can discuss getting a course set up ahead of time and getting maps printed. Thanks! @canoeguy make sure he prints them off at the right resolution. 2 people from his last class haven’t been found yet. OOF In my defense, I did have other maps they could use It's OK. Our maps for the CO one were printed off right but I didn't check the weather. Two guys got zapped. They OK? They were lurkers before but they're lighting quick posters now.
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Posted: 6/15/2024 1:03:00 PM EDT
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With the HAM talk going on, perhaps we should have a camp Freq set up for comms.
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Posted: 6/15/2024 1:09:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MHIDPA: With the HAM talk going on, perhaps we should have a camp Freq set up for comms. Set up a net or two during the festivities. See how many western hams can call in, as well as AK. |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 1:45:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Canoeguy: I think we are going to have a big attendance. We have 35 sold tickets and that doesn’t include me or probably 3-5 people I know are coming. So easily 40 people in the first 24 hours. With that in mind I think having multiple classes/seminars on the same subject could be beneficial. However what I don’t want to do is overburden anyone and have their entire experience be working. So genuinely keeping the seminars to an hour or so I think would be great. Unless of course you just can’t structure it for that limited amount of time. The land nav is a different animal and I will leave that up to you guys on what you want to do there. I can about guarantee that the whiskey experience will take 3 hours or so with the latter part being more of a Q&A allowing those that want to filter away. I know I really want to talk ham radios personally. One other idea I was kicking around… a rifle painting session! Everyone is scared to do their first. I bought a ticket. I can do radio classes, maybe go over some digital radio, and if there's anybody that wants to get some hands on with SDR & modern stuff, radio hacking etc. |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 1:45:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JustinU235: Anyone want a class on the "bang- bang" method of xenon oscillation control in a U235 reactor? haha yes! |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 1:52:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Josh: I bought a ticket. I can do radio classes, maybe go over some digital radio, and if there's anybody that wants to get some hands on with SDR & modern stuff, radio hacking etc. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Josh: Originally Posted By Canoeguy: I think we are going to have a big attendance. We have 35 sold tickets and that doesn’t include me or probably 3-5 people I know are coming. So easily 40 people in the first 24 hours. With that in mind I think having multiple classes/seminars on the same subject could be beneficial. However what I don’t want to do is overburden anyone and have their entire experience be working. So genuinely keeping the seminars to an hour or so I think would be great. Unless of course you just can’t structure it for that limited amount of time. The land nav is a different animal and I will leave that up to you guys on what you want to do there. I can about guarantee that the whiskey experience will take 3 hours or so with the latter part being more of a Q&A allowing those that want to filter away. I know I really want to talk ham radios personally. One other idea I was kicking around… a rifle painting session! Everyone is scared to do their first. I bought a ticket. I can do radio classes, maybe go over some digital radio, and if there's anybody that wants to get some hands on with SDR & modern stuff, radio hacking etc. I'm planning on bringing one of my IC-7300's. |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 1:54:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By lorazepam: Set up a net or two during the festivities. See how many western hams can call in, as well as AK. I meant FM for coordinating things at the event. |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 1:56:01 PM EDT
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Bought a ticket. Looking forward to the distillery tour and learning more about HAM radio, particularly HF stuff.
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Posted: 6/15/2024 1:59:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Brundoggie: I'm planning on bringing one of my IC-7300's. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Brundoggie: Originally Posted By Josh: Originally Posted By Canoeguy: I think we are going to have a big attendance. We have 35 sold tickets and that doesn’t include me or probably 3-5 people I know are coming. So easily 40 people in the first 24 hours. With that in mind I think having multiple classes/seminars on the same subject could be beneficial. However what I don’t want to do is overburden anyone and have their entire experience be working. So genuinely keeping the seminars to an hour or so I think would be great. Unless of course you just can’t structure it for that limited amount of time. The land nav is a different animal and I will leave that up to you guys on what you want to do there. I can about guarantee that the whiskey experience will take 3 hours or so with the latter part being more of a Q&A allowing those that want to filter away. I know I really want to talk ham radios personally. One other idea I was kicking around… a rifle painting session! Everyone is scared to do their first. I bought a ticket. I can do radio classes, maybe go over some digital radio, and if there's anybody that wants to get some hands on with SDR & modern stuff, radio hacking etc. I'm planning on bringing one of my IC-7300's. Very cool -- I'm just a tech at the moment so I haven't bought any of the nice radios yet, a lot of my knowledge comes from my Navy career and the past several years writing software for radios. I need to get the general and extra so I can do some real HF. Hopefully will have some time for that in the near future. |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 2:08:26 PM EDT
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I have the IC-7300 so it will be great watching someone who knows how to use it.
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Posted: 6/15/2024 2:24:43 PM EDT
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You said there was room for a small pull behind camper? We may buy one this summer, got a lot of place we want to take it with the kids. Not sure yet...
Also, we are both super interested in the log cabin business tour. Are you still doing that? The old lady owns a design and home remodeling company, and it would be awesome to see your business |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 2:33:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By StarCityShooter: You said there was room for a small pull behind camper? We may buy one this summer, got a lot of place we want to take it with the kids. Not sure yet... Also, we are both super interested in the log cabin business tour. Are you still doing that? The old lady owns a design and home remodeling company, and it would be awesome to see your business Plenty of room for self contained campers. No power or water available. I will show anyone around any part of our operations, no problem at all. It’s all on the same facility. The Distillery is the red roof on the right. The model homes are on the far left. You can see our main log yard in the middle.  Attached File |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 2:35:14 PM EDT
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We currently have 40 people paid and this is day two. Keep it coming fellows!
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Posted: 6/15/2024 3:14:11 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Nmbmxer]
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I have an IC-7100 with a homemade screwdriver on my CUCV, I was probably going to drive that down (or a motorcycle. . .)
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Posted: 6/15/2024 4:31:13 PM EDT
[Last Edit: AndBen]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Canoeguy: We currently have 40 people paid and this is day two. Keep it coming fellows! Was the 200 limit just an arbitrary number, or is that firm? |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 5:11:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AndBen: Was the 200 limit just an arbitrary number, or is that firm. Arbitrary…however I will have to break distillery tours up into groups if we get anywhere near that. |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 6:10:36 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Canoeguy]
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43, boys. If you are on the fencejust do it and let’s make this an event! Let’s hit 50 tonight!
ETA: if we get enough folks we could have a field fencing experience where folks get to learn how to install fence all day a few weeks earlier and it could have been a putting up hay class.
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Posted: 6/15/2024 6:18:10 PM EDT
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For those wondering about HAM local VHF, there are a couple of local repeaters and some longer range linked repeaters that we should be able to reach. We'll publish those for folks that want to use them on the drive in.
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Posted: 6/15/2024 6:55:26 PM EDT
[Last Edit: duc748s]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By bansil: Mark me as a go, will be truck camping  Just got a ticket and plan on Truck Camping too. I will have my 2 Belgians with me (a RMWD and Svc Dog), would that be an issue? The RMWD has a back/spinal injury so she's not crazy hyper insane, but she gets around still. Stupid question, I'm kind of busted up from svc, is there a place for a hot shower? I might need one during the event. I usually lurk the site so I don't post much but been around for awhile. If for some reason I can't make it I would gladly give my tix to someone or keep the funds so the next event can be planned 
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Posted: 6/15/2024 6:59:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By duc748s: Just got a ticket and plan on Truck Camping too. I will have my 2 Belgians with me (a RMWD and Svc Dog), would that be an issue? The RMWD has a back/spinal injury so she's not crazy hyper insane, but she gets around still. Stupid question, I'm kind of busted up from svc, is there a place for a hot shower? I might need one during the event. I usually lurk the site so I don't post much but been around for awhile. If for some reason I can't make it I would gladly give my tix to someone or keep the funds so the next event can be planned https://x.com/Sgt_ShaneV/status/1793890084900438370/photo/1 Good dogs are not an issue as long as you are aware of others space if they don’t seem to want to be close to dogs. I intend to have hot showers. But it may be a portable propane unit and not overly luxurious. |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 7:08:04 PM EDT
[#42]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Canoeguy: Plenty of room for self contained campers. No power or water available. No power or water? No problem. I may or may not bring my wife's little boondocking trailer  We're headed to the FL Keys Friday for a week...no power and no water.type Status report message description Access to the specified resource has been forbidden. Apache Tomcat/7.0.68 (Ubuntu) |
