Fire/hunting guy

you may get better flow from the tank to the small pump by replacing the short section of hose with pvc or something more rigid. The suction hose we use in the fire service is hard, it keeps the hose from collapsing in on itself. Nice setup though!

I was firing mine at a target on a hickory tree and wouldn't have believed it if I didn't see it myself, blasted right thru the tree.

I bought one of these, the thing is about indestructible.  There is a you tube video of a guy shooting it with a 22LR and it still works.  I do work occasionally in other countries that doesn't always have the most reliable power, it works great in that scenario.    http://solarjoos.com/   I think I bought it off Amazon.

Dang it, didn't scroll down to long guns apparently, maybe I should go get my glasses!

I'm looking into building me an AR and I'm kind of a noobie when it comes to them.  What kind of lower should I be looking for?  Also, I think the 5.56 will fire the 223 round, but not vice versa, is that right?  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

My wife makes these.  Try sprinkling it with some shredded cheese!

Now that the prices are starting to come down, I'm looking for a basic semi rifle that I can start out with and add to it. Would this meet that criteria? http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/product/7-G0239

Something else to keep in mind, safety related.  A 22LR supposedly can travel over a mile in distance.  A friend of mine's son was standing in his own yard and got hit by a stray 22 in his foot.  Luckily it didn't do much damage, but it traveled through his foot and out the bottom into his shoe.  Just something to keep in mind if you are shooting a 22LR up in a tree.

I couldn't resist posting a picture of this bruiser I killed a couple weeks ago. Just now figuring out how to post pics. 11 Pointer, biggest I've ever seen, especially for an East Tennessee dear. Think I'll quit and go out on top cause I'll never top this one!

Can someone tell me how you post pictures?

Well, I had pictures of my stove that I built, how do you upload photos?

Wow, nice, but not cheap!

Great list and very doable, something I've been looking for. However, what is the 5$ in change for phone about? :)

So gonna try this! I've been researching these stoves, they are pretty expensive, then I found this.....   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOZ7gJaqdtQ    

My Kelly kettle came yesterday and I experimented with it last night. Very easy to use. It boils water very quickly, about 5-6 minutes using just a little bit of dried grass and about 10-12 small twigs. I bought the whole kit, I even cooked an egg on it! I am planning on taking it to Haiti with me in a couple weeks as we will be going up in the mountains, and well, you never know. I bought the small stainless version, but I kind of wish I bought the next size up, the small one will only boil about two coffee cups of water. You also get a little bit of ashes in the water, but not a big deal. If you were getting this for camping, or hiking for one person, the small is fine, but if you are getting it for "just in case", I'd get the biggest that you had room to store it.

Well, the Kelly kettle is on its way to me. I ordered the small stainless version. I will let you know how I like it when I get it.

That's what I've been waiting for!

The only difference I've been able to tell between chiggers and the small seed ticks are exactly what you said. You usually have to pull the ticks off, chiggers, you don't. Also, its an urban legend to put nail polish on chigger bites. They don't burrow inside you, once you itch or take a shower, the chiggers are gone, but the damage has already been done.

Alright, you twisted my arm. I'm going to order one! :surrender:

How long can honey sit unopened?

I hunt a lot with my sons, so there isn't a lot of room up there.  I keep my backpack on the shelf, works great.

I just looked at the ad, that's the same one I bought last year from academy.  I haven't had any problems with it.  I have two buddy stands up on my property.  Believe it or not, the little shelf thing comes in handy.

Do you have a food saver? If so, you can vacuum seal the unused ones and use them later.

Bullets???

I have used the oven canning method recently. It really is a simple way of storing. I can't account for how long it last because I just did a couple weeks ago. The thing I like about it is that driving up the temperature to 200 degrees, you are basically sterilizing it. I've done rice, beans, flour, and pasta this way. One trick I learned was after you take the jars out of the oven and put the lids on, cover the jars with a towel so they cool more slowly. I think, this is just my theory, but the first batch I did, I think the air conditioning blowing in the kitchen caused condensation on the inside of the jar. This was unacceptable to me, so I redid those jars. Like I said, I don't know how long it will last, but that's now my preferred method for dry storage because of the germ killing. Do a Google search, there are good lessons out there for it.