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Post by OziRiS on Nov 11, 2015 13:18:37 GMT
I just wanted it more visible. Okay, so you weren't as much going for a perfect replica as just the general style of Maverick's helmet? |
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Post by the light works on Nov 11, 2015 15:14:56 GMT
I just wanted it more visible. I'm guessing it also has your own callsign instead of his. |
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Post by silverdragon on Nov 12, 2015 10:14:30 GMT
I just wanted it more visible. Have you considered reflective white paint for the stripes?... Make them stand out at night a whole lot better. |
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Post by oscardeuce on Nov 12, 2015 14:17:44 GMT
I just wanted it more visible. I'm guessing it also has your own callsign instead of his. Yes |
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Post by oscardeuce on Nov 12, 2015 14:18:19 GMT
I'm guessing it also has your own callsign instead of his. Yes Yes, in honor of the Raven FACS in Laos |
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Post by the light works on Nov 19, 2015 4:40:21 GMT
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Post by silverdragon on Nov 19, 2015 9:33:46 GMT
That would be what my "thing" calls a very luxurious "Basha"....Brit military slang for tarpaulin sleeping area.
Does it all fold down into a box then?.. it looks like it has some form of wooden box in the back there that the bed is in?...
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Post by the light works on Nov 19, 2015 15:09:23 GMT
That would be what my "thing" calls a very luxurious "Basha"....Brit military slang for tarpaulin sleeping area. Does it all fold down into a box then?.. it looks like it has some form of wooden box in the back there that the bed is in?... it all folds down into a 5X9 box on wheels. before the expansion I could carry it on my Jeep, but when I went to half timbered framing, it got too bulky. Attachment Deleted |
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Post by OziRiS on Nov 19, 2015 21:10:00 GMT
Dude, you are rocking those mandals!  |
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Post by the light works on Nov 20, 2015 1:53:34 GMT
Dude, you are rocking those mandals! I'm just not fashionable enough to wear them with tube socks, though. |
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Post by ponytail61 on Nov 20, 2015 5:33:41 GMT
Dude, you are rocking those mandals! I'm just not fashionable enough to wear them with tube socks, though.  |
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Post by the light works on Nov 20, 2015 5:41:05 GMT
I'm just not fashionable enough to wear them with tube socks, though.  |
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Post by silverdragon on Nov 20, 2015 9:38:58 GMT
 Fixed that link for you... it should be this. s2.hubimg.com/u/146233_f248.jpgThere is a re-direct on the one you posted that stops it being seen in some browsers?.. |
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Post by silverdragon on Nov 20, 2015 9:45:55 GMT
sandals and socks are seen as a "fashion foe-par" by the fashionistic fascists, those that tell us what should be, and if you gather a slight sarcasm in the way I say that, its working.
I am ANTI-Fashion.
If I want a badge, I work as a security guard?...
Well, not so bad as that.
If any labels show on what I wear, its the ones that say "This brand is well known as hard wearing reliable and good value for what it is", and rugged countryside work gear is my main dress code, because I need rugged clothing that lasts more than it looks.
I dont do sandals and socks, because if my feet get that warm, I want the socks off anyway?.. otherwise, I cant see the problem.
Some people have "Ugly feet"....
To them....
Members of my own family believe their own feet to be too ugly to be seen.
I dont hold with that myself, but, hell, we are all different?.
So what if they want to put them in socks?.
As long as they wear clean ones every day, I dont give a second thought?..
And for the record, on the few days each year when I CAN get so warm as to NOT need socks, "Bring them on", I want that nice feeling of walking on grass barefoot....
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Post by OziRiS on Nov 20, 2015 10:37:38 GMT
The thing with sandals and socks has become a fashion thing, but in my experience, the reason most people object to it is that - besides looking silly - it just doesn't make sense.
The idea behind sandals is to let your feet get some air. If you don't want them to get some air, don't wear sandals. There are plenty of closed shoes available that have excellent ventilation, so if you don't want to show your feet, go barefoot in a pair of those.
That's what I do. Not because I think I have particularly ugly feet, but because my mom forced me to wear sandals in the summer when I was a kid and I would always end up hurting them somehow, bumping or scraping them against something or dropping something on them and I hated it! It put some serious limits on where I could go and what I could do when playing.
To me, sandals aren't practical footwear and I'm a practical kind of guy, so I have a pair of running shoes with mesh across the top of the toes (knuckles?) and along the sides, but still with enough of the stiffer material over the heel, the arch and the tips of my toes to not get hurt if I accidentally scrape my foot against something.
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Post by silverdragon on Nov 20, 2015 11:10:05 GMT
Especially the bit when you get home with dirty feet and Mum is all "Cant you keep clean you need a bath why did you need to go get your feet dirty", and they dont get the pragmatic view that this wouldnt be a problem if I had just used the perfectly good shoes I use the rest of the year that can be left outside and sprayed over with a hose.....
I know the problem.
I also didnt understand "Wear sandals on the beach" thing, why?.. to keep my feet clean?.. thats what the sea ifs for isnt it?.. so I have to put them on here, walk 20 yds to the sea, take them off, walk in the water, remember where they are, go find them again, put them back on, and walk back to the spot on the sand where you are now going to feed me food that has sand blown all over it.....
WHAT THE HELL ARE WE DOING HERE?.....
So may "rules" in what the world invented as just one big playground for kids of all ages.
And just why CANT I eat the sandwich out of the bag its in?.. why do I need to put it on a plate?. this isnt a table, its a BEACH.
SUN-CREAM?... I am about to go in the sea, why for you want to pollute the sea?..
And then you need to make me come OUT of the sea, and walk half mile to go use the Toilet?.. HUH?... get waist deep, stand, "ease springs" walk away.... its all water...
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Post by the light works on Nov 20, 2015 15:10:23 GMT
The thing with sandals and socks has become a fashion thing, but in my experience, the reason most people object to it is that - besides looking silly - it just doesn't make sense. The idea behind sandals is to let your feet get some air. If you don't want them to get some air, don't wear sandals. There are plenty of closed shoes available that have excellent ventilation, so if you don't want to show your feet, go barefoot in a pair of those. That's what I do. Not because I think I have particularly ugly feet, but because my mom forced me to wear sandals in the summer when I was a kid and I would always end up hurting them somehow, bumping or scraping them against something or dropping something on them and I hated it! It put some serious limits on where I could go and what I could do when playing. To me, sandals aren't practical footwear and I'm a practical kind of guy, so I have a pair of running shoes with mesh across the top of the toes (knuckles?) and along the sides, but still with enough of the stiffer material over the heel, the arch and the tips of my toes to not get hurt if I accidentally scrape my foot against something. the brand I wear had stiff rubber toe caps, and enough banding elsewhere to prevent scrapes unless you do something significantly stupid. they are also (for the benefit of SD's post) completely submersible - and the reason for wearing sandals on the beach is to let the sand back out. standard procedure here is to put on the sandals, drive down to the beach, go walk out to the ocean, realize it is still cold, go back to the parking lot, flush the sand out of the sandals, get in the car, and go shopping. |
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Post by alabastersandman on Feb 8, 2016 8:15:14 GMT
My Dad made one of these, I just found out how. That's awesome, so is that lathe, mines a toy compared to that. |
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Post by alabastersandman on Feb 8, 2016 8:23:08 GMT
When you see it, you will remember this, and its a reasonably good one to remember. Not impossible but a little tricky to get the top and bottom flat (enough) with a hatchet out on the trail but certainly a good way to show off your camping prowess at the campground or backyard campfire |
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Post by alabastersandman on Feb 8, 2016 8:25:36 GMT
Or, for the same price, you can get 24 cans of this. Much easier to put in your back pack.  The stump stove is meant to be obtained at your campsite. You need a chainsaw though... Why do they need to write "WARNING: Flammable" onto a can of fuel? On second thought, the charcoals I once bought cheap in a hardware store were mostly not flammable at all. Never underestimate the importance of fuel that actually burns |
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