Pacific Northwest GTG (June 12-15, 2015)

[slowp]

I'm back from camping practice with Mtngal, Cedarkerf, Oregon Grown and Gologit. We had a training session on camping in a windy downpour. Hope we don't need to use our skills at your thing, but we'll be prepared.

 

[Farley9n]

Good company........

Despite the rain! Being the early part of June there is a chance for rain but we can deal with it! The old kitchen area now is larger with a metal roof, the barn doesn't leak and is interesting wandering, Liz's Bead Shack is nearly done with a nice deck, and (for Terry) we can have massive fires!!!!....:hmm3grin2orange: Also, not quite cheapo plastic hung off the barn will cover most of the out of state sissies!.............See you there.......Bob

 

[madhatte]

(I'm out of that single malt scotch though)

I reckon a clever fellow such as myself can fix that problem easily enough.

Gotta get hoppin' on a coupla saws. Won't be bringing the same collection this time. Well, mostly. I like that P100 too much to leave it at home, and that hot-rod 036 might follow me, too. Other'n that, though, I will try to bring stuff I haven't had out before.

 

[PasoRoblesJimmy]

Despite the rain! Being the early part of June there is a chance for rain but we can deal with it! The old kitchen area now is larger with a metal roof, the barn doesn't leak and is interesting wandering, Liz's Bead Shack is nearly done with a nice deck, and (for Terry) we can have massive fires!!!!....:hmm3grin2orange: Also, not quite cheapo plastic hung off the barn will cover most of the out of state sissies!.............See you there.......Bob

My concern is gear being destroyed by sudden, strong wind gusts. Any person bothered by drizzle or rain should not be in Oreygun in the first place.

 

[OREGONLOGGER]

Terry, I didn't know you we're looking for that. I've got a p&c, we could probably work something out.

Saw...weet I have some big Homelites that I saved for you, please bring those it's for my personal project..atta pepper

 

[OREGONLOGGER]

Despite the rain! Being the early part of June there is a chance for rain but we can deal with it! The old kitchen area now is larger with a metal roof, the barn doesn't leak and is interesting wandering, Liz's Bead Shack is nearly done with a nice deck, and (for Terry) we can have massive fires!!!!....:hmm3grin2orange: Also, not quite cheapo plastic hung off the barn will cover most of the out of state sissies!.............See you there.......Bob

Yeh those McHales Navy retirees fellas will yell at ya start'n fires round here in June - Sept...I steal there fish'n spots to even out the score:msp_biggrin:

 

[RandyMac]

My concern is gear being destroyed by sudden, strong wind gusts. Any person bothered by drizzle or rain should not be in Oreygun in the first place.

It isn't on the coast, sudden, violent squalls shouldn't be a problem.

 

[Farley9n]

Hey Terry......

Can you get a note to those guys from Oregon Chain? It would be great to have them come........Now on a more personal note; Just today I had in my hands a spare 111s p&c in very nice shape. Gee I wonder what something like that could be worth.........Oh wait! I have a couple of them.....Bob

 

[PasoRoblesJimmy]

It isn't on the coast, sudden, violent squalls shouldn't be a problem.

Camping in Klamath County on the Sprague River between Chiloquin and Beatty. Nice calm and sunny summer day. With no warning, wind suddenly gusted and wrapped a roll-out awning over the top of my Apache pop-up trailer. Had to bend some aluminum to get it back into its storage case. Its happened several times over there.

 

[slowp]

You are in a totally different climate and it isn't summer in Chiloquin for a few months. The GTG grounds are on the west side in a valley. However, the rule for camping any time of the year in the PNW is to be prepared for any weather. I've been snowed on every month of the year here in Warshington, but was at high elevations for snow in the summer months.

June is a fickle month and we folks on the wetside to the north are often still burning a bit of wood in the stove to heat our houses.

 

[northmanlogging]

Youse guys/gurl are really making me want to risk a trip into orygone... trouble is that I move the skidder in a few weeks and its time to start logging again. I want to get the 090 running and drag it down there (its been monkeyed with in the past lots of grinding and stuff) and the basket case, and and... I haven't been really drunk in a few weeks, my parents have this unlabeled stuff (which is odd cause they don't drink? but its pretty good)... going away now...

 

[Farley9n]

Hey NorthMannnnnnnnn

Reads like you would fit right in Friday and or Saturday late night..........:cool2:.......Might even get a pathway named for you....:hmm3grin2orange:...........Bob

 

[RandyMac]

Reads like you would fit right in Friday and or Saturday late night..........:cool2:.......Might even get a pathway named for you....:hmm3grin2orange:...........Bob

I'm stashin' a box of minimac parts in your shop Bob.:hmm3grin2orange:

 

[Farley9n]

Oh god no

Please Randy!!! NO! NO! NO! I Promise, NO ONE ELSE will EVER get a path named after them! Just spare me the Mini Macs.........:msp_scared:.........Bob

 

[RandyMac]

Ok Bob.
I do need to leave a waist height stump with a MacKendrick cut.

 

[Gologit]

We had a training session on camping in a windy downpour. Hope we don't need to use our skills at your thing, but we'll be prepared.

We got a whole lot better at setting up shelters in rainstorms than I ever really wanted to be.

When it's raining so hard that your campfire won't stay lit you know it's raining. And that's not just a delicate Californian talking. Well, not entirely anyway. I was raised about an hour south of RandyMac...I know rain when I see it.

If we do have an unexpected downpour Slowp can get a portable awning set up faster than anybody I've ever seen. Cedarkerf and I just did the grunt work. The ladies, as usual, were the brains of the outfit.

 

[northmanlogging]

Reads like you would fit right in Friday and or Saturday late night..........:cool2:.......Might even get a pathway named for you....:hmm3grin2orange:...........Bob

problem is I have some unresolved issues with the court system in salem... not that that's ever stopped me before... (you'd think I could swallow my pride and pay the damn fine...).

But I have lots and lots of plans in the werks up this way. A whole pile of stuff to do on the same weekend. And clearing a few acres of those pesky trees, damn things just keep growing back...

 

[Farley9n]

"FarleyVille" Got Some Attention Today

Shannon, our daughter, came by and hung out long enough for me to get going on the mowing and then fix the gear shift on the tractor so I could do the French drain (sort of ) for the new outdoor shower, trample the "Mac/Nettles and move some other rock. Mowing around the axe target and the climbing tree brought back some memories. Kid who got the top handle old Stihl from the tree is still using it, and JP's show off axe toss while teaching a sweet thing how, gets me grinning! I have to pick another top handle or two for the tree climbing rewards. Little Homelites or one of Randy's Mini Macs..............Still a lot to do but it sure felt good being out there!.........Bob

 

[paccity]

mr. bob f. . do you have room for a special piece of wood for a couple special men to whittle on? and if so when would be a good time to bring it by .

 

[RandyMac]

mr. bob f. . do you have room for a special piece of wood for a couple special men to whittle on? and if so when would be a good time to bring it by .

I'm thinking the same thing, group project.