[N8 v2.0]

Prime Beef!!!!

My material supplier sent me a big huge box of Omaha Steaks for Christmas via UPS. It has all kinds of beefy goodness in it...

 

[Echo]

Cool, you won't need any antibiotics next time you get sick, they're all right there in your dinner!

 

[N8 v2.0]

Cool, you won't need any antibiotics next time you get sick, they're all right there in your dinner!

Yep. Works that way pretty much where ever your beef comes from.

 

[Westy]

Make bombs by putting dry ice into soda bottles, good times.

 

[N8 v2.0]

*Insert Negative Nancy Commets Below*

 

[Echo]

Oh stop whining. I'm sure there are plenty of meatasaurus's on here that will be jealous.

 

[McGRP01]

Looks good to me N8! My mom is making Filet Mignon for everyone for Xmas Day dinner!

 

[urbaindk]

How many houses does $100,000 of lumber make?

 

[DRB]

That's all you got?

 

[I Are Baboon]

SWEEEEEEEEEEET. Send one my way.

 

[N8 v2.0]

How many houses does $100,000 of lumber make?

roughly 4 1800_sf (heated area) houses.

 

[N8 v2.0]

That's all you got?

Hell, this is a new supplier for me. The company I used for the last 6 years didn't even send me a card.

 

[blt2ride]

Prime Beef!!!!

My material supplier sent me a big huge box of Omaha Steaks for Christmas via UPS. It has all kinds of beefy goodness in it...

Nice! Omaha Steaks rule...it looks like you have Christmas Eve dinner.

 

[hooples3]

100, 000 in lumber is all you spend?? seems a little low. oh and the steak looks yummy

 

[N8 v2.0]

100, 000 in lumber is all you spend?? seems a little low. oh and the steak looks yummy

When I say lumber I am talking just lumber. That does not include windows, doors, roofing materials, brick, yadda...yadda...yadda....

That cost is basically 1/6th of the cost of a home.

 

[urbaindk]

roughly 4 1800_sf (heated area) houses.

Sounds like I need to get me about $25,000 and a hammer.

 

[hooples3]

aaa i see... still seems low.. when i used to build decks it used to cost close to $8000 in lumber for some of them depending the size and prefrences. but i guess a lot of that wood is custom stuff

 

[robdamanii]

Looks really tasty.

 

[Westy]

Hell, this is a new supplier for me. The company I used for the last 6 years didn't even send me a card.

Just part of the war on Christmas.

 

[Tenchiro]

Damn it, now I am all hungry...

 

[urbaindk]

OT: Hey N8: Do you ever have any scrap Tyvek house wrap lying around? It's good for making ultra-light backpacking gear, tent drop cloths, etc. I've don't want to buy a whole roll of it and I can't seem find anyone that sells it by the foot.

 

[N8 v2.0]

OT: Hey N8: Do you ever have any scrap Tyvek house wrap lying around? It's good for making ultra-light backpacking gear, tent drop cloths, etc. I've don't want to buy a whole roll of it and I can't seem find anyone that sells it by the foot.

I occationally have some. Just buy a roll and have a life time supply.

 

[SkaredShtles]

My material supplier sent me a big huge box of Omaha Steaks for Christmas via UPS. It has all kinds of beefy goodness in it...

Sweet! My buddy's mother-in-law works for Omaha Steaks.

 

[urbaindk]

I occationally have some. Just buy a roll and have a life time supply.

I've actually thought about buying a roll and selling it by the foot/yard on ebay to people like me who want to make stuff with it but only need a few yards of material.

 

[SkaredShtles]

OT: Hey N8: Do you ever have any scrap Tyvek house wrap lying around? It's good for making ultra-light backpacking gear, tent drop cloths

You do know that no drop cloth at all is much more "ultra-light"?

 

[N8 v2.0]

I've actually thought about buying a roll and selling it by the foot/yard on ebay to people like me who want to make stuff with it but only need a few yards of material.

There is good money in buying stuff in bulk then selling it in small amounts.

 

[urbaindk]

You do know that no drop cloth at all is much more "ultra-light"?

Yeah actually never use one. What I really want to make is a vapor barrier / bivouac for my sleeping bag. Tyvek is a lot like gortex. You can make a bivouac bag for your bag. Body moisture can escape but rain doesn't get in. ---> no need for tent at all.

 

[SkaredShtles]

<snip>Body moisture can escape but rain doesn't get in. ---> no need for tent at all.

Yeah. Theoretically. I own a Bibler bivvy sack and let's just say that it'd be OK in an emergency on its own, but I would not want to be caught out in the rain with it.

It works great as an overbag in the winter.

WRT a vapor barrier - those are supposed to go *inside* your sleeping bag. Between your body and the insulation material to keep moisture from getting into the down/fiber/whatever. I can't imagine sleeping in a Tyvek sack inside my bag.

 

[mack]

So far my Dad has spent about 35 thousand on his home for lumber. Although it is a renovation. Another 25 for marvin windows and another 15 for foam sprayed insulation in the barn. I think when the project is done ill post some pics up.

 

[SkaredShtles]

So far my Dad has spent about 35 thousand on his home for lumber. Although it is a renovation. Another 25 for marvin windows and another 15 for foam sprayed insulation in the barn.

Is everyone in CT fabulously wealthy?

 

[mack]

Is everyone in CT fabulously wealthy?

Hes a builder. He is renovating a barn by himself and is going to resell it in the next year or so. Not planning to live in it! Actually, right now he is living in a trailor outside the project.

 

[N8 v2.0]

Hes a builder. He is renovating a barn by himself and is going to resell it in the next year or so. Not planning to live in it! Actually, right now he is living in a trailor outside the project.

Shouldn't you be at the airport by now?

 

[mack]

Shouldn't you be at the airport by now?

Leaves at 5. I should probably start to get dressed and pack.

 

[urbaindk]

WRT a vapor barrier - those are supposed to go *inside* your sleeping bag. ... I can't imagine sleeping in a Tyvek sack inside my bag.

Oh yeah, I can't imagine sleeping in a sack of my own sweat. Have you ever tried it?

 

[SkaredShtles]

Oh yeah, I can't imagine sleeping in a sack of my own sweat. Have you ever tried it?

They're usually made of a material that pulls the moisture in. The application of a vapor barrier is for extended pack trips (in winter, generally) and primarily for sleeping bags with down insulation. If you don't have time to properly dry the bag, over the course of many days the moisture from your body can compromise the down's loft and subsequently its ability to insulate.

I've never tried one. If I go to Denali, however, I will get one.

 

[Ciaran]

Nice N8!

Have a steak and a martini for me! Merry Christmas!

 

[urbaindk]

The application of a vapor barrier is for extended pack trips (in winter, generally) and primarily for sleeping bags with down insulation.

From what I understand, it has to be really cold for them to work. Otherwise you'll stew in your own juices. I can't imagine they would be too comfortable.

 

[SkaredShtles]

From what I understand, it has to be really cold for them to work. Otherwise you'll stew in your own juices. I can't imagine they would be too comfortable.

I understand they add significant degrees to a bag's warmth rating, though. I also think that they're much quicker to dry out compared with a sleeping bag.

 

[JRB]

I personally couldn't give a sh*t less how much lumber N8 bought, or what anyone gave it. Just a bit more self gratification he needs to give himself is all I read from this thread.

*the steak looks good though.

 

[robdamanii]

I personally couldn't give a sh*t less how much lumber N8 bought, or what anyone gave it. Just a bit more self gratification he needs to give himself is all I read from this thread.

*the steak looks good though.

You're just jealous that he got meat and you're stuck with nothing.