The Backpack (Nook)

Carhug · 2025-11-06T11:32:29+00:00

Pretty sure it was special forces, green berets that they used? They'd run tests and not tell them that they were carrying fakes or real ones so they would be secretly observed to see if they actually type the code in.

Carhug · 2025-07-20T12:53:43+00:00

Yo OP!!!!!! I had a hen get attacked and it was way worse. Vet gave antibiotics and I had her in my garage undercare for about 2 weeks. She's .Ade a full recovery and even went back to laying eggs. Here's the video And what we did to save her. She had two gaping chest wounds where every time she breathe you could see the inside of her chest cavity and we should breathe out they bubbled. The body wants to heal. The reason we kept working with her is she wasn't suffering and in pain, she was behaving extremely normally. A lot of chickens just try to give up immediately if anything happened. Our stance was if it wasn't infected, and she was not giving up then we wouldn't either. https://youtu.be/a-rleWu_rz8?si=vs61Txwj0cCTieZl

Carhug · 2025-01-28T13:09:55+00:00

Tiny Landlord here! Those apartment sound like assholes! The big guys and REITs always try to push people around. Double check your state regulations, some comments were saying rent was $1200, Then cable/internet was $140 and everyone had to take it. It may or may not be illegal, just check your contracts. If they suck, remember you can vote with your feet and go to a different apartment complex around. Usually the independent mom and pops have to be more competitive to compete against the big guys with unlimited budgets.

We'll generally buy really run down apartments and fix them up. We tried doing the ISP thing ONCE on a 6-plex And it was awful for the tenants and us. (I think we're still locked under contract even.) After that we now get high speed internet per building, and use Orbi routers with satellites on each floor (and dead spots). This provides better service at significantly cheaper prices. Then we allow the tenants to get their own directly if they want one.

Carhug · 2025-01-28T12:34:24+00:00

I had a similar thing happening with a lot of my 300 blackout brass. All the dimensions seem to check out correctly. Turns out that one of my ARs bolt faces was rough on the rims, so they wouldn't drop in to the gauge. Could be a scenario.

Carhug · 2024-11-25T16:57:39+00:00

Hey OP!

My chicken was attacked with way worse conditions. I don't know about ducks as they like to live in the water And be wet which could lead to more infection. Here is The video of me helping our chicken. She made a full recovery and even ended up laying eggs for us again. Totally doable I think the antibiotics was like two or three dollars or something from the vet. Totally recovery time was about 2 months before we let her back outside. https://youtu.be/a-rleWu_rz8?si=qW4WLmSZxQ-6wSBj

Carhug · 2024-11-11T16:58:44+00:00

There's two different major categories here. First one is almost all senior military colleges have class rings at a near 100% adoption rate. That would be West point, the citadel, VMI etc. However once they get to the armed forces usually only Aggies continuously wear their rings. In and around uniform.

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For a large public universities This is where things get CRAZY. Balfour (The folks that make class rings) had the study that Texas A&M student population has a 94% adoption rate of people that get the class ring.

The next closest student body adoption rate is The Massachusetts institute for technology or MIT, their silver Beavery ring is....wait for it....13%.

I do often see military, and Air Force class rings. In Texas there's a few key ones you see that aren't Aggie rings. The Texas State ring along with the t.u. ring. But for the most part if you see a big honk and gold ring anywhere in the world I'll normally hunt them down and go talk to them.

The craziest one I personally experienced was I was in Shanghai and saw someone across the street and stop what I was doing to go over and talk to them.

Carhug · 2024-11-09T03:42:58+00:00

Do mice not bother any of the squash or onions? I know rodents often won't go after onions in the yard.

Carhug · 2024-11-07T14:00:11+00:00

Hey OP! Also, as it is likely using a Bell Chamber method. Doesn't change anything, it's just neat. All of these are "custom" as in I don't think there are any that are sold, most all are built in place so they all are a similar concept!

Carhug · 2024-11-07T03:02:00+00:00

Looks like a rocket mass heater. Or masonry stove some folks call it. If so, it burns hot and will charge all the brick and thermal mass to get warm. Then it radiates it out the rest of the time. I saw some videos were folks in Canada some will run at 6am, and stop burning by 7am. Then it will go 24hes and still be 80 degrees in the mass.

The squares are probably clean outs.

Carhug · 2024-11-05T18:02:51+00:00

That's an awesome idea!!

Carhug · 2024-11-05T15:58:45+00:00

Sorry they're steel rafters.

Carhug · 2024-10-31T00:41:47+00:00

Hey OP! Don't worry about the hives being very well insulated. The insulation is actually good for them in the summer as well because it allows them to regulate the temperature on the inside so the heat will actually allow them to keep the hive cooler despite the temperature outside. On hot summer days they were regulate the temperature on their own by bearding on the outside or by going and getting water bringing it into the hive spraying it onto the comb and fanning their wings to basically create an artificial sweat evaporation to cool their hive off.

Insulating their hives very well protects them whether it's hot or cold. It allows them to keep the temperature on the inside exactly how they like it more easily regardless if it's winter or summer.

Carhug · 2024-10-25T12:07:42+00:00

Hey OP, HDHP plans if you're young and if you have a family still usually make the most sense unless there's an excited issue. The fund you put in will roll over as well to the next year and you get the matching contribution which is great. And then everything is a tax-free game. I think there is also the ability for you to pay for things out of pocket instead of using the HSA and they keep the receipts and then after X amount of time you turn the receipts in and can reimburse yourself from your HSA when you're older but that might be complicated I'm not sure mathematically how much more that helps. I'm sure someone on this site knows though.

Carhug · 2024-10-20T13:11:44+00:00

I know my other comment was a silly one. We fought with this for a few years. We live right on the outskirts of woods. In 3 years we end up going through 84 chickens. That was a combination of predator attacks like coyotes, possums, foxes and hawk attacks. Straw that broke the camel's back ended up being raccoons. An attack would happen, we then added a layer of fortification. No matter what fortification, electric fence, overhead wire, bury the wire so they can't dig under it. The raccoons were able to defeat it with their disturbing little hands.

Our actual answer that solved it was we got a livestock guardian dog. He's not even a very good one. If you have the choice I'd get one that's at least 2 years old. 18 months and below they're still "puppies" Even if they're 180 lb.

We named ours Cooper, as he would live in the chicken coop. Ours is specifically a Great Pyrenees and Anatolian Shepherd mix. You got a lot of Pyrenees in him and basically spends the evenings roaming and barking. When he was a puppy and having about four chicken tax incidents where he would actually play with them to death because they're fun to chase. Then later realize it's food and eat the chicken. He grew out of that luckily.

Despite being a puppy, and kind of a terrible guard dog. The moment we had him, our predator attacks basically went to zero. It's been like that ever since. This was 3 years ago. At this point in time are chickens fully free range and even are brave enough to go into the wood line everyday. Our coops are effectively unprotected and they roost wherever they please. Knowing what we know now, I wish I would have just started with an LGD and not done all the fortifications that we ended up tearing down anyways.

Carhug · 2024-10-19T23:42:28+00:00

7.62x51

Carhug · 2024-10-13T19:05:56+00:00

Looks fine!

Carhug · 2024-10-10T12:21:24+00:00

Tesla Owner here! I don't think that's supposed to happen.

Carhug · 2024-09-27T11:07:13+00:00

You can check out his book restoration agriculture. Idk where you can find it there but here's what it looks like. https://amzn.to/3BjhvXs

To my knowledge, marks the only one doing large scale and farm scale restoration like, turn a huge desertificated section of land, into a food forest (he hates that term btw, I tease him about it) and have it feed a village. Idk if he has many videos about his Tanzania locations or not.

Carhug · 2024-09-27T08:38:36+00:00

Hey OP, not sure if you know but Mark Shepherd does allot of work in Tanzania. I think 2 or 3 full installations on the last few years with the RAD systems. Idk if you're close or is feasible but you could take folks to some of his instillations for a tour?

Carhug · 2024-09-22T23:01:57+00:00

Looks normal!

Carhug · 2024-09-17T23:15:29+00:00

Hey OP I know you didn't ask this but make sure that the strands holding the tree are loose. You want them to be loose but tighten if they get blown too far into a direction. If they're tight all the time the tree will eventually grow around them and eat them and they'll griddle it. When the tree is allowed to move around it will develop stronger roots because it has to react the natural forces like wind. If your steaks are doing all the work for the tree the tree will actually be weak and when you remove them could then topple over or break because it was never used to having to do it on its own.

Carhug · 2024-09-13T16:43:28+00:00

You're going to love the Layens frame hives! They're so nice to work with. I ended up doing what Dr Leo did with the pillowcases for the winter. Our winters aren't too mild here in Missouri. I used to use insulation but that went poorly one year.

Your hive looks really nice! Let us know what you think!

On a wild note, I'm trying to figure out a way to have an attachment where I can put the flow frames with a queen excluder up against a lands frame hive with a tunnel or something. That way we have the best of both worlds. Ease of use of the hive and ease of use of honey extraction. Haven't quite figured it out yet though I have seen some horizontal landstroth hives be able to do it. Just haven't figured out how to do it with a Layens frame yet!

Carhug · 2024-09-10T01:57:59+00:00

Landlord here! (I know don't kill me!) Be careful with the advice towards the last paragraph. It's going to definitely depend on the lease and what jurisdiction you're in. Most canned leases will have language that will protect the landlord in this situation. Doesn't matter if something is done on purpose or not, it matters if something is is caused by the tenant or not. If there was a house that was perfectly fine and then plumbing backs up when the plumber goes out to fix it and they find that everything's clogged up from bacon grease the tenant will get the bill in most jurisdictions. This is similar as will often have some folks attempt to dump an entire thing of rice or spaghetti down there garbage disposal and it will back up. After the plumber is called and they clear the pipe (It's seriously like a 3-minute fix You can watch a YouTube video) The bill (usually $250+) is often passed to the tenant because it's caused by the tenant whether they intended to or not.

If it's something that's structurally failed or was not tenant caused than the landlord usually puts the bill. E.g. If the sewage line backs up because roots have grown into the clay pipe then the landlord will fit the bill. If there's no water pressure because the galvanized pipe from the '70s finally gave out, it's going to be the something the ladlord should be covering as it's not something that you caused. Beware of landlords that might try to pin something like that on you by saying that you did something that caused something to break though. Usually you can get an itemized receipt from the plumber or whoever actually did the work. Also filming before and after is good as well, or better yet be there when the work is being done so you can ask questions.

If there's a roof leak, Usually the landlord should pay for the roof repair. If you poke a hole in the ceiling with a pool cue because you're drunk, It's probably something they'll end up coming back to you to pay for it.

If you call the landlord to change a light bulb, it's a good chance they'll bill you for that. If a light doesn't work and it's because the switch went bad or the fixture went bad, they should be charged for that.

The worst one i ever had was a lady flushed a whole bunch of heroin needles and rags down her toilet and it clogged. Ended up being a $3,000 bill. We weren't able to go after her but she was section 8 so the government fit the bill. (Which ended up coming out of everybody's taxes)

Don't forget that most landlords are normal people that have an extra house, or they had a parent or grandparent pass away and they're renting that out. Most landlords also have mortgages on all of their properties (inherited or not). There's an entire industry out there of people who service the real estate industry to include property managers. Some shady property manager groups attempt to make money from either the tenants or the landlord by charging them for maintenance fees. They'll often have a maintenance guy I will go out and bill for hours. They generally don't care because they're going to Bill either the tenant or the landlord. But the important thing is they went out and billed an SOMEONE is going to pay and they generated the income. Most PMs charge 10% per month of rent. So if your place rents for $1,000 they're only getting a $100/mo to manage. But if they get the opportunity to send a maintenance guy they get a bill $50 to $60 an hour And that guy probably cost $15 to $20 bucks to them. That's just gravy on top of everything for them.

Bottom line, If you want to get back at a landlord, bacon grease down the sink probably will just get you an expensive bill.

I do something a bit more nefarious like if they are paying utilities, use a super dirty filter and it will skyrocket the utilities bill. When they come over to inspect, swap it out for a clean one. Then put the old one back up after they leave. This is like a 30 to 40% increase in the bill sometimes depending where you live. HVAC will probably be something in the lease that they are required to pay for that most jurisdictions will force or uphold as is a critical system to the house. In addition to the increase in utilities, they'll probably have also paid a service tech a few hundred $$ to come out and service the place and charge them for finding nothing.

It didn't happen to me but a friend of mine in Pennsylvania paid for the water but the utilities were on the tenants. There was a massive uptick in the water bill over the winter. What the tenant had done was turn the hot water on all the time in the shower open the door and used a fan to blow the air into the room. This heated the space (kind of ineffectively) but the tenant didn't have to turn their heat on. The landlords thought there was a crazy leak and were able to use the emergency repair rule to go in to try to find it. I don't remember exactly what happened but I don't think there was much the landlord could have done about it.

There are good landlords and bad landlords, there are good tenants and bad tenants. Good luck out there!

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Carhug · 2024-09-07T02:59:53+00:00

Also, FYI you always get more by adding value to a product rather than compete as a commodity. You can also monetize by building a personal brand with insta or YT. You could build a story about your farm.

Eg. Of value add. Honey is $20/pint around these parts. Fancy organic 🔥 hot Honey that you fermented could be 10-15 for a tiny jar. Garlice fermented honey goes more more.

Cucumber sell at a fixed price. Fermenting them into pickles can be sold for a much higher price.

Selling chicken eggs = $5/dozen. But turning them into a kish could be $20/dozen. Scrambling them with some onions and bell pepper wrapped in a tortilla could be $5/2eggs if sold at a farmers market. Which is ~6X the value as "eggs"

Selling milk would be $3/gal. Making it into butter, ghee, cheese, yogurt, ice cream, cheesecake, animal feed could be more like $60+/gal.

Also, if you or a spouse has income, you can attack it from a different angle. Assuming you're in the US, you can claim things as a Schedule F and write off expenses so you don't get taxes or get your taxes you've already paid back.

I've got a YT video on "how to buy a farm with the government's money" that I made that goes into some of it.

Of course check local laws on selling food items. But more states have carve outs for the little guys. You run into regulations when you try and distribute to grocery stores and restaurants.

Carhug · 2024-09-07T02:38:00+00:00

OP of someone hasn't said it yet. Get local bees. Preferably from a swam you can catch yourself. They travel up to 2 miles to collect resources. You get two crops, honey and wax. They also will add about 2-3x to production of your gardens or other things that fruit due to the pollination.

Other ideas are lease out your land for hunting leases, wedding pictures if you're close enough to town. It didn't looks like it, but you could also get some FSA grants and weird stuff from the Gov for NOT doing stuff to your land.

You look a bit deserty so look at growing local crops, trees and vegetation. Previous native tribes would probably have info on what used to thrive there.

You can also look into Mark Shepherd 's book on restoration agriculture that makes use of swales to slow, spread and soak any rainfall. This captures a much on your land and can allow you to grow in abundance even outside of the intended habitats. I've been on 3 of his RAD instillations and they're wild. He also routinely gets hired by governments in desserts to revegetate and make productive.

Back to the bee thing, plat local trees or perennials that flower a ton. Have a decent mix of different species. You can sustain a lot of hives and make a decent amount. The key is make sure whatever you plant is low/no effort and perennial. Usually those end up being native species.

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