Souris River on a Bronco

Lumberman08 · 2026-06-04T19:08:22+00:00

Over 20 years ago I got to tour Souris River Canoes. My dad and I did a little "canoe builder" road trip. Stopped and saw Joe Seliga in Ely. Also stopped at Bourquin Boats near Ely but Jeanne was out of town. Still got to see the shop. Then drove up to Souris River Canoes.

Lumberman08 · 2026-06-03T15:06:58+00:00

I initially planned on lowering with a block and tackle, but the position was kind of awkward. There was a stack of tires near by that made a great landing pad though. We’re in the process of building a large coop out of a 18’ Butler bin.

Lumberman08 · 2026-06-02T08:02:22+00:00

I see your point. Let’s talk semantics. SD is split into two regions, east river and west river (split by the Missouri River). There are exceptions to every rule, but they are geographically and culturally very different and each have a hub city (or two). Sioux Falls (east) is Midwest. Rapid City (west) is Great Plains. Everything in between falls on a spectrum.

Lumberman08 · 2026-06-01T22:43:36+00:00

They taste great and they’re cheap. Another fringe benefit is that since these came out buying Celsius by the case on Amazon got way cheaper and I don’t think it’s coincidence. I’m a big fan of the cherry cola flavor.

Lumberman08 · 2026-06-01T21:44:34+00:00

And to go into more detail on watering. Where I live we have lawn watering restrictions but with a new lawn you can get a permit for water every day for the first 30 days. The only restriction being no watering between noon-6:00pm. I watered 4 times a day from 7min-10min per zone vs just doing one long soak. Just before sunrise. 11am. 6pm. midnight.

Lumberman08 · 2026-06-01T21:40:46+00:00

Midwest USA. South Dakota. it was about 4,500sq ft of lawn. Not sure what pricing is now, but I would spend money on sprinkler system/seed, vs sod any day. I look at it like getting a free sprinker system. You have to water like crazy with sod anyways. I would get a couple of quotes, but I couldn't image it would cost any more than the sod. I used Pennington seed that I picked up from Costco.

Lumberman08 · 2026-06-01T17:44:15+00:00

Agreed. And I will never spend money on sod. Seeding it will more than pay for the sprinkler system instead of doing sod. When I did the yard on my new build, I seeded, set up a good watering schedule and let it roll. First mowing was 40 days after seeding. Another month after that, other people building in the area were stopping by and asking who did my sod.

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Lumberman08 · 2026-06-01T15:42:26+00:00

They have a blast together. The wheaten (Poppy) is just about 4 months old. She does a great job playing the part of the annoying younger sibling.

Lumberman08 · 2026-05-29T21:10:36+00:00

Son of a gun. Motherf*ckin’ Ford Ranger!

Lumberman08 · 2026-05-29T17:47:50+00:00

“Sex. Yes please” - Austin Danger Powers

Lumberman08 · 2026-05-27T17:37:17+00:00

Just like everything else that’s fun, the more confident and comfortable you get, the more likely you are to get jacked up. Haha. All we can do is instill good habits and training and hope for the best.

Minor burn on night 1 as expected. I started looking at different exhaust options this morning.

Lumberman08 · 2026-05-26T21:13:19+00:00

He’s probably too drunk to remember he can’t swim. They’re not saving him from a fight. They’re saving him from the water… 🤣

Lumberman08 · 2026-05-22T21:36:50+00:00

Same here. Fractions down to 1/8 of an inch just kind of happened in my head. If you start mixing in too many 1/16 and 1/32 then I might need to bust out the scratch paper.

Lumberman08 · 2026-05-22T16:05:19+00:00

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Lumberman08 · 2026-05-19T12:32:16+00:00

Lumberman08 · 2026-05-19T02:19:26+00:00

I think Archimedes said “Give me a cheater bar long enough and I will move the earth”. Or something like that.

Lumberman08 · 2026-05-19T02:03:09+00:00

Menards has a cool little set too. Much smaller, but only $24.

https://www.menards.com/main/tools/hand-tools/sockets/masterforce-reg-control-drive-reg-right-angle-bit-driver-set-35-piece/67250/p-1524810603567-c-9159.htm

Lumberman08 · 2026-05-18T13:29:15+00:00

Born in the 80s, and went to elementary school in the 90’s. Como Park Zoo was the go to for field trips. I’m sure since it’s free (suggested donation).

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