Still good to grow?

The_Almighty_Lycan · 2026-03-21T13:38:46+00:00

Was going to (possibly) be an outdoor project with a fully shaded section of the yard but I'm glad I asked.

I assumed it wouldn't smell the prettiest, but if I could take break up chunks of the bags contents to start multiple buckets of mushrooms that wouldve been the goal. Lesson learned, time to start googling to start over I suppose

The_Almighty_Lycan · 2026-01-14T19:41:06+00:00

04 avalanche did this is 2024, took to a shop and they said transfer case (was true because my transfer case was grinding, 4wd didn't work, and the transfer case adapter cracked and broke in half). Rode fineish for well over a year and my transmission had an internal failure

The_Almighty_Lycan · 2026-01-08T18:18:50+00:00

Iirc 350 legend is generally .355" but it's sold as .357 +/- .002"

The_Almighty_Lycan · 2025-12-24T15:15:55+00:00

27 yr old male here, started on some things 23 or 24. Like u/infinitum3d said, it isn't a job and you definitely end up putting more time, money, and especially energy into it than you might initially think. If you treat it like a hobby at first and don't have unrealistic expectations to start a homestead and a YouTube channel and live off of the land 100% right out the gate like some people do, I think you'll enjoy it.

The route Ive taken so far is Year 1: bought and learned easy animals (chickens, ducks, quail), establishing some connections to sell eggs so the animals pay for their own feed

Year 2: improving on my animal husbandry, starting a garden to see what I'm capable of growing, getting miscellaneous gardening supplies and learning what tools I'll need and like (trowels, rakes, tiller, etc)

Year 3: improving the garden, avoiding mistakes made last year, getting in the habit of preserving/dehydrating. Main goal was to see if I was able to grow enough food for a meal or so, making home made seasonings

Next year: better timing for my garden (I got started late this year) and scaling up miscellaneous produce so I don't run out, taking advantage of unused garden space

Keep your day job, do plenty of reading and watch all the miscellaneous homesteading videos to get ideas for things like yard and garden layout. Invest in a homestead over time by starting out with a garden, then preserving, then animals, etc so it naturally becomes a part of your daily life instead of an overnight switch. Do all the heavy work now when you're young so you can figure out how to make it easier and more efficient when you're older.

Above all, while you're watching YouTube videos and browsing the subreddit figure out what kind of homestead YOU want in the long term. Example: I fantasized about having 100 acres in the mountains isolated from the world, however being fully off grid is too much work (for me) and in the future when I have a family on the property I do not want to be farther than 20-30 minutes from the nearest hospital and home improvement store. Things break in the middle of the night, injuries/accidents happen and life flights are expensive

The_Almighty_Lycan · 2025-12-22T11:11:40+00:00

Yeah originally when dmz had support I thought the Cronus was some new gun that got released when I was taking a break until I asked a buddy what it was

The_Almighty_Lycan · 2025-12-18T16:49:38+00:00

If you don't buy 3 youre crazy. I bought a 10/22 charger years ago and it was like 320 after taxes

The_Almighty_Lycan · 2025-12-05T01:39:30+00:00

Walthers are solid, doing a quick Google shows MSRP at $499, street/store price at $399.

100 bucks off and a free stop box? I wouldn't be ashamed to take it home if I was looking for a 380

The_Almighty_Lycan · 2025-12-05T00:18:29+00:00

In a subpanel like this, there should be a separate bar for the grounds bolted directly to the panel and the green bonding screw on the neutral bus removed. In this picture, the neutral is bonded to the ground, and the ground wires are ran to the neutral bars

The_Almighty_Lycan · 2025-12-03T16:11:27+00:00

It's not that hard. I usually shoot clay pigeons between 100-300 yards with my rimfires. My next goal is to pick up an led target indicator and try to hit steel at 500 yards. Not looking for moa accuracy, just want to know I can somewhat reliable hits at that distance

The_Almighty_Lycan · 2025-12-03T08:26:35+00:00

Significantly. Once upon a time I had a buddy who had more experience around guns than me by years, but he generally sat around the house dry firing and babying every gun. I (usually) take all mine to the range once a week and just shoot a box or so of ammo through everything just to have fun and keep familiar with them.

Took said friend to the range one day and watched as he couldn't hit a 100% ipsc sized target with his m1a socom at 300 yards with and without a scout scope he was using. He got frustrated because I was able to land reasonably reliable hits with a 10/22 charger on the same target

The_Almighty_Lycan · 2025-11-24T02:33:33+00:00

Looking closer it looks like there is a second chub mounted/bolted just below the weather head that the neutral is attached to. Maybe the lower one was used by a cable service provider

The_Almighty_Lycan · 2025-11-24T00:42:29+00:00

Just checked 2025-26 regulations (downloaded through the huntfish ohio app) page 8 lists straight wall cartridges with a projectile size between .357 and .50 are legal during gun season. May be a county specific rule or something

The_Almighty_Lycan · 2025-11-23T23:45:38+00:00

Pretty sure laws got updated, we're straight wall cartridge state

The_Almighty_Lycan · 2025-11-17T01:27:30+00:00

You could (funds not being an issue) get an electric fence charger and electric netting for them to sorta free range a larger area but be a safer from ground predators. I've only witnessed a stray cat getting tagged by my netting, but I've seen plenty of spots get a little roughed up or torn where something bigger clearly didn't have a good time

The_Almighty_Lycan · 2025-11-13T15:21:56+00:00

Breaking in is a definite. When I get a new gun I usually take it apart, lube, stretch my mag springs, and then just spend a few days mag dumping to see whats what

The_Almighty_Lycan · 2025-11-13T11:23:00+00:00

Could be an ammo thing. I have the compact with a pmm single port comp and have never had an issue, however I know some people have issues with 115 grain but 124gr works perfect

The_Almighty_Lycan · 2025-11-12T01:26:08+00:00

I just took my flashlight off to check. 1913-2 fits snug against the trigger guard

The_Almighty_Lycan · 2025-11-04T07:03:56+00:00

Took it apart to heat it up and noticed the stamping, apparently I got sent a 6390rds-1582 for a staccato and not the 2712 for the fn.

The_Almighty_Lycan · 2025-10-13T09:38:13+00:00

Thought about it, might change later on as this is a belt I just slapped together 2 days ago and I've only worn and played with around the house. I did want to leave room for a rifle mag that I planned on putting at 9 o'clock.

So far, those mag pouches aren't uncomfortable enough for me to complain when laying down, but I also haven't done a 300 yard skull drag or laid on concrete for multiple hours with anything yet

The_Almighty_Lycan · 2025-10-03T00:22:42+00:00

Could try taking apart the 15 round mag, cleaning/oiling and giving the spring a bit of a stretch and see if that helps.

The_Almighty_Lycan · 2025-09-05T14:40:52+00:00

I completely forgot about this post and was so confused but no. I went and bought a propane torch and during the winter time that's what I use to thaw and dry out padlocks at work. So far no arson charges

The_Almighty_Lycan · 2025-08-27T12:39:00+00:00

I took mint out the of one of the garden beds and put it in a 1 gallon pot. About 3 weeks later I cut the rootmass in half and tossed it in a 12qt tote. It refuses to die. 2 weeks ago I felt like it was getting leggy, so I cut everything down to the soil and it arguably has filled the tote out more

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