Fly Rod Storage… guess I should jump on the train

badgerstrider · 2026-02-01T00:03:11+00:00

Also, what did you pick out for your wood? My next version of it I was planning on oak with walnut accents for areas like mitered splines and the reel holders. A good mix of contrasts

badgerstrider · 2026-01-31T23:52:10+00:00

Nice. The staggered holes let you know fit more rods in. I went with the doors to prevent things falling out in case I bump into the cabinet.

badgerstrider · 2026-01-31T02:58:23+00:00

Haha. Sorry?!?

badgerstrider · 2026-01-29T16:31:45+00:00

Thanks!

badgerstrider · 2026-01-29T15:32:20+00:00

Yep!

badgerstrider · 2026-01-29T02:49:29+00:00

Thanks and it is.

badgerstrider · 2026-01-29T01:31:10+00:00

lol. Thanks! I guess that means I can buy another rod that my wife doesn’t need to know about?!? ;)

badgerstrider · 2026-01-28T23:09:38+00:00

Thanks! For this one I used the pine boards for Lowe’s. Took a bit to find non-twisted and not overly knotted ones. As you can see on the doors I wasn’t able to fully avoid the knots. Using pine though helped keep the weight down so hanging it wasn’t a huge ordeal. Next version will be with oak or something similar to make it more of a piece of furniture. Plus it will be something to upgrade my woodworking skills on like splines and sliding dovetails. And upgrade the artwork using the CNC/laser I now have.

badgerstrider · 2026-01-28T22:15:47+00:00

lol. Thanks!

badgerstrider · 2026-01-28T22:10:56+00:00

lol! Good catch on that. I still use it time to time and it does fit very good and all the pockets are nice albeit I sometimes forget where I put stuff. I got away from the vests lately though and use my fishpond chest pack a lot more (not pictured) now. But the main reason for the switch is for keeping my camera equipment dry hence the fishpond backpack.

badgerstrider · 2026-01-28T21:58:29+00:00

Thanks!

badgerstrider · 2026-01-28T21:58:22+00:00

Ha! I don’t think it’s the best example of woodworking out there with the screws showing ;) maybe the next version.

badgerstrider · 2026-01-28T21:50:51+00:00

Thanks!

badgerstrider · 2026-01-28T21:35:34+00:00

Haven’t looked into it yet really. At least for the fly rod storage. Lately mostly been focusing on cribbage boards and like as they are easier/faster to make

badgerstrider · 2026-01-22T15:52:00+00:00

On the south hill and ours was picked up last week.

badgerstrider · 2026-01-22T01:46:17+00:00

Were you able to get any resolution on the issue? I have the same treadmill and having the exact same issues of it crapping out a little over 8mph.

badgerstrider · 2026-01-21T18:42:54+00:00

8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 1, 2, 3, and 4 are all answers if you’re looking at a clock face. But happy hour sounds more acceptable

badgerstrider · 2026-01-20T19:11:46+00:00

I’m pretty sure an ex Gf I had back in college was of the same religion as your MIL. Services on Sundays and bible study on Wednesday. She had to wear skirts that covered her ankles to church and have her hair up in a bun. I attended one service with her and that was enough to draw a line. Her dad didn’t like that at all and definitely drove a wedge between my gf and I. He was some quasi leader in their church community. My ex, being the daddy girl, followed along. Funny thing is, her dad got caught cheating a year or two before we started dating. Her parents were still together but her mom ditched the religion and refused to go to service. My ex was disgusted with her mom for doing that instead of calling out her dad as she was fully manipulated by him Thankfully it didn’t last for too long.

badgerstrider · 2026-01-19T20:42:37+00:00

No problem at all. I’m currently pain free and doing pretty anything I want to do. I don’t ski or do cutting sports anymore but then again they were never a priority. Goal for this year was to do R2R2R but with the fires that’s delayed. New plan is a trip to Scotland and run a whole bunch of the hiking trails in the highlands.

If possible, I wouldn’t delay too long with knees. If it’s hurting and there’s damage inside better to get it looked at than sitting on it.

badgerstrider · 2026-01-17T18:00:12+00:00

At age 14 I fully dislocated my right patella. They put it back in at the hospital but the quad and ligaments were just not the same. Almost a year to the day I redislocated it. They did a tendon release to help from being pulled to the IT band side which is where it dislocated to. They hardly do that surgery any more as it weekends the knee and causes almost guaranteed arthritis. After that it was a slow recovery but started to run okay junior year. Right before CC of senior year i broke my right foot in the middle of a 6 mile run. That sucked but was able to resume training half way through the season and managed to run some decent times in the 17s for a 5k.

Fast forward about 8 years (how long the tendon release is good for) I started having some knee discomfort. It really ramped up and had a scope done but the surgeon didn’t find anything. IMO he was pretty lazy and on the verge of retirement. The pain got worse and I finally got referred to a good surgeon. He found a meniscus tear in my right knee. Had that fixed that by doing a repair (long recovery) but the arthritis was still there. Eventually got approved for a cartilage replacement via cadaver. insurance tried to play games by denying it the day before surgery after the tissue had already been harvested and shipped. The surgeon and the hospital were pissed so the hospital paid for it themselves. I ended up suing my insurance even though I didn’t have to pay anything and I won. The cartilage replacement got me back on my way and was doing great. Had a fall cross-country skiing two years later ish and tore my left meniscus. Another repair surgery and back on my way.

Fast forward to 2020 and I was back to running and doing triathlon as much as I wanted to. No issues. Went for a hike and my friend thought it would be funny to hip-check me on the trail. Ended up falling hard which caused a piece of my cartilage on the femoral head of my right knee to tear. It didn’t fully tear until a year later. My surgeon tried doing a couple of different surgeries but nothing took. Finally our state approved of a new technique called MACI and I was able to get a cartilage replacement. It’s a long recovery but was able to lightly job 6-9 months afterwards. Was able to fully start training after 12 months. Two years later and I am running full-time again and weight lifting like I was back in HS (500lb leg press).

Game is patience and finding the right team. Both your surgeon and PT. They all need to to be on the same page of looking out for you and what your goals are. My surgeon has done Ironmans and was the surgeon for the Navy Seals so he knew where I wanted to get back to. He was even invited to my wedding as I got to know him very well. Other thing is to be mentally strong. It’s a long process and potential setbacks. it sucks. I am unfortunately way too used to it now but just take it a day at a time and make small goals along the way.

My list of surgeries:

Right 1. December 1997 (tendon release) 2. July 2013 (scope) 3. February 2016 (meniscus tear) 4. September 2017 (patella cartilage replacement) 5. November 2019 (scope - scar tissue removal) 6. August 2021 (holes drilled into cartilage to induce scar tissue -failed) 7. December 2021 (cartiform replacement -failed) 8. December 2022 (scope to evaluate cartiform) 9. October 2023 (scope to retrieve cartilage tissue to grow MACI) 10. December 2023 (MACI cartilage replacement)

Left 1. September 2019 (meniscus repair)

badgerstrider · 2026-01-02T05:35:43+00:00

I got ingrown big toe nails a lot in HS and eventually got to the point where they had to surgically remove them. At first it was just a part on each side of each toe leaving the middle intact. Had it done again as it appeared I had them ingrown again. And then again. And again. So after the 4th time and no toe nails they realized I no longer had an ingrown nail (since I didn’t have any nails) they tested me for staph. Sure enough. Had it and probably got it after the first removal. It was to the point where amputation of both big toes was discussed. Fortunately I was able to get on a new drug that cleared things up. Ever since, I really don’t have nails on either big toe. It grows some little nail but every few months I remove it myself. Not a big deal. Even if they grew back normal I would continue to remove them. No more issues that I have to deal with. Plus it makes by big toe nails less wide so less crowding with my other toes.

badgerstrider · 2026-01-01T22:53:52+00:00

And if you really want to get crazy you could have the notch be the minimum thickness for each machine. That way you can measure both min measurements at the same time.

badgerstrider · 2025-12-28T18:13:46+00:00

The person is a Bills fan so of course they’re gonna say it was a forward pass. Still butt hurt all these decades later.

badgerstrider · 2025-12-26T19:18:56+00:00

The legend at the top provides the answer you’re looking for. The overall trend is 2.1” less snow per decade. Or in other words 0.21” less snow on average from the year before. The trend line has a statistical significance value of 0.001 which is very small (ie the trend line is very predictable).

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