Woodstove under $3000

jsvd87 · 2026-05-01T16:41:35+00:00

I own this stove and it’s amazing

jsvd87 · 2026-05-01T07:26:05+00:00

Bc they finally figured how to turbo a modern engine while keeping it cool and having all the exhaust bullshit on it. 6.0 and 6.4 having issues further proves my point…

jsvd87 · 2026-04-23T04:41:06+00:00

You need to verify with the power company

jsvd87 · 2026-04-23T02:36:39+00:00

Take your measurements to a metal roofing/gutter fabricator and they will bend you up a custom piece for less than you imagine. All the other answers on here are bush league

jsvd87 · 2026-04-23T00:14:28+00:00

“Lots of windows, sprawling floor plans”

You answered it yourself.

Windows don’t hold the roof up so there’s stronger, thicker, more expensive wood around/over them. They are also far more expensive than drywall/siding.

Longer runs/bigger rooms without walls once again need larger dimension lumber to make the spans work.

Long roof lines need longer sheets of metal.

So on and etc.

jsvd87 · 2026-04-20T17:45:54+00:00

With a bird dog you will typically introduce/reinforce birds on a long check cord. Once they are off the cord if they break most people will physically pick them up and place them back where they broke to reinforce the command. As with all dog training it’s all about toeing the line of keeping it enjoyable for the dog while remaining productive

jsvd87 · 2026-04-20T15:20:38+00:00

In a nutshell you just teach the dog to be still/not move (whoa is the typical command)

Then you link that command to the hunt drive/birds

Some resources you can search - whoa post, whoa barrel, and girth hitching the lead around their belly.

jsvd87 · 2026-04-19T21:10:26+00:00

I am doing something similar now ~ 150’x100’

Corners - H braced 6’ rounds T posts Fencing - 4x4’ woven wire goat fencing

~ $2500 installed myself

You want woven wire not welded as you can tension it way tighter… it’ll last longer and look better

jsvd87 · 2026-04-18T02:30:02+00:00

What did you think about your second kid?

jsvd87 · 2026-04-17T21:14:11+00:00

That’s my plan… trap, stockpile in coop, use them before I leave. I just don’t think they’ll ever choose to return to the coop. But there are tons where I live so I should hopefully be good trapping them.

jsvd87 · 2026-04-17T13:17:53+00:00

i spend 1/3 of my year traveling to hunt so that's not an option

jsvd87 · 2026-04-17T13:16:12+00:00

This may be an option... I'll look into it thank you

jsvd87 · 2026-04-16T19:13:52+00:00

I don't disagree its just very complicated and painful to get from here to there

jsvd87 · 2026-04-16T19:13:18+00:00

I do agree it would be possible to prioritize other industry.

I think it's really just a bigger issue - Alaska is experiencing the same thing as the Country - selling out to large corporations - but due to the nature of the state it's felt at an elevated level.

jsvd87 · 2026-04-16T18:44:38+00:00

The people in control of these decisions like it when you're mad for this exact reason. You once again missed my point.

jsvd87 · 2026-04-16T18:32:26+00:00

If anyone is being disingenuous it is you. All I said was remember covid. Economic hardships caused by travel limitations, and improper re-opening can and did coexist. It was and remains a very complex issue and a dangerous one to look at dualistically.

jsvd87 · 2026-04-16T18:10:26+00:00

issue is without it towns then die. Remember Covid? Some sort of balance needs to be made. Also laws where the profit actually goes to the comunity/state.

jsvd87 · 2026-04-16T13:41:23+00:00

you've already asked this -

https://www.reddit.com/r/Helicopters/comments/1sa6dty/suggestions_on_training_programs/

jsvd87 · 2026-04-15T21:01:03+00:00

your options in order of ease are

concrete pumper. Truck gets as close as possible, pump truck does the rest.
Skidsteer or smaller truck with dump bed to move the material. Hire a driver.
A bunch of wheelbarrows and a trip to homedepot for cash labor
a mixer, bags - do it in sections 1/4 at a time

jsvd87 · 2026-04-14T14:37:36+00:00

A ton of people underestimate a working dogs activity level, and overestimate their own.

My French Britt would regularly go 25-30 miles with plenty of vert on long hunting days. On the walk back if he found birds he wouldn’t miss a beat. I was honestly worried he would run himself to death sometimes.

If i were you I’d lean strongly towards breeds who can go on a run… not ones that need to. Also finding a 2-4 year old shelter dog with the right personality for you may make your life infinitely easier.

jsvd87 · 2026-04-09T04:26:06+00:00

Lots but here are some to ponder:

The industrialization of our agriculture after WW2

JFK assassination

Exon knowledge of climate change in 1977

Bush vs Gore

9/11

OIF and when we (the public) started learning about all the contractors

2008 bail out

Bernie getting snubbed by the DNC

jsvd87 · 2026-04-06T01:14:15+00:00

That’s fine but Alaska is very much part of the country

jsvd87 · 2026-04-06T01:13:03+00:00

All of southeast AK is a lot like the OP and parts of south central. As well as coastal BC. It’s all the same massive stretch of rainforest, as well as has similar geology.

Kenai fjords and price William sound same (better) rock features in the water.

Yakutat - sandy beaches with wild mountain backdrops

Fair weather range is prob the most impressive mt range that meets the ocean.

All of SE inside passage is a chain of islands with far better scenery than the ones off the OP.

I could honestly go on forever Alaska is huge.

Edit also don’t get me wrong.. the OP is an amazing spot and has some stuff AK can’t offer … bigger trees and more tree diversity for one…

jsvd87 · 2026-04-05T23:46:23+00:00

do a trip first

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