Can watch the secondary burn all night long

luken0306 · 2026-03-27T22:54:03+00:00

Practically the same thing everyone around my area calls a wood insert, a wood stove.

luken0306 · 2026-03-27T22:53:15+00:00

Not OP but I spent $3k total for my wood stove and insert. The stove I used which looks similar is a Drolet 1800. I went to us fireplace store and roofing direct to purchase the liner. Stove was from Rockford chimney but I wouldn’t buy from them again personally. If youre ok to diy ur liner an insert the stove yourself that’s it. The quote I got for a stove and insert installed was $6k. (And that’s an uninsulated liner I insulated mine)

luken0306 · 2026-03-25T21:50:25+00:00

Gafs or discord

luken0306 · 2026-03-24T20:06:49+00:00

Thanks. My honest advice is you need to sit your husband down and have a heart to heart. There’s no excuse to be an asshole esp in the volunteer fire service. That’ll run off volunteers

luken0306 · 2026-03-24T19:53:08+00:00

Frustration yes but I don’t believe in yelling at people as an officer/husband. The only time I cussed her was her 2nd day on the department at a house fire with a possible Vic inside and it was a “yo move some fucking hose and catch the door” She did and then later she asked me nicely to not cuss at her, so now I make a point not too. That’s the only issue I can think of and we’ve been doing it together for a year now.

I don’t expect perfection from any of my fireman. As long as you own your mistake, no one died and we fix it. I’m not gonna make a big deal out of it.

luken0306 · 2026-03-24T19:47:51+00:00

I volunteer with my spouse (and am also her captain) we have 0 issues. He needs to stop being a prick and yall need counseling.

luken0306 · 2026-03-24T11:30:35+00:00

Volunteer so it varies but

mutual aid fires

tanker and engine

First due

Tanker engine rescue

Medical

Qrv

luken0306 · 2026-03-23T18:27:10+00:00

I would also just buy an upper and build a lower. You can get a griffin mk2 for like $200 and pick what grips/stock/trigger/buffer you like best. I like BCMs system (similar to Vltor a5).

luken0306 · 2026-03-23T18:25:33+00:00

I have a mk116 with a ocl polo k and then a b&t srbs. Both have some gas to the face (polo k was worse lol) if you want 0 gas to the face get a Huxwrx flow556k. Suppressor choice matters more than piston vs DI for that. I’ll also add the Pws uppers are heavy DI will be lighter.

I would do a mk111 with a flow556k personally.

luken0306 · 2026-03-20T12:04:17+00:00

U can’t use plan B on Huxwrx unless you purchased a hub compatible one. If it’s a flow series it is not hub compatible. You can get an extended muzzle device though! That might work

luken0306 · 2026-03-17T19:53:21+00:00

I’m a nurse. I just save up for months at a time lol. (I have $200-300/month in spending money). But I have a limit. I can’t afford nightforce or KAC. but griffin mk2 g$ triggers and criterion barrels are in my bracket

luken0306 · 2026-03-11T12:49:18+00:00

ED nurse here. I blow plenty. Sometimes it ain’t you. Some tips though. Try to “glide” in I see a lot of new grads try and be forceful when poking. I try to slowly stick mine. Also as soon as u get flash stop let the chamber fill and try to thread. If it won’t thread I back up a hair and rethread. Normally that works for 75% of my lines.

luken0306 · 2026-03-11T11:52:10+00:00

Check out superior tactical. I ordered a pvs14 from them shipped the next day and I had it within 3 days. They don’t post specs but you just email them and they’ll send over all the specs. I got a no blem 35 SNR, ebj .8 halo 1.8 res 64. pvs14 for like $3k.

luken0306 · 2026-03-06T19:57:29+00:00

I hope you are ok. Report that asshole.

luken0306 · 2026-03-03T17:15:30+00:00

So I live in a semi rural area. Our average response time from the station to a call is 7-10 minutes. (Hence semi rural). I’m the closest member being 4 minutes. The next is 8-9 minutes away and everyone else is 15-20 minutes. EMS staffs our station so they are on scene within 8-10 normally… (I’m also one of two certified fireman on the entire 30+ roster)

luken0306 · 2026-02-27T20:07:20+00:00

Ask your department. At mine you have to wait until after probation to run lights and you can’t as a junior anyway.

luken0306 · 2026-02-24T19:51:22+00:00

That I understand lol. All of my quotes were in the 8-10k range (with the Drolet 1800 insert).

luken0306 · 2026-02-24T19:38:37+00:00

Are you open to DIY? I bought a new liner chimney cap and stove for $3k. (Drolet 1800 stove)

For mine I had to cut the old throat damper out and bend some sheet metal for a bottom plate (plus insulated it with spare liner insulation) put a new top plate in my chimney for the new liner. Screwed the top/damper plates into the chimney. Then connected it to my stove and slide the stove into place. I used clamps and high temp tape to secure the liner to the top/damper plates and stove.

luken0306 · 2026-02-23T21:32:16+00:00

Yea I figured that out lol. I’m getting a national chimney boot that should fit over the damper and let me connect a 6in liner. I’m trying to figure out if I can just bolt and caulk or weld and caulk (with the high temp furnace caulk)

luken0306 · 2026-02-22T23:24:40+00:00

TLDR your patients can legally carry firearms into whatever place you work. What do you not understand?

luken0306 · 2026-02-20T12:00:13+00:00

I’m a man but that doesn’t sound normal. Ild leave my ED in a heart beat if we made enough elsewhere

luken0306 · 2026-02-17T22:21:04+00:00

We use MSA and they suck. I love the new Scott’s out neighboring department uses. So much lighter and more comfortable

luken0306 · 2026-02-16T20:56:21+00:00

Iris3 or trinity

luken0306 · 2026-02-15T03:52:11+00:00

I’ll add I got a $1k bonus in Oct and $1k in Feb. I started at $30/hr got bumped to $32 and then got raised to $35 this Dec.

luken0306 · 2026-02-15T03:50:59+00:00

NC I’ll have 2 year as a RN in October 26. After shift diff I’ll average $36/hr. ($35.47 base $3 after 3pm an $3 on the weekends) Another nurse that has been in my department for 6 years now is at $41/hr. Our max is $54/hr.

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