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Re: #4

Postby tony.latham » Thu Sep 26, 2019 9:15 pm

...& was wondering if you are planning on any accent stripes...


Not at this point, but the dust ain't settled. It's been the big push to get this out the door and get some camping in before winter slams. Maybe Steph's artful eye will kick in next summer.

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Re: #4

Postby tony.latham » Fri Sep 27, 2019 2:19 pm

Insurance.... the nightmare begins...

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I use Hartford and of course, they carried the coverage on Flash, our 2013 teardrop.

"When did you buy it?"

"We're a small production operation and this is our new demo model --so we manufactured it in our shop here at our facility this summer."


We? Production facility? What the..?

Does this make me a bad person? :frightened:

Anywho, she's insured and we're gonna hitch up and do a quick campout this evening a few miles into the black forest. Gotta beat this pending storm. She's valued at $15,000 with $200 deductible. I think it's about $85 annually.

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Re: #4

Postby halfdome, Danny » Fri Sep 27, 2019 5:21 pm

tony.latham wrote:Insurance.... the nightmare begins...

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I use Hartford and of course, they carried the coverage on Flash, our 2013 teardrop.

"When did you buy it?"

"We're a small production operation and this is our new demo model --so we manufactured it in our shop here at our facility this summer."


We? Production facility? What the..?

Does this make me a bad person? :frightened:

Anywho, she's insured and we're gonna hitch up and do a quick campout this evening a few miles into the black forest. Gotta beat this pending storm. She's valued at $15,000 with $200 deductible. I think it's about $85 annually.

:thumbsup: :beer:

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Re: #4

Postby Squigie » Fri Sep 27, 2019 7:18 pm

Enjoy the night!
I was hoping to get out this weekend, but the weather has already started pounding our desired destination. Maybe next week...?

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I think we've all been there ...ish.

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Re: #4

Postby tony.latham » Sat Sep 28, 2019 1:12 pm

Are your pants on fire?


Smoldering. Not a full-blown conflagration, but guilt-free. I'm not sure if the clown is a metaphor for the evils of big-insurance or for me. :frightened: But as I said, I'm as guilt-free as a three-month-old pup.

I was hoping to get out this weekend, but...
(We've got a friend north of you in Island Park that's facing this pending blizzard with a rear-wheel-drive car.)

It got a bit breezy after dinner so we passed on the campfire, pre-warmed the cabin for ten minutes and then snuggled in for a bit of tube on the iPad. We're going to love the heater. Same thing in the morning.

This was our camp twenty minutes from home. All of this public land sucks. We had a grouse nearby but my incompetence greatly extended his life.

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I think this plumbed-in Partner stove is the real McCoy. (I did lots of dithering how I was going to get the rubber hose to work while the stove is nested and expanded, but it wasn't a big deal and works great. Lots of heat but has a nice simmer. I was concerned that the 18" length might be a bit small compared to the Primus we had in Flash, but it's fine. Maybe this winter I'll add a couple of piezo igniters to the burners. (They are spendy stoves but extremely well-built.)

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It'll be nice having the 11-pound tank and no more dealing with 1-pound refillable bottles.

:pictures:

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Re: #4

Postby retep » Sat Sep 28, 2019 1:38 pm

Tony. Sounds like a nice weekend despite the weather. Have to say #4 looks beautiful while perched in the wild. A job well done!!!!

Cheers to good weather and many safe trips :wine:

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Re: #4

Postby Squigie » Sat Sep 28, 2019 2:42 pm

Very cool!

I wasn't sold on the color while in the shop or driveway. But it looks great in the wild.
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Re: #4

Postby tony.latham » Sat Sep 28, 2019 4:14 pm

I wasn't sold on the color while in the shop or driveway. But it looks great in the wild.


Bold may be the right adjective. When I hauled to the courthouse for the inspection it got the town talking. People really like it.

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Re: #4

Postby Tukanu » Sun Sep 29, 2019 8:44 am

Congratulation on a beautiful build. Where are #1-#3 ?
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Re: #4

Postby tony.latham » Sun Sep 29, 2019 8:56 am

Tukanu wrote:Congratulation on a beautiful build. Where are #1-#3 ?


I have sinned. No build threads but here are the videos:







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Re: #4

Postby tony.latham » Sun Sep 29, 2019 10:18 am

And so it begins...

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This dump will melt. So the season isn't done. But this is nuts for September.

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Re: #4

Postby Tukanu » Sun Sep 29, 2019 10:46 am

Nice set of videos....of course I'm partial to the J&J. Less is more. Sorry about the snow.
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Re: #4

Postby tony.latham » Sun Sep 29, 2019 10:48 am

of course I'm partial to the J&J. Less is more.


My sis and bro-in-law love that little 'drop. :thumbsup:

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Re: #4

Postby bdosborn » Sun Sep 29, 2019 7:33 pm

Hey, where'd you get that tongue box?

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Re: #4

Postby tony.latham » Sun Sep 29, 2019 11:09 pm

bdosborn wrote:Hey, where'd you get that tongue box?

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Ebay. $95. "Trailer Tongue Toolbox 36 in. Tool Box Zinc-Plated Hasp Latch Double Panel Lid"

They're $130 on Northern Tool plus $20 shipping. It's the same box Vistabule uses. I like it. Put a thirty-watter on it too.

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