I was assessed and deemed not worthy of anger management by a person who deals with angry people every day of his life. While my wife disagrees vehemently (almost angrily) with this assessment, the court agreed. Thankfully, since I was protecting her in the first place, the court didn't ask to...
End of the day, if you don't tow really heavy sh!t on the regs, a diesel doesn't make a lot of sense to own anymore. Regs have ruined them and it will only get worse.
In a few more years, it'll be interesting to see what the "average age" on a diesel PU is.
All useful cookware items made before 1994 are considered Class III cookware items and can only be owned if registered prior to the NCA (National Cookware Act). If properly registered, they may be transferred, with a $200 stamp and an approval period, which is running 30-40 months. Cookware...
And look where that's gotten us.
How you think they could live with and on and in harmony with the land? Cuz there weren't 300+ million of them doing it!!
Bring on a real pandemic!
Not suggesting you are. Only noting the people who do this work are getting less and less due to enforcement actions, among other things. And, you may find yourself the subject of enforcement regardless. The enforcement folks here know what to look for now. You don't have to be billowing smoke...
This is the most important issue, IMO. And, really, get it closer to 100. Most any pack can be adjusted to ride pretty well at 50-60. But, 100 separates the herd.
Never mind, you picked the "right " one.
They be disappearin. Lot of fed and sate enforcement activity. We've even have a lot of drivers getting popped with big tickets locally.
You had maybe the most famous coal rollers of all up there in ID and they got popped "fairly" hard.
Good luck!
It has been a while since I looked at them but biggest issue I heard from a plumber friend was that the internals tended to corrode out. He pretty much no longer fooled with them. Now, that may be a peculiarity to the local water source. I'd try to get feedback from a trusted source in your area...
Some people like to shoot modern rifles at game animals at 1,000+ yards, too.
I use a smokeless ML because it's legal in my home state. I have two traditionals and like them, but they likely won't get used again until the smokeless smokepole gets banned. And I'm sure it will.
In that range, I'll second a TC Renegade. I've had one in 50 for about 45 years. Converted to enclosed nipple to shoot BH 209. Put a Skinner peep on it and those with good eyesight have an easy 100 yard shooter.
We had one on a local msg board a few days ago that looked in excellent shape...
I also like the finger and palm coated work gloves. The stretch material on the back let's a lot of the perspiration out, but the glove works a bit like a vapor barrier so your hand stays a lot warmer than you'd think. I climb a lot with saddle hunting, so I also like them for grip for that and...
Tell it to the judge--when you have to come back multiple times over the next few months to deal with it. But, hey, you'll get some scouting in. Which you may or may not get to use if you get a conviction.
You can't argue with an officer who has "clicked his pen".
What's your plan?
I usually pre set climbing rings at my target height and place a loop of light cord running to ground. Pull my climbing line terminated in another ring up and through the set ring (rings butt each other). Then foot ascender to climb the rope.