NW WA Meet / BS Thread

This one?

https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Products/Outdoor-Power-Equipment/Chainsaws/2727-21HD

It's been out for a while now.

 

Yup, that one!

Saw it on an Aussie 4wd site years ago and had no idea it's available in the US now. Looks like I gotta hunt for a good deal now.

Would be great to pack that on trips along with all the m18 tools and leave the Stihl at home.

 

If you still have one I'll take it. Thanks.

 

did someone say burn pile? Did this at my friends property out by plain a few years ago

 

that could get the local fire department all pucker.

 

He’s on the local dept. we called them in advance.
1st time I ever stirred the fire with a medium excavator tho. Fun!

 

great combo having an inside guy. as a kid i watched a guy light a train car sized pile all at once. didnt tell the fd. they did join us though.

 

I have a couple quick questions. Is there any holes in the back of the cab of a second gen that I could pass my Cb coaxial through and if so how do the bed caps pop off? I have an antenna mount for back by the tailgate. I was thinking of going out the back of the cab and up under the bed caps to the back corner.

 

There's a pretty easy grommet under the drivers seat. The actual back of the cab only has the air vent, which is behind the passenger seat. Another good candidate might be a grommet under the center seat right in front of the toolbox.

 

Sweet! I have a Cobra 75Wx and that’s where I wash gonna stash it anyways. Might work out way better then going out the back.

 

That's actually super convenient because you also have super easy power right near there in the console, at the inverter.

 

In the double cab there's a grommet in the back right corner/drivers side.

 

That gif cuts out the best part though!

 

Anyone running a WeBoost and if so hows it working for you? I'm thinking specifically if you've taken it out into the Mt Baker Snoqualmie forest or out on the trails to get some extra signal strength?

 

Ours does seem to help a little when we're somewhere with really weak reception. Doesn't help at all if you're down in a valley with no line of sight to any towers, but it if you're on a ridge line or hill top it can turn 0-1 bars into 3.

The Garmin Inreach works well for sending/receiving texts when we're way out in the mountains/down in a valley.

 

thats good to know - i was also loooking at the Inreach. Are you paying for an annual subscription for Inreach and if so how much are you paying?
With Inreach does it connect with your phone so that you can send texts via your phone while using the Inreach to reach the satellites? Or do you use the actual handheld inreach device to text etc

THanks for the insights!

 

I think I pay 25/month for up to 30 outbound messages per month. They have a lot of different plans though.

 

I got the lowest plan that's $13/month for 10? messages. Then it's like a $1/message after that I think (don't quote me on that). One good feature is you can setup a few preset messages before you head out and then send those for free, so if you're just checking in or sending people your location that doesn't count against your monthly total.

I also think they recently made it so everyone can adjust their plans month-to-month, so if you know you're heading out on a long trip or know you won't use it you can change your plan to save money.

 

@Usethe2nd it's all yours! I'll leave this mother fucker out in front of my garage, if you want to grab it tomorrow.



I don't care if you or @Shadowhunter run dogshit for gearoil in it.

 

thats perfect thank you, i think that’s the option I’m going to go with if this damn quarantine ends this summer