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That was a good one. That last hill with the bend was a bitch especially being wet.

 

Awesome truck Ryan! Really digging that front bumper too!

 

Thanks man! I finally got the light hoop welded on today to finish it up.

In other news, your skid plate should be ready to ship out Monday.

 

+1 if you can tell me what this is.

 

Alpaca fur.

 

packing material

 

Bales yes, hay, nope.

Nope

It could be used as such but no, that's not it either.

 

Kinda looks like the pads for a swamp cooler bailed together. That or just plain straw.

 

No swamp coolers on the east coast!

 

so what is this? Know it's not hay - too fine, but

 

Wind blowing over there too?

Batting?

 

But, you could build this with them.
http://www.theprepperjournal.com/2013/06/21/how-to-build-an-evaporative-cooler-grid-down-air-conditioning/

 

No winners.

They are called Excelsior Bales.

It is stringy wood fibers bound together in a bale just like hay.

Apparently they are excellent backing for archery targets as they are much more dense than hay bales.

I picked up 4 of them for TonkaToyTaco as they are not readily available in Maryland.

These fuckers weigh like 75lbs a piece!

 

lol that's awesome. Doesn't work so well in 100% humidity though.

 

I knew the material looked familiar

The evaporative cooler was the subject of numerous US patents in the 20th century; many of these, starting in 1906,[3] suggested or assumed the use of excelsior (wood wool) pads as the elements to bring a large volume of water in contact with moving air to allow evaporation to occur.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evaporative_cooler

 

This day in 1929, a legend was born. She was the loving mother who gave birth to my father and his siblings, the strong woman who became NOAA's first female yeoman purser, and also the merry soul who coined the famous Fenwick phrase "You're full of shit as a Christmas turkey." She loved her family and her cats, and loved people in general. She was a great woman. But she is no longer here with us, so in her honor, stop and take a shot of rum or bourbon. (her favorites) To Nonnie Fenwick, the greatest grandmother that ever lived.