Jump to content
  • Welcome!

    Register and log in easily with Twitter or Google accounts!

    Or simply create a new Huddle account. 

    Members receive fewer ads , access our dark theme, and the ability to join the discussion!

     

Show off your garage.


motocross_cat
 Share

Recommended Posts

4 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Don't have one right now. We have a barn and a pretty big open air metal carport that I'll enclose when I get around to it... and when materials come back down to earth a little more.

I hear you.  I'm waiting as well to inclose my steel carport.  I'll get yard equipment amd golf cart out of my main shop for more space.  The bike stays lol.  It was expensive but my shop is more important to me than my house.

 

How big is your steel carport?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 minute ago, motocross_cat said:

I hear you.  I'm waiting as well to inclose my steel carport.  I'll get yard equipment amd golf cart out of my main shop for more space.  The bike stays lol.  It was expensive but my shop is more important to me than my house.

 

How big is your steel carport?

I think it was in the 24x25 range when I measured it. We just bought this place in early spring.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

3 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I think it was in the 24x25 range when I measured it. We just bought this place in early spring.

Thats plenty big brother.  Concrete is holding me back on mine.  I can insulate and power myself.  My building is 25 x 30 stick and I paid 27k done 7 years ago.  The man was a family friend so I got a deal.  Same thing now would be 50 easy.   Its nuts what construction is.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

5 minutes ago, motocross_cat said:

Thats plenty big brother.  Concrete is holding me back on mine.  I can insulate and power myself.  My building is 25 x 30 stick and I paid 27k done 7 years ago.  The man was a family friend so I got a deal.  Same thing now would be 50 easy.   Its nuts what construction is.

Yeah, I can handle the enclosure part but I'd need to hire out the electrical. I'd run it on it's own panel. My main panel is just about maxed out as is. Pretty sure it will be once I get the 220 wired in for the hot tub. I'd like to plumb it for a utility sink too. Pretty sure it'd be plenty doable. The septic is within 30' or so and the master bath to tie into is less than that. That would also require keeping it heated in the winter though instead of just firing up heat when I'm out there. We'll see. That maybe a project for later after the initial enclosing and wiring.

It's right off the front porch

PXL_20220117_021007283.NIGHT.thumb.jpg.15e75378dcd8f13904eaba5786e14b77.jpg

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

4 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Yeah, I can handle the enclosure part but I'd need to hire out the electrical. I'd run it on it's own panel. My main panel is just about maxed out as is. Pretty sure it will be once I get the 220 wired in for the hot tub. I'd like to plumb it for a utility sink too. Pretty sure it'd be plenty doable. The septic is within 30' or so and the master bath to tie into is less than that. That would also require keeping it heated in the winter though instead of just firing up heat when I'm out there. We'll see. That maybe a project for later after the initial enclosing and wiring.

It's right off the front porch

PXL_20220117_021007283.NIGHT.thumb.jpg.15e75378dcd8f13904eaba5786e14b77.jpg

 

I had its own meter installed on mine to handle what I wanted but was capped out on what I could spend.  I'd love to add hvac on but money is tight these days.  Wish I had just found a way to bite the bullet honestly and done it.  With yours being so close to the house its a shame your tapped on power.  

Side note I do alot of riding up your way in Taylorsville qt brushy mountain and farther north at brown mountain.  Beautiful country.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

4 minutes ago, motocross_cat said:

I had its own meter installed on mine to handle what I wanted but was capped out on what I could spend.  I'd love to add hvac on but money is tight these days.  Wish I had just found a way to bite the bullet honestly and done it.  With yours being so close to the house its a shame your tapped on power.  

Side note I do alot of riding up your way in Taylorsville qt brushy mountain and farther north at brown mountain.  Beautiful country.

I used to be all over Brown Mountain back in my younger days. After living out west so long it just seems boring these days. I hate like hell Tellico got shut down. That was the one spot back east that could hold its own with anywhere out west in terms of trail difficulty.

We'll ultimately buy a cabin in SW Colorado or maybe SE Utah just because it'd probably be a helluva lot cheaper but I'm not sure I'll ever relocate back out there full time with family aging, etc.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

5 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I used to be all over Brown Mountain back in my younger days. After living out west so long it just seems boring these days. I hate like hell Tellico got shut down. That was the one spot back east that could hold its own with anywhere out west in terms of trail difficulty.

We'll ultimately buy a cabin in SW Colorado or maybe SE Utah just because it'd probably be a helluva lot cheaper but I'm not sure I'll ever relocate back out there full time with family aging, etc.

Riding idiaho, Colorado and Utah is my dream.  Especially MOAB.  I love east coast woods but west is another planet.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

4 minutes ago, motocross_cat said:

Riding idiaho, Colorado and Utah is my dream.  Especially MOAB.  I love east coast woods but west is another planet.

It really is. Just having miles and miles of trails. Being able to take a Jeep trail for 20 miles and come out in a completely different part of the state that would take you 3-4 hours to get to by highway. There's just nothing like that back east. There could be. There's ton of old logging trails out there that could be made rideable/drivable without a ton of work. But good freaking luck trying to get new trails opened these days. We're fighting like hell just trying to hang onto what we have (and that's true out west too, that part is no different).

Link to comment
Share on other sites

12 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

It really is. Just having miles and miles of trails. Being able to take a Jeep trail for 20 miles and come out in a completely different part of the state that would take you 3-4 hours to get to by highway. There's just nothing like that back east. There could be. There's ton of old logging trails out there that could be made rideable/drivable without a ton of work. But good freaking luck trying to get new trails opened these days. We're fighting like hell just trying to hang onto what we have (and that's true out west too, that part is no different).

Kentucky and West Virginias trail systems are holding strong for now.  Thats the closest system I can compare.  I rode 120 miles one day and diddnt do a 1/4 of whats there.  How long that lasts idk.  Crazy people are worried about a dirtbike in BFN but the smog is so bad over LA you can't see the city.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

12 minutes ago, motocross_cat said:

Kentucky and West Virginias trail systems are holding strong for now.  Thats the closest system I can compare.  I rode 120 miles one day and diddnt do a 1/4 of whats there.  How long that lasts idk.  Crazy people are worried about a dirtbike in BFN but the smog is so bad over LA you can't see the city.

It's just selfishness. I'm a hiker. I'm a trout fisherman. I'm a mountain biker. I'm a Jeeper. There are TONS of trails for hikers. Don't fight the other users for the few trails available to them. There's way more MTB trails available than Jeep trails. Don't fight the other users for the few trails available to them. Hell, even up at Brown Mountain. The dirtbikers and ATV riders get all pissy about the Jeeps on trail 1. Guys, y'all have an entire mountain of trail system available to you. The Jeeps have THIS trail. Deal with it. I was a chapter president of Trout Unlimited and told them to go fug themselves forever over Tellico. There were plans in place to address erosion concerns TU wanted to hear none of it. They wanted it shutdown. Period. Nothing less. fug TU for that. Forever. They shutdown the last legit hardcore public Jeep trail system on the entire east coast.

I used to tell mountain bikers in CO to chill with trying to boot the dirtbikes. I get it, they're annoying when you're hiking or biking. Whatever. There's WAY more trails available for hiking and mountain biking than there is for dirtbiking. If you really don't want to deal with them simply avoid those trails. This is what you have to understand - you're an ally of convenience at the moment. The hikers don't want you there either. You're annoying to them too. You're just less annoying than the dirtbikes. Get the dirtbikes banned and they'll come for your access next.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

53 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

It's just selfishness. I'm a hiker. I'm a trout fisherman. I'm a mountain biker. I'm a Jeeper. There are TONS of trails for hikers. Don't fight the other users for the few trails available to them. There's way more MTB trails available than Jeep trails. Don't fight the other users for the few trails available to them. Hell, even up at Brown Mountain. The dirtbikers and ATV riders get all pissy about the Jeeps on trail 1. Guys, y'all have an entire mountain of trail system available to you. The Jeeps have THIS trail. Deal with it. I was a chapter president of Trout Unlimited and told them to go fug themselves forever over Tellico. There were plans in place to address erosion concerns TU wanted to hear none of it. They wanted it shutdown. Period. Nothing less. fug TU for that. Forever. They shutdown the last legit hardcore public Jeep trail system on the entire east coast.

I used to tell mountain bikers in CO to chill with trying to boot the dirtbikes. I get it, they're annoying when you're hiking or biking. Whatever. There's WAY more trails available for hiking and mountain biking than there is for dirtbiking. If you really don't want to deal with them simply avoid those trails. This is what you have to understand - you're an ally of convenience at the moment. The hikers don't want you there either. You're annoying to them too. You're just less annoying than the dirtbikes. Get the dirtbikes banned and they'll come for your access next.

"They" don't want any of us there.

E mx bikes are coming.  I'm not sure that can even save my niche sport.  As far as brown, anyone on a bike complaining about a jeep anywhere on that mountain is ridiculous considering the trails available and on behalf of motorcycle guys.  fug them.  Good to know there is another outdoorsman on this site.  Cool.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

 Share


  • PMH4OWPW7JD2TDGWZKTOYL2T3E.jpg

  • Topics

  • Posts

    • then we're stuck.  tbh, at this point i would settle for just making it interesting. forget winning a superbowl for now. just get a team that can win games consistently and hope that it's enough to get to the big dance.  we want superman. we aren't getting superman. we had him and we blew our chance with him.  find a way make it work and hope that we can with this little guy and quit wishing our lives away for the second coming of superman. it just ain't happening.
    • Gonna have to strongly disagree with you here. Here are the last 20 Super Bowls - only two of them IMO had QB that didn't play like Superman to get them there/win the game/both, and that was Peyton in 2015 and Ben in 2005. Even then they both had that ability, Peyton was just old and Ben young. That said, there were flashes in the pan like Foles in 2017 and (to a lesser degree) Flacco in 2012. But even counting that, it's 4/20. 20% odds aren't good enough and Bryce was absolutely drafted at #1 to be a guy that elevates an entire team and plays like Superman. If he can't do that then it's a failed pick, full stop. Being a poor man's Teddy doesn't cut it for a #1 overall and that's true for any team, not just Carolina.
    • the problem is if we're waiting for Cam v2, we're going to be waiting decades longer.  our best hope is that bryce is better than we all think he is and that canales is able to work some serious magic with him and the scheme to help him live up anywhere close to the potential we thought he had. he's a smart kid. we just have to be able to have a situation that allows him to use his smarts.  the truth with cam was that een he had to have a system tailored for his skillset coming into the league. the difference between him and luck (which was the debate in '09 when we thought luck was an option) was that with luck, he could be placed in any offense and it would work...hence the higher floor he had  than cam. cam, though, needed an offense that was built around him to reach his potential. he could have done alright in a more pro-style offense, but to reach his ceiling (which was seen by a lot of people as being higher than luck). i don't think having to have an offense tailored around what you can and can't do well is a problem for people who can develop around them...after they've truly identified what those can and can't items are. we didn't have that last year. i think we have that this year. we want a guy who can carry a team on his back, but those kind of guys are very rare. we don't need to spend our time trying  find that guy, because even when you have them there's no guarantee that they will be enough.  championships are won, quite often, by teams who learn to compensate for less than the greatest QB play. you have a great defense and can protect the ball while wearing out the other defense and you've got a chance.  we don't need Bryce to be superman (despite where we drafted him and what we paid to get him). we just need him to be able to run (manage) a good offense. 
×
×
  • Create New...