Nor Cal & North SF Bay GTG (November 11-14, 2022)

[singinwoodwackr]

What's the date for the GTG this year? I want to be sure to get it in the calendar.

x2

 

[tylerbeach3]

Second weekend in November

 

[singinwoodwackr]

Second weekend in November

12/13, OK, might be able to come up on Sunday

 

[PasoRoblesJimmy]

Goin' right for the jugular, aintcha? OK, I'll bring it.

Can't bring a D9 because load limits bla bla bla. Wish I could.

Hand tools? Linegear? Rigging bag? IRPG? Nomex? All that stuff is a gimme, will bring. Everybody kits out different so if any other red cards bring their linegear as well we can show how different it is. I know Kevin has the Mystery Ranch lightweight gear, and I'm using the Wolfpack Gear setup that I understand is no longer made. I like it because it's super modular and is as good for general Forestry work as it is for fire. Any us can go on for hours about hand tools, boots, equipment maintenance, etc... maybe talk about water handling? Maybe talk to the CalFire folks up the road, see if they can't provide an engine for demonstration/discussion? FWIW I'd much rather see a type 6 like I use than a type 4 because dang are those things big and cumbersome.

A tutorial / demo on the proper use of a McCloud would be awesome.

 

[madhatte]

A tutorial / demo on the proper use of a McCloud would be awesome.

Ha! That's a tool we don't use here, so I'm a total noob on it.

 

[tylerbeach3]

Ha! That's a tool we don't use here, so I'm a total noob on it.

Stick to a Pulaski buddy.

 

[madhatte]

Stick to a Pulaski buddy.

Hazel hoe, Pulaski, shovel, chainsaw. Rocky soil here. Cutting and scraping is of limited use. Some guys like Combis but I think they're flimsy.

 

[PasoRoblesJimmy]

Stick to a Pulaski buddy.

A demo of a Pulaski clearing an area of grass and weeds would be awesome.

 

[2dogs]

All of a sudden I feel like Tom Sawyer's friend. The one with the big mouth.

I worked with two hot shot crew supes who were falling bosses a few weeks ago. They had some very cool hand tools. Shop modded. Maybe we can start a pointless argument about modded hand tools.

 

[2dogs]

Can someone help a brother out? How can I sticky this thread?

 

[madhatte]

Can someone help a brother out? How can I sticky this thread?

I got you

 

[tylerbeach3]

Anyone "handy" with a chingadera?

 

[2dogs]

Anyone "handy" with a chingadera?

Yep. I've never used one on a fire but the principle is the same.

 

[singinwoodwackr]

All of a sudden I feel like Tom Sawyer's friend. The one with the big mouth.

I worked with two hot shot crew supes who were falling bosses a few weeks ago. They had some very cool hand tools. Shop modded. Maybe we can start a pointless argument about modded hand tools.

Hmm, do I need to bring welder and ptorch?

 

[madhatte]

Hmm, do I need to bring welder and ptorch?

I have a hand-cranked forge. Mebbe we could do some damage, if somebody's got an anvil. And some harrow disk blades.

 

[tylerbeach3]

I have an anvil and some other forging tools. Alia and have forged a little on the fire pit with manzanita and a hair drier

 

[madhatte]

So what you're telling me is that my rented RV is gonna look like some nightmare Tom Joad contraption rolling down the road with all the interesting junk I'm gonna want to bring.

 

[2dogs]

Thomas Steinbeck died a week or two back. I liked Down to a Soundless Sea. Tamale Joe was supposedly a relative to my wife's family in real life.

 

[madhatte]

I reckon you live in the right neck of the woods for that kind of provenance. A fine literary family, that.

 

[Drptrch]

Anyone "handy" with a chingadera?

We use Rogue Hoe's