bigbuckdj

Things have changed so much. There are definitely less hunters in general. No one has permission to hunt on private because common people don’t own big tracts of land anymore. Incredibly wealthy people and corporations aren’t giving away hunting rights for free or even at all in some cases.

The common, unconnected dude is slugging it out on public while he sits on a waitlist for a hunting club. There aren’t many people who have an appetite for that so they just don’t hunt.

So I have 80k on my ‘23 tundra and they are gonna give me a brand new engine? My vin matches the new range.

Man this is a pretty negative thread. Tell him to target engineering firms if he wants chemical or oil and gas experience, major operating companies are generally shrinking and the industry as a whole is utilizing more contract and “offshore” labor.

The days of being a 30 year engineer for Shell or Chevron aren’t completely gone but if he hasnt had a few internships or a serious connection in those companies, he’s gonna need to hustle up some experience as a contractor. There’s mechanical engineers everywhere, tell him to identify an industry he’s excited about and spend some time trying to find an entry point.

Idle time could be spent sweeping or existing somehow in a pressure vessel shop or industrial machine shop and he’d be ahead of many peers knowing what a flange, nozzle, impeller, bearing, etc. is.

It has a mikuni carb? If it ran fine for years I wouldn’t spend the money on an oem one. Can you rebuild the one you have?

What does redone mean? Like floor and transom?

I had one of those, it was a good boat, the scuppers stay underwater and it doesnt drain very well. Downshift is right, the gas tank console sucks but you can always look down and kick it when you dont know how much gas you have. It rides pretty good for a light 21' boat which isnt that great. but its pretty quick with a 150 and its incredibly fuel efficient.

How good of a deal that is completely depends on the motor and what was redone. If the motor checks out and the floor and transom are solid, thats a good deal. That is, if it fits your needs.

Get a blue seas “add a battery” kit and add a deep cycle house battery and ACR. Starting batteries aren’t really made to be discharged deeply repeatedly. The ACR will allow your starting battery to stay charged and still give the house some juice when you crank the engine.

Lctiger, can you email me some info about your 24 champion?

I just bought some new boat batteries, the core charge at O’Reillys was $22. If you need a battery that doesn’t have a dead replacement to turn in, that would make a big difference.

Ive had a subscription for awhile now. They have a ton of options. Their flagship programs like pre season prep and all require a decent amount of equipment and time but the kettlebell diesel, sandbag 20, minimal gear daily, yoga, etc are all killer exercises with nothing but a few pieces of equipment.

A few years ago, they only really had their flagship programs and the beginner programs but now they have a ton of options and a lot of them are video guided and capped at 45 minutes. The unguided flagship programs are an arse kicker.

It is nothing earth shattering but it will make you do some stuff that youd never do on your own like, bulgarian split squats, cossack squats, goblet squats, hip strengthening exercises, different kinds of planks, and stretching. Those variety of movements I feel make you more stable and durable.

It sounds like you are working pretty hard, I dont think a hunt at 8500 feet will be a problem. Theres a difference between surviving it and being ready to rock every morning, any additional fitness or strength you can gather will be appreciated im sure. Keep in mind, your fitness level will absolutely not matter if you have boots or a pack that are rubbing you raw.

I don’t know about south pass but I was on the river/pass a loutre today and there is a crazy amount of logs floating around.

I called everyone in Houma and Prairieville for a price on new tires including discount tire and the prarieville chabills had the best price. They also price match but I couldn’t get a better local price. This was last week on Toyo AT3.