Lets do another gear modification

[bowhunter]

Great minds think alike..........

I was thinking about adding a stove jack to a couple of my tents. I found the same stuff in the welding area at our local Menards. It cost $20 for a 4ft x 5ft piece. It is fiberglass and rated for 1000deg. I made a small wood stove out of a metal 5 gallon can that had Thompsons Water Seal in it. I used a 3\" pipe for the flue. I plan to make a bigger stove out of a 16 gallon stainless steel beer keg. I will weld it all up with stainless parts and make the top flat for cooking :upthumb: . I will use the bigger one in my 12x14 wall tent. I will use metal snaps to hold the flap down over the stove jack. My 12x14 came with ties like your cook tent Brad. I purchased a couple #10 YKK Nylon zippers and took it to an upholstery shop and helped the guy sew it in. Cost me $40 for a zipper in both doors.

I just finished building a hitch carrier for my Yamaha TW200. I had all the parts. Cost me a few welding rods and some paint.

 

[Zpd307]

lets see the pics terry!

 

[bowhunter]

lets see the pics terry!

Tonight after I paint it I will post a pic.

 

[cnelk]

It cooled down enough last evening so I built a fire in the stove.

The draft was good! And the stove just did a nice slow burn

 

[bowhunter]

It cooled down enough last evening so I built a fire in the stove.

The draft was good! And the stove just did a nice slow burn

Nice!!!

It has been cool for the last week here but mother nature is going to crank the heat back up. Sucks!!!!!

 

[bowhunter]

lets see the pics terry!

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[elky McElkerson]

Neat!!!


Sent via Jedi mind trick.

 

[bowhunter]

After I made my motorcycle rack I decided to modify my hitch. I have had problems with my carrier in the past with the freezer on it being to low and close to the ground on rough mountain roads. I build something to raise my receiver.

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This is the lowest level. I can raise it 1.5 and 3.0 inches too!

 

[bowhunter]

Here is a pick with the bike on it. I think it will work great.

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[bowhunter]

Sorry to hijack your thread Brad.


Is anyone else building equipment for their hunt?

 

[cnelk]

Not a prob!

Question for you Terry...

All of the receiver hitch racks I have seen tend to \'rock\' back and forth some.

I am thinking about getting one but I would install two supports that go up under the bumper to keep this from happening

Does your rock?

 

[bowhunter]

Yes Brad they do rock. Simple math means that the more joints the more it rocks. I built my carrier for the freezer and it is more heavy duty than the bought ones. I have slipped some shims into the receiver to stop some of it. The motorcycle rocks some but is light enough I am not worried about anything breaking. I thought about 2 additional ratchet straps from the corners to the safety chain hookups on the hitch or under the bumper to the frame. This would stop most of that.

 

[WW]

Looks good Brad. But don\'t forget the spark arrester