A Turkey In The Hay 🦃

[Pipecarver]

Starts end of September and doesn’t go away until March.

Daylight savings time - June is a good time to be elsewhere, south preferably, Wintering in Florida was nice but 3 cats kills that, we'd lose 1-2 or all in a new place and there's no way wifey dear would go for that.

Last year a storm was brewing and headed our way so I tried to get the gen working and it wouldn't fire up, pulled my guts out & nope. I bought another gen, In reading the new manual I noticed a line saying the gen would not start with low oil, a light bulb went off in my head, oh fk no, Yep I now have 2 generators, We haven't lost power since.

Trouble with my generators it takes me an hour to set all the extension cords out, fire up the gen and then Blip on go the lights, power restored time to put it all away....

 

[Beachwalker]

Bought myself a reproduction of a late 19th century French rolling machine for Christmas, it works flawlessly!

Came with filters, I've never used them but I'll give 'em a try eventually

 

[Beachwalker]

@Pipecarver

5° last night so I had to use a reptile light on an inkbird, finally realized what I thought were oddly low-ish temperatures in just that one room was actually my inkbird being off by over 5°f

I've recalibrated it, so my temperatures are not as cold as I initially thought, they're 5° warmer, averaging in the mid 70's. I've left a backup thermometer in the room to keep it honest

The thing I've realized with wood heat is if I fall asleep for example and it burns down, the temperature drops fairly quickly and it takes a while to get it back up

conversely when it's relatively warm outside it quickly gets into the low 80s so it's certainly not like an oil burner controlled by a thermostat like I had in my last house, but I'll figure it out

 

[Pipecarver]

I saw this fancy roller on face book, links don't work so screen shots

 

[Pipecarver]

I saw this fancy roller on face book, links don't work so screen shotsView attachment 83384View attachment 83385View attachment 83386View attachment 83387View attachment 83388

I can't find that gold one but I found this at Aliexpress, similar, cheaper and not gold.

 

[Beachwalker]

So I tried the filter, my new little retro rolling machine worked perfectly, look just like a cigarette & smoked very well (I should have grabbed a picture) the problem is I don't know what these filters are made of and even if I look it up there likely from China so I don't believe it, and I don't need any more China in my lungs, so no to filters.

I can't find that gold one but I found this at Aliexpress, similar, cheaper and not gold.
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Thank you for sharing that roller my friend, I have a low-tech cone machine which is basically just a funnel problem with cones besides I find them a bit delicate and awkward to hold is I couldn't find any hemp cones, and with the respiratory issues I have the only papers I can smoke that don't aggravate the condition are hemp papers. I've seen hemp everything else, even hemp underwear, but can't find hemp cones?

 

[Zen_seeker]

So I tried the filter, my new little retro rolling machine worked perfectly, look just like a cigarette & smoked very well (I should have grabbed a picture) the problem is I don't know what these filters are made of and even if I look it up there likely from China so I don't believe it, and I don't need any more China in my lungs, so no to filters.



Thank you for sharing that roller my friend, I have a low-tech cone machine which is basically just a funnel problem with cones besides I find them a bit delicate and awkward to hold is I couldn't find any hemp cones, and with the respiratory issues I have the only papers I can smoke that don't aggravate the condition are hemp papers. I've seen hemp everything else, even hemp underwear, but can't find hemp cones?

These?



On Amazon <— link

 

[Beachwalker]

These?

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https://www.amazon.ca/Raw-Organic-Hemp-Roll-Cones/dp/B0CGW4YRZT/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=3PJ3P91SFCA8N&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.bSEP4wLJuw1nKeje9--PmqOuDrG_Rup2A_byzMWFRfdGvNyM411weGlE-YB9yMw5CQwqoHcMlBQnrS6FKUDj-jChY2L_MS4nM_NzOIh8ypTHFRC7zrXkDMhqPEcvGUzZm5I6xyil3DxqtsmHBhM_cV0minZLvqgawj0mtvQ950HgE2jjYa31GAStwS8gMAgvoFMnIK5Gp9ABLMI7xkbYgA.ZrkO2hRQEUVuQ7nZmeVPI0Qkhk90C9rEJ1uYpOStQ-Q&dib_tag=se&keywords=raw+hemp+cone&qid=1734436579&sprefix=raw+hemp+cone%2Caps%2C133&sr=8-1

I knew someone here would have it! Thanks so much

I liked cones, they were great for kicking back and watching a movie or something like that but they didn't work out well when I was outside working, just regular joints seem to survive that

 

[Beachwalker]

I saw this fancy roller on face book, links don't work so screen shotsView attachment 83384View attachment 83385View attachment 83386View attachment 83387View attachment 83388

I would go with this one! I love gimmicky stuff, I can't help myself

 

[Zen_seeker]

I saw this fancy roller on face book, links don't work so screen shotsView attachment 83384View attachment 83385View attachment 83386View attachment 83387View attachment 83388

My son will want that. He likes cones. Cool

 

[Zen_seeker]

I knew someone here would have it! Thanks so much

I liked cones, they were great for kicking back and watching a movie or something like that but they didn't work out well when I was outside working, just regular joints seem to survive that

That’s the Canadian one so search the other for better prices and service.

 

[GoodShit97]

I hand roll everything, even cones
I find rollers make rolling so much more difficult for me and I end up pissed off before I have a joint rolled lmao

 

[Zen_seeker]

I tend to temp them down as I go as I hate a loose floppy one. TWSS

 

[Pipecarver]

I ordered 1 + 250 king sized cones, I didn't see the Raw I ordered Zen for some I was drawn to them

 

[steamroller]

I have seen and used similar filters before.
They trapped a lot of who knows what like a cigarette filter.
They would be brown and resinous. Made feel like I was missing something~!
I like strong smoke. But as my lungs age I demand smooth smoke.
I used the tips that are not a filter and then my mojo got crushed and I am back to regular joints.
Hemp papers seem the most practical in every aspect for me.

 

[Pipecarver]

I have seen and used similar filters before.
They trapped a lot of who knows what like a cigarette filter.
They would be brown and resinous. Made feel like I was missing something~!
I like strong smoke. But as my lungs age I demand smooth smoke.
I used the tips that are not a filter and then my mojo got crushed and I am back to regular joints.
Hemp papers seem the most practical in every aspect for me.

I'll probably chop the filters, I couldn't find any rolls without them so I got king sized, I only ordered 250 so about a week....lol... I'll be needing more....well maybe 2 weeks

 

[Beachwalker]

Not going to lie, I like the filters; probably won't use them on a regular basis but I don't mind them at all

 

[Pipecarver]

I have seen and used similar filters before.
They trapped a lot of who knows what like a cigarette filter.
They would be brown and resinous. Made feel like I was missing something~!
I like strong smoke. But as my lungs age I demand smooth smoke.
I used the tips that are not a filter and then my mojo got crushed and I am back to regular joints.
Hemp papers seem the most practical in every aspect for me.

I take the raw filter tips, fold them in half, roll them up tight, pull a 1/4" of weed out of the end of the rolled joint and stick them in. They uncoil and stick to the sides of the papers. Good smoke without bits going into my mouth.

 

[Beachwalker]

I'm still trying to give away the last 20 GPS seeds, 10 each of Onyx Cookies & Purple Crash, if anybody wants them hit me up in a PM, sorry but USA only

 

[Beachwalker]

Split wood all morning yesterday, man is that fun! I didn't know a 6.5 ton electric splitter was as powerful as it is but it sure is a beast

Then in the afternoon I took advantage of the nearly snowless roof to inspect the chimney, snowless everywhere except of course where I had to cross over, so I couldn't walk, had to pull myself up and over the peak I pulled the chimney cap and gave it a quick brushing and visually inspected the pipe, it was as clean as when I did the clean-out in early October

So now I know the shitty burns I'm getting is because of this crappy wood, about 1/3 of it was way too big to burn, another third are rounds, which are harder to light anyway (these are what I'm splitting) so I kind of ignored it and about a cord and a half didn't get put away before last winters snows and it's had a definite effect on the wood

But now that I know the chimney is clean as a whistle I'll burn the hell out of it and it'll get used up believe me

This is the beginning of my fourth year heating with wood & I'm still learning, I've learned that it's best to order wood in the spring and get it put away ASAP even though that's also when I open up the gardens and this year I'm adding several hundred square feet so we'll see how that plays out

Another thing I've learned is it's best to keep wood in the garage (although some disagree with storing wood indoors) and it should never be left in a pile on the ground to overwinter (below right)

Earlier this year my neighbor had a big tree come down across her woodshed in a storm, went up to help her saw it up and I saw a fresh pile of beautiful wood she just had delivered, turns out she got it from the guy I was getting it from before I tried this new guy, so I'm going back to him this year, $25 more per cord but worth it

I have a small woodshed and a large tractor shed behind the garage that I could line with skids and stack wood in there but boy it's a long trip to & fro, especially once it starts snowing!
I suppose I could get some kind of a sled cart a lot of overgrowth would need to be cleared out tho, but I have the rest of the winter to figure it out

I do have about 3 cords in the garage but only about half of that is what I'm hoping to use this year, the other half is newer and I want to let it seasoned longer while I use up what's stacked outside, the old stuff is 10 to 12% moisture, the newest stuff is 14 to 16%, burnable but too green for my liking

 

[Beachwalker]

I'm going to press some hash before Christmas, maybe tonight I love to smoke hash in the cold weather, I don't know why?

I do it the old school way with a pollen shaker and a press, tried the bags once but that was too big of a mess for me

 

[Beachwalker]

 

[steamroller]

What do you use to press?
I have a hand screw, a box that can used in a vise or such and a 2X4 hydraulic jack press.
I really enjoy even just the kief.
Slacker thing.

 

[Beachwalker]

What do you use to press?
I have a hand screw, a box that can used in a vise or such and a 2X4 hydraulic jack press.
I really enjoy even just the kief.
Slacker thing.

Just one of these gizmos, I heat it up and use a pair of channel locks to torque down on each end

 

[Beachwalker]

So I got some shaken out last night, more to go before I press it

 

[Chemistry]

Just one of these gizmos, I heat it up and use a pair of channel locks to torque down on each endView attachment 84122

I made pucs the same way, but with a home made press, turned out really well. I put coins in the ends to stop the hash sticking inside of the cap ends on the press.