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RE: Got stuck.....
I can tell you from experience, don't take a diesel 4X4 onto questionable ground unless you have a buddy nearby to get you out. The weight of the engine takes you right down to the frost line.Down all of 2" to the frost line on the eastern shore of MD.:B
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BCSnob
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05/23/13 04:48am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Switched from Suburban to Van
A front receiver would be better.
Our recovery hook and installation was free.
There's not much on the front of a van to hook a chain to, and either is better than nothing. Above all, when the tires slip; don't just sit there spinning digging a deeper hole.
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BCSnob
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05/21/13 11:12am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Got stuck.....
How long did you let the drive tire spin to sink it up to the rim?
Even new tires (except mudders) will fill up with mud with very little spinning.
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BCSnob
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05/21/13 09:10am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Switched from Suburban to Van
McKesh mirrors help with visibility towing and backing up.
I had a recovery hook installed to the frame on the front of our van (our van did not come with one). We've gotten stuck a few times while camping in fields at sheepherding trials and the hook gives us a place to attach a chain to pull the van out.
Mark
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BCSnob
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05/21/13 08:52am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: New total on pets taken camping!
We've taken <6 week old pups (3 different litters) on trips before. We did not allow outside dogs to interact with the pups. One trip I think we had 8 adult Border Collies plus a litter of 8 pups.
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BCSnob
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05/21/13 05:08am |
RV Pet Stop
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RE: Does your insect repellant work?
DEET disolves plastics for startersYou should say it can dissolve SOME plastics but not all; otherwise DEET would not be sold in plastic bottles.
Vegetable oil will attack some plastics and so will citric acid in orange juice.
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BCSnob
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05/21/13 04:39am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Does your insect repellant work?
The natural ingredients of Skin So Soft Bug Guard plus SPF 30
Insect Repellent Active Ingredient:
beta-alanine,
n-acetyl-N-butyl-,
ethyl ester/carboxylic acid
20.0%
Active Sunscreen Ingredients:
Octocrylene 10%
Octinoxate 7.5%
Oxybenzone 6%
Octisalate 5%
Other Ingredients:
SD ALCOHOL 40-B
WATER
HEXYLENE GLYCOL
POLYURETHANE COPOLYMER
FRAGRANCE (see below)
ALOE BARBADENSIS EXTRACT
TOCOPHERYL ACETATE
Fragrances are just chemicals that produce odors and when these individual fragrances are mixed in the right proportions the odor is pleasing to some and repellents for others.
Then there is this...
There also are many repellent products containing plant derived chemicals. The most common of these is citronella, although a variety of other essential oils are used as well. In general, these products are just as repellent as deet but do not last as long. An exception may be MosquitoSafe, a new product based on geraniol, which is reported to have similar longevity to that of deet. As long as it is understood that frequent reapplication is necessary, plant-derived repellents should provide the same protection against mosquito bites as deet. Also, it should be noted that these chemicals are generally regarded as safe by the Environmental Protection Agency and therefore have undergone much less safety testing than deet.
Source: CSU Extension
It's hard to compare the safety of the natural repellents to synthetic repellents when the natural repellents don't go through the same level of safety testing and adverse reactions are underreported (according to the FDA).
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BCSnob
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05/20/13 01:04pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Does your insect repellant work?
Hmmm, my horses have had a vaccine for West Nile for some years now.
Ever wonder why the government hasn't bothered to come up with one for us humans yet?It wouldn't matter, people won't vaccinate anymore because of the fears of vaccines.
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BCSnob
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05/20/13 10:31am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: what would you get?
With that kind of money we may no longer travel by RV.
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BCSnob
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05/17/13 08:00am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: SUV barrier with perpendicular spacer?
We typically purchase several panels at a time using our stock trailer. Before we had the stock trailer I loaded several on top of our van (roof rack with long boards running front to back to support the panels). We'll need a few more this summer along with several gates.
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BCSnob
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05/17/13 06:26am |
RV Pet Stop
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RE: SUV barrier with perpendicular spacer?
We use the sheep&goat panels (4"x4" @ $58) to make hay/grain feeders and we use the combo panels (6"x6" gradated @ $40) for fencing in animal crowding areas (small pens, barnyard, small training area, etc). My guess is the $21 panels have thinner wires. The panels in our training area have dents from sheep running into the panels trying to escape enthusiastic green dogs.
You do need a way to get them home or you have to cut them up at the store.
We love the tomato cages we made from left over sections; they don't break at the welds when you are putting them/taking them out of the ground, they are heavy duty enough to support the very large (paste) tomato plants we grow, and they don't start rusting after one growing season.
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BCSnob
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05/16/13 12:25pm |
RV Pet Stop
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RE: SUV barrier with perpendicular spacer?
Granted, it would seem silly to buy and entire 16' piece of the panel for one small section; but it's cheap. Less than $20.Have you priced wire panels recently? They're a bit more expensive that $20 now and range widely in price based upon wire spacing and diameter. These panels will flex. The cut ends of the panels can cut a dog badly; a friend had her dog's front leg get cut near the elbow and the skin dropped down to the wrist requiring several surgeries.
Feedlot Panels
The remaining bits of the 16' panel can be used to make very nice tomato cages.
What about a crate with a side door?
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BCSnob
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05/16/13 07:48am |
RV Pet Stop
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RE: A case for basic trianing
When they are puppies we teach our dogs tricks, not for the sake of the trick but for working on the bond between us and them and to teach them how to take instruction. Once they are old enough for herding instruction we no longer have time for tricks.
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BCSnob
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05/15/13 10:38am |
RV Pet Stop
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RE: Attacked in my sleep!!!!
Don't forget the socks for cold feet (how do I know this :E).I suggested that at home and was told "foot warming" was in my vows (along with a few other items I don't "remember") when we got married.
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BCSnob
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05/15/13 10:12am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Attacked in my sleep!!!!
Buy a pair of wool mittens and present them to your wife at bed time saying they are for YOUR protection.
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BCSnob
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05/14/13 11:18am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: A case for basic trianing
While parallel to Buddy you can use a here command to bring him back to the line to avoid drifting around the other side to their heads. Then use a "there" when he is back to where he should be behind the sheep.
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BCSnob
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05/12/13 06:51pm |
RV Pet Stop
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RE: Excessive Vet costs?
Comparing charges in more than general terms is meaningless, like apples to oranges.Overhead costs at each vet clinic can vary greatly, even within the same community. Just look at the price of property (rental or purchase) for various possible locations of vet clinics (centralized in popular retail district vs. outskirts in industrial park). Overhead costs must be passed onto their clients in order to stay in buisness; the greater their overhead costs the more they must charge for their services.
Even human healthcare prices vary greatly for the same service.
One hospital charges $8,000 — another, $38,000
We have used 3 vet clinics around our house. One in very popular retail district in a larger city in MD, one built on the vet's farm outside of a small town in MD, and the third on the outskirts of a small town in WV. Any ideas which one has the highest prices for common services?
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BCSnob
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05/09/13 06:44am |
RV Pet Stop
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RE: A case for basic trianing
I find the dogs like cross-driving better than the drive away (they can see the handler). The hard part for the dog is making the turn onto the cross-drive and then not fighting that line (they are used to bringing the sheep back); the handler has the harder part in learning how to "see" the line. Try driving with Buddy while walking off to his side (about 20') and then work on his flanks with you off to his side.
Our season is getting started and runs until Nov; in some regions there will be a lull during mid-summer due to the heat. For the past several years there have been more fall trials than spring trials.
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BCSnob
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05/03/13 06:32am |
RV Pet Stop
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RE: A case for basic trianing
We know about "pressure". Last night Nell and I shed off about 6 lambs plus 2 adult ewes from the flock. We move the rest of the flock into an adjacent field and then worked our young dogs, Tally & Eve. The group of sheep was very drawn to the other field and our young dogs had to deal with holding the pressure (perpendicular to the fetch line) while allowing the group to move forward. While driving towards the pressure the young dogs had to deal with letting them move while not loosing control of them running towards the other field with the other sheep. They also had to deal with 3-4 month old lambs wanting to squirt out of the group. We're getting ready for our first trial of this season; getting our fully trained dogs physically fit and tuned-up (listening to us) and continuing the education of our young dogs.
We won't be trialing much this year. Our finals are in VA and everyone is entering every trail trying to get qualified for the finals; there are long wait lists for every trial. Between my limited vacation, the price of fuel, the inability to get into the trials closer to home (3-4hrs one way), and all the work that needs done on our farm we won't be going to many this year.
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BCSnob
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05/02/13 03:31am |
RV Pet Stop
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RE: A case for basic trianing
The dog has to hold the sheep away from the gate while the handler opens it, then put the sheep away.You mean the dog has to hold the sheep back because they want to go into the pen????:h
I wish our flock was like that when we want them to go into the barn. My wife has had to use all three of her dogs to get the flock into the barn so she can sort off the ewes/mothers of the lambs being weaned.
Manners/obedience are very important for all dogs to learn.
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BCSnob
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05/01/13 04:34am |
RV Pet Stop
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