I love my decked drawer system for “preps” and adventure gear and tools. But initially it was a major pain trying to get a motorcycle in the truck bed with “decked”.

Here is my solution to this problem! I bought two steel ramps from harbor frieght and I thought I would hook them together, but then when I was fabricating that I had the idea, why not a mini-ramp to go from the tailgate to the top of the decked!?!

So, with the help of an angle grinder cut-off wheel. I fab’d a mini-ramp. Using twist ties I can secure the mini-ramp to the larger ramp and drive the motorcycle up the ramp and onto the decked truck drawer system.

TIP: Use a tri-fold ramp so the human/person can walk the bike up the ramps.  I can NOW load my bike safely by myself. 

Decked Truck System: https://amzn.to/2Lrj08t

Steel ramp: https://amzn.to/2NO70Rf

Nite Ize twist ties: https://amzn.to/2LsMqTJ

I love prepping, especially with multi-use items like a motorhome.

It is stocked and ready to go for an adventure, family trip or emergency evacuation. No endless shuffling of gear and bins, everything has its place and the motorhome has its duplicate (no moving stuff from the house to the motorhome except fresh food and clothing). So, the motorhome has dedicated kitchen gear, jackets, tools etc.

With a two-way fridge, I can keep our food safe and cool. Grid or generator will run the fridge, but also propane! If this fridge ever goes out, I’ll get a 3-way fridge that will include 12v!

To me, I much prefer a motorhome over an RV trailer. The motorhome allows you to travel spread out, so the kids fight less.  You can sleep, or use the kitchen/bathroom in route (Best to stop of course for your safety). Pulling a trailer is nice in a motorhome, you don’t have to worry about pulling two trailers (RV & a toy). No toys inside your living space smelling bad and getting it dirty. Once you get onsite, you just hook up the grid and you are done, no leveling or messing around with jacks. An enclosed prepper trailer that acts like a shed for your toys is the way I roll.

Motorhome Mods:

Mod-ONE: Motion lights

Motion Lights, I have these in cupboards, walk ways, bathroom etc.  They take AAA batteries (rechargeable ones) and can be placed just about anywhere.

cupboard/storage bins motion lights:
https://amzn.to/2N47lPt

stairs/and hallway lights:
https://amzn.to/31t4tPS

mandoor/outside light:
https://amzn.to/31vgiFi
These are awesome with double sided tape or 3m dual lock, just outside the door, so when you are using your keys at night or lighting your path, or alerting you if someone is outside your door at night.

 

Mod-TWO: secure storage

I’ve got a secureit fastbox, that I store protection and valuables while I’m away.
https://amzn.to/2YW1zpe

Mod-Three: hidden personal protection.

I’m going to be a bit discrete on this one, but I have spares accessible throughout the motorhome. I feel they are secure, even if there was a car accident.

Mod-Four: Motorcycle carrier

https://amzn.to/31x7kra (is the one I bought and several of my buddies have these and they work pretty good for our dual-sports. I LOVE having a deployable piggy-back vehicle! Think about it, the motorhome is HUGE and hard to get into tight spots (Motorcycles ideal niche!) and if you have motorhome issues and the cell phone doesn’t work, you can jump on the bike and get to cell service and call road side assistance or grab groceries/snacks etc.

Mod-Five: mountain bike carrier & front hitch mount.

So I could bring my motorcycle and mountain bikes, I recently installed a front hitch on the motorhome along with a 4 bike carrier.

https://amzn.to/33tjjrh

&

https://amzn.to/2Kqv7Dp

The install of the front hitch was pretty easy. Quick TIPS: 1. remove the front bumper on e450, it is time savings well spent! 2. Once hitch is in place, use a multimax to cut the plastic fairing and the splash guard. I could not use the OE bolts on the splash guard, so I used re-usable zip ties and its solid!

This shows the cut-out with the multi-max.

 

Mod-Six: USB fan and 120v fans.

OMG, the fans are so nice!  I can hook up the USB fan to a battery pack and move it just about anywhere including pulling/pushing air into/out of the motorhome.

The 120v fan is much much more powerful if you have the grid.

Mod-seven: max fan

These are awesome for pulling the hot air out of the motorhome, its like a whole-house fan! crack a window on the otherside of the motorhome and set the fan to pull the hot air out. They also can have the vent open in a rain/snow storm w/o endangering a leak.

https://amzn.to/2GWJ2yH

I suggest installing them in the spring/fall before it gets hot, being on the roof w/o shade sucks!

Mod-Eight – Propane fire ring.

I got a fire ring from costco and a grate for hotdogs/hamburgers at walmart.

https://www.costco.com/Outland-18%22-Portable-Propane-Fire-Bowl-Premium.product.100222798.html

This one is VERY similar to the one I got at walmart:

https://amzn.to/31uG4cH

 

GEAR LINKS

 

LED LIGHTS:

cupboard/storage bins motion lights:
https://amzn.to/2N47lPt

stairs/and hallway lights:
https://amzn.to/31t4tPS

mandoor/outside light:
https://amzn.to/31vgiFi

3m dual lock

Vehicle secure storage

Motorcycle carrier

Mountain bike carrier

Whole-house RV max fan

https://www.costco.com/Outland-18%22-Portable-Propane-Fire-Bowl-Premium.product.100222798.html

fire ring grate for cooking

 

I love going on adventures with friends/family. Its a great way to live life and test yourself and your gear.

REQUIREMENTS:

 

• Adventure planning

 

• Finding fun trails and adventures

• Route planning (before, during and after)

• Adjusting plans on the fly to find unexplored areas. To me, this is often the most fun part of adventures is just exploring. Being able to find your way out is critical!

• Sharing routes and journaling

• Time saving tools

• Non-bulky

 

 

Common tools:

 

• Guide to Moab, UT Backroads & 4-Wheel-Drive Trails 3rd Edition

 

• https://amzn.to/2D9paXr

• This is a great way to read up on trails, have a hard copy backup

• FunTreks – great way to have a pre-planned route for trail riding.

• https://amzn.to/2IbOwbo

Garmin GPS. To me, these are robust, but clunky with limited maps and a pain to manage compared to a mobile device app like Gaia GPS.

Pros

• Robust

• Relatively inexpensive. I ran a garmin for a year, after finding Gaia GPS, I sold it cuz I never used it because it was such a pain to load basecamp and then sync it…ugg

• Swappable batteries.

• Cons

• Not convenient for route planning.

• You can’t make changes on the fly

• Limited on maps

• Usually very small screen

 

My all time fav is the GAIA GPS.

With hundreds of overlay maps, 7 concurrent overlays maps that are easy to load and pre-download. IMO, the $40 a year is worth it for the time saving and on-the-fly maneuvering.

• Cons

• If you don’t have a way to charge your mobile device, or you break your mobile device, you might be stuck (have multiple navigators and multiple tools).

• PROS

• I love using a ram mount so I can see the map as I ride motorcycle/UTV/Truck

• You can put this on a large tablet that has a GPS for better viewing vs a tiny garmin screen.

• You can run this on your smart phone or tablet or laptop browser and they all sync effortlessly.

• Pre-download maps on wifi or cell data before you are in the wild.

• Topo, satellite, forest service, nat geo, hunting, hiking, biking…A LOT of maps.

• So many times, I’ve been on an ADV and needed to see satellite for unmarked trails to navigate out of a sticky situation.

• Route/Map sharing is easy. Just hit record and it’ll track your ADV. Key for finding your way out too!

• Journaling ADV is easy.  I did 7 mile rim a 2nd time, and it was nice to see where we turned off from the previous time almost a year before.

• Google discounts

 

 

 

GAIA GPS RESOURCES:

 

Great Youtube vids to get started with GAIA

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkL6MaWCAPA

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkYrpriHIVU

 

Some screenshots of my GAIA GPS

You can pre-download an area.

 

Some trails are marked very well, like American Fork Canyon:

 

My all time fav SXS trail! Poison Spider

 

This shows the national parks “map” overlay, which is really nice!

 

My mavic DJI Air drone battery was kind of difficult to figure out how to charge on a motorcycle.

I want to share how to charge the drone battery on a motorcycle. When on an adventure, the 20-23 minute battery doesn’t last very long and I need to be able to recharge the battery.

equipment list:

1. Anbee Intelligent Dual Battery Fast Car Charger Adapter for DJI Mavic Air Drone Battery

2. MOTOPOWER MP0609A 3.1Amp Motorcycle USB Charger Kit SAE to USB Adapter Phone GPS Charge On Motorcycle

3. MOTOPOWER MP68993 SAE to Cigarette Lighter Socket Adapter Cable

Then, you can run the USB charger OR the cigarette lighter socket adapter onto the same cable on the bike, depending if you need to charge your phone or your drone battery.

I have a tank bag, so I put the charger and battery in there and it charges relatively quickly. Of course, don’t charge your battery when its hot…just coming out of the drone. Another reason to have more than one battery!

 

I agree, it is ridiculous to have a bolt action with a 60 capacity magazine ;)…or any rifle for that matter. Make each shot count! 20-30 rd mags that you can do tactical reloads and carry easily makes more sense than a drum.

I bought the drum specifically because the gov doesn’t like drums. I didn’t know I needed it until the gov said I shouldn’t have them (The American way).

For me, I need a couple of justifications to justify another niche firearm.

1. coyote hunting
2. bolt action rifle class coming up in May from Marksmanship Matters
3. small caliber for youth hunters.
4. might end up in my motorhome safe

 

 

Pros of the Ruger American Rifle (RAR).

1. light weight
2. inexpensive (my scope & mount cost more).
3. good trigger
4. threaded muzzle for suppressed options
5. takes ar15 mags
6. sling ready
7. if I damage this rifle, I won’t feel bad.

Cons of this system

1. the stock doesn’t fit well with my scope, so I got a cheek riser for $30 ish
2. No flush fitting magazine…yet.
3. out of the box, the bolt is a bit “not smooth”.

Accessories

1. AAC suppressor
2. AAC muzzle device…for suppressor
3. cheek riser
4. sling
5. 1-4x supersniper scope – https://www.swfa.com/swfa-ss-1-4×24-tactical-30mm-riflescope-109309.html
6. scope mount – https://amzn.to/2VWKlTo 
7. NOT recommended, but if the gov says we shouldn’t have them, make sure you buy a bunch of them. https://www.brownells.com/magazines/rifle-magazines/magazines/ar-15-60rd-pmag-d-60-223-5-56-prod75048.aspx?avs|Manufacturer_1=MAGPUL
8. 10 rd or 20 rd ar15 mags are plenty. It came with one poly 10 rd mag.
9. belt loops – https://amzn.to/2VW4WHF

 

My thoughts on the magpul hunter stock.

1. worth the extra weight! not really a lot more weight
   1. get that perfect length of pull
   2. get that perfect cheek height!
   3. stiffer and more accurate with the aluminum pillars.
   4. great sling attachment options along with m-lok!
   5. Seems a bit pricy (mine was about $250), but really turns the RAR into a great system for hunting.
   6. I have not gotten around to trying the hunter stock on the 5.56 RAR.

I got my Tundra in 2014 and I’ve kept it pretty stock until this year I plan to build it out for a overlander/prepper truck.

Niche of prepper truck.

1. get to adventures…prepared.
2. wherever I go, I’m ready/prepared to assist/evac…prepared.
   1. work
   2. play
   3. adventures
   4. evac
3. pull vehicle for 7×16 trailer (that holds Honda Pioneer 1000-5, real dedicated off road vehicle).

 

 

 

• Under rear-seat organization

DU-HA Under Seat Storage, is a great way to prevent gear from going flying in the event of a hard breaking event. 

• Decked Truck Drawers

So far, these are excellent. Nearly water proof, 200 lbs per drawer and 2,000 weight rating on top of the drawer. No more injuring yourself grabbing gear from the back of your truck! I use a drill bit driver extension to hold the drawers open (if needed). I also use white gaffer tape to “map out” where things are in the drawer (inside the drawer, there is a handy place to put the tape).

•  Decked D-box box organizer for decked drawers!

I got four of these d-boxes. I labeled  (gaffer tape again) one “get home”,  “range”, Tools & first-aid. I do want to be able to run “long-guns” in one drawer, so I need to figure out how to slim-down to 3 boxes instead of 4. I have an old ammo can that my dad used for a first-aid kit when I was a kid. So I think I’m going to run that one. and make the first aid-box into a “camera” box or something like that.

I’ve found that now that I have d-boxes, I don’t really need the dividers.

• Decked Dividers

• 1,000 lbs mounts. With the decked drawer system in, I don’t have access to my corner anchors. So, I got two pairs of these.
• 
• Anchors inside the corner storage of decked.I found some “eyelet” bolts at walmart ($1 each) and cut them shorter and cleaned up the threads and put lock tight on the threads, so now I have another mount option by removing the corner lids. I used some nite-ize twist ties to prevent the eyelet bolt from rattling!

 

• • ARB bumper. I did a lot of research and thought about this for over a year. In the end, having air-bag support, lifetime coating (I’ve never seen one rusted to the point of degraded strength). I really want to protect against a deer/elk strike. I’m buying from http://www.sierraexpeditions.com and they are giving me free shipping. $1700 ish delivered!  I also considered https://www.buckstopinc.com/classic-1-1093.html which comes with a front receiver hitch!  But I wanted the computer welded/built bumper from ARB.  The ARB weighs about 140 lbs vs the buckstop of 200 lbs.

FUTURE/WISH LIST

• Rock sliders. Still researching, but I’d like to be able to use a hi-lift jack on the side of the truck on the rock sliders (yes, VERY strong sliders! no city slicker “nerf bars”!).
  • considering these sliders: https://amzn.to/2MOviI7
• Winch,
  

  Smittybilt (98510 X2O Waterproof Synthetic Rope Winch – 10000 lb. Load Capacity.
  I picked this winch because of weight (S-rope) and waterproof and plenty strong to pull my truck and trailer out if needed. NOT planning serious off road with this truck…I have a Honda Pioneer 1000-5 that is built for serious off road use!

• front receiver hitch. I plan to add this to my ARB bumper (hopefully!).
  • why you might want a front receiver hitch.
    • front motorcycle carrier (if you are pulling a trailer or have a camper shell).
    • much easier to back a trailer in the front!
    • run a basket for hauling more stuff in the front.
    • have a multi-vehicle winch that you can put in the front of the truck or rear of the truck as needed. a portable winch!
      • winch for truck
      • winch for motorhome
      • winch for a trailer (to pull other vehicles –disabled or otherwise onto the trailer).

• Bed liner truck and shell.
  • I want to bedliner my tundra “concrete grey”. Quick Sand would be better “discrete” camouflage, but grey will “blend in” better on and off the road.
  •  Planning to use Raptor tintable bedliner this summer (likely July shutdown/holiday). I will likely roll it on, like I did the tacoma.
• Shell. Still doing research on which shell, I’m having a hard time finding a used truck shell that fits my truck. I’m thinking for now, just a cab flush shell. Future I’d love to get a camper shell that has beds, stoves and bathrooms, but that will need to be for future.
• suspension upgrades. I want better shocks and adjustable front shocks for dealing with the extra bumper weight. Still doing research. 
  • upgrade front suspension
    • considering: https://www.realtruck.com/bilstein-b8-5160-reservoir-shocks/
  • upgrade rear suspension for adjustable (air weight).
    • https://amzn.to/2D9Z0Tu

 

ARB Tundra Bumper Install

MAKE SURE YOU GET THE LATEST COLOR install instructions!!!

I was going off an outdated Black/White install instructions and it caused me lots of grief. Sierra Expeditions was great when I called for help on the turn signals, they sent me the color instructions and it was a snap after that!

 

TIP: start from the top and work your way to the bottom removing molding and bumpers. The instructions are pretty good that came with the bumper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Custom Front Receiver Hitch Build

 

 

I bought a hitch step from amazon as a starting point.

https://amzn.to/2UX5ufM

 

Then 4″x4″ 1/4 angle iron.

I used cardboard to fabricate a template and then cut the steel with a angle grinder (cut off wheel).

Once completed, I sanded and then primered it. Then spray can bedliner.

 

This blog will cover some WHYs and HOWs of responsible gun storage.

 

 

1. In our Utah CFP class we cover “no unauthorized access to firearms”.

This means would-be criminal theft, and/or irresponsible persons like children or their friends, guests and “contractors” working on your home/appliances.

As a security professional, we know that no system is “hack proof” and so it is with secure gun storage. We are managing/reducing risk and slowing down criminal theft.

Secure Storage Group-Buy until Feb 8th, 2019!
Tracking spreadsheet for group-buy

 

I own two “quick access” pistol boxes that are bolted down and they have tethers too (cable tied to a larger fixture). I realize these are easy to snatch and grab and worry about breaking into the pistol box later. Both my pistol boxes are no longer available, but I do recommend these fortknox pistol safes. Opening and closing them each night/morning allows even faster access at night.

 

2. “You are responsible for your safety”

(do not delegate your safety) is another thing we teach in our CFP class. This means being able to stop an attack, but more likely and statistically in my geo/demographics ensuring you are safe from your own negligence/or unexpected altered mental health due to divorce, depression, job loss, loss of loved one etc .  Being 100% safe and never compromising due to sickness, sleepiness, mood or impairments (medication etc). Taking a 4 day professional training class from MarksmanshipMatters.com will help in both contexts of “safety” (safety to defend/respond & safety from yourself).

I’ve trained with many organizations, none take your own safety from gun handling more serious thank Marksmanship Matters.

I’d like to address being responsible for your own safety in responding to a threat/attack. You do NOT have 10 seconds…or even 5 seconds to retrieve a secured or unsecured firearm during an attack while at home(certainly not from a car). I suggest you carry your Conceal Carry handgun on your person at all times, especially in your home! Even if it is a sub-compact .380 or 9mm, this is way better than a standard capacity long gun that is 5 seconds away from being deployable.

Having a long gun quick accessible during a “possible” lull in the gun fight is not a bad idea. Being able to upgrade from a handgun to a long-gun is everyones ideal “tactical advantage”, but I would not bet on it and go around my home/homestead without the ability to respond quickly to an attack.

Options for quick response with a long-gun (not acceptable to storage unsecured firearms).

 

For long gun quick access, I suggest the SecureIT fastbox.

Advantages of the fastbox.

1. quick access with buttons or key
2. vertical mount
   1. accessories available for vertical mount.
3. Horizontal mount, like under a bed or under a truck seat if that works for your truck.
4. decentralized storage (stores two long guns in vertical position).
   1. Split up long guns in different locations (different rooms or out buildings, trailers etc).
   2. having different codes for different secure storage cabinets.
   3. put some of your guns at your parents/uncles/adult sons/daughters house to “diversify your holdings”.

Checkout WrangleStar’s fastbox video for his van.

My long-gun secure storage solution:

I have several very large “traditional” gun safes, but over time I’ve learned that I should use systems like “SecureIT” gun storage instead of a “firesafe”.

 

Pros of SecureIT Agile  52

1. storage designed to protect your firearms from unauthorized access.
2. storage that protects from scratches/dents and damaged/lost zero optics
3. decentralized storage. buy 3 for the cost of one “costco” safe.
   1. actual storage of ar15 freedom rifles in a “costco” safe is not going to be “24 guns”. Ar15 are wider and deeper than most hunting rifles, so you are not going to get “advertised high density” storage, so why not pick a system that uses cradlegrid technology?
4. bolt multiple agile 52s together so it can’t be “taken” off property
5. excellent “hold down” if transporting/traveling with a secureit fastbox or agile52. Each long gun is cradled and has a bungee tether.
6. ships flat and is easy to move to your new home/apartment.
   1. the cost of a traditional safe moving by a professional mover is $500-600 per safe! Just moving the traditional safe is expensive

 

TIPS

• large screws into wood/concrete to bolt down the secure storage, use an impact drill for large wood screws with washers. Use a hammer drill for concrete.

 

• •  (motion activated LED light, magnetic, powered by AAA batteries)
  • go-magnets are great for storing pistols on the inside of the door
    • • yes, I can beat amazon prices for go-magnets if I don’t need to ship to you.

     

     

     

  • Have a loaded pistol in your safe, in the off chance a monster tortures your loved one and makes you “open your safe”. All guns are always loaded, especially in my safe!
  • Have at least one long gun with a loaded magazine and empty chamber in case quick response with a long gun is needed.
  • Do NOT have rifle cartridges in a chamber, in the event of a fire, most rifle cartridges will go through all the walls in your home and could hit an innocent person/first responder.
  • air tight/water resident steel ammo boxes for safe storage and safe transport. My flood victim friend lost all his ammo because it was in card board boxes and the ammo was swept away in the flood waters.
  • label any “odd system”. not sighted in would be a good label. Or WIP
  • label ammo in ammo cans
  • for high-density, consider gun storage poles
    • 
  • Audit. wether it is a game camera (hidden best you can) or some other technology, you should audit your safe’s access.
  • temperature alerts, like la cross  https://amzn.to/2S4SJmy
    • https://amzn.to/2Wv4f9n alert if water detected
  • professional firefighters say a firesafe is not really going to protect your assets.  storing lots of ammo inside will explode a fully enclosed safe (you need release of gases to avoid gun-safe-bomb.)
  • kids are not responsible 100% of the time over long periods of time. I teach my kids the correct policy, but I put in place controls to protect life if there is 1-2 seconds of irresponsibility.  AKA, your kid could be responsible for thousands of hours, it only takes 1 second to do it wrong and…”I taught them correctly, will not help in a legal situation or worse your kid is depressed and mis-uses your firearms. Buy your kids a secureit, if they get depressed, change the code.
    • I do not believe there is a kid that is not susceptible to risk to the point I would give them full access to deadly weapons.
    • One of my best friends only child, as a teen had an accident and died as a result of not locking up the gun. He was one of the most trained and responsible youths I’ve ever known. I think he had at least 12 days of professional training.

Go-Magnets

• I did notice even with putting the seam side to the firearm, if on thin sheet metal, like the back of my secureit …it would still pull the magnet off WITH the gun cuz the gun metal is so much more “attraction”.
  But on thicker metal, the 2x more strong side of the magnet stays put :
• go magnets are ideal for storing .22 LR because 22 won’t fit on my pistol peg (see below photo).
• if you plan to secure a long-gun, you’ll need two magnets and depending on your gun, you need enough metal and “flat spots” to anchor your long gun to the magnets.

 

 

For excellent daily summaries and recaps, please see John Farnum’s blog:

 

http://defense-training.com/quips/

Thomas’ recap

GROUP BUYS

1. SecureIT storage. Contact me for a quote (please send link of what you are wanting to buy).
2. Hold up displays
   1. Send me links of what you want and I’ll get you price quote.
   2. Dealer costs!
   3. https://www.holdupdisplays.com/products/gun-wall-rack-package
   4. About half what secureit gun wall would be.
3. Go gun magnets
   1. $10 each for pre-order
   2. https://go-mags.net/products/go-magnet-triple-pack
   3. I have to order 24 to become a dealer. These are great for the back side of your safe door to hold mags/pistols, they have one side that is more powerful magnet than the other side, so you put the most powerful towards the safe metal and the gun side is the “fold”. So you do NOT need double-sided-tape

Non-group buy deals:

1. If you call du-ha and mention shotshow, you can get $50 off their underseat storage bin for pickup trucks ($150). https://www.du-ha.com/toyota-tundra-double-cab-07-16-no-factory-subwoofer.html
2. Call underwood ammo and mention shotshow for a deal, next week only. These guys started out loading 10mm to the standard and have amazing ammo for self-defense and especially predator defense
3. CCW belt that will out last an “instructor belt”. I ordered one. It micro-adjusts and won’t wear out Velcro like an instructor belt. 20% off code: LUVNEXBELT
4. Guard dog tasers coupon code: Guard dog tasers gdxt25  25% off
5. 10% off fortknox accessories. Contact me for the code. I have a few one-time use codes.
6. Shotdeal19 free ship on Anderson manufacturing ar15 parts
7. no-mess straps/ropes. https://rapidrope.com/buy/

 

TODO

1. Call brownells and get setup for affiliate program
2. Order a mantisx to have a computer document and help me improve my trigger press.
3. Tour of fortknox safe company.

 

 

COMPLETED

1. Handouts for mental health for CCW/CFP students. Non-gov organization that won’t try to take your guns away if you need mental health help. https://walkthetalkamerica.org/
2. Wounded warrior donation for a swiss knife …for me. Last time I bought one for each of my kids, now I have one for me 🙂
3. Talked to Springfield armory about a 40sw conversion barrel for the 10mm xdm. Even if it is the same caliber, they will never send a barrel for legal risk reasons. You must send in the firearm and they will replace what is required.  So, no chance of a SA 40 SW conv barrel.  Maybe someone else will do so. I have shot several mags of 40 SW in my 10mm chamber, I do NOT recommend this, but in a pinch it “could” be done. YOU are RESPONSIBLE for YOUR SAFETY
4. Talked to SIG about a p320 45 acp that has suppressor sights & threaded barrel with 15+ capacity mags. like the fnx tactical 45 –NOT going to happen, they can not keep up with demand for 9mm p320s. Might be 10+ years.
   1. The MCX carbines were SO nice. I LOVE the grey color! May not be worth swap’n my sig 516 for an mcx, but it is on my wishlist.
5. FN will never give an “instructor discount” for the FN SCAR 17 🙁

SWAG/SPIFFs.

Come to my prepper lunch & learn on Wednesday Jan 30th and I have a shload of SWAG to give out to folks. Stickers, patches, bottle openers, catalogs etc etc.

COOL STUFF

• Dry fire mag (NEW) resets your pistol “action” while you dry practice! About $100!
• Kabar TDI https://amzn.to/2DAuiVi
• Sog multitool, light weight like the power duo. https://amzn.to/2TekXaP
• Wicked edge pro knife sharpener https://amzn.to/2RPJQ06 ( I got my knife sharpened by the owner, its amazingly sharp!)
• Cool streamlight head lamp – https://amzn.to/2WhWpQ9
• Kahr firearm group -owns a lot of sub-companies like magnum research, tompson tommy gun (cool special editions!). I got a picture with a 30/30 revolver!
• NRA gun museum
  • Lethal weapon & die hard guns m9
  • True grit & rooster Cogburn winchester 1892
  • Stage couch
  • Rio Lobo
  • Gran Torino
  • Crossfire trail
  • Last stand at saber river
  • Dirty Harry’s 44 mag
  • 1911 from criminal minds
• Springfield Arms had some American flag M1As so sweet!
• Gerber has new sporks https://www.gerbergear.com/Activity/EXPLORE/Devour-Flat-Sage_31-003422
• Paul Pluff as a backup “instructor discount” guy ppluff@ruger.com
• Ruger has a new competition 1911 in 9mm that is SWEEET! https://ruger.com/products/sr1911Competition/specSheets/6766.html
• Spent some time trying to find a motorcycle helmet flashlight. Nope, no one has a good option. I believe this to be the best option:
  • https://www.rockymountainatvmc.com/riding-gear/tusk-helmet-light-kit-p?s=1312937
• There is a new sig rattler (300 blackout “pistol” that has a hand guard for suppressors! It is sweet!  I’d prefer the SB tactical “brace” https://www.sigsauer.com/store/sig-mcx-canebrake.html
• Tuffypacks -backpacks with body armor in them!
• Sunsoaker is solar for charging phones/tablets. Portable and roll-out

 

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What do you call an ATV Snowplow? way more fun than a snowblower!

Since getting our Honda Pioneer 1000-5 Summer of 2017, we’ve had little use of our Yamaha Kodiak 400 4×4 (2001). However, I had a 48″ snowblade that is perfect for sidewalks so I wanted to hold onto the machine.

I also custom fabricated a receiver hitch so I could get my 7×16 enclosed trailer into tight spots. The ATV is very thin, so if you need to turn quickly or get right up next to a fence or wall you can.

My ATV Snowplow build:

1. Yamaha Kodiak 400 4×4
2. 3500 lbs warn winch with a home made mount.
3. warn snowblade
   1. https://www.rockymountainatvmc.com/p/3878/45718/WARN%C2%AE-Standard-Straight-Blade-Universal-Plow-Kit-Winch-Equipped-ATV-48%22-Blade
4. Tusk TRILOBITE 6-Ply Tires

If you look on KSL, you can find an ATV and often with a snowblade for about $3500. I’ve seen folks spend about that much on a snowblower.

A side-by-side/UTV is too wide for sidewalks and often too big for driveways.