CJ WATER TEMPS AND FISHING THREAD!

[INTIMIDATOR]

Best wishes to The Friend's of CJ and their families....besides all the glorious things in our lives that we have to be Thankful for, we also need to be Thankful for such a Great place to relax and enjoy fishing....and the Great friends we have met because of Her....Special Thanks for those who serve and protect this great country.
My God Bless all of you and keep you safe!
Happy Thanksgiving to All

[INTIMIDATOR]

Went out Friday in the morning to visit with Rusty and some of the "Ice Boys" on the docks....it was 24 degrees on my way out and way too cold even though I had 2 layers of UA Cold Gear on, plus outerwear.
There was ice in the corners of the Marina, but I'm sure it is gone now.
No one was really doing anything while I was there, just dinks again, but I didn't hear how Rusty or Jeff did after I left.

[Lowellhturner]

Good to know someone`s able to get out. Am preparing to down the tree...

[CrappieDreamer]

Brent- it sounds like you need some natural insulation. I'll give you some of mine...

[INTIMIDATOR]

Brent- it sounds like you need some natural insulation. I'll give you some of mine...

Ha Ha....Been lifting with Dale and on the stair climber.... I'm trying to lose the insulation from sitting around after my eye surgeries!
Have another surgery sometime in March...hopefully that is it! Before then, I need to drop 2 babies!

[Lowellhturner]

Hilarious...then I need to drop quintupilets !

[INTIMIDATOR]

Since Dale and I are preparing for the Zombie Apocalypse ,we needed a cheap, small, and light fuel, to run our "Rocket Stove" and small foldaway backpack stoves.
Most tablet fuel is expensive, from a dollar to several dollars for a 1x1 square or just a little bigger, even though these "tablet" fuels will burn at 1200 plus degrees, they are short lived and may only boil a cup of water. Canned fuel doesn't work well in cold and are too bulky in your survival backpack.
We needed something that can cook a meal, start a log fire, and provide heat if needed, and be small, light, waterproof, and packable.

Dale and I have been reading about "homemade" tablets but they were still too small and couldn't give us what we wanted.
People were soaking Cotton balls in alcohol and burning them, soaking Cotton balls in wax, using paper and wax, wood chips and wax, etc...these didn't last long, didn’t get hot enough, or just couldn't do the jobs that we wanted.
I was in a store and found the small cheap tablets for 1 dollar, "lightbulbs" and "Bells and Whistles" started going off in my head.... I also found a nice sized bottle of gel fire starter for a buck...then I bought a huge bag of 100% Cotton Balls for a dollar also.
Found 8 plastic cups with lids for another dollar, and was off to create a "Masterpiece"!

I'm not ashamed to admit that I have 2 Candle melters to keep my house smelling nice...especially since my son sometime practices that the Apocalypse is already here and doesn't shower for days!.... then after the smell is gone from the jar candles, I clip the wicks on a wooden stick across the top of the jar, and let them re-harden to burn for light.

I had Dale pour the gel fire fluid in a glass cup and soaked 16 Cotton balls in it...then he lined the bottom of the cups with 4 cotton balls each.
He then put 1 fire tablet in each cup, added both gel infused cotton balls, and packed in as many cotton balls as possible.
I then took an old melted candle and poured it into a plastic cup....then it was easier to fill the cups with the cotton balls, fire starters, and fire gel...I filled each cup to the top and worked the molten wax around so all of the cotton balls on the bottom were covered also...then we smashed on the lids to squish everything tight.
After a couple hours in the fridge, they popped out of the cups with a lift from a knife, and into the baggies they went.
We made another batch, and lit one with a mag starter, after an hour of intense flames we blew it out and saved the rest. These things are FANTASTIC! It boiled a pot of water in about 5 minutes.
We have enough material to make Fire logs if we want...with the upcoming Zombie Apocalypse, the uses of these New FIRE BLOCKS are endless!

Also, if you don't want unsightly burn marks, etc, on the flame side of your pots or skillets or a sooty film in your pack, put aluminum foil over the grate and then sit your pot or skillet on it. Aluminum foil is a must in your pack!

Saw Fritz (CJpolecat) and his beautiful bride this past Friday, at The Meadows Restaurant, and we talked for awhile...I'm blaming all this craziness on him! Either that or Cabin Fever is setting in!

Happy Zombie Hunting to all!

[INTIMIDATOR]

Since Dale and I are preparing for the Zombie Apocalypse ,we needed a cheap, small, and light fuel, to run our "Rocket Stove" and small foldaway backpack stoves.
Most tablet fuel is expensive, from a dollar to several dollars for a 1x1 square or just a little bigger, even though these "tablet" fuels will burn at 1200 plus degrees, they are short lived and may only boil a cup of water. Canned fuel doesn't work well in cold and are too bulky in your survival backpack.
We needed something that can cook a meal, start a log fire, and provide heat if needed, and be small, light, waterproof, and packable.

Dale and I have been reading about "homemade" tablets but they were still too small and couldn't give us what we wanted.
People were soaking Cotton balls in alcohol and burning them, soaking Cotton balls in wax, using paper and wax, wood chips and wax, etc...these didn't last long, didn’t get hot enough, or just couldn't do the jobs that we wanted.
I was in a store and found the small cheap tablets for 1 dollar, "lightbulbs" and "Bells and Whistles" started going off in my head.... I also found a nice sized bottle of gel fire starter for a buck...then I bought a huge bag of 100% Cotton Balls for a dollar also.
Found 8 plastic cups with lids for another dollar, and was off to create a "Masterpiece"!

I'm not ashamed to admit that I have 2 Candle melters to keep my house smelling nice...especially since my son sometime practices that the Apocalypse is already here and doesn't shower for days!.... then after the smell is gone from the jar candles, I clip the wicks on a wooden stick across the top of the jar, and let them re-harden to burn for light.

I had Dale pour the gel fire fluid in a glass cup and soaked 16 Cotton balls in it...then he lined the bottom of the cups with 4 cotton balls each.
He then put 1 fire tablet in each cup, added both gel infused cotton balls, and packed in as many cotton balls as possible.
I then took an old melted candle and poured it into a plastic cup....then it was easier to fill the cups with the cotton balls, fire starters, and fire gel...I filled each cup to the top and worked the molten wax around so all of the cotton balls on the bottom were covered also...then we smashed on the lids to squish everything tight.
After a couple hours in the fridge, they popped out of the cups with a lift from a knife, and into the baggies they went.
We made another batch, and lit one with a mag starter, after an hour of intense flames we blew it out and saved the rest. These things are FANTASTIC! It boiled a pot of water in about 5 minutes.
We have enough material to make Fire logs if we want...with the upcoming Zombie Apocalypse, the uses of these New FIRE BLOCKS are endless!

Also, if you don't want unsightly burn marks, etc, on the flame side of your pots or skillets or a sooty film in your pack, put aluminum foil over the grate and then sit your pot or skillet on it. Aluminum foil is a must in your pack!

Saw Fritz (CJpolecat) and his beautiful bride this past Friday, at The Meadows Restaurant, and we talked for awhile...I'm blaming all this craziness on him! Either that or Cabin Fever is setting in!

Happy Zombie Hunting to all!

Made some pine scented and Citronella for the bugs.

[cjpolecat]

Hey Brent, If it will help you out, have an old Zippo lighter you can borrow.. I have trouble with bells and whistles also ...Bride? She was A BRIDE 57 years ago but I can honesty say every night is like our wedding night, she still has the same headacke. ...I hopet the eye surgery works better his time.
CJP

[Lowellhturner]

MODS ! You need to have cj polecat post a WARNING on his entries like this: "WARNING ! SET DOWN any cups/ containers of liquid drinks, soda, coffee, orange juice ect and SWALLOW anything in your mouth BEFORE reading this !"