I made it as a gift 4 years ago but if my memory serves me right I believe it was convex

Huh??

I agree!

I agree. There’s so many more options that are WAY better.

Thank you! I hope so too! When are you doing it? I have a full online course for vertical concrete coming out soon. If you need anymore information that is. Right now I have my mix design and explanation on Patreon.

😂 true. And that’s awesome! I didn’t realize I’m one of the few that has mentioned it. It just made sense to me. Being a contractor I always kept one in the work truck in case I needed water for anything. Most commercial buildings don’t have a regular water spigot.

Well thank you very much!

I honestly couldn’t believe.

Thank you very much!

It won’t erode concrete. I just did it as an extra precaution to keep moisture (if any) away from the wood.

They’re all pretty tasty!

Thank you very much!

😂 thanks man!

I think you’ll like it! 👍

Thank you!

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Sherpa lined sierra

It’s kind of a golden tan/brown

😂😂 yeah I don’t mind it.

You should probably have that looked at.

Thank you!

It is! And I did! It’s a blank I made in a previous video.

@@TheHiddenHomestead made on a previous video from amazon or you forged it lol?

🤷🏼‍♂️ I guess you’ll have to find and watch the video. 😁👍

That’s a good point, however as mentioned at the beginning of the video this isn’t a SHTF sort of bug out. My thought is that while some natural disasters can be pretty massive in scale they normally don’t take out an entire regions complete infrastructure. *Normally. So getting a hot meal at a family’s or friend’s house, hotel or restaurant down the street or next town over wont be impossible.

Thank you!

Thank you! Well, I’ll say that it’s not an average shower so admittedly it does take longer than average to clean. That being said, it’s really not that bad. Two to three times a week we do a quick spray down with a 50/50 water/vinegar mix after we shower. Every other week we use the same mix and scrub it down with a powered/rotating medium bristle brush. We have a few different shaped heads that we can use to get in all the hard to reach areas. Then if needed, once or twice a year we’ll go in and use something a little stronger than the water/vinegar if there’s a lot of soap scum build up. It normally doesn’t get that bad though if we stay on it with the water/vinegar mix.

Ha! Thanks brother! 🥃👍

@@TheHiddenHomestead 👍🏼🥃👊🏼

Hey thanks!!

Thank you!

That’s a good point! Thanks for the comment. I’m not attempting to argue because that is a valid concern. I guess my thought behind it was that if it’s a natural disaster, the bag would leave the house and go directly to a hotel or to a family member’s home. So point A to B, in my possession and/or secured. No different than my wallet on my person if anyone wanted to steal it. If it was a true SHTF scenario, personal info would probably be completely useless to other people as we’d be dealing with a possible societal collapse and they’d be more worried about tangible things that could be used immediately.

🙏 thanks man!

I don’t believe it would be difficult at all. If you’re concerned with mess just put some plastic or a drop cloth down on the table. If you do it inside your home I would exercise extreme caution melting and mixing the ingredients. The liquids are HIGHLY flammable. If possible I would try to do that outside.

@@TheHiddenHomestead I heard the microcrystaline wax gives off some really nasty fumes. But I also hear mixed info on that. Waxing makes it pretty unfeasible to wear in the summer, correct? It's one thing to have an unwashable jacket, but unwashable pants could get nasty fairly quickly if you sweat a lot.

It’s not the wax that’s really flammable. It’s the tung oil finish and especially the mineral spirits. Yeah. If you sweat a lot they will get funky. That being said I’ve had people comment on here that they use cheap vodka to wet the inside. The alcohol kills all the bacteria that causes the funky smell

Thank you!

It’s the Sherpa lined sierra.

@@TheHiddenHomestead thanks dude! Party on!

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It’s a really fun process.

Thanks! It works pretty well. I’m glad I incorporated it into the design

@@TheHiddenHomestead yea, I'm gonna use that one. Moving to my Arizona off-grid homestead this summer, very exited🇺🇲😊👍

Awesome!!! Wish you the best of luck man!! 🇺🇸 👍

Thank you sir! Good Friday to you! Hope you have a great weekend.

👌 this one is! 🔥

Thanks man!

I mix fireclay into the mortar. I have done some tests with this mix where I blasted it with a big weed burner torch. It glowed red but didn’t crumble. That being said, I don’t recommend it. I always put a smokeless or gas insert in them which just insures the longevity and the functionality of them.

Thank you so much!

It’s a special mortar that I make specifically for vertical applications. There’s a lot of pre-bagged mixes out there to choose from but this one is definitely more economical. I am in the process of making a full online course that goes over all of it. For now though, if you’re interested I have a link to the ingredients, and the how/why of the mix pinned to the top of the comments section. Admittedly, it’s on my Patreon channel so it does require payment for access to get all the information.

Thanks brother! Back issues suck. So whatever I can do to be lazy with it is a plus! lol. 🥃🤙

@@TheHiddenHomestead 🤣🤣🤣hell yeah!!!👍🏼🥃👊🏼💯

Thank you very much! Gotta stick with it and do what you love. A body in motion stays in motion! 👍👍

🤔 I can’t think of anything off the top of my head. Technically you probably don’t need the tung oil finish. Tung oil by itself takes a long time to cure. The reason the tung oil finish is used is for the “drying agents”. It helps speed up the curing process of the actual tung oil. If you wanted to set it and forget it for a few weeks you could probably get away with not using it. But don’t get excited and wear it to soon. You’ll potentially get the tung oil on everything else you touch.

@TheHiddenHomestead ohh okay thank you! I have all the time in the world to let it cure :) looking forward to trying this out!

awesome! You’ll have to let me know how it turns out

😂🤣 well thank you very much! I’m glad you liked the video!

It is cedar and redwood which is rot resistant. So, other than fading a little they have held up really well. I don’t have much to compare it to personally other than old cedar fence posts. These haven’t been in the ground that long yet, so it’s hard to compare. This isn’t anything new though. It’s a very old technique of preserving wood.

@@TheHiddenHomestead thank you! Beautiful work!

Thank you!

This video was just an overview of the entire process. So, I didn’t show much detail for each step. However, at 1:30 I did show a little bit of the process for drifting the hole.

Thank you very much! I’m very happy and pleased how it turned out. It’s been in my family for decades so I was honored to five it a new life.