TRS Event TRS 25th Anniversary Fall Adventure - Land Between The Lakes - September 5th – 8th, 2024

[-Nate]

Wow does this thread have legs ! .

I used to love camping but my injuries prevent me from sleeping on even the best air mattress .

I learned to take 'bird baths' every morning in those tiny gas station rest room corner sinks, when camping in the Desert one washed the undies first them pants & shirt, once the socks are clean I use them over my hands as washcloths.....

Everything dries so quickly it's amazing .

My self like like (and insist upon) thin crust PIE CUT pizzas, I like the crust to be -almost- hard .

If that bacon bit was wriggling, they obviously didn't cook it long enough .

Food, like sex, music and many other things is extremely subjective ~ I know folks who actually ENJOY eating chitterlings and any farm boy (me) knows what they are and where they come from, no thankyouverymuch .

I found the top shelf 6 disc CD player in a junked Exploder, tested it and it worked fine so I bought it for like $32.95 and it worked great for a month or so, just long enough to pass the guarantee date then it choked on an unobtanium CD of Vintage Blues, after I got my CD out I scrapped the unit and got a factory single CD player, I keep CD's on the seat and swap 'em out, no more worries .

 

[Rick W]

Wow does this thread have legs ! .

I used to love camping but my injuries prevent me from sleeping on even the best air mattress .

I learned to take 'bird baths' every morning in those tiny gas station rest room corner sinks, when camping in the Desert one washed the undies first them pants & shirt, once the socks are clean I use them over my hands as washcloths.....

Everything dries so quickly it's amazing .

My self like like (and insist upon) thin crust PIE CUT pizzas, I like the crust to be -almost- hard .

If that bacon bit was wriggling, they obviously didn't cook it long enough .

Food, like sex, music and many other things is extremely subjective ~ I know folks who actually ENJOY eating chitterlings and any farm boy (me) knows what they are and where they come from, no thankyouverymuch .

I found the top shelf 6 disc CD player in a junked Exploder, tested it and it worked fine so I bought it for like $32.95 and it worked great for a month or so, just long enough to pass the guarantee date then it choked on an unobtanium CD of Vintage Blues, after I got my CD out I scrapped the unit and got a factory single CD player, I keep CD's on the seat and swap 'em out, no more worries .

two thoughts:

thanks for this visual.

I learned to take 'bird baths' every morning in those tiny gas station rest room corner sinks, when camping in the Desert one washed the undies first them pants & shirt, once the socks are clean I use them over my hands as washcloths....

TMI

And, I won’t say I would never eat anything like chitlins, but if I ever do, she’s gonna be saying “oooo baby baby!

 

[-Nate]

My kinda guy for sure ! .

Sharing rough living / traveling tips is always the right thing to do and never T.M.I. .

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Food, like sex, music and many other things is extremely subjective ~ I know folks who actually ENJOY eating chitterlings and any farm boy (me) knows what they are and where they come from, no thankyouverymuch .

this farmoy had to google Chitterling, i was half scared to because it soubds like a bug or something.

We use that as sausage casing, works great and I have had no complaints.

 

[ericbphoto]

That's the best use for it that I know of. I've never been to this event, though it really isn't far from here. I've heard that the smell of cooking chitlins is horrible. And, yes. This is for real.

 

[-Nate]

It's BEYOND horrible, and do you know why ? .

Because it's the lower intestine of the pig ~ that means it was literally full of feces before some minimum wage earner kinda - sorts flushed it out, the stink is cooking poop .

I know many eat brains too, I don't and won't .

As I said : it's all subjective .

 

[sgtsandman]

My platform is 4' wide, I have a twin size air mattress for it so it should sleep two decently. Ranger beds are not overly accommodating for sleeping in though, they are not very wide.

Stupid crazy $$ but I do like the Alucab flip up campers for the 19+ Ranger. These things are intriguing too:

Home - TopperEzLift

I've looked at Alucab and another brand like it. I just can't see spending that much for them.

I had asked questions about the Topper EzLift. I got most of them answered but the water intrusion one. No one would say one way or the other if the water would get into the bed via the velcro that holds the panels in place. Which leads me to believe water intrusion is a problem. This includes people who already have the system.

 

[RobbieD]

It's BEYOND horrible, and do you know why ? .

Because it's the lower intestine of the pig ~ that means it was literally full of feces before some minimum wage earner kinda - sorts flushed it out, the stink is cooking poop .

Fried Pork Skins- the "safe" chitlin'.

 

[ericbphoto]

Fried Pork Skins- the "safe" chitlin'.

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They ain’t chitlins.

 

[Rick W]

Fried Pork Skins- the "safe" chitlin'.

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@ericbphoto is right. A job with the Frito Lay factory in Atlanta is what brought me to the south. We made them, no pork poop chutes involved.

 

[Rick W]

It's BEYOND horrible, and do you know why ? .

Because it's the lower intestine of the pig ~ that means it was literally full of feces before some minimum wage earner kinda - sorts flushed it out, the stink is cooking poop .

I know many eat brains too, I don't and won't .

As I said : it's all subjective .

I had wondered if there was a pigs A-hole expert in the group. For some reason, I am not calmed by knowing such expertise exists here. I think I’m going to tighten my belt on the next excursion..

 

[Uncle Gump]

I was gonna bring a bucket full of chittlins for a twist on pizza night...

 

[ericbphoto]

I was gonna bring a bucket full of chittlins for a twist on pizza night...

Goober, Livvy and Marley would probably gobble them up.

edit: I should have included Lincoln and @TechMouse ‘s dog also. Sorry

 

[-Nate]

Yes Robbie ;

Cracklings are terrific (no matter what your doctor says) but they're NOT Chitterlings .

I wish I didn't know many of the odd things I know but that's life in a nutshell : wish in one hand, sh*t in T' other, see which fills up first .

 

[97RangerXLT]

Most of the world uses different plug designs completely and some place of the world have some really sketchy electrical

Speaking of shady electrical in other countries...

I submit to you, Ecuador, October of 2018:

This is the on demand shower water heater in a place I stayed at for a mission trip. Note the wires sticking out of the top. I made darn sure that I didn't touch that shower head while I was in there...

all of the other electrical was compatible with the US on plugs and whatnot... just not the safety lol.