Uncle Sidney ~~ Prison Philosopher Says:

"When I was kidnapped, my parents snapped into action. They rented out my room!"

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Sure . . . torture us with those Perfection heaters! Wah!!! 😀 Today would make another good light-up day, given the current temps and those expected for this evening. Yep, a balmy 4 degrees here today, Steve. Usually one heater is enough but the second one helped knock the chill down quite a bit. N...

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gwillmot wrote: ↑Sun Jan 29, 2023 8:15 pm It's amazing the different types of toys for boys there are!

Yep, guilty of that for sure!

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Thanks for the kind comments! Mark, your magic marker tinting is interesting. Thanks for sharing. What’s nice about the magic marker is when it fades from use, it can be freshened easily. 🙂 [quote=1hpycmpr post_id=484563 time=<a href="tel:1675007947">1675007947</a> user_id=1495] Fired up the blue an...

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Imagine trying to light that in a hurry and can’t remember the combination!

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As some of you may know, I have a tendency to do silly stuff with globes. I do have regular globes for when full lighting is required but normally I don’t need retina-searing illumination in camp or around the house. I use a lot of reflectors, or light-blockers as I call ‘em. 😁 Many years ago I scor...

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Sweet birthday lantern and nice looking camp. Looks like your kitchen is ready to prepare anything on the menu!

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Wonderful craftsmanship, Moses! The chess table looks great.

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Thanks again for the comments, folks. I was familiar with Smokey when I was a child but I don’t remember him having much of a presence in southwest Ohio where I grew up. Having grown up in rural Va (at that time, not rural now) 30 miles out of DC I remember seeing Smokey every visit to the National ...

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That is in very nice condition, Brandon. Congrats on finding a beauty, Yep, summer of love! Pretty groovy score.

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Yep, radiants are hard but not impossible to find. I’m with Toby, have to get them for a deal since worth less without the radiants.

Fun project for sure, good luck!

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Nice score! Looks like both have Q77 generators and the shade holder arms on the left appear to be crimped making it an earlier version. Hard to see to be sure. I would remove everything from the founts and wash off the fount with warm soapy water. Then spray them with the yellow-capped oven cleaner...

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Oh wow, that a nice piece! Congrats to your nephew.

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Nice! Thank your friend for sharing, Steve. I finally swept up the comet through my binoculars from the back yard last night. 🙂 A bright moon, lots of snow and the light pollution made for a poor view though. 🫤 Although the moon is getting brighter and rising earlier each night, I’m hoping for clear...

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If you're looking for 6/56 (I probably already told you this long ago), back when I was looking diligently, I only found that date on a 500A and 333 Cole-Max. (No, I don't own them.) There may be a Canadian lantern too, I forget which model. You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. 😊 I ...

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Welcome back to the CCF camp, Dave. Nice collection and good on you for getting back into this in order to get your BIL a running birthday lantern!

If that is a 200A with a red globe on the bottom shelf, you might want to move that from the edge of the shelf and put it in a safer place.

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Nice pictures, folks!

Joe_7910 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 28, 2023 12:18 am

I can almost feel the heat, Joe.

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Yea, I was looking hard for the month as well, John.

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Great pictures, Duane! Looks like you have beautiful weather by the deep blue sky in your photos. Repo looks very content hanging in the tent. Thanks for sharing!

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For those that are interested, here's a star chart that shows the position of the comet over the coming week. It may reach naked eye visibility if you are fortunate enough to have dark skies. It should be no problem sweeping it up with binoculars. Happy viewing! https://i.postimg.cc/9F0tgmPw/Pictur...

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For those that are interested, here's a star chart that shows the position of the comet over the coming week. It may reach naked eye visibility if you are fortunate enough to have dark skies. It should be no problem sweeping it up with binoculars. Happy viewing! https://i.postimg.cc/9F0tgmPw/Pictur...

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Barrett wrote: ↑Fri Jan 27, 2023 6:19 am PS I hope someone got some footage of it..... Mark?

Nothing here, Andrew. I would imagine that someone, somewhere was able to image the asteroid against a dark sky. I’ll be looking for images later today.

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Barrett wrote: ↑Fri Jan 27, 2023 2:18 am Just reporting in that I'm alive.

Thanks for checking in!

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Don’t know what phone you have but you can email the pictures to yourself and bring them up on the tablet. Or if you have the same make, maybe something like Airdrop to move pictures from one to another. Sounds like you had a good time and hope you can post some pictures, Duane. Seems everything tak...

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Too funny, Scott!

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Aren't we way overdue to get smashed by something? Geology classes were mumble mumble years ago. Dimly recall was it "punctuated equilibrium" theory? Every 90 million years, give or take. Something something about periodic layers of iridium in the soil being the evidence. Some of the shield areas i...

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Wow, that’s pretty close! It would be cool to see it plow into the atmosphere though!

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Wow, Pancho! For not being a stovie, you sure have some nice stoves. Just saying’.

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Cool hat! Smokey stuff is pretty popular right now. T shirts at Kohls etc.. I belong to a couple sign groups and anything original with Smokey goes quickly and brings stupid money. I know that can be said about signs in general, but still. Thanks! We have Smokey swag up in the fire tower for the ki...

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Interesting question, Logan and it sure bought back some fond memories. Although mom passed way too soon, I do remember a few meals she would make that were some my favorites. There was the creamy chicken casserole served over those flaky biscuits. Another was her fried chicken. My favorite had to b...

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You guys are too funny!

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For those that are interested, here's a star chart that shows the position of the comet over the coming week. It may reach naked eye visibility if you are fortunate enough to have dark skies. It should be no problem sweeping it up with binoculars. Happy viewing! https://i.postimg.cc/9F0tgmPw/Picture...

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Howdy from Colorado, Bob and welcome to the camp. Pull up a chair close to the fire and enjoy yourself! Looks like you have a few projects going on….

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Thanks for the comments, folks. I come across some Smokey Bear items now and then but never thought to start collecting some.

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Good to hear that you and Repo are planning a trip, Duane. Hope you have a good time and Repo enjoys getting out in the snow. Don’t know how much better it would be 20 years ago. Maybe further in but still good to get out. If you have dark skies, you might be able to see the green comet naked eye.

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Sweet line up, Toby. Nice and bright!

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Oh wow, you found a whole bunch of goodies. Congrats!

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….and we have lift off! Nice picture.

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Nice find, Steve and the box is cool.

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Ugh, you guys are killing me with your very nice USFS lanterns!

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Glad to hear it’s holding pressure, nice looking lantern!

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Nice collection and congrats on being able to bring it home. Anything USFS would be cool to own.

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Horton has aged very gracefully, John. One always remembers their first QuickLite!

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Cool find, Scott. What’s cooking?

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Thanks, folks!

Highland Trekker wrote: ↑Sun Jan 22, 2023 2:36 pm Mark, that really came out nice. And a very nice hat that you picked up.

Half-off day at the Arc store, Robert. Brand new and got it for $1.50.

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Last summer, while visiting Scott’s Bluff National Monument in Nebraska, my SIL picked this up this cool patch for me at the gift shop. https://i.postimg.cc/sxHrRJV3/9-BC97-A93-F297-4-C9-F-9664-E75-CDA32-F842.jpg I had been thinking about putting it on a hat so I picked up this at the the thrift sto...

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Pancholoco1911 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 22, 2023 5:16 am Nice looking lantern Mark

Thanks, Pancho. Dated 4 12, it’s the first QuickLite in my collection. Nothing fancy but it’s a runner!

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Just because they’re my favorites!

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I do not have the knowledge to attempt that task. Glad you got it done safely!

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Uncle Sidney ~~ Prison Philosopher Says: "When I was kidnapped, my parents snapped into action. They rented out my room!"

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Uncle Sidney ~~ Prison Philosopher Says:

"When I was kidnapped, my parents snapped into action. They rented out my room!"