I just recieved my 2nd part of Frank's boots last week. They are really well made and the folks are a pleasure to deal with. I'm new to the custom boot market, but was tired of buying a pair of $220 boots every year. I'd like to get your opinion on Frank's one day. I value your opinion on everything.
Hey Cody. I'm just down the valley from you, near the whitewater places. Would love to listen to the freqs you have, specifically the aircraft. Any chance you can share them?
As someone who has several seasons of wildland fire fighting with Calfire as a inmate firefighter 2nd sawyer on the crew in my younger years when i wasnt the upstanding citizen i am now. I can attest to the fact that these guys are some very tough guys that work their asses off to save homes and properties but its critical that home owners stay prepared and ready to defend their own homes with a 100ft. Defensible space cleared around their homes and a decent load out like the pro ho here. Great information here. 👍💪🇺🇸 Hopefully those new boots don't kill ya when you get out on the mountain. Good luck to you and God bless.
Consider getting your GMRS license and setting up a repeater. GMRS is only 460 mhz (unlike ham which has more options) but requires no technical test like ham does. Allows for mobile radios (50w) and handheld radios. Put the repeater antenna on a tall tower or prominent location or mount it in a deployable box that you can set up as needed. Best of luck to you and your family!
Please tell everyone if you have to use bolt cutters to open a gate, please don’t cut the owners lock. Cut the link in the chain that the lock is through.
And if you're thinking about your own stuff, put the lock on the last link and anyone who has to for things like this would cut just the last link to save your chain.
Thanks for the detailed discussion on your kit. For those of us that have not been through real-life emergencies but wish to be prepared, this info is invaluable. Stay safe and god bless
Hey an informational video explaining how wildfires work would be pretty cool! Alot of people don't understand just cuase the trees are green don't mean the ground isn't loaded with fuel or how weather or terrain effects as well! Stay safe!
The experience with radio needs is important for other applications. Always remember to transfer over any gained experience into other preparations for other events.
Thanks so much for the update. I know you're busy and the channel has to be secondary (or terciary or...) so I appreciate you taking the time to do this. You wouln't believe how often the last few days I've been checking your channel to see how it's going. Prayers for all y'all. Blessings, Amigo!
If Mrs W is getting things ready to go near the door it seems it would make sense to hook up the enclosed trailer and load up the slide in truck camper, load anything critical and have it ready to go. You maintain a backup living space if things go south, and plenty of room for the high priority items you want to grab Alternatively, using the old adventure van if you still have it would be a good option so the f350 can stay in use as the work/fire truck
I live in a large farming community alot of farmers around here keep a 350 gallon ibc tote plumbed to connect a gas powered pressure washer with a 3 point connection. Very effective for field fires and equipment fires. Its a very cheap set up.
Been watching you for awhile. There are some things we agree on. A lot we don't agree on. But you putting your ass on the line out there and I respect that. God speed and good luck. Stay safe please.
I would highly recommend adding a gas powered leaf blower for blowing loose fuel or grass back back into the burned area or getting down to mineral soil Praying for you boys
The''Fire soles check it out'' made me laugh hardest from you WS, such a genuine tone. Especially in contrast after all of the necessary family prep. no consequence behind it, JUST your love for BOOTS. Prayers to y'all in the area and all those affected in the world right now.
For prescribed fire we use “slip ins” in regular ranch pickups. 200-350 gallons. 100 feet of 3/4 hose on a reel. Honda pumps. One or two guys can slide them in a pickup and you are good to go.
Hope and pray all goes well. Clouds are building over the mountain from my homestead, humidity is low, and there is no call for rain. We have dodged two fires so far this season, really hoping there is no lightning in this front building in the west. Stay safe.
I appreciate you taking the time to create this kind of content, Cody. Living in the rural Willamette Valley, I’ve become more cognizant of wildland fire preparedness.
I work for the state of Michigan maintaining the state public safety radio system...Right now the most durable cost effective radios are the Kenwoods. Of course, over priced Motorola and Harris are good as well but for the money Kenwoods are best.
I have you and everybody else affected by this fire my prayers stay safe
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years ago maybe 10 i said you have everything and i have nothing i was envious of you. im sorry for that . im glad you have a reason to live i love you man.
Praying for you guys from Whidbey Island, Washington.....I am following these fires around here....a lot have popped up the last week! As a farmer, I would recommend having a tractor with a disk hooked up in the neighborhood....awesome firefighting tool!!!
I really hate how slowly they seem to fight the fires. It always seems like the small ones are left to grow and grow then it's oh my we need to fight this massive fire! Hopefully you all stay safe.
I love my old Kendwood radios, but they’re EXPENSIVE. I got some Tidradio handsets and they’re pretty decent. Best part is the USB C charging while using the radio. Much more durable construction than the Baofeng UV5R’s.
My wife and I are praying for you and your family, please be safe out there. How about saving up for a two or three axle water truck with side and rear sprayers. I think they hold anywhere from 2 to 3000 gallons of water. And with sprayers that might help Maybe that will help in the future events.
I couldn’t believe how handy a cordless grinder with a cut off wheel was. I had a very high-end padlock that I lost the key to. I ended up cutting through it in 13 seconds with the cordless grinder. Now I feel silly for even putting on a big lock!
It wasn't a high end padlock if it only took you 13 seconds. A high end padlock should burn up a 4½" wheel and take a couple minutes and get really sticky.
Minnesota ICTs, which were dispatched to this particular fire near Mt. Fuji, are extremely capable individuals provided they have the backup and resources.
We seldom have to deal with wildfires here in the east but when we do a quality leaf blower is the ticket for making fire breaks by blowing leaves, needles, and pine cones
It works very well especially in grassy/leafy areas 1 person can clear a line much faster and have the hand crew be sure it doesn't jump the line and mop up. I keep one handy whenever I burn my brush piles just because I've had it just out into the grass and leaves before
Would love to see the video on the Radio system !!!!! 🙌🙌🙌 People forget cell phones will be useles when things go bad so we need to hear some good comm stuff ❤ praying for you all
I’m in Northern California. I live in the mountains between Paradise and Oroville California. Fire evacuations are just a part of life up here. I wish I could prepare as well as you have. I just don’t have the funds. Will be getting goats soon to keep down the over growing brush.
Best/cheapest maintenance to attack all the manzanita, scotch broom and other messy underbrush through there. They've done wonders on my property in similar terrain near you
May want to consider adding a sprinkler line up the outside end of all your buildings (as funds are available). It’s cheaper to run them from your existing plumbing, but would be faster to implement in an emergency if you had one 1/4-turn valve that would turn them all on at once (across all your buildings). With one valve, if/when you have to leave, you can turn them on quickly & know all your roofs and exterior walls will stay soaked (as long as there’s power & water). (If you’re in the mountains, then you’d also want a spigot right after the 1/4-turn valve… so you can drain all your lines every winter.)
It would be really cool have a debrief of what preparations ended up being used throughout this whole ordeal, with maybe some insight on how fire behavior changed your thinking.
I would love to see a video (obviously once this fire is dealt with) of HOW you fight a fire? Maybe it's an obvious answer but I would be interested in a video of you just talking through what your goals are and maybe what each tool is used for to accomplish that goal.
You reaally should suit up and show us how you haul yourself around in the woods kitted up. Like i got no clue how you're carrying the half you're carrying.
Radio good idea, I've had radios in sawmills, coal mining. Your right need to be more robust than Chinese radio which I have many. Shock and water proof radios are a must for you and locals. Truck radios with 5/8 antenna and 50 watts and repeater is a stellar idea. God Bless...prayers there for everyone. Your friend form BC Canada.
So here I am watching your video after a long day of tree work trying not to be irritated that my new jk boots arrived today but did not get dropped off due to needing a signature and i was at work. Now i have to wait till Monday to get them. Anyhow i was like im gonna check in on wranglestar to see how the fire is going and try to forget about my iritation of not receiving my jk boots after ive waited so long to get them, and then here you go at the end of the video talking about how awesome your new jk boots are lol that did not help me Cody!! The lord is blessing you and your family and the fire shall not touch your property!
@@wranglerstar Yes we sure do my wife and I have been praying for you and your family while you are facing this fire. My wife is from Colorado and I lived there for 5 years too so we know what it's like to have a fire get a little to close to home.
You should look into either air ride or some other adjustable rear suspension on your truck. Less than 100 gallon tank should not be squatting that size of truck.
I'm confident that your expertise and equipment and past experience and your warband team Will defend your place and neighbours. WY wishes go with you and may your god go with you as well!
Praying for you Cody. I have to make a slightly pointed criticism, of something you're learning and one that perhaps many of us all fall into. We spend so much money on so many things but then buy something cheap in one arena "to make do" like a $30 Chinese radio. Communications are perhaps the most vital component of preparedness! Communication is what connects us to each other and to outside help. That equipment permits us to help one another, to network with so many people who are smart and equally motivated. So important because no one person, no one group can or will have absolutely everything for every scenario, nor all the knowledge necessary for every contingency. Radio operations is a critical knowledge area, with skills that must be learned and practiced and with tools that need acquired mastered and maintained. I strongly suggest that this arena become a first consideration for anyone to invest time and money in becoming FCC licensed and to buy quality gear in this regard, with back-up batteries, radios, antennas and charging systems. I know you have so many things in that arena for your hobbies but we can each do much better and strengthen our toolkit and skillset. I love watching your content and seeing what you're working on and hearing how you think about things and life in general. I look forward to seeing you on the other side of this emergency. God Bless! I find the Wouxun KG-Q10H Quad Band Handheld Amateur Radio (buytwowayradios.com) to be very robust, I bought 3 of them. I also own the Yaesu VX-6R 2m/220/70cm FM Heavy-Duty Tri-Band Ultra-Compact (it's submersible) to be robust. The battery life is excellent on those radios. I haven't used the Yeasu as much because I love the Wouxun more and it had better reception and sound clarity with the antennas I put on them. Hope that helps you. The Wouxun radios can be turned into repeaters if necessary, probably would need an external battery I'd imagine, that would be more work for the radio but handy to have, you could put a spare on a pole or up in a tree and get signals repeated locally better in terrain with poor line of sight otherwise. 73, N3TBJ Dr. Steve
@@themikehoncho Well the Chinese radios I suggested are 10x the price of the one's I "bashed" (I was critical of being cheap). I also suggested a Japanese radio that is 10x the price of the cheap Chinese Baofangs. But good observation, that's impressive! The Kenwood radio TH 75 is great as well but not rugged enough and poor battery life. For a repeater option in a rugged radio that is multiband the Wouxun would be a big step up from a cheap baofang.
Like I mentioned with an earlier comment, I can see a backyard pond build in the near future for you. Great to sit beside and do live streams and also a great reservoir for wildfire defence. Can easily be maintained and filled with the irrigation system.
Those wasps are excited from all of the excess carbon dioxide in the air from the fire. I see them all the time buzzing around the exhaust on my work truck. When they are triggered, they follow the trail of carbon dioxide in the air coming from usually whatever disturbed their nest. They're like little homing missiles. That's why Jack got stung 6 times.
The last year or so they got rid of type two and type one teams now it’s just a three team or a CIMT TEAM. Basically they have more flexibility and what usually happens with two teams that they get a fire and usually less then a week later then it goes to type one team. So to create less repeated handover of fires to different teams, they combined the type two and type one teams into CIMT teams, which there are 16 of in Washington and Oregon.
Continued prayers for you guys out there on the west coast from here on the east coast. On your radios look at the yaseu line they run in the 2 to 300 dollar range but have stood the test of time and are pretty rugged.
15 years fire rescue in TN… it’s always comms that cause the biggest problems it seems. No matter how specialized our training and equipment got even the most basic of comms problems could throw off the entire operation. Looking forward to seeing how yall solve this issue… and to the PROHO PFC hats/stickers 😎 Keep digging in boys!
I believe he's talking about the Watch Duty app. A subscription is required for the aircraft tracking. It's only $25 per year though. And also keep in mind it only covers the western states at this time. About Colorado, north, south, and west thereof.
Wranglerstar's Wildland Fire App (FREE) www.watchduty.org
(please donate if you can - Watch Duty does good work)
I just recieved my 2nd part of Frank's boots last week. They are really well made and the folks are a pleasure to deal with. I'm new to the custom boot market, but was tired of buying a pair of $220 boots every year. I'd like to get your opinion on Frank's one day. I value your opinion on everything.
Paint your roof blue, sir. Stay safe.
Hey Cody. I'm just down the valley from you, near the whitewater places. Would love to listen to the freqs you have, specifically the aircraft. Any chance you can share them?
OnX hunt has good fire maps they show the hot spots and smoke.
Cut the all all of the dry field grass to the bottom Now!
As someone who has several seasons of wildland fire fighting with Calfire as a inmate firefighter 2nd sawyer on the crew in my younger years when i wasnt the upstanding citizen i am now. I can attest to the fact that these guys are some very tough guys that work their asses off to save homes and properties but its critical that home owners stay prepared and ready to defend their own homes with a 100ft. Defensible space cleared around their homes and a decent load out like the pro ho here. Great information here. 👍💪🇺🇸
Hopefully those new boots don't kill ya when you get out on the mountain. Good luck to you and God bless.
Consider getting your GMRS license and setting up a repeater. GMRS is only 460 mhz (unlike ham which has more options) but requires no technical test like ham does.
Allows for mobile radios (50w) and handheld radios. Put the repeater antenna on a tall tower or prominent location or mount it in a deployable box that you can set up as needed.
Best of luck to you and your family!
Stay strong man. I believe in you. Been keeping you in my prayers.
Please tell everyone if you have to use bolt cutters to open a gate, please don’t cut the owners lock. Cut the link in the chain that the lock is through.
@@jeremyclayton283 that's a neighborly thing to think of
I think the owner cares about getting help and saving his land more than the price of a single padlock
And if you're thinking about your own stuff, put the lock on the last link and anyone who has to for things like this would cut just the last link to save your chain.
@@hunterl1551 the chain is much easier and faster to cut than the hardened steel lock.
@@hunterl1551 easier for the owner to secure immediately following the emergency if the padlock is still good, though
Always praying for you and your family.
Me too I can't wait for the updates❤
Thanks for the detailed discussion on your kit. For those of us that have not been through real-life emergencies but wish to be prepared, this info is invaluable. Stay safe and god bless
Glad to hear things aren't worsening, at least. God bless, brother.
Thank you for the update Cody,man I've been sitting on the edge of my seat waiting to hear something. Prayers your way and God Bless.
Hey an informational video explaining how wildfires work would be pretty cool! Alot of people don't understand just cuase the trees are green don't mean the ground isn't loaded with fuel or how weather or terrain effects as well! Stay safe!
The experience with radio needs is important for other applications. Always remember to transfer over any gained experience into other preparations for other events.
I've been praying for brother. Good to hear from you. God speed. If anyone can do this it's you and the warband. And Jariah!
Thanks so much for the update. I know you're busy and the channel has to be secondary (or terciary or...) so I appreciate you taking the time to do this. You wouln't believe how often the last few days I've been checking your channel to see how it's going. Prayers for all y'all. Blessings, Amigo!
You are so welcome!
If Mrs W is getting things ready to go near the door it seems it would make sense to hook up the enclosed trailer and load up the slide in truck camper, load anything critical and have it ready to go.
You maintain a backup living space if things go south, and plenty of room for the high priority items you want to grab
Alternatively, using the old adventure van if you still have it would be a good option so the f350 can stay in use as the work/fire truck
God bless you and those closest to you brother! Stay safe.
I just love how well put together you are. Truly inspiring... prayers for you your family and neighbors °°°°❤❤❤
I live in a large farming community alot of farmers around here keep a 350 gallon ibc tote plumbed to connect a gas powered pressure washer with a 3 point connection. Very effective for field fires and equipment fires. Its a very cheap set up.
Bring in Josh from from HRCC Ham Radio Crash Course as well. Always nice to see his collabs with others.
Been watching you for awhile. There are some things we agree on. A lot we don't agree on. But you putting your ass on the line out there and I respect that. God speed and good luck. Stay safe please.
Glad everything is going well!! Been praying for y'all! Love seeing all the tools, equipment and advice
PRAYERS PRAYERS PRAYERS, to you and yours may god watch over you and your belongings.
This is the neighbor we all want (and want to be)
I would highly recommend adding a gas powered leaf blower for blowing loose fuel or grass back back into the burned area or getting down to mineral soil
Praying for you boys
Have you ever held a leaf blower up to a bonfire ?
@@joenathan4880 I have.. ??
@My12521252 not to be mean but it's probably not a good idea to put a leaf blower on a wildfire
Might be good for a little spotfire but probably better for a prescription fire where it is controlled and low burning
Got to love Watch Duty! Everyone over there running it do an amazing job.
Glad to see your and hopefully the Warbands homesteads are still there.
Yes, we all live close,
The''Fire soles check it out'' made me laugh hardest from you WS, such a genuine tone. Especially in contrast after all of the necessary family prep. no consequence behind it, JUST your love for BOOTS. Prayers to y'all in the area and all those affected in the world right now.
For prescribed fire we use “slip ins” in regular ranch pickups. 200-350 gallons. 100 feet of 3/4 hose on a reel. Honda pumps. One or two guys can slide them in a pickup and you are good to go.
So happy you and your family is doing good sending prayers
Hope and pray all goes well. Clouds are building over the mountain from my homestead, humidity is low, and there is no call for rain. We have dodged two fires so far this season, really hoping there is no lightning in this front building in the west. Stay safe.
God bless you and your family, stay safe! Act accordingly!
I appreciate you taking the time to create this kind of content, Cody. Living in the rural Willamette Valley, I’ve become more cognizant of wildland fire preparedness.
I work for the state of Michigan maintaining the state public safety radio system...Right now the most durable cost effective radios are the Kenwoods. Of course, over priced Motorola and Harris are good as well but for the money Kenwoods are best.
thats true what they saying you paying for quality and in the end it will save you make your day better sir
I have you and everybody else affected by this fire my prayers stay safe
years ago maybe 10 i said you have everything and i have nothing i was envious of you. im sorry for that . im glad you have a reason to live i love you man.
Praying for you guys from Whidbey Island, Washington.....I am following these fires around here....a lot have popped up the last week! As a farmer, I would recommend having a tractor with a disk hooked up in the neighborhood....awesome firefighting tool!!!
I really hate how slowly they seem to fight the fires. It always seems like the small ones are left to grow and grow then it's oh my we need to fight this massive fire! Hopefully you all stay safe.
God bless you ,your family, and friends sir. Stay informed, stay safe, and act accordingly
Prayers for safety for all involved
He’s waited his whole life for this!
I love my old Kendwood radios, but they’re EXPENSIVE. I got some Tidradio handsets and they’re pretty decent. Best part is the USB C charging while using the radio. Much more durable construction than the Baofeng UV5R’s.
Love you big dawg. We’re getting hammered with rain and wind over here in Man Land. Carry On !
East coast man sends his blessings
As does this East Coast Man !
Thoughts and prayers prohos. 🙏 Wind finder has it blowing back at you tomorrow with possible thunderstorms. Good luck PFCs!
Great stuff, showing where you are learning to others.
My wife and I are praying for you and your family, please be safe out there. How about saving up for a two or three axle water truck with side and rear sprayers. I think they hold anywhere from 2 to 3000 gallons of water. And with sprayers that might help Maybe that will help in the future events.
Glad to see your all set and ready… again my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family as well as everyone fighting this fire!! God bless!🙏
Thoughts and prayers from an East Coaster
Excellent Preparation Cody.
I couldn’t believe how handy a cordless grinder with a cut off wheel was. I had a very high-end padlock that I lost the key to. I ended up cutting through it in 13 seconds with the cordless grinder. Now I feel silly for even putting on a big lock!
It wasn't a high end padlock if it only took you 13 seconds. A high end padlock should burn up a 4½" wheel and take a couple minutes and get really sticky.
Love the department name you guys stay safe!
Stay safe and y'all are in my thoughts and prayers.
Minnesota ICTs, which were dispatched to this particular fire near Mt. Fuji, are extremely capable individuals provided they have the backup and resources.
We seldom have to deal with wildfires here in the east but when we do a quality leaf blower is the ticket for making fire breaks by blowing leaves, needles, and pine cones
It works very well especially in grassy/leafy areas 1 person can clear a line much faster and have the hand crew be sure it doesn't jump the line and mop up. I keep one handy whenever I burn my brush piles just because I've had it just out into the grass and leaves before
@@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans stihl backpack blower has saved many a man hour on lines for sure
Continuing to pray for all. 🙏🏻
Would love to see the video on the Radio system !!!!! 🙌🙌🙌
People forget cell phones will be useles when things go bad so we need to hear some good comm stuff ❤ praying for you all
Bendix King Radios are the winning choice. Field programmable, field cloning, used by the majority of wildland fire ops.
Appreciate the shoe review. I know you’re super busy. They look great.
I’m in Northern California. I live in the mountains between Paradise and Oroville California. Fire evacuations are just a part of life up here. I wish I could prepare as well as you have. I just don’t have the funds. Will be getting goats soon to keep down the over growing brush.
Best/cheapest maintenance to attack all the manzanita, scotch broom and other messy underbrush through there. They've done wonders on my property in similar terrain near you
May want to consider adding a sprinkler line up the outside end of all your buildings (as funds are available).
It’s cheaper to run them from your existing plumbing, but would be faster to implement in an emergency if you had one 1/4-turn valve that would turn them all on at once (across all your buildings). With one valve, if/when you have to leave, you can turn them on quickly & know all your roofs and exterior walls will stay soaked (as long as there’s power & water).
(If you’re in the mountains, then you’d also want a spigot right after the 1/4-turn valve… so you can drain all your lines every winter.)
Still praying for you guys.. hoping you all stay safe and the quenching rains are on the horizon
Prayers from all of us watching from Green Bay. HFD #1
Keep up the good fight, best of luck out there!
Full man style . What a star 🌟
The company I work for makes that lids for the drip torch can. That’s super cool to see that in your video.
Thanks for the update. Prayers lifted.
Comms are critical in any situation.
When things settle down I would like to see a video focused on your dirtbikes.. set up, any add on parts, what type of riding you do etc..
He’s done a bunch of those vids look at his channel about a year ago or so
Hang in there man, stay strong.
Sending love and prayers from the UK
Stay safe Proho. Really admire your community spirit. There to help any of your neighbours. You are a good egg Sir! :)
Well lets hope this is just a good dry run and preparation for the next time it is needed.
It would be really cool have a debrief of what preparations ended up being used throughout this whole ordeal, with maybe some insight on how fire behavior changed your thinking.
I would love to see a video (obviously once this fire is dealt with) of HOW you fight a fire? Maybe it's an obvious answer but I would be interested in a video of you just talking through what your goals are and maybe what each tool is used for to accomplish that goal.
Ah love my JK Superduties /Fire Inlanders both are built like fire plows
You reaally should suit up and show us how you haul yourself around in the woods kitted up. Like i got no clue how you're carrying the half you're carrying.
This is the way. Test it, break it, fix it, change it, until it’s perfect.
You got this Mr W
Radio good idea, I've had radios in sawmills, coal mining. Your right need to be more robust than Chinese radio which I have many. Shock and water proof radios are a must for you and locals. Truck radios with 5/8 antenna and 50 watts and repeater is a stellar idea. God Bless...prayers there for everyone. Your friend form BC Canada.
So here I am watching your video after a long day of tree work trying not to be irritated that my new jk boots arrived today but did not get dropped off due to needing a signature and i was at work. Now i have to wait till Monday to get them. Anyhow i was like im gonna check in on wranglestar to see how the fire is going and try to forget about my iritation of not receiving my jk boots after ive waited so long to get them, and then here you go at the end of the video talking about how awesome your new jk boots are lol that did not help me Cody!! The lord is blessing you and your family and the fire shall not touch your property!
That sucks I’m sorry nevertheless you have something to look forward to,
@@wranglerstar Yes we sure do my wife and I have been praying for you and your family while you are facing this fire. My wife is from Colorado and I lived there for 5 years too so we know what it's like to have a fire get a little to close to home.
Nice. I work for Banjo, which makes that coupler for pumps and for many other farm and rescue equipment.
Same energy when we get ready for hurricane season down in south louisiana. Alpah men like to have their mettle tested.
💪💪❤
That boy said “bitchin” I’m dead😂
I never herd of 60 to 1 mix. 50/1 what I use. It must be a scary situation with wild fires. Thank You
You should look into either air ride or some other adjustable rear suspension on your truck. Less than 100 gallon tank should not be squatting that size of truck.
I'm confident that your expertise and equipment and past experience and your warband team Will defend your place and neighbours. WY wishes go with you and may your god go with you as well!
Hope all is good in the hood, stay on point brother!
Praying for you Cody. I have to make a slightly pointed criticism, of something you're learning and one that perhaps many of us all fall into. We spend so much money on so many things but then buy something cheap in one arena "to make do" like a $30 Chinese radio. Communications are perhaps the most vital component of preparedness! Communication is what connects us to each other and to outside help. That equipment permits us to help one another, to network with so many people who are smart and equally motivated. So important because no one person, no one group can or will have absolutely everything for every scenario, nor all the knowledge necessary for every contingency. Radio operations is a critical knowledge area, with skills that must be learned and practiced and with tools that need acquired mastered and maintained. I strongly suggest that this arena become a first consideration for anyone to invest time and money in becoming FCC licensed and to buy quality gear in this regard, with back-up batteries, radios, antennas and charging systems. I know you have so many things in that arena for your hobbies but we can each do much better and strengthen our toolkit and skillset. I love watching your content and seeing what you're working on and hearing how you think about things and life in general. I look forward to seeing you on the other side of this emergency. God Bless! I find the Wouxun KG-Q10H Quad Band Handheld Amateur Radio (buytwowayradios.com) to be very robust, I bought 3 of them. I also own the Yaesu VX-6R 2m/220/70cm FM Heavy-Duty Tri-Band Ultra-Compact (it's submersible) to be robust. The battery life is excellent on those radios. I haven't used the Yeasu as much because I love the Wouxun more and it had better reception and sound clarity with the antennas I put on them. Hope that helps you. The Wouxun radios can be turned into repeaters if necessary, probably would need an external battery I'd imagine, that would be more work for the radio but handy to have, you could put a spare on a pole or up in a tree and get signals repeated locally better in terrain with poor line of sight otherwise. 73, N3TBJ Dr. Steve
My man both trashed Chinese radios and suggested Chinese radios in a single comment, impressive.
@@themikehoncho Well the Chinese radios I suggested are 10x the price of the one's I "bashed" (I was critical of being cheap). I also suggested a Japanese radio that is 10x the price of the cheap Chinese Baofangs. But good observation, that's impressive! The Kenwood radio TH 75 is great as well but not rugged enough and poor battery life. For a repeater option in a rugged radio that is multiband the Wouxun would be a big step up from a cheap baofang.
Like I mentioned with an earlier comment, I can see a backyard pond build in the near future for you. Great to sit beside and do live streams and also a great reservoir for wildfire defence. Can easily be maintained and filled with the irrigation system.
That sounds nice
glad you are safe was a little concerend yesterday since u did not post any updates etc
You should get a big drag rake for the side by side, if you don't have one already.
Be well. Thinking of you
Those wasps are excited from all of the excess carbon dioxide in the air from the fire. I see them all the time buzzing around the exhaust on my work truck. When they are triggered, they follow the trail of carbon dioxide in the air coming from usually whatever disturbed their nest. They're like little homing missiles. That's why Jack got stung 6 times.
You needed this for your mental health
8:14 I’ve been saying that for a while. The baofengs are fun and cheap but break. It hurts so bad but I upgraded to a Yaesu Ft5. Wasn’t cheap.
Yeah, they are fun to play with..but we've all broken them :).
I love the POV type six!
Seems like you built yourself a decent type 5/brush truck! :)
The last year or so they got rid of type two and type one teams now it’s just a three team or a CIMT TEAM. Basically they have more flexibility and what usually happens with two teams that they get a fire and usually less then a week later then it goes to type one team. So to create less repeated handover of fires to different teams, they combined the type two and type one teams into CIMT teams, which there are 16 of in Washington and Oregon.
Continued prayers for you guys out there on the west coast from here on the east coast. On your radios look at the yaseu line they run in the 2 to 300 dollar range but have stood the test of time and are pretty rugged.
15 years fire rescue in TN… it’s always comms that cause the biggest problems it seems. No matter how specialized our training and equipment got even the most basic of comms problems could throw off the entire operation. Looking forward to seeing how yall solve this issue… and to the PROHO PFC hats/stickers 😎
Keep digging in boys!
Amazing that you have time to upload your vids in an emergency situation.
I believe he's talking about the Watch Duty app. A subscription is required for the aircraft tracking. It's only $25 per year though. And also keep in mind it only covers the western states at this time. About Colorado, north, south, and west thereof.