We are a family that loves to build things related to the outdoors... and then put them to use in the outdoors as a family! most people spend the offseason preparing for the season... we don't have an off-season. Our adventures include gardening, chicken farming, hunting, trapping, fishing, boating, riding... and anything OUTSIDE! We spend our time together and we have fun.
You will also find a lot of DIY projects built for the outdoors... as well as a few for the home.
You will be happy to know that the content is safe for the whole family. You don't ever have to worry about hearing bad language or seeing inappropriate things! Hope you enjoy.
If you really want to build strong, use in-situ concrete, not blocks. There are block basements all over the world collapsing inwards because they're not strong enough for the situation. It's very rare for an in-situ basement to fail.
ha. no secret. BUT i didnt submit any measurements, just explained to him with general numbers over the phone and described what i wanted the profile and radius to look like and he sent me back a proof. Unfortunately, that guy retired and i dont think the new salesman at that place will do that anymore. i believe they require some formal drawings with measurements. I built another one not long ago and told them i wanted the same profile as this one and he made it happen then too.
So weird because when I Google the video it shows a different thumbnail! I don't even the the thumbnail is you at all, but the title is the same and it links to this video. Weird! I'll see if I can post a screenshot. If I can't, Google either the title of your video or "turtle trap diy" and then go to the video tab. Sometimes it doesn't pull up the same results for everyone but maybe you'll see it.
Lame. RU-vid only let's me attach videos in comments so I did a screen record lol. This is what it shows me and you can see when I click it that it goes to your video (and specifically to this comment thread since I was already there.)
Great video, I love the finish product. I’ve been welding for 20 plus years. Been thinking of building my own, verses buying a Seaark Catfish boat. Did you do a price comparison , building verses buying?
absolutely. materials will be cheaper for sure. if you factor in your time though, you will have as much invested as a cookie cutter boat. for example, i could go buy an allweld just as cheap as i built this boat, but it wont be made as well or as custom as i want. [nothing against allwelds, they are great boats] BUT if you take your time, you can have something that is comparable to a prodigy or timber creek... and at a fraction of the cost. so the real savings come where you are willing to go the extra mile. there is a reason that some boats cost 10,000 and others of the similar size cost 40,000. on top of all that, its awesome to put your personal stamp of homemade on a boat... and know every inch of the welds are by YOU. good luck with it!
@@JackArmstrong-jackdaddycustoms thats what I was thinking. I’ve been looking at some of the Seaark models, my boat would be for fishing. I know I haven’t seen an Alweld that looks remotely as good as your boat. How thick was the sheet for you hull? Thanks for the reply.
Where are the reinforced concrete walls, at least 40 cm??? Where are the steel plates of at least 5 centimeters? We, in Europe, have a very different concept for "security hunger" that is, one possibly underground and that can protect you from cal 12.5 and atomic bombs exposed to more than 5 km
Great video, checking in. How is the 2 year mark with this blind? Im looking at the SC3 or 4, with kids that look very similar to yours. Would you buy again?
@@FireTiger58 it’s still good. I would definitely buy again if the price was right. They are a little more expensive now and I have been building a few from wood again. This is one of my favorites to hunt in though.
I caught a Pond Slider, TODAY, in Tuskegee National Forest, on rod and reel with Canadian Nightcrawler. It was beautiful. ~ 8.5" carapace width. (Released.)
i think it was 1/16 or so wood-grained stainless steel sheet. the main thing is that it has some type of traction on there. i dont think smooth metal would work because their feet wouldnt be able to grip.
do you have a build list of what material you used? Lengths and thickness? I’d like to build one like this and taking a list to the steel supplier would be handy! I want to make one for my SxS, be a lot better than dragging my 24 foot 14k trailer around 😂
@@kivetts04dmax I’m sorry I do not have a build list. I used a lot of what I had on hand so I didn’t have any kind of order. Good luck with your build.
@@JackArmstrong-jackdaddycustoms thank you! I know about the 3” channel I just didn’t know about how long they were but I can figure that out. I’ll get some angle iron and probably do 3/16” at minimum I think that would be strong enough for what I’ll be using it for.
@@huntermark1160 it probably does but I can’t afford to fill it. Quality feed has gone through the roof so I seldom put more than 2 bags at a time. But that lasts me a while so it’s good I guess. Thanks for watching.
Nice work, did you have any issues with the stencil smearing paint at all when you lay it on top of the previously painted portions? I’m about to paint my boat, but am nervous about if the stencil will smear the paint when I overlay it to get the random patterns
@@keithroberts8120 not sure. I would plan on addressing the mounting and the fuel spout. Other than that I would imagine the dimensions would be pretty close.
@@elaineevander thanks. That was the bender that harbor freight sells and you just have to pick the die that is the closest size. A real tubing bender works so much better but you can make it happen with that pipe bender.
Hey man, me and a buddy are building one of these for a school project starting next year, is there any way i can get in contact with you, i have a few questions if you dont mind!
I stumbled upon your boat build video and I was wondering since i’m planning on building a boat myself, what did Pierce Aluminum do or what did you ask them when they formed those cuts/grooves on the sidewalls of your hull?
@@uppahcutt9246 they bent just the sides of the hull. I didn’t have any blueprints but talked the guy through what I wanted. Unfortunately he retired a few months ago and I don’t know if the new salesman is as easy to work with.
@@JackArmstrong-jackdaddycustoms Thanks, I just wanted to confirm that i could do something similar without having to get some type of jig made and spend an x amount of dollars. Also if you can remember, would you happen to know how much all of your materials were if not that's completely fine. Thank you for replying!
@@uppahcutt9246 you shouldn’t need a jig. The price fluctuates with the price of of aluminum and it’s been a while since I bought that. You can probably plan on between 5-7k depending on size and how fancy you go.
@JackArmstrong-jackdaddycustoms I wasn't bad mouthing you just so you know... I was curious to if a spool gun would be more effective compared to a tig with how thick the aluminum was... I'm considering building a west coast low water river boat with like an Rivercross R140 with a 300 hp rotax motor or I'm looking at a tunnel hall flat/semi jon boat... I like the way the river cross is designed because how low and rocky The Juniata River is here in Pennsylvania... I just have never tig welded before... But I have used a Lincoln welder with a spool gun on my reitnoer curtain side aluminum trailer...
@@rickyheck6780 yes sir. Didn’t think anything of it. Tig is better on the thin stuff because you can control the heat. Since you have spent time behind a spool gun you know there will be quite a lot of spurt spurt spurt on the thin stuff.
@@austinb4254 I think it’s 20x8 sheets, so you can get it bent all the way out to 20 and you have 96inches to work with for the bottom and sides. So A 56 inch bottom gives you roughly 20 inch sides.
@@motto666 I’m sure if you beat long enough you could bust the concrete but they have metal rebar running all the way down each cavity so they would have to beat a while and cut a while to be able to get in.
