Thread: Mainly just pics, really.

Originally Posted by Hiawatha

Is anyone else feeling sympathy for CraigC reading this?

No

I did wonder if it was a kit set as the framing looks quite light. Pretty solid with timber cladding and lining though


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Originally Posted by MSL

I did wonder if it was a kit set as the framing looks quite light. Pretty solid with timber cladding and lining though


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I couldn't have built it from scratch for the $5K complete with lining and veranda that the kitset cost me. The only extras above that were 3 bearers for it to sit on. Brian is knocking up a couple of sets of steps and pre cutting the bunks in his workshop to take up. being a builder he is a damn handy gadget.

Originally Posted by Tahr

My wife came out with me to help paint the hut Brian and I have built. The first night it has been slept in.
Shot a nice little deer late in the evening that my wife liked the skin on (270wsm, 375 yds). Kept the skin to be tanned. Was fortunate that the hit was low and out through the brisket so apart from a tiny hole in it still I was able to cut out the exit. It was the first time that she had been hunting with me, and it was a nice "bonding" time.

I wouldn't usually post something so personal but I hope that it encourages people to post hunting and shooting related stuff rather than some of the absolute crap I see currently and that seems to be dragging the forum and LFO into dark place.

Pics that wife mainly took:

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Holy Moly, @Thar looks like your punching above your weight! Seriously (and I was, LOL) fantastic work! Well done and fantastic effort by ALL of you!

Good to see the wife out on the hills with you Tahr.She will like the hut even just to read a book on the veranda.I think for 5k you got a bargain.Good work Brian,building is not easy in yr age group.Enjoy.

Originally Posted by Trout

Good to see the wife out on the hills with you Tahr.She will like the hut even just to read a book on the veranda.I think for 5k you got a bargain.Good work Brian,building is not easy in yr age group.Enjoy.

Yeah, Brian has been great. And a good teacher - I now know the difference between a bearer and a joist, and a rafter and a purlin. Son Craig has been handy on the tools too - he and Brian built the verandah and deck while I painted.

Yea lovely photos. Great looking hut, well put together and fitting colour scheme.
Maybe (like me), a lounge extension next year???

Nice looking hut Tahr, congrats to you and Brian for doing such a great job on it. Maybe the wife is realising she needs to come out with you if she wants to spend more time with you
Well done on the deer too, she will be wanting to shoot her own before too long

Another excellent post in what are often shit times, thank you for posting, looks like you've got your priorities sorted. Nice hut, would love to do this myself, have the location, but with Tenure Review Im not sure I would retain control for too many years. Stunning photo's, me thinks you have a keeper.

Nice looking hut, you would probably struggle to get the materials for $5k if building from scratch.

Mighty flash looking hut there sir, well done. Spot look like a ripper and the Mrs seems very much at home in the surroundings

Fantastic pics @Thar.
The hut came up great, good colour choice as it will blend nicely into the background.
I 100% agree with your comment on some of the topics / threads being posted of late.
A lot aren't what this forum is about, luckily there are still enough good buggers on here posting about hunting and related topics and not some members who seem to see it as a platform to push their politics.
Keep up the interesting posts mate.

Another cool post @Tahr. Hut looks fantastic.

Funny you mention rubbish posting on here, one of my family who hunts actually made an account here after I had had some good experiences with both forums. He got a bit put off because of some members attitudes and comments. Makes you wonder how many more people could be like that.

Anyway, to repeat what @ viper said, keep up the good work

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Thats a beauty picture.

Congrats on the wee house, it looks great.

Originally Posted by Mr Browning

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Thats a beauty picture.

Congrats on the wee house, it looks great.

Thank you @Mr Browning . Here's another one she took.