North West BS Thread

Looks like @DondeContente has some good luck on his side lol Nice find!

 

Anyone else search "toyota tundra" in their local craigslist once a day? Maybe I have a problem

 

Yup I definitely do once every few days haha

 

Yea it’s my daily. I’m moving to the lsk race kit up front and lsk fully linked rear and trailing arms.

 

This might do better here @Hanny-Tundra
Anybody got anything for a northern neighbor?

 

That is just what I was looking for, missed on that my CL hunting. Thanks!
I'm in Seattle, but might be worth it.

 

I’m down in Portland, but my office is up in Seattle and I was planning on heading in next week for a day. If you want you can pay for them and I can bring them up there for you

 

I don’t suppose anyone here is upgrading their smoker and has a decent used pellet smoker that they might be parting with?


I can dream, right?

 

Need a smoker or making a pellet forge?

if you need both try the Rectec Bullseye. $499.

Trust me....it gets hot!

Here is the trick...smoke some bacon...then turn it up to Riot and stand bye!!!

 

My forge hits temperatures around 2300f
Don’t think I will try smoking in there…

 

Well that forge is most definitely more efficient for metal work. I would hate to try an pull jalapeño poppers out of that.

 

You wouldn’t pull them out, they’d be dust lol

 

Pizza night.

 

I need to come out and hang for an afternoon. My 11 year old would freak out watching you work. Heading to SHOT with Doug F on Sunday. I will tell him you said ‘what’s up old man?’

 

I’m heading to the hammer-in in Weaverville mid March to assist John Emmerling with demos.
You are welcome to come visit and bring your son. Pm me if you’re serious and I’ll make sure we have something fun to do.

 

I used to have the app on my phone with saved searches, but got tired of all the crap. I use Offerup now mainly and have it running searches in the background. Notifies me when something comes up.

 

I'm trying to upgrade my game, but no luck yet. If I finally get my new smoker you can have my GMG. Heck, I might be headed your way in a few months to visit our friends in Vancouver. Was going to order a bunch of stuff for tax-free OR delivery and would even bring it down for you. It's a long shot, but might be available then.

 

We would love to have you come visit! Does that knife need sharpening?

 

I hate to admit it, I haven't even used it yet. It's been sitting on my dresser for the most part. Just couldn't bring myself to take it camping...I know, I know...that's what I bought it for...just need to get past the "still new" phase.

 

@Hanny-Tundra I have two sets of wheels if you're interested in either:

FN BFD (10k miles - no dents or scratches) Matte Bronze; 18" with +12mm offset
XD Series KMC Rockstart 2 (came OE on the truck - ~30k miles no dents or scratches) matte black; 20" with +30mm offset

 

Saw this post and was wondering if anyone in our area has any intel for this dude on airbags...

Airbag info

@daveeasa ... thought you might get a better response from some of the guys from this area

Good luck!!!

 

Firestone will install their airbags and is a reasonable price and show people how to fill them. I’m more into sumosprings which are not adjustable but have no maintenance/can’t really break and he can install in his driveway in 20 mins.

 

Any of you NW guys have an Alaska Airlines credit card?
Are there multiple cards for different rewards?

Thinking of ditching my Capitol One card.

 

I have one. Not sure if there are different cards. Seems like there’s only one, but I could be wrong.

They are dropping new T&C’s next month and bumping the annual fee to $95. The benefits suck IMO unless you are a Bank of America customer. I’ve never been very happy with their plan, but seems like everyone else is worse. Decided to keep the card since I expect to be buying lots of tickets soon when my son goes to college

 

Appreciate it.
Yeah, I looked into it a little more. Not a fan of Bank of A or annual fees.
My Capitol One card is only 1.25x on all purchases, no fees though.

I found a USAA Mastercard offer for 2x points on gas/groceries and 3x points on dining. 1x on everything else, no fee either. Might go with that

 

Yea it’s honestly only worth it if you travel a lot and like flying Alaska. The yearly companion fare is nice and the bonus miles are great too when you join (barring you spending the $3k in the first 3 or 4 months, could be different now), but otherwise it’s not the greatest. The Chase Sapphire Preferred is much better IMO as an all around card (vs the Alaska card), but also really beneficial if you travel a lot since the rewards are worth more (a decent bit as well) when you redeem them for travel through chase.

But the chase card has an annual fee as well, if you use it as a primary (and pay off in full every month to avoid interest) then the annual fee pays for itself and then some.

 

I'll check it out.

 

I've got (2) currently. Not the best card for overall points/rewards, but the companion pass pays for itself every year. FWIW, I actually had (4) once, back when they allowed easier churning. With the signup bonus so high, I'll likely be cancelling one of mine and getting one for my wife.

 

I'm thinking the Alaska card wouldn't benefit me a lot.
Our airline travel is very sporadic. Sometimes we fly 2-3 times a year, it could also be 5 years between flights.

 

Yea that’s how we are too. What we tried to do was dig in to each card and their rewards/perks and just get the one(s) that align to what we do (how we spend effectively).

There’s so many out there nowadays that you could find one or two that would cater more to your style, pros and cons to all of them (annual fee vs no fee, 4% back on groceries vs 2% back, free roadside assistance vs none), just gotta find the right one that suits you and your family

Edit: NerdWallet is a pretty solid resource when comparing all of the options