The journey into the abyss of no return

Weldman

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Is there a breeder near you? That coat looks warm but wow, deep snow would be ice on the lower areas. Interesting.
Closes breeders I see are mostly in Colorado which is closer than driving to other side of Montana. The way I vision it is best of many worlds, Wool that usually you would get from hair sheep though not as much. Meat you would get from cows or bison and actually lower in cholesterol than bison. Then you have a animal that thrives in this climate like bison would except not as big and aggressive. Lastly if I want to move up to bison after we get more acreage I don't have to worry about cross contamination like owning sheep would.
 

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Had an epiphany last night, water coming up here from root cellar goes to PEX line that goes up 15' of wall and then crosses over 6 extra feet to get into here. Well I have the lines wrapped and with heat tape on it and still not enough to stop the freezing. So my idea is to allow drain back so the water doesn't freeze in the lines. Multiple ways to implement it, but it will be like those frost free water faucets. fun part is purging the air from the lines each time. Did I mention we have no running hot water up here? :lol:
 

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No running hot water is ok -- until shower time :lol:

When building this house yrs ago, I lived in a tiny camper on site. Became quite adept at bathing with just a few gallon jugs of warm water, while standing in the little tub. You've been field trained to live with much worse. 👍👍🥴👏. There are those who would just crumble and cry at these inconveniences!!
 
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