BadDogPSD said:

That's what we have in the camper. Makes good coffee! There are a couple (that I'm aware of) drip machines that don't use plastic that contacts the water. Moccamaster & Simply Good Coffee.

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Kjb1796 said:

Dripolator is all stainless steel with bakelite handles. Put ground coffee in the basket cover then add hot water and you have a pot of drip coffee no grounds or paper filters.

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Detroit_1 said:

Here are a few thoughts from one who shoots on public land in the PNW:

- Know (for certain) that your shooting position / path of projectile / target are located on public land. There are a lot of ways to do this but you need to know this for certain. This may mean checking the little things like map datum to make 100% sure your map & co-ords line up with whatever source map and co-ords you're extracting data from.

- Know what public entity controls the land you're shooting on - ie is it WA State or Federal land?

- Read and understand the WA RCW (State Statutes) and WAC (rules and regs for agencies implementing statues) as they pertain to any aspect of what your doing

- Read and understand the policy regarding what you want to do based on the controlling agency's policy for the area you intend to shoot

- Understand Fire Restrictions for the area, the state, the agency - for instance you may or may not be able to shoot steel / you may or may not have to carry hand tools for fighting fire to be out in the woods / you may or may not be able to park somewhere in the woods / if convicted of starting a fire - they may try to make you pay for it, and there is probably extra incentive if the Leftists can tie it to guns.

- OK, so you've researched it and it is all good & understood. In the practical: I like to start with google earth and survey the area. I have the most success finding spots in looking at the road as it winds through an area. I am looking for a situation where the road forms a U and I am shooting across the open end of the U - usually across a draw. I prefer a situation where another car passing by on the road can not see the shooting position; and I want to park with my rig visible to me and nearby, but maybe 100 yards away from the shooting position. The target - from the road line I climb down the hill and use a mattock to dig a flat spot in the side of the hill @ 30 - 50 yards below the road line - now I have backstop.

- Hunting season - do not go out and bang round after round during the season. Folks may want to talk you about that in real time.

- One last thing: it is a public space, times are funny and you're gonna meet some folks out there occasionally. Especially if you shoot by yourself, be mindful of that. Also be mindful of the Sheriff or PissFirWillie (Fed forester) or a neighboring land owner showing up too - be able to explain in no uncertain terms that what your doing is legal and permissible based on all conditions.

Clean up all of your shit, including your brass - like you were never even there. Be safe and have fun.

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Nik H said:

I never use the N-word...I like spearchuckers better

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DFOOSKING said:

@lash

I've often thought.....have a match were the stages are set up. Stage descriptions are stapled nearby. And the shooters shoot the stages at their leisure and repeat them even if they wish (given they aren't slowing down others' participation). Kinda like walking a round a golf. Shooters have timers on their phones already to manage time themselves.

No RO's. No score cards handed out or required. The shooters pay a entry fee that goes to providing a nice meal at the very end of the day (Like supply the nicest meal $25-$35 can buy). They come to hang out, shoot, try out their skill, socialize.

If they want to keep score amongst themselves....fine. But you the MD doesn't have to manage it or deliberate it. You have a start time in the morning and end time mid to later afternoon. When its all said and done....the shooters get a nice meal, get to hang out and enjoy or they can leave and go home after shooting right away if that ain't their cup of tea. Thank you for the $25 range fee....see ya next time.

New shooters don't have to worry about how they will place (because their is no scoreboard). Experienced shooters can squad up and play a personal skins match. Or one can shoot it completely solo logging their own progress as they see fit. There would be a safety brief and code of conduct speach/sheet at the onset and the off they go.

The MD can focus on other things like making cool/interesting stages (which I think is what matches desperately need) and not focus on how the fuck one's gonna get match booklets made or unfucking scoring tablets or logging into practicscore or rounding up RO's or keeping track of shooters gear to be in class compliance. It just frees up massive bandwidth for other shit.

I've even thought MD's could hold an event where each shooter voluntarily brings their own single stage design and the steel for it. Kinda get the shooters involved tangentially.....potentially introduce new targetry the MD doesn't have.

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