must have tools.

[Jackel]

you can fix anything in life with WD-40 and duct tape.

[m25operator]

Come on FQ, you know how us east Texas oil field boys are, Little bro grew up in the oil field, taught me how to repair steel cable as well, how to remake a hoop, it is really an art and can save day in the right circumstances, can be used to repair good lariats as well.

He taught me how to use pipe wrenches for climbing I beams as well.

We are both big boys.

Necessity is the mother of invention. True story, 25 yrs ago or so.

Best buddy and room mate, we liked to go small game hunting on Sundays about 50 miles away. He was always proud that his truck had gauges instead of idiot lights. Just talking after the hunt, We opened the hood to look at his cruise control that was not working and I noticed his alternator belt was missing. Obviously he was not watching the guage.  He was like what are we gonna do, it's 50 miles back home and it's getting dark. Now at this time zip ties, aka cable ties where a new thing and where used by phone company people. We had a mutual friend who worked for the phone company and he had given both of us a bunch of them, I asked " do you have some of those zip ties " Yes, well get em out. I wove a bunch of them and they made a wild singing sound but we made it back. You could hear them as the individually broke while driving.

[fightingquaker13]

Come on FQ, you know how us east Texas oil field boys are, Little bro grew up in the oil field, taught me how to repair steel cable as well, how to remake a hoop, it is really an art and can save day in the right circumstances, can be used to repair good lariats as well.

He taught me how to use pipe wrenches for climbing I beams as well.

We are both big boys.

Necessity is the mother of invention. True story, 25 yrs ago or so.

Best buddy and room mate, we liked to go small game hunting on Sundays about 50 miles away. He was always proud that his truck had gauges instead of idiot lights. Just talking after the hunt, We opened the hood to look at his cruise control that was not working and I noticed his alternator belt was missing. Obviously he was not watching the guage.  He was like what are we gonna do, it's 50 miles back home and it's getting dark. Now at this time zip ties, aka cable ties where a new thing and where used by phone company people. We had a mutual friend who worked for the phone company and he had given both of us a bunch of them, I asked " do you have some of those zip ties " Yes, well get em out. I wove a bunch of them and they made a wild singing sound but we made it back. You could hear them as the individually broke while driving.

I get the stranded in East Tx thing. I once got my truck bogged down while wood duck hunting 50 miles east of Elgin. It was a WMA, but they had oil rigs. The mud was so thick with oil that I drove my woodsman's jack halfway into the ground (note, always carry a12" square base of ply wood as a jack base) . The mud was thick enough that when I tried digging under the tires to put brush there (small trees cut down and trimmed via 12 gauge number 4s) that the mud stuck to my entrenching tool. You had to literally scrape each shovel full off with your boot as you couldn't throw it. I gave it up as a bad job after two hours, left the gun in the truck and started to walk covered with mud and soaked with sweat, carrying dead ducks, some 35 miles into town wearing full cammos. Dark fell, I looked like Charlie Manson and was cold as hell as the 70 degree day dropped into the forties. Defying all laws of Darwin, I was able to flag someone down. I just wanted him to call the cops, but he actually offered me a ride in (the bed of course) of his truck. Thank  God for Tx. hospitality as I got to stand (I was forbidden from sitting) in a warm DQ till my house mate could drive out from Austin to collect me. Of course I had to strip naked in the parking lot to change into clean clothes so I wouldn't pollute her car, but at that point I was beyond dignity and just wanted a hot shower, plus, she brought me a beer! I would have married her had she asked.
FQ13

[sledgemeister]

Just trying to think of them darn modern doo hicky things for FQ13, now what are they again???
They are used for weird things like pulling 4wds and trucks etc out of bogs and ruts and MUD.....

Oh thats right they are called a WINCH!