My Portable Shack

[marcspaz]

Here's a quick video of my portable shack from over the weekend. Worked a 24 hour foot race.

 

2m, 70cm, HF and GMRS.

 

 

 

[kidphc]

Awesome. I don't see the fridge. Hydration is important!

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[marcspaz]

56 minutes ago, kidphc said:

Awesome. I don't see the fridge. Hydration is important!

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LOL  I had a 5 day cooler with a bunch of food and drinks off to the corner of the tent.

 

[kidphc]

Looks like it isn't trailer accessible. Do you guys lug out all the gear in a wagon or pack mule like a bernard?

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[marcspaz]

@kidphc It looks a lot worse than it was.  I didn't get to see the site ahead of time, so we had to hump it all by hand.  Thankfully it was only about 50 yards from the road.  We just parked roadside to unload and load. 

 

FWIW... even at about 50 yards, it still kinda sucked, and that was with 3 people carrying stuff.

[kidphc]

Wow. If it was me it would be a military load bearing backpack, a radio, golf umbrella strapped to the backpack. Cooler in one hand and a small generator in the other.

I would of looked like a hobo pervert watching the runners go by.

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[marcspaz]

@kidphc  that is exactly what the next time will look like! LOL

 

Seriously though, it was 40 degrees and raining... and we were there for about 30 hours.  The heat and shelter was a must.

[kidphc]

I get you. Too bad setup and breakdown probably took as long as the event.

Looks more like a welcome tent then aide tent. Lol..

Love it though.

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[marcspaz]

@kidphc  I appreciate it, man!  Yeah, setup and tear down combined was about 6 hours.

 

[rivrrat]

Looks awesome - very nice setup!

[dugcyn]

Marc you are so helpfull on the forum, active and apply this hobby. thank you. a true Elmer.

[marcspaz]

33 minutes ago, dugcyn said:

Marc you are so helpfull on the forum, active and apply this hobby. thank you. a true Elmer.

 

Very, very kind words.  Thank you.

[WRQC527]

Nice job. I've worked comms at a several 50k trail runs here in SoCal. Nothing overnight though, just all-day events. It's always rewarding to use our equipment for the greater good.

[Lscott]

15 hours ago, marcspaz said:

Here's a quick video of my portable shack from over the weekend. Worked a 24 hour foot race.

 

2m, 70cm, HF and GMRS.

 

 

 

Looks like Field Day came early this year.

[kidphc]

Actually, Marc ever thought about a small trailer with a motorized trailer dolly?

Only since you do the events so often?

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[marcspaz]

12 minutes ago, Lscott said:

Looks like Field Day came early this year.

 

This is very similar to what I plan on running Field Day. There will actually be an additional mast. LoL 

8 minutes ago, kidphc said:

Actually, Marc ever thought about a small trailer with a motorized trailer dolly?

Only since you do the events so often?

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I thought about buying an inexpensive used pop-up travel trailer. Depending on how the year goes, that may happen next year.

 

I've been eyeballing a motorized cart with big inflatable tires and a 500 lb capacity. It costs about $1,000. Maybe as we closer to the end of the year.

[kidphc]

 
I thought about buying an inexpensive used pop-up travel trailer. Depending on how the year goes, that may happen next year.
 
I've been eyeballing a motorized cart with big inflatable tires and a 500 lb capacity. It costs about $1,000. Maybe as we closer to the end of the year.

Sounds like you will be upgrading the jeep again. Maybe the new one with the fully floating rear axle and a diesel.. lol

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[SteveShannon]

19 hours ago, marcspaz said:

Here's a quick video of my portable shack from over the weekend. Worked a 24 hour foot race.

 

2m, 70cm, HF and GMRS.

 

 

 

Pretty cool, Marc!