OldJarheads Milling Thread...

[OlJarhead]

Have been slowly improving but still sleeping in a chair.  However, got two steroid injections in my lower back and can walk slightly better from it already.  Here's hoping I see more improvement over the next few weeks!

[Magicman]

Here is hoping for the best for your recovery Erik.  

Old folks sit...you are supposed to git.  

[OlJarhead]

Thanks Don!  Definitely improving!  

[OlJarhead]

I continue to improve!  I actually slept in a bed last night (all night) which is a 1st in two weeks :D

Still walking is painful though only mildly now and I went shopping today with the wife and survived!

I'm hoping to head to the cabin again soon and see about doing some milling but may call on friends to assist.

[OlJarhead]

Good morning!  It's been a while.

I'm still upright and while I need more work, am mostly doing well.  I'm not walking much (like when I was walking 4+ miles every other day) but doing pretty well as long as I don't push it.

Wanted to run the sawmill on my last trip to the cabin but had to call it early due to my back but did get work done.  Here's hoping for more improvements!

Erik

[Nebraska]

Hope things keep moving.  Thanks for the update. How soon before the route to the cabin is snowed shut?

[OlJarhead]

Thanks!

The cabin road isn't usually snowed shut unless we get a big snowfall like last year!  And then it's usually not for too long.

I normally have no real issue until about mid December and then it gets pretty deep until late March but we can usually always get in.

[Nebraska]

I had it in my head you guys got shut out for a while every year.  I've had to haul a tractor up to our cabin to dig the driveway out so we could get in but it's only 40 yards. 

[OlJarhead]

[OlJarhead]

Nope :D  Just gets a little more interesting lol but with my back I probably wouldn't want to snow shoe in so may not attempt a January run.

[OlJarhead]

Hat Tip to FF and all of you in this one.  I give my thoughts on what's the right sawmill to get for a smalll cabin build - more or less.  Or at least I blather on a while about buying sawmills :D  Hey, can't run mine much right now but I can talk about them! (and for those who watched all my sawmill vids and noticed I'm doing more 'off grid' and power station vids, it's just because I can't run my sawmill as much as I wish I could!  So, I'll bide my time, try to heal and still work on the cabin and try to help others do off grid type stuff!
Cheers!

[RetiredTech]

I like those Off Grid Videos. I have plans to go back and watch them all when time permits. Maybe this winter. Very interesting stuff. Almost as good as sawmill videos.

[OlJarhead]

Thanks!  It's been fun sharing those while I can't do much on the sawmill.  I'll be putting out a lot more for a while I suspect but with luck my hands and back will be better in the new year (I see those two docs tomorrow).

Meanwhile, I'll cover more power stations, batteries, DC to DC chargers, converting my camper to LiFePo's, using a LiFePo4 to extend my campers battery capacity and more.

and yes, I plan to get BACK on the sawmill as soon as possible! (maybe next week even).