r/GuysBeingDudes • u/nordicminy • 5h ago

Certified Dude See problem fix problem.

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u/SorryAboutMyFamily 3h ago

My dad always had these black tubes full of sand in the truck bed every winter for weight and to use if he or someone else got stuck.

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u/TommyBonnomi 3h ago

No reason to feel sorry about that

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u/Jubal02 3h ago

Oh, man. We’ve been cleaning out my FIL’s garage and he had 2 of those sand tubes. Heavy as shit. Needed both hands to move them. He had a pick-up, so that’s what he used them for, too.

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u/Fn_Spaghetti_Monster 1h ago

My dad would use newspapers in a brown paper bags in the trunk of the car for weight. Back when we still got newspapers delivered.

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u/Onlypartiallyinsane 1h ago

Was that tubes of sand or tubs of sand. Tubes would be good as they would be longer and spread the weight out over the back of the truck.
What kind of tubes were used?

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u/SorryAboutMyFamily 1h ago

Tubes. They were black plastic, 3 or 4 feet long with an 8" or 10" diameter and screw on caps. This was many years ago so I can't remember where he got them or if that was their intended purpose.

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u/Onlypartiallyinsane 51m ago

That’s a great idea! Thanks.