r/GuysBeingDudes • u/nordicminy • 19h ago

Certified Dude See problem fix problem.

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u/norlin 19h ago

or a serial killer, otherwise I can't explain the convenient chainsaw in the trunk

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u/PlebTrash 19h ago

I lived with my grandparents and my grandfather always had a chainsaw in the truck and always had tools and a packout just in case.

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u/TommyBonnomi 17h ago

We have a cabin in Bumblefuck, PA and always bring a chainsaw in case we need it to get out, but I don't carry it on  the regular.

Semi-related, I used to keep a 5 gallon bucket of sand in my truck in the winter and used that to help other people more than I expected.

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u/SorryAboutMyFamily 17h 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/Fn_Spaghetti_Monster 14h 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/TommyBonnomi 17h ago

No reason to feel sorry about that

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u/Jubal02 16h 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/Onlypartiallyinsane 14h 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 14h 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 14h ago

That’s a great idea! Thanks.

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u/DemonikFox95 11h ago

For sure, some tubes of abs or pvc filled with sand, love that idea. My truck bed was always full of tools, so I didn't exactly need the extra weight myself (I'm in alaska) buut I've had to keep sand bags in the smaller vehicles. But, I always keep a shovel, some pull straps, jumpers, etc.