VA7 BGR here
I don't have a shack, but I do have a few Ht's and a TYT 9800 in my truck.
Maybe when I retire I will have time for a shack and an HF setup

Too bad we don't have any good ones around anymore
I miss the one that used to be at the old Lougheed drive in

The cloverdale rodeo grounds still have one running sundays but not worth the drive from where your at ..

Welcome to a fellow ham. Coyotebc. That TYT 9800 looks interesting and much cheaper than the Yaesu. How does it perform for you? I’ve run a very simple inverted V wire antenna in my back yard for many years and made some very interesting contacts including antarctica. Of course. I can’t compete in contests with guys using tri-banders on 100’ towers but I still have a lot of fun. I hope you can put together a shack.

Yes but it sucks, as does the Abbotsford one

It works okay, but I only really use the 2m and 70cm bands
I may be getting rid of the current antenna and getting a dual band one.
I 4x4 and the current antenna needs to be folded down when offloading.

I picked up a Ruger PCC takedown. Kind of a neat little rig. It uses Glock mags and breaks down and assembles really quick. I shot a friend's on Monday a got a decent deal on one today. It's surprisingly fun to shoot and far more accurate than I would have expected.

This is probably going to be my truck gun.

When I am camping I usually have either a Rossi Ranch Hand (44 remmag) with a full stock.
12" barrel swings nice
Or a short barrelled (12 inch) pump shotgun
Easy to stow, easy to carry

Recently purchased
For myself
4 soft shackles
20 ft long 7/8 diameter kinetic recovery rope

For a good friend of mine as a gift to celebrate him buying his first 4x4

2 soft shackles
Set of torx bits (needed for a jeep)
Flex head 3/8 drive ratchet with 2 extensions and 2 spark plug sockets
Pair of mechanics gloves
Tool bag
Gerber folding knife
Sani-kit (tp, hand sani, compressed cloth)

He had a decent kit in his old 2 wheel drive explorer, but I just rounded up a few things for him

See, that’s why you’re such a good guy Bill. You got more for your friend than you did yourself.

I like mine a lot but just be heads up on extractor issues MB. Mine was flawless for 800 rounds then turned into a stovepipe machine. An upgraded extractor and it was gtg again...but seems to be a common issue.

Thanks for the heads up RN. I have heard they had some extractor issues. I will probably try to find an upgraded aftermarket one and install it right off. Which extractor did you go with?