Climbing and Building ... AGAIN!

Today we bouldered at the Grouse Slabs again, near Sugarbowl and Donner. We found a really run but difficult problem down the hill in the main area and threw ourselves at it until we figure out the sequence. I have to admit that my mind was more on the tub than the rock! After a few hours we set off back to Colfax to buy some fasteners and *another* hole saw, since the one I bought couldn't actually be used in either of our electric drills. Just on a whim I bought some more Torx head screws. Earlier in the week I had gone to South City Lumber to buy some more 4x4 brackets, drill bits and insulation for the tub... While I was waiting in line I made an impulse buy of a box of Torx head screws, since I've stripped about 40 Phillips and regular head screws so far. I know, this is fascinating stuff. The thing is, when you are putting literally hundreds of these things into wood, any little improvement goes a long way. Anyway, we headed back up to the cabin, and the first thing I did was test our $100 Little GiantPump. Now, I had done a little research on pumps, and I had been agonizing over this for weeks; it was the only piece of the puzzle that I was really concerned about. On paper, this pump looked like it could do the job, but you know how that can go. So it was with a little bit of surprise and a great deal of jubilation that we saw water pouring out of the hose we had run down to the creek! We went on to attach the second level 4x4s (the thing my hand is on)

and 3/4" plywood sheets to support the stove and tub. After this, we put the tub down on the plywood

to decide where to attach the ports to connect the tub to the heater, as well as where to put the drain, so we could drill a drain hole in the support platform


After an excellent Parentally prepared steak dinner, we retired to our tent and went to sleep at 9 pm