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Upgrading my setup!

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Gr8fulDen

Hey...longtime lurker here. Just sitting around listening to some Jerry Garcia Band and thought I'd go for a thread.
Below are some pictures of the cab I built last winter. Got a very weak crop but I've learned a lot from this forum since that. Thanks to everyone, even the hypercritical "pros".
I'm rationing my stash like a true dope fiend but at least I didn't have to visit ol' Dealer McDope! My current setup is in the garage and sits next to a refrigerator which takes the rap for the fan noise. The cab stays covered by a Rubbermaid (a chick that hands out condoms?) tub that is at the bottom and the back of several more tubs. Has been very stealthy so far but I do employ an attack cat to watch over the flock!
Anyway, I will be assembling a cab this weekend with room for a clone setup and a mother room. Dimensions are about 32" square and 13" deep. I chose the narrow width again so I can stealth her up with tubs. Keep a winner I allus say!
I admire Anti's setup and several others that include a central drying chamber that uses multiple walls to lightproof the flower room from the mother/clone room. Being that I plan to grow in a cold garage over the winter, I plan to intake fresh air from the mother/clone room which will be lit 24/7,thereby raising the air temperature. It will then travel through the drying/light trap chamber to the flowering room that will be lit 12/12. Lights in the flowering room will be on at night, again to counter the cold. I could reverse that in the spring as the weather warms.
Going for a SOG Dr. Bud/Thundurkle style (are those knees jerking pros?)
since I'm not (yet) looking for maximum yield but sustained yield for my own needs. Here are the pics of my original cab:




And the new cab shell:
 
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sneakinman13

Active member
Veteran
hey there gr8ful den.
thanks for sharing all that info about your grow.. i really like how stealth it is.. thats prolly the first grow i've seen that really doesnt even look like a grow cab at all!
ill be sticking around to see how everything goes! i too run cfl.. check out my thread if ya get boreedd....

well im outa here for now.. stay high and good vibes... also ima def shoot some rep your way for stealth points!
 
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Gr8fulDen

Here's what I got done today: laid out the dimensions of the interior of the cab, then cut and placed the pieces. Tomorrow: get stoned and look at it all day. Friday: Precut all the openings, then glue, screw, and caulk everything with painters caulk. Tape Reflectix thermal barrier to grow chamber walls. Saturday: install the lights, set up the utility room, install the fans and intake and exhaust ports, get stoned and look at it til' Saturday Night Live comes on. Sunday: hang the doors, install locks, install weatherstrip, get stoned and admire it! Monday: Put my stealth Rubbermaid covers over the whole shebang, look, listen, take temperature readings. Plants go in Monday night!
 
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Gr8fulDen

Onward...thru the fog.

Onward...thru the fog.

Made major headway on the new cab today. Set up the interior to allow for a 15'x13" flower cab to be powered by (5) 23 watt 2700K cfls, an 8"x13" chamber for mom(s) and clones, and a combination drybox/light trap labrinth between the two (thanks Anti). 32" of height should give me plenty of headroom.

Here's the evidence:





 
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lmv931

Member
:bow::bow: I'm very impresessed! It seems you have this whole thing planned out and ready to go. I salute you sir! Keep us posted I'm subscribed:lurk:
 
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