Rental tent growers: Help me convince the girl.

[SmokinErb]

Okay, my girl wants me to build a stealth cab. We're getting a place together, and while I'm allowed to grow, until we purchase a home - which will happen in the next few years - she said she'd feel safer with my growing in a stealth cab.

Thing thing is, I really, really want a tent or two. I've never owned one, and so I need your help. I need to sell her on the whole tent idea.

Best thing I can think of is simply - you can tear them down in an hour and there's no evidence of a grow. In the event of an inspection, I could put the plants in a box I already had built for plant storage, tear the tents down, box the lights/fans/filters up and there's no sign of a grow.

Granted with a stealth cab, you don't have to do all of that. But a tent gives me more room to do my thing than a 2x4' armoire.

 

[big ballin 88]

I had gotten away with my DR40 with people thinking it was a suitcase. Even looking right at it nobody knew what it was. I grew for a year without anybody knowing what the cab was besides my sister, even looking straight at it...Cabs are a thing of the past i feel, you can be more stealth with something that conceals heat, light and sound. Unless of course the tents are gonna be placed out in the open.

 

[rick shaw]

Dude,the key to any successful relationship is compromise and if you would like it to be VERY happy compromise often.
Get some plywood and screw it together with a drill. More security then a tent,cheaper and it can break down quickly.
When it's finished you can say "You were right,this is better" and you will be the good guy,or get the tent,she has already stated her thoughts on the matter.

 

[MileHighGuy]

Look at it this way,

Growing is life long... you're always getting better, at least this way, you can master your skills in a stealth cab.

You will have plenty of time for bigger grows.

Trust me, you want your woman happy and not stressed out about the grow, it will make your life WAY easier.. trust me, I've been there.

Also, if she gets used to it, she may be cool with a tent sooner than you think!

Peace out.

 

[SmokinErb]

Fair enough guys. She actually gave me a chance, she said "convince me," hence this thread. But it's cool, I'm okay with doing a stealth cab. There's already been lots of compromising. I'm a vert grower by heart, she was worried about it being "too big" so I'm willing to invest in some cool tubes and turn 'em horizontally.

I have absolutely no problem growing in a 2x4 cab. I understand her concerns, and they're concerns I share to some degree. Ah, I guess you're right. I'll be the good guy and build the cab.

Never thought I'd go back to 2x400w again

 

[FreezerBoy]

Make your girl happy. If for no other reason than the brownie points you'll earn all while smoking home grown weed.

 

[Bionic]

Never thought I'd go back to 2x400w again

You don't think that's too much for an apt that you live in? I'd be nervous with a 600w and light cycles and whatnot. Or is anything under 1k nothing to worry about? Convince me otherwise .

 

[SmokinErb]

I'm comfortable running anything in an apartment that doesn't require a new circuit installed. I ran 2400w (1200 on a flip/flop) my last apartment grow the (fortunately) 20a pre-existing circuit for the bedroom.

It's all good, really. I guess I was being a little greedy.

2x4x7 cab, here I come!

 

[Bionic]

and good luck!

 

[FunkBomb]

A 3x3 tent with a 400w light is nothing. Your utility bill only goes up a little, and you have the peace of mind of knowing what exactly is going into your body. You save a shitload of money growing it yourself than buying bags, you are quality control, you can choose the genetics, you can control the whole thing, and you can have the satisfaction of knowing you did it yourself.

Be rational and she'll come around.

-Funk

 

[HighDesertJoe]

Hold your breath and STOMP your feet till you get what You Want and Need, I got your back.
This post was for Entertainment purposes only, it don't really reflect what the true outcome of the advice given well be.
So Good Luck

 

[BadKittySmiles]

I'm assuming she's concerned with possible emergency landlord entrance, when you don't have even five minutes, let alone the hour you'd need, to tear everything down...

Rent a place large enough, that you can have a spare 'storage room', inform your landlord you came from a larger place, with more storage, or that in order to save money you've emptied your storage unit... and more importantly, take very good care of your personal space and belongings. Be responsible, and clean, inside and out of the property. Putting up a good, responsible front for your landlord, will reduce snooping and suspicion immensely.

Back to your 'storage room'. Choose a room without plumbing or a breaker box, this greatly limits the possibility, that anyone will ever need to perform maintenance beyond your control.

What you'd then do, is build a facade wall from large tupperware storage crates and cardboard boxes, blocking off anywhere from a large corner, to more than half the room if you like.

When your landlord pops in, or something out of your control happens, no one is going to go through your personal belongings when there's nothing on the opposite side, that needs to be accessed. This is a large-scale equivalent of a 'stealth cab', based on the principal that landlords and property managers can enter rooms and their own cupboards and fixtures during inspection, but they can not enter any fixture that belongs to you.
If they see what appears to be a solid wall of 'stuff' not belonging to them, and they're under the impression it stays solid all the way through, they're only allowed to look.. not touch. If you're clever, you'll be able to work your ventilation and odor control silently and invisibly into that space, with no one the wiser.

All you'll need is an opening through the boxes, and an additional series of solid or stuck-together boxes that will act as a door or barricade. When you have a security threat, just slide those boxes into the entry way of your grow.

It's worked like a charm for me over the years, in around fifteen different apartments, and houses

 

[Lorien]

I'm assuming she's concerned with possible emergency landlord entrance, when you don't have even five minutes, let alone the hour you'd need, to tear everything down...

Rent a place large enough, that you can have a spare 'storage room', inform your landlord you came from a larger place, with more storage, or that in order to save money you've emptied your storage unit... and more importantly, take very good care of your personal space and belongings. Be responsible, and clean, inside and out of the property. Putting up a good, responsible front for your landlord, will reduce snooping and suspicion immensely.

Back to your 'storage room'. Choose a room without plumbing or a breaker box, this greatly limits the possibility, that anyone will ever need to perform maintenance beyond your control.

What you'd then do, is build a facade wall from large tupperware storage crates and cardboard boxes, blocking off anywhere from a large corner, to more than half the room if you like.

When your landlord pops in, or something out of your control happens, no one is going to go through your personal belongings when there's nothing on the opposite side, that needs to be accessed. This is a large-scale equivalent of a 'stealth cab', based on the principal that landlords and property managers can enter rooms and their own cupboards and fixtures during inspection, but they can not enter any fixture that belongs to you.
If they see what appears to be a solid wall of 'stuff' not belonging to them, and they're under the impression it stays solid all the way through, they're only allowed to look.. not touch. If you're clever, you'll be able to work your ventilation and odor control silently and invisibly into that space, with no one the wiser.

All you'll need is an opening through the boxes, and an additional series of solid or stuck-together boxes that will act as a door or barricade. When you have a security threat, just slide those boxes into the entry way of your grow.

It's worked like a charm for me over the years, in around fifteen different apartments, and houses

This is an effing GREAT IDEA!
Props x 4000

party thrown in your honor >

 

[Frozenguy]

Key to a happy life is a happy wife.. (or girlfriend). You might get more bud, and she may say she is ok with it (after you 'sell' her on it), but she may not like it forever and it may come out even if she tries to not let it. We're all only human..
With that said, I dont know where she is on the situation so its your call, I'm just saying it might be worth the less bud to keep your girl within her comfort zone. I went through THE same exact thing..

 

[JWP]

Grow some nads and do what ever the hell you like...

Harden tha f up will ya.

Any landlord stupid enough to open a door with a "beware of the dog" sign deserves everything they get. If i'm home and a landlord turned up without making an appointment they would get knocked tha f out for tresspassing.

Dont sweat the small stuff. You worry too much...

 

[Anti]

for what it's worth. I had a day off one day and I was home and let my girl take my car to work.

Landlord saw my car wasn't there, decided to pop in un-announced to check the fliter size for the furnace so she could buy new ones.

I was in THE ROOM so I peaked my head around the door and said, "Hello?" and she realized I was home. I said, "I'm not dressed." and she got the message and left very quickly. Apologized profusely, bought us a year's supply of filters. (heh.)


Point: Landlords may illegally enter your space for a completely "innocent" reason when you aren't there. Some people are just nosey busy-bodies, or think you won't mind.

Stealth cabs sit out in the open and nobody says shit if you do it right.

 

[Frozenguy]

The first night at house I was renting at the time, I had to sleep on the floor in the master bed room. I had about 3 pounds of weed with me in turkey bags LOL.. I had a plate with a bowl and ash and the bag on the floor next to me as I slept.

Stupid realty company left the lock box on the front door. I called that day to get it off but they didn't come by. Luckily that night before I went to bed, I locked the master bedroom.

Next day (saterday) I wake up to people talking and I hear footsteps walking up the stairs. I'm like SHEEEITT. I see three big turkey bags of tight nugs on the floor, I look like a squatter lol.. She tried to open it and I said, "This house was rented and occupied as of yesterday!!!!!!!" She was like omg I'm so sorry there must of been an error, we're leaving blah blah" lol I was pretty nervous but not so much after they left..