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bringing in the sheaves...safely

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stratmandu

Say someone (no names) had a big plant that they need to go chop and bring home to dry soon. Said plant is hours away by car (by interstate and/or state routes) in a rural area. This might be a non-med felony state, BTW. Scary, huh?

Bulk could be reduced by harvesting all buds and main colas, leaving branches and plant in place with as many leaves as possible and hitting with some nutes to get another crop in a few weeks (plenty of warm weather left). No power is available for a foodsaver press, but loc is discreet so some prep could be done before departing.

So now, said guerrilla has a big smelly trashbag to stow for the ride. What would you do?

This thread is not intended to discuss how to protect your rights if pulled over - thats been discussed plenty. Simply a thread of stealthy transportation and diversion/disguise techniques, blending in, odor control so a man won't smell it (not a dog).

Maybe a big cooler with something on top, in the back with a bunch of camping gear and a canoe on the roof. Or a pickup with a trailer and ATV and a few hunting stickers (lots of hunting in the area)...few tree stands piled on the trailer... maybe a bass boat with cover on...dump truc... church softball team van (j/k). What time of day to make the run? When is best to avoid the Imperial starcruisers? Ceremonies for good luck? Saints I should pray to?

Said guerilla (no names, remember) is sweating the details and would love to read what worked for you...
 

Zen Master

Cannasseur
Veteran
if this is in a secure location, why dont you just do a good once over on your vehicle for any broken tail lights or license plate lights (lots of people get tagged for that one). Then go out there with a trash bag, chop it, take it back to your place and trim.... the end.

edit: hours of driving.... there is nothing you can do within a few minutes that is going to be solid airtight, you could do the ice chest routine, however that will only contain the smell for a short period of time, however better than just tossing a bag in the trunk.
 

JJScorpio

Thunderstruck
ICMag Donor
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It's best to trim the plant in the field and place the buds in a plastic bag. When you get to your vehicle clean your hands will olive oil and soap, discard the clothing you're wearing or put into air tight bag. Then put the buds into an airtight cooler.

You need to make sure the vehicle is completely leagal. The ride home can be hairy so if you're not used to it, practice. Do not spray cologne or anything around the vehicle as thats a tip off that you're hiding something.

The camping gear covering the cooler is a great idea.... Just make sure if asked that you know the name of the campground you were at, and places in the immediate area that you visited..... This can make all the difference in the world.
 

johnny butt

Member
It's gonna smell regardless of what you do. Fresh, stinky buds are just that.... Stinky...


Check your lights, drive the speed limit, and pray the piggies don't pull you over. Try not to stop in one spot for too long once you are off the highway. The smells permeate


Especially if you have some bulk, it is going to stink through your trunk double bagged and in a cooler... I'll burn one for good luck in your name


JB
 

Chester

Member
Ice in that ice chest will help.

The smell can be put on hold a bit by chilling the harvest. Very temporary fix as the aromatics will amp-up as it warms-up again.

A nice big cutting of mint or catnip can be a bit of a decoy. There is an undercurrent of skunk to most mints, and you "found it" while camping. Won't do any good if you're carrying a load of dead road-kill harvest back, but could be used to explain a minor "funk". Careful if you do indoor though, the borg often love mint family plants to death.

Good luck,

:cool:
 

gaiusmarius

me
Veteran
i would buy some drums heavy duty with the air tight seals, double bag your trimmed and de stemed buds and put the bags in the drum, or even pack in tupperware and pack the tupperware in the drum. just make sure you unpack as soonas you got to a safe place and spread the buds out to dry. this stage can be smelly too, so a room with a grow that's filtered isn't a bad place to dry.

the most important thing is to change clothes and as JJS said use oil and soap on your hands and any skin that touched resin, ideally you use gloves, but you still have to wash your hands with oil and soap a few times to get rid of all traces of the smell. if possible leave the smelly clothes and get them another day, or add them to the air tight drum. you have to be very strict in making sure you don't transfer the smell to the outside of your packaging at each stage. multiple pairs of gloves should be used as needed to keep the outside of the bags and drum clean.
 

Lazyman

Overkill is under-rated.
Veteran
Nah I have a better idea. Buy a 12V inverter for your car (converts 12vdc to 120VAC) at walmart/target for $40 and plug your vacuum sealer into that. Trim up the lot onsite, then vac bag it in the bottom of an ice chest, with a layer of worms on top. Throw some fishing gear in with the ice chest and you should be golden. Just be sure you don't contaminate the outside of the bag, a few pairs of latex gloves are a MUST.
 

Lazyman

Overkill is under-rated.
Veteran
Oh and spray some fox urine on your tires, any drug dog will go NUTS on your tires but the cops won't find anything there. Tell him you ran over a fox the other day outside of town and he'll throw his dog back in the car, as they are just useless around the smell of other critters. Ask Barry Cooper!
 

Molson

Member
Go to spot. Chop your plant (wearing latex gloves). Trim it there (personal preference). Change clothes to get any stink off you. Drive home using as many back roads as you can. And like stated, make sure your cars legal.

And remember. You're not driving cross county here. If you get pulled over he may just want to reprimand you for speeding or wreck less driving because his mother just recently moved into the area and tends to walk in the road because her eyesight is very bad. Moreover, he'll have to ask you to pop the trunk to see if you're hiding the jim beam in there.

Remember, not everyone is out to get you -- just the highway drug task force ;)

You'll most likely be fine. I've gone through DUI check points dirty (with dogs present) a few times with no problems, even with the cop sticking his head in my window practically and a quarter in my pocket. I guess the lit cigarette helped, but he was there to make sure I was DUI'ing and not to see if I had any drugs on me. Those were his only intentions.

Don't psych yourself out. You'll have a damn panic attack. Pretend like the weeds not even in the car.
 

JimBeamKush

Member
I think the little league softball team and 1 grown man would look kind of weird coming out of the woods

CAn we say CreEpPer
 

JimBeamKush

Member
The best way btw would be to tell a buddy with a truck you killed one HUGE deer and you need him to big the body up for you. throw the bud in a bag and shove it in the inside of said deer and let your bud drive. he will not think he is doing anything illegal so he will be cool even if pulled over :)
 

KONY

Well-known member
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Nah I have a better idea. Buy a 12V inverter for your car (converts 12vdc to 120VAC) at walmart/target for $40 and plug your vacuum sealer into that. Trim up the lot onsite, then vac bag it in the bottom of an ice chest, with a layer of worms on top. Throw some fishing gear in with the ice chest and you should be golden. Just be sure you don't contaminate the outside of the bag, a few pairs of latex gloves are a MUST.


Why not go one step further and just run a carbon scrubber and fan from an inverter in the car?

Have to put something around it so u wern't driving around with a carbon scrubber in the car.... that would look kinda suspect.
 
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stratmandu

After some experimenting in the basement with my dogs, and smoking it over with a friend or two, I am thinking about the 5 gal "mud bucket" as a produce container, thrown in with a bunch of (strategically leaky) gas powered tools, gas and diesel cans (approved containers, natch), and working man tools & such, in the back of a truck. A good lid w/gasket banged on tight and wiped down with petrol or smelly substance such as WD-40 should contain the reek. I was told there's a gadget to vac-seal a 5-gal bucket used by survivalists for storing freeze-dried food; need to look into that. Neg pressure = neg odor.

A scrubber, or dead deer... really? It ain't deer season for over a month yet, and a scrubber... well just isn't stealthy IMO, and considerable cost (I don't do indoor). But thanks anyway! :tiphat:

Edit: KONY your suggestion gave me the idea for the use of some activated carbon in the container, after I thought about it some more. Good call.
 
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OldPork

Member
You're gonna just have to take your chances broseph. Just cut the colas and buds, put em in paper shopping bags and get on the road. Keep your eyes peeled and don't stop anywhere, especially on the side of the road. Make sure you obey the speed limits and that your car does not have any burned out signaling lights. Best of luck:tiphat:
 

Lazyman

Overkill is under-rated.
Veteran
You're gonna just have to take your chances broseph. Just cut the colas and buds, put em in paper shopping bags and get on the road. Keep your eyes peeled and don't stop anywhere, especially on the side of the road. Make sure you obey the speed limits and that your car does not have any burned out signaling lights. Best of luck:tiphat:

Sorry man but I can't agree with the paper bags. You're basically telling him "fuck it, why bother?" Why NOT take the precautions? Putting weed (especially wet) into paper bags is not much different than just having buds sitting out on the passenger seat. Paper bags offer ZERO odor control and ZERO security. I would happily pay $200 for the vac sealer and inverter for the peace of mind and security, and both are reusable many times.

Masking agents are worthless, a dog would smell WD-40, grease, dirt, gasoline, diesel, and WEED. The only animal it might fool would be the cop, but not his dog.

Put another way, if you get a flat tire and are stopped on the side of the road when the cop comes by, would you be shitting bricks, or happy you'd spent a tiny amount of money to stay out of jail?
 

TwoOhSix!

Member
I would trim the plants, place buds into plastic ziplocs, then saran wrap the shit out of it. Barry Cooper said one time he pulled over a van with bricks of weed wrapped up in cellophane and he couldnt smell it. The odor will eventually permeate but you should be able to buy yourself a few hours.

If you want extra protection, pack a few jars of Vaseline to the site. After you wrap your bags in many layers of saran wrap, put on latex gloves and smear a layer of vaseline over every square inch of the package. A layer of petroleum jelly really blocks odor. Finish the package with many more layers of saran wrap.

Put that in the bottom of a cooler with some crap on top of it.
 

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