Three days is brutal. What finally gave it away, was it a cracked hose or something stupid like a bad PCV valve grommet? Those phantom leaks can make you question your whole life.

Mobile stands are a real weak point. You need something heavy and wide at the base, not just propped up. I've seen too many guys try to get by with light tripods or flimsy sawhorses. My setup uses a big section of tree stump bolted to a heavy plywood platform. It doesn't tip because it weighs almost as much as the anvil. Adding some rubber matting under the platform keeps it from walking on concrete.

How many fires start from that saved time?

Switching to a quilt was a game changer.

Yeah, saw a deep dive on that. They basically turn a small thing into a huge story for the ratings.