Recent content by iveofione

......said by a short fat bald husband with dorky high school era tattoos.

Masterful use of double entendre!

Mark, if I was in the neighborhood I would certainly snatch one of those up at that price!!! The 1000 is the older model like I have and is still highly regarded and damned useful. It uses the older battery technology and Jackery claims 1000 full charge cycles for it's life span. Newer models of...

I run a 52 qt compressor freezer on it for days at a time, have made ham hocks and beans in an Instapot, have an electric 2 qt saucepan that has 2 heat ranges and boils water quickly on high or steams veges on low, make coffee with it of course and use an electric blanket on those cool evenings...

If it meets your needs there is little use to move up. In my case I have ordered an induction plate for cooking that has 3 wattage settings-700w, 900w and 1300w. I am adding a little more solar to cover the expected higher energy drain and will see how it does. My suspicion is that I will...

Rattlesnakes. And lots of them. In summer as the water warms up they are in the water and will try to get on a tube or pontoon. Keep your head on a swivel and be aware, they can be spotted in the water by the curious wake they make.

More on the Elecaenta 120w panel. I continue to be impressed by the truth in advertising of this product. Today while running some test the Elecaenta produced 117w in the morning sunlight. My Renogy 100w panel running right beside it at the same angle showed 68w. I wanted to see if I could run...

Yes, you truly are out of cliches. And no, there isn't "a little part of Travers in each of us".

That looks like a victim of old age, dry rot and over inflation. Very few people spend the necessary few bucks to buy a pressure gauge for inflatables.

The single wheel requires constant attention to balance and is just a pain in the ass on rough terrain. And remember, wheeling out after a walk in and a day's fishing will only make managing the single wheel that much worse.

I never want to sound like a hopeless Fan Boi like Canuck but as a follower of the Dodgers for 76 years I couldn't help but notice that the first 5 guys in the starting lineup are batting a combined .322 and they have won the most games in the majors so far. I also notice that the Mariners are...

Since the Explorer is designed to charge with either a 12v source or a 110v source I don't see how it could possibly be damaged. But bear in mind that I am an old man living in wilderness in a remote part of the state and make no claim to be an authority on anything. That being said I get my...

Most of these units can be charged by the 12v cigarette lighter type of outlet in a vehicle. Of the 3 ways to charge these things, the other 2 being solar and a 110v outlet, charging in the car is by far the slowest. But Professor Hobo on YouTube showed me how to essentially double the rate of...

I have the Fenix PD35, the last flashlight I will ever need. It is bright at 1700 lumens which is good for about 400 yards, it is light at 4.7 ounces, rechargeable with USB and cost about $80. One of it's best features is that with 5 levels of intensity you don't have to cycle through all of...

I had my first beer in 1954, a while back by now. I can't remember the brand but I can remember the taste of good hops. Once the baby boomers got old enough to drink their disdain for hoppie beer changed the beer landscape forever with beers becoming hop-pop, more sweet, less taste and...