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    eGo 24'' electric snow blower-any experience?

    This past winter was spent about 70 miles south of the Frozen Tundra in a far more mild climate with friends nearby and good shopping less than 15 minutes away. It was great, a real break from the isolation of the tundra and the 84 mile round trip for groceries. But despite the advantages there...
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    New solar panel

    Today I tried out my new Elecaenta 120w folding panel. It comes highly rated with most reviewers stating that if produces more wattage than most other panels of the same size. It was a perfect day for solar panels with 30 degree temps and cloudless skies. The unit folds to 14'' x 20.5'' and...
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    FS Ives's Crusin Casa-any interest in this?

    I think I am going to let the Casa go and find a nice van, even a mini-van, that is easier for me to get in and out of. Getting in and out of the back of the truck is becoming increasingly difficult for someone that finds himself sneaking up on 90! The Casa is a 2014 Ram 4WD regular cab with an...
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    Some improvements to Ive's Cruisin' Casa

    It's nearing time to think about camping again and I have been on the lookout for things that need to be done to enhance the Casa. The cooking experience could always be better and to that end I bought a new electric cook pot that comes with a steamer accessory. It has 2 levels, 250w and 600w...
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    Canned corned beef hash-expensive dog food?

    Last year I was looking for some easy food to prepare on fishing trips and stumbled across this stuff. I read all I could about it and then bought 3 brands to try out-Libby's, Hormel and Great Value. I fried each one until it was a little crisp and added fried eggs then hoped for the best. If...
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    Cast iron pizza

    There are hundreds of pizza videos out there covering every conceivable kind and flavor of pizza. Some are actually good and many others are just garbage time. Recently there has been a flurry of 'upside down' pizzas with advocates claiming they are the best ever. For now I am going to call bull...
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    Cooler woes-and a solution!

    Last year I bought a new compressor refrigerator for the Casa to eliminate the need for ice. It was a popular Asian brand named SetPower and had a 53 qt capacity, a good size for one person that fit perfectly in the Casa. But it never functioned as advertised and calling the company did no good...
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    URGENT! IS THIS A SCAM?

    I just had a phone call from Direct TV saying that they need to update my TV receiver. These guys speak poor English and I'm not sure they are on the level. They both asked me if I make monthly payments which seems unusual and say It will take 5 or 6 minutes to update. Has anyone else...
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    Fish Cat Cruzer Max?

    Are any of you using this Fish Cat model with the oars? If so , what is your opinion of it? Fish Cat makes 2 models, the cheaper, shorter Cruzer model with vinyl bladders and the bigger more expensive Max model with a single urethane bladder. 250# capacity for the smaller one and 300# for the...
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    The first fall outing!

    The heavy rains of earlier in the week and the 30 degree drop in temps set the stage for what felt like a fall day of fishing. I hadn't been on a lake since June and was getting damned impatient to get back in action and today was perfect-solid low overcast, no wind, no rain and 60 degree...
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    Was I ahead of my time?

    Back in the early 60's when I was taking my apprenticeship to become an injection mold maker I lived in Manhattan Beach California and had a serious urge to get away from the city and see more of the west. To that end I bought a Morris Minor woody station wagon that I built up to travel in. It...
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    A much needed addition to the Casa with some real potential.

    Yesterday I received a new multi-functional awning device for the back of the Casa. It has the strange name of HREFEU, pronouncing it is anybody's guess. It provides a generous area at the rear for shade, privacy and rain protection, all of which were lacking before. It is wider and longer than...
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    A product I just became aware of today

    The Browey portable power generator. It is a new category of solar generators in that it has the solar panel built into the unit. At 30 watts the solar panel isn't very powerful but it is always available and uses no wires. And it has inlets to attach a 120 watt panel if needed. At 22# in a...
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    72 years ago today.....

    ......I caught my first fish on a flyrod! It was the day after my 13th birthday and I was fishing just below the confluence of Laurel Creek and Beaver Dam Creek in Damascus Virginia. I had received a new True Temper tubular steel fly rod for my birthday, got it rigged with a wind up self...
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    Omnia oven?

    Anyone using one of these for camping? They get excellent reviews online but sometimes when expensive stuff gets rave reviews it is because it cost a lot and the owners need to convince themselves that the purchase wasn't a mistake. When I give a rave review it is because something has worked...
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    USB fans-they have really improved

    The tiny USB powered fans have become a staple for anyone needing relief from heat, to move heat around, cool a baby, a dog, a tent, an RV or in my case the inside of my Casa. I have been using them since I first discovered them several years ago and by now have 4, all cost about $15 originally...
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    NFR The ESPN firings

    Not enough. The wrong ones. Keeping Steven A. Smith and firing others ahead of him was just wrong. His big-mouthed opinionated blathering is the prototype for what is wrong with sports announcing nowadays. Please ESPN- replace this goon with someone a little more rational and less theatrical...
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    Do these temps seem unusually high to you?

    On Tuesday I visited a lake at 3,400 feet that still had some snow at the margins. Water temp was a surprising 61 degrees read on a Garmin Striker 4. The next day I fished a lake at 3,200 feet and the temp reading was 63 degrees. It seemed like it should have been in the mid 50's at worst...
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    Made-in brand frying pans

    Recently my old T-fal induction ready 12 1/2'' frying pan was starting to show a few signs of wear. I thought it would be a good opportunity to up my frying pan game and tried to find something really good to replace it. My search led me to the Made-in brand praised by many to be the best...
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    A couple of friendly reminders

    With winter now over you have to ask yourself: "Did I put address labels on all of my fly boxes this year?" If you have a computer, printer and some transparent tape you still have time to do this and possibly prevent the loss of a valuable box of flies. An hour well spent as opposed to the many...
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