I can imagine the mosquitoes are pretty rough in Northern Wisconsin in the summer and spring I know in Virginia they're pretty rough but I know you have more water up there. I can honestly say Coleman is probably the best tent I've ever owned and actually live in my home intent it's not a Carlsbad but it's a sundome and you're right it's more like a two or three person tent and not a six or eight but they're still pretty good especially for the price
@@judecarpenter2990 the sun dome is the classic Coleman tent. My friend just retired his after twenty years and there's nothing wrong with it. He wanted smaller. Yes, mosquitoes can be insane if the rain and temps conspire together. It can be miserable. I've had them lick the deet off me...3:layers...and then they bite through your shirt and crawl into your ears to bite once you get enough deet on you. This year wasn't bad at all.
@@snakeclaw wow. Lick the deet off u wow!! That's ridiculous. I guess I just like the Carlsbad and the way it looks because of the dark technology especially for a living in it it's like that would be better but my sundome is definitely a champ made through massive rainstorm recently I do get mosquitoes but they don't lick the 40% deet that I use wow that's crazy
I bought one this summer. I am impressed with the cost/performance. I am eventually going to get hard-shell ones, but have been in inflatable world because I like the stealth nature of it and not needing to invest in roof rack/trailer hitch/trailer bit as well. ;0 first mod - used foam 'boogey board" base and sat a $34 canoe seat (like a stadium seat) for back support. For $130 -- great value. next mods will be stiffening with PVC pipe and fiberglass rods. ALso considerting adding more of PVC to seal it better -- to address the issue of the porous rip-stop fabric on top. 270 LBS!? that's 20lb over design spec. I am 215 lb and def benefitted from the boogey board seat base to distribute weight better. I purchased a $15 removable skeg and intend replace the stock one with it. It always bends and is a pain to get back to alignment. If I remember to, I'll share the results of my mods here . :P Overall, I love how portable it is. It opens up all kinds of hike-float options for back-country lakes or hike-in-float-out creek/river trips.
@@manxx25 @manxx25 hard shells are a different beast entirely. They are awesome but can be heavy, hard to transport, bulky to store....but if you have a pickup truck and a garage then sure. They definitely are better for flat water paddling. I don't have a garage or pick-up truck and will never haul a kayak on my roof again. One and done. It sucks on the highway. I'm puzzled why you modded the seat. This kayak actually has a good backrest and a soft comfy spot for my ass. I can sit up or lay down in it depending on my mood. It's fine even though I've maxed out the weight. I float fine. The skeg is useless to me but then again I drift shallow rivers in current. I would never paddle flat water in this thing. I will cut off the skeg. I like your innovation though. If you make a vid I'd love to see it. Cheers
"About 20% of the boats that I went by...complimented me on how good [the Spark Mini speaker] sounded." What was said from the 20%: "Wow, that speaker is super loud." SnakeClaw hears: "Wow, I'm really impressed with your speaker." What the 20% were actually thinking: "Dude, I'm trying to enjoy nature. Do you really need to play your music? I don't think he's getting the hint. I think he thinks I like his speaker." 😆 But seriously, nice kayak review!
@@jackhand good humor. Hey....so people wanted to know the brand. They were honestly interested in it. I kept my volume quiet but even at quiet it has a nice subwoofer on the bottom and it gives a real kick drum and real bass guitar at low volume which is something no other speaker does. There was a time when I hit the shore and turned it up a bit. Everyone else had theirs going so why not? I actually had a group of 15 paddlers following me and pulling over at gravel bars with me as they really liked the sublime I was playing. Thx for the comment!
@@hobbybike51 I ended up putting a contractor bag as a liner inside my dry bag. I've fixed it a few times but have no confidence in it. The contractor bag is amazingly dry
I called the air conditioning company and complained about the weak air coming out of the indoor unit. When they examined it, they found that the fan was dirty, so they used compressed air to remove the dirt from the fan. I noticed that they also blew from the top of the air conditioner fins from the top in order to get the dirt inside the coils out for cleaning.
I tried that. What occurs is most of the dust is blown back into the coils where I do not want it. Then it takes a long time and makes a mess to try to get the coils clean. Also it only removes the "easy" dust. It never gets the fan blades surface perfectly clean and the lasting effect is short lived as it gets dirty a few weeks later.
@@darrengarlough5121 I think it depends. For this project I would agree that oil was okay....but only ready seal and not other oils. For decks I get more lifespan out of acrylic deck stain like behr 501 however this greenhouse has a roof and exposure to the elements is minimal so it made sense.
Hi - I loved your video on the BRIS inflatable kayak. I’m trying to decide between the Saturn Heavy-Duty KaBoat and a Bris. I am interested in how these two brands compare in your experience. Thanks in advance for your help!
They are similar but PVC degrades in the sunlight, especially the glue. Most of the bris boats have heat welded seams. The Saturn Triton boats have welded seams also but I do not believe regular kaboats have that. Id definitely go with welded seams. My old Saturn kaboat is coming unglued at the seams. How long of a service life depends on how much sun it sees. Btw...the bris has bigger tubes until you get into the bigger Triton boats. Bigger tubes are definitely better for choppy water. Smaller tubes better for calm water as they have lower wind profile. Thx for watching
Would you use only Hope's Tung oil instead of Ready seal? I want to protect my gate and fence. Please reply. Thank you for your attetion to this matter. Raul
@@raulpendas I chose hopes only because it reviewed well and claims to be pure tung oil vs box store tung oil which apparently is not pure tung oil. I'm sure there are other brands that are pure as well. No I wouldn't replace the ready seal with tung oil on a fence. I do not believe tung oil has UV inhibitors and I believe the fence would turn grey
I wonder if using a mister would make less of a mess and you could just leave it on all the time. I'll find out tomorrow for you! Also, you mentioned making pencil marks for cuts, I just use a permanent marker on the bottom of the paver, worth a try!
I think the mister running all the time would be an issue. I think you might get water in the saw motor rather than on the brick. Also, I kept the water off until I lined up my cut exactly. If I turned on the water too soon it would wash off my cut line. So perhaps you can work around that with your technique. Good luck. Let me know how it went
I was told to use Bee wax in between the pieces of slate to make it smooth. The reason you use Bee wax is there are no petroleum products in the Bee wax so there would never be a mark on your felt later down the road... Works great...
Well, apparently, you really didn’t look at your rack because you got three balls in a row all solids and three times around your rack your hair you have two balls that are in line with each other so you need to look at your rack again it sucks sorry
Well apparently I don't have 3 consecutive balls of one suit on the perimeter so I'm clueless as to what you are talking about. You need to go look at the rack again it sucks sorry
The pipe is in two pieces. You need to sand that PVC coupler and the pipe well enough to where the coupler will slide easily onto the pipe and not get stuck. You have to use plenty of glue. Goober it up with glue when ready. . Slide coupling in place , rotate it, then lower it, add more glue, pull it up into place. Rotate it. Let it set. You have to do this in five or six seconds so be ready once you apply glue. Practice your move before you glue. You have one shot.
Thanks for this video it really helped me, my 1987 G10 is similar but only 2 bolts hold it on; unfortunately, the top bolt was gone. I notice a grinding noise when it was running. I am going to go get it tested now.
Probably won't be strong enough to find screw heads behind that tile. You can try but it's hard enough with rare earth magnets. Let me know what happens if you try
exactly same situation, I know where studs are but you want to be sure, didnt think of simple magnets, thanx again, since stud sensor cannot read through tile
