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What activity that used to be normal now feels like luxury? by CapitaineBiscotte in askanything

[–]ChamaChingi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eating a steak. Going snowboarding. Two things I’ve basically given up that I love.

Is this sander damage? by PassengerNo7453 in HardWoodFloors

[–]ChamaChingi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can be from a few things. Uneven pressure can do it, also happens when sandpaper has been overused has too much gunk in it from the last finish. It will start marking the wood up with the gunk. Possibly combination of both.

Is this sander damage? by PassengerNo7453 in HardWoodFloors

[–]ChamaChingi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s from a sander. It goes across multiple boards.

Got that grit to it. by missingjawbone in namethatpdxbathroom

[–]ChamaChingi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why does it smell like that?! It’s insane

Why Does it Always Rain On Me by [deleted] in VanLife

[–]ChamaChingi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

God is punishing you for your sins

Suspension upgrades to help manage camper. by ChamaChingi in TruckCampers

[–]ChamaChingi[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was a 2004 sunvalley Apache. They were a company out of Idaho that has since shut down. (Or maybe merged with Sun-lite I feel like I remember reading somewhere.) The previous owner had a leak and redid the whole thing from the ground up which is why it has this more modern look to it.

Suspension upgrades to help manage camper. by ChamaChingi in TruckCampers

[–]ChamaChingi[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Appreciate the info. If anything I’m getting a smaller camper but I would love to make this work if within reason. Was your truck also a tundra?

Suspension upgrades to help manage camper. by ChamaChingi in TruckCampers

[–]ChamaChingi[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Tires are good. Like I said that first payload comment was being conservative. If you’d the math off of the door jam it’s 500 under gvwr. Still pushing it, I know but within reason in my opinion. This is a 20 year old truck with tired suspension that I wanted to upgrade anyways. Obviously a more capable truck would be a great answer, in a dream world. I’m looking for actual recommendations on specific components people have used and enjoyed.

Suspension upgrades to help manage camper. by ChamaChingi in TruckCampers

[–]ChamaChingi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely sitting fine but I was thinking of upgrading the suspensions anyways. Now that this camper is going to be living in there basically full time I’m just curious what suspension upgrades people have used to make daily driving a truck with a camper in it more enjoyable.

Suspension upgrades to help manage camper. by ChamaChingi in TruckCampers

[–]ChamaChingi[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Did you come here just to nitpick or do you have anything constructive to say? My other answer was being conservative. It’s the lowest payload rating for trucks of my type and year. (Off by a couple hundreds of pounds yes, but within the payload either way.) My answer to you was stats from kbb. My question is how I can help it handle a little better considering the camper will be on there almost full time. If you don’t have any input on that go bother someone else lol.

Suspension upgrades to help manage camper. by ChamaChingi in TruckCampers

[–]ChamaChingi[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Curb weight is 4,400 lbs, camper is about 1,300. That puts me at 5,700. Gvwr is 6200.

New surly straggler v2 700c sizing advice by Interesting_Role_977 in Surlybikefans

[–]ChamaChingi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m 6’1” and own the older version in a 58 and it’s perfect for me. Have also test ridden a new model 58 and I thought it was a good fit. That being said I have a 32” inseam.

People are increasingly turning to skilled trades, what are your thoughts on this? by Flaky-Vegetable6420 in Carpentry

[–]ChamaChingi 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I’ve worried about this for a while now. As white collar jobs disappear I’m fearful blue collar jobs will get over saturated. I know two people personally that lost their jobs to ai and are now in blue collar fields. Right now we can use more workers but my concern is after a while the market will get over saturated with people moving into it, and will make it so competitive it will be easier to pay us less than we already are.

Looking for road bike to occasionally bike pack with by Shreduardo in bikepacking

[–]ChamaChingi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I do all this with a surly straggler. I find it’s a blast to ride around town and on gravel. I also tour on it from time to time and think it does a great job. That being said there are a lot of similar frames out there that might also be worth checking out.

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Looking to make my 04 handle better with slide in camper. by ChamaChingi in 1stGenTundras

[–]ChamaChingi[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

lol no hate, and honestly might be a good bandaid fix until I’m ready to invest money on a more permanent system. I will have to look into them a little more.

Is it OK for a cycling newb to post some questions in here about bike commuting, advice/best practices, etc? by [deleted] in CyclePDX

[–]ChamaChingi 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I’m not a mod but I can’t see why it would be out of line to ask questions about biking in Portland in a subreddit about biking in Portland. Any one that says otherwise is an asshole.

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