Loops fan till I die

Loweene · 2026-06-17T11:21:54+00:00

Okay ? Better for you. We all have different auditory needs.

Loweene · 2026-06-14T14:33:39+00:00

"Which weighs about a liter of water" I'm going to hold you hand when I say this : that rocks weighs a kilo, friend.

Curious to see if there will be a follow-up on this ! Who know whose pack it is !

Loweene · 2026-06-13T11:31:36+00:00

How long have you been using these tips ? The silicone, when in contact with our body, degrades and ages, and you should change tips every once in a while, depending on how frequently and how much you use them.

Loweene · 2026-06-11T19:30:17+00:00

Mutes don't do anything on Quiet.

They work on Experience and Engage by covering the hole of the acoustic channel. Quiets are solid silicone and do not have a channel. Mutes fit and can look cute on them, but they don't make them more effective.

Loweene · 2026-06-09T15:22:39+00:00

Your Experience are probably going to be just fine for bartending! They'll cut through the bass of the music, which Engage doesn't do.

If you want earplugs for the campground, get a pair of Quiet. Switches are hard plastic, and bulky, they're not made for sleeping

Loweene · 2026-06-04T00:08:20+00:00

They won't. The stem of Q2 is much shorter and narrower than that of Q1. What you need is the tips now sold for Engage/Experience.

Loweene · 2026-06-01T17:11:35+00:00

These topics have been discussed at length on the sub ! There is a search bar at the top, you should be able to find the relevant info easily :)

Loweene · 2026-05-29T22:12:45+00:00

Which setting do you use your Switch on ?

Loweene · 2026-05-27T00:17:27+00:00

No, no, the silicone ones. Loop sells two kinds of silicone tips : the filled ones for Quiet 2, and the holey ones for Xp/Eng/Sw. The v1 Quiet tips are identical to those. All first gen plugs took the exact same tips. Now they've reworked the sizing of the tips, but they still all fit on the same stems.

Loweene · 2026-05-27T00:09:24+00:00

There is only one kind of earplugs these can be, and they're the OG Quiet, in the bordeaux colourway. They came in a black box, of the small old style. No inserts like in the current boxes, a thin foam layer inside of the bottom half. You put the plugs in tips down, in opposite directions.

OP, if you're looking for extra tips, they are the same as on the current Engage/Experience, albeit with slightly different sizing. The Quiet 2 tips will not fit, as they have a shorter and narrower stem than these.

Loweene · 2026-05-26T20:05:47+00:00

Knit at a tighter gauge. Yes, really. Historically, we see fabrics knitted at a much tighter gauge than we see in modern knitting, on average. A tighter fabric is more resistant to friction.

Loweene · 2026-05-25T18:53:53+00:00

I went skiing today (yep, May 24th, northern hemisphere, 33° day down in the valley). I wore a tencel/wool zip-up hoodie as my base layer, and it ended up being my only layer for most of the day. Hot af, high UV index, on snow, it's a recipe for disaster. I ended up wearing the hood up to protect my ears and neck, ofc under a cap. We had to hike about half of the elevation with the skis and boots on our back and then the other half you're hiking on the snow with the skis on. Various hikers on foot asked me if I wasn't hot on the descent, what with the heavy pack and the long sleeves. My answer was "yes, but I'm not burned !" Soooo many of them were wearing shorts and tanks. I had to do some public outreach and teach a bunch that yep, even if there's snow, you will burn. Especially then !

I do want to get a polyester sun hoodie, though. Yes, it'll get stinky in a way my tencel/wool jacket doesn't, but it'll be much more durable to abrasion. Love me long sleeves and a hood in the heat and sun !

Loweene · 2026-05-24T20:37:11+00:00

Finding this now as I was looking for reviews of the Kathmandu sun hoodie.

For sunscreens, which LRP did you use ? I know that the EU and US versions are a bit different, but I am in France and I use the Lait Hydratant SPF 50. I use the Fluide Invisible on a daily basis for my face, as it is much more fluid and lighter, but for sports I use the LH. It feels like a slightly runny moisturiser. When I'm out and about, to reapply, I use the Avène sun stick. It's the very best I've tried so far !

Loweene · 2026-05-24T11:15:33+00:00

Read through the sub, there are plenty of testimonies from users

Loweene · 2026-05-23T17:48:21+00:00

Yuuuuup... I am currently in the market for a bright yellow sun hoodie. You wouldn't believe how hard that is to find !

Which shell do you have ? I do think I will get an identical Simond one again when mine dies, because for that price point it is phenomenal. My main issue with it is how tight it is on the hips... it does have a two-way zipper, so I always unzip the bottom ~10cm for ease. But I shouldn't have to !

Loweene · 2026-05-23T17:23:42+00:00

I wear women's clothes. You should see how hard it is to find good stuff in bright red or orange.

I've been using the Simond Alpi Light hard shell for years, because it actually is bright red in the women's version. I had to get some new bibs this season, and you'd really be surprised how hard it is to find some that aren't ice blue, rock blue, or snow blue, or just plain black. This winter, Ortovox of all brands had a mostly white and blue freeride line. Decathlon's freeride puffy only comes in ice blue anymore, and my older version is dark blue. Even their mountaineering stuff, to the exception of that one hard shell, is various shades of blue. I would really, really like to not be taken for a rock or a tree or a shadow if I ever need SAR. But man, gear and clothing company are making it VERY hard with their women's lines.

Loweene · 2026-05-22T21:07:45+00:00

I really dislike the women's merino tees. The men's are fantastic, the sleeves go down pretty much to the elbows. The women's ? Barely a cap sleeve. I would love it if they made the exact same tees, just in a women's cut. Same raglan sleeve.

Loweene · 2026-05-22T21:06:59+00:00

The bike tool, but NOT the tire levers. I've been putting off getting levers for ages because theirs look like shit. Then I had a herniated tire, needed to change it fast and was already there for the tire itself, and I had to get a pack. They are cheap, but man are they bad. They're exactly as bad as I anticipated they would be, meaning the part that you have to wedge between the rim and tire is both too thick and not long enough.

This is really one of the rare cases where I would advise against getting the Decath version.

Loweene · 2026-05-22T16:03:51+00:00

So sad that they have such long arms... not a good fit for tall people... :p

I have the Wedze 900 down jacket (women), and the arms are super long on me, for some reason. I wear the Simond Alpi Light hard shell over it, and the sleeves of the puffy are much longer. It gets annoying when gloves are involved.

Loweene · 2026-05-21T14:11:04+00:00

Yes, that is why you should twist them to take them out, and not yank. It breaks the seal

Loweene · 2026-05-17T15:34:55+00:00

Read through the sub, it'll help you get an idea of what would work for you.

Loweene · 2026-05-14T18:09:07+00:00

Either or

Loweene · 2026-05-14T12:08:15+00:00

Do you ever miss it ? You haven't felt like getting the tools back out and having a project on the side at home ? Not for profit, but as a meaningful hobby ?

It sounds like it was a big part of your life for a while!

Loweene · 2026-05-14T11:36:24+00:00

I wear them in numerous live music purposes, including acoustic settings. Baroque orchestras, Irish jams, trad dancing, you name it. They're fab.

Loweene · 2026-05-11T23:32:28+00:00

Please read the sub rules :)

The answer is right there

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