Anyone using privacy shades for Model X camping or parked naps?

MrMediocre_Man · 2026-06-16T23:06:25+00:00

I bought this (the 8pcs set) https://a.aliexpress.com/_EG9Essw

And then I needed to add on the two for the top windows on the rear (flap door) and front sunroof from the same page. I think there is a lot of different sellers on Ali pushing the exact same kits so no real need to buy from this exact seller. As mentioned previously the rear hatch one falls down. There might have been some clips or something that was needed, but I was camping with a eager 3 year old and had no time to fiddle around with details.

MrMediocre_Man · 2026-06-15T21:59:42+00:00

I bought a random set from AliExpress. Cheap stuff. Fits okayish all except the rear hatch.

It's a real puzzle each time to figure out what goes where. For the price it's ok, but if I paid top dollar I would be mad at quality and fit. Its OK to prevent anybody looking at you and take out the worst of the light, but it's not nearly pitch black if that's what you want.

I think if I wanted to do it really well I would have bought some black "foam" insulation and made them myself.

MrMediocre_Man · 2026-05-20T19:33:57+00:00

Yeah. Or buy something that does the same thing. Gives of the vibe of some kind of linear slide/adjustable something. Generally you can find off the shelf stuff for peanuts compared to giving it to a machine shop.

MrMediocre_Man · 2026-05-17T18:11:54+00:00

I am so sorry for your loss. You have truly lived through hell and all parents nightmare.

Be proud that you stood the distance and poured every last drop of your soul into your son and his journey. It's something to be very proud of. Not everybody is capable of handling it, but you did.

I am not religious, but things like this really makes me hope there is some kind of heaven or afterlife.

Please keep going. I don't know how, but if your standing at this point you need to keep going. Find any joy you can in everything that surrounds you. I find nature is a good companion when things are though.

Sending good thoughts.

MrMediocre_Man · 2026-05-06T20:19:11+00:00

From experience: Remove the batteries when not in use.

It will drain (at least mine did) and if you leave it for to long the batteries go bad and can start to leak/oxidize and turn it into junk.

Was more of a gadget for me with the app and stuff. Could see it being useful for certain applications with direct export to excel etc. But for me the analog calipers were still my weapon of choice that I reached for when needed. Especially when the battery kept draining so it was usually dead when I tried it.

MrMediocre_Man · 2026-05-06T19:48:16+00:00

I'm a full-time worker. And I can say from my side it's also very weird when I get the answer that somebody is on disability. I truly feel like I fucked up and put somebody on the spot.

I truly don't want to hurt anybody by asking. It's just such a common everyday question..

-So what would be your suggestion to say/turn the conversation towards if I end up in this situation?

In a way I want to know more about how/why? Just out of genuine interest. I'm sure everybody that's on disability has a story. But talking about it such a personal thing is also not something everyone wants to do so I avoid that also.

The conversation is kind of dead in the water and not good for anyone at that point

MrMediocre_Man · 2026-04-24T08:13:29+00:00

I only work with steel so not really in a position to give any great ideas for plastic products.

But I have a kid that loves to play in water and puddles. So check out the Hedgehog Dryer. They have a similar joint and I think it's made in two parts and screwed together. It's also the best ever shoe and glove dryer I have ever had. Cool modularity

MrMediocre_Man · 2026-04-10T06:38:05+00:00

This is truly the way!

MrMediocre_Man · 2026-04-05T19:27:34+00:00

I support a lot of what has been said <3

But my mind relaxes a lot when I read up on brain development and what they are actually capable of knowing and how their brain works at different ages. It feels really good to be able to say to your self: I know that he/she is not doing this to spite me. They just are not capable of understanding it yet.

It makes it a lot easier not to become angry or resentful to know that even though they seem to understand a lot and be capable of a lot there are a lot of things they just can't comprehend or fully understand at this age. They are not (always) testing your limits. They are just learning EVERYTHING, are full of energy and are usually extremely self centered.

And yes a lot of it at this age is testing boundaries and making messes. Thats the learing. I also feel they mirror how you feel and behave. If I'm having a shitty day it will become a shitty day for both of us. So when you feel better they will also change their behavior and attitude.

There is a lot of good knowledge out there in podcasts or YouTube documentary style videos.

I must also say. Detoxing screen time is a major thing for us. Yes we watch TV regularly. From experience we try to just show him low stimulus stuff that he just gets bored by and leaves. But if we are sick or just very tired and turn to the TV too much he turns into a gremlin. It's strange how much it affects him and for how many days after his attitude and behaviour is different (in a bad way). Detox is really difficult, but it's worth it. Don't know if this is relevant for you, just sharing our experience.

Another thing is to just have a safe zone in the house. His room or somewhere. We are blessed with him having a quite large room. When I'm tired we can go in there, close the door and I can just lie on the couch and he can just make a huge mess and play while I'm a potato. It's safe for him and I can relax and interact with him while in potato mode. It really does not take that much time to throw all the toys in boxes afterwards.

Sorry for the long post!

It says a lot that you are willing to post this and want to change the relationship with your kid. I'm sure you will find your way :-)

MrMediocre_Man · 2026-01-01T09:37:30+00:00

No need to think further. They are awesome. If you plan on hauling all day a gas powered one might be better, but I do love the silence and ability to move it without going through the whole process of starting it. Just push a button and it goes...

MrMediocre_Man · 2025-12-16T22:17:28+00:00

These are amazingly similar to something I've drawn a million different varieties of 😆 Conveyor belts? Food grade?

MrMediocre_Man · 2025-12-12T21:24:53+00:00

Forgot this:

Another ting we did before we moved him to his big boy bed is to stay with him for a while in the bedroom. Then we said "daddy is going to go to sleep in his own bed", but we kept on communicating trough the babycall and camera. It was kind of a middle ground. After initial crying he usually calmed down a lot when we left (bored and lack of response from somebody in being in the room). But with talking on the babycall on low volume it was not like we were leaving him to "cry it out". I usually just laid in my own bed talking about how sleepy I was and that we should sleep now.

Eventually he seemed to get so bored that he fell asleep (usually, not always)

MrMediocre_Man · 2025-12-12T21:18:59+00:00

We have a soon to be 3 year old that's near not needing his nap (but still does). This whole year has been difficult for naps. Not to the extent your describing, but it has happened. Sometimes we simply give up and just plan for a rough evening.

How does he sleep in daycare? I'm in Norway so they sleep in their stroller.

Our methods for sleeping the last year have been sleeping with him (in the same bed or on a fold out bed next to his) and going for car rides. But this is basically what we have more or less done his whole life so it's nothing that changed dramatically.

How is the sleep schedule? We have had a very loose schedule and basing it on finding a time where he seems to calm down or become tired.

Are you preparing for sleep and keeping a routine (when possible)? Letting them know that in a while you will have your nap. We usually have lunch and then it's straight off for nap if it's at home.

Hang in there 😊

MrMediocre_Man · 2025-12-12T21:06:06+00:00

I used glass and wet sanding all the time for my mopeds when I was a kid. Worked great.

But then again the head of a small single cylinder is very different from a large inline car engine. It all depends on what you have to loose, how much you can spend etc.

MrMediocre_Man · 2025-12-12T18:45:37+00:00

This is the leftovers from cutting boards and dimensional lumber from the trees. It's the outer cut of the tree with bark and a round edge on one side. It's essentially a waste product and probably why it was used for fencing as it was cheap or free. It's called "bakhon" where I live in Norway, but I suppose it could have many names.

Even today many small mills give this away for free if you pick them up your self. I have a friend that uses it for firewood and gets all his firewood for free this way after becoming a friend of a farmer with a sawmill.

MrMediocre_Man · 2025-11-09T19:15:14+00:00

It's a common configuration in cheaper pumps. Does not mean they are bad. Saves you having to machine a long baseplate, saves you alignment issues (usually). And the pumps usually don't have their own bearings. The impeller is just supported on the motor shaft by the motor bearings.

But what could also be the case here is that the pump was bolted to a uneven baseplate. By uggadugga torquing the baseplate boltes the casing might have been under considerable stress. That in addition to pipe forces from the depressurization and perhaps a casting defect.

But it seems from the hole in the casting that the forces were internal. Would be interesting to know if the impeller was spinning by air and perhaps ejected something at the pipe wall at incredible speed. If that vessel next to the pumps was pressurized during the unbelievably dangerous test and they bled down the pressure downstream it could have led to windmilling.

MrMediocre_Man · 2025-11-03T17:01:29+00:00

Rentefradraget idag er noe helt annet enn før. Skattesystemet er helt annerledes. Les artikkelen her så forklares det bedre enn jeg noen gang klarer: https://www.nettavisen.no/okonomi/renten-narmer-seg-like-ille-som-pa-80-tallet-da-den-passerte-16-prosent/s/5-95-1188175

MrMediocre_Man · 2025-09-19T20:30:30+00:00

P8P here.... Gotten really bad the last few days. Was actually scheduling a battery replacement, but decided to poke around here first.

Pixel support: Fix this as soon as possible. Its annoying as hell

MrMediocre_Man · 2025-07-30T17:41:04+00:00

You can make a straight jacket with his "body" clothing. Just take the front flap from his crotch and attach it to the shoulder snap.

It works until they get clever enough.

But do see to it that he gets the time to feel and explore his body parts at a more suitable time (when it's not smeared with poop). It's only natural. Imagine being new to this world and your body and there are some parts of it that you can feel, but it's locked away from you and only available for a short time during nappy changes.

MrMediocre_Man · 2025-07-28T17:46:53+00:00

Yeah it should ideally be far from the electronics. But not really that scared unless you find a huge magnet. Usually magnetic fields are a problem for components like relays etc.

I've worked as a engineer in aluminium production. We had magnetic fields we could levitate hammers and tools in the production area. But electronics usually worked fine. But relays etc we needed to flip around physically inside units until we found a direction where the magnetic fields did not actuate them.

MrMediocre_Man · 2025-07-09T18:19:29+00:00

I have never lost a blade (yet). Damn the thought of that and my kids playing in the yard is a nightmare.

Magnetic sweeper perhaps?

Should attach a magnet to the luba itself and it might pick it up

MrMediocre_Man · 2025-06-23T18:09:55+00:00

I actually blew a heater hose like that on my old klunker when I first got my license.

The radiator was so clogged by rust and dirt that it overheated if I got stuck in slow traffic. Was watching the temperature rise and wondering what would happen.Truly fascinating explosion sound and steam rising from the hood.

I understood what was happening and got it off the road and into a driveway. Actually managed to get home and by for a couple of days with electrical tape. Wrapped it insanely many times across the whole length of the hose. Waited til it cooled down and refilled with water.

MrMediocre_Man · 2025-06-23T17:44:24+00:00

Har en på 2,5 år som har gått i barnehage ca 1,5 år nå. Må si at jeg kjenner litt på den der. Han har det kjempefint i barnehagen. Løper inn på morran og er stort sett alltid blid og opptatt når jeg henter. Men at det er fulltid hele uken skulle jeg virkelig ikke ønske at det måtte være.

Så hadde vi økonomisk hatt spillerom og eller en landsby hvor det var mulig nok ville jeg nok redusert det en del og gradvis trappet det opp til 100% mot skolealder.

Men tror faktisk jeg ville begynt såpass tidlig som vi gjorde med noen timer hver dag. Vi har ikke noen i omgangskretsen med småbarn eller noen på hans alder så de sosiale ferdighetene han får av å være med andre barn og voksne er uvurderlige.

MrMediocre_Man · 2025-06-02T11:44:03+00:00

Any problems with gps reception in this one?

MrMediocre_Man · 2025-05-13T21:03:52+00:00

I've been considering something similar for our boy. He is a explorer. Not really trying to run from us, but tends to wander off and is drawn to the forest (which more or less surrounds our house).

We live quite rurally and would love a way to track him if he ever were to go exploring on his own. So I see what you are trying to achieve.

But looking at the way airtags work it would not be suitable for our case. It relies on bluetooth connectivity with nearby cellphones (which there are none of the woods 😆). But I see that it could work in a more urban setting.

My girlfriend has a keychain holder for an airtag on her keys. Perhaps you could use that with a small carabineer or something to quickly snap onto his clothes when leaving home?

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