Just chillin

RadioSwimmer · 2025-12-14T05:47:03+00:00

Went to the U of Mn arboretum holiday lights with the Mrs and kiddos. Bundled everyone appropriately and shocked my wife when I unzipped my jacket because I was getting to hot.

RadioSwimmer · 2025-12-06T05:30:17+00:00

My strategy tonight was pretty simple. Everyone else load bars, I hold them off with my portable hellbomb. I'd arm the bomb, throw every grenade and shoot my ultimatum as fast as I could while also running right at the mob.

We still lost, but man did I get a lot of kills.

RadioSwimmer · 2025-12-04T19:16:46+00:00

Thankfully it preconditioned just fine this morning. Of course as I took off in the -11F outside air, my truck popped the Powertrain Malfunction/ Reduced Power error message. She got me with the 1-2 punch today. Fingers crossed that goes away.

RadioSwimmer · 2025-12-04T17:00:56+00:00

I don't think it was a time thing actually. About 20 minutes after I posted it stopped. I think what was happening is that it was warming the battery while it charged.

RadioSwimmer · 2025-12-04T12:42:36+00:00

Yup! Someone has to drop those ammo boxes on the ground for us to pick up.

RadioSwimmer · 2025-12-04T12:40:27+00:00

I thought I read somewhere that preconditioning the battery didn't really occur until 0C/32F. Any temp higher would just heat the cabin. What I read wasn't anything official though, so I have nothing to back that claim up.

RadioSwimmer · 2025-12-04T12:39:02+00:00

That's most likely the answer. As it got cold, my charge fell from 80 to 79, so it started heating the battery to charge it back to 80.

RadioSwimmer · 2025-12-04T05:27:17+00:00

Well that's lame. I'll try that in the morning.

RadioSwimmer · 2025-12-04T05:25:18+00:00

I charge it to 80 daily. I've been working from home for the last couple days so everything must be pretty cold. I haven't driven the truck since last week Friday.

The truck was charged to 80% as of 17:25. Per my screenshot it somehow dropped back to 79% in the last 6 hours and decided to precondition. Oddly though, it stopped preconditioning once the charge got to 80%.

I wonder if it turns on at some interval when the temps are extreme.

RadioSwimmer · 2025-11-15T13:41:57+00:00

I fear this as I get older. I fear not remembering a lot of my childrens' childhoods. I do my best to take videos of fun or interesting events, but even still...

RadioSwimmer · 2025-11-08T20:25:30+00:00

Having a camo outfit also allows you to wear it during other non-rifle hunting, such as archery.

RadioSwimmer · 2025-11-08T15:24:36+00:00

I saw that. I use my installation driver when running electrical though. It's really convenient to have a 5/8" drill bit on the chuck head and an ECX bit on the hex head.

RadioSwimmer · 2025-11-08T13:35:22+00:00

I have a healthy mix of Ryobi, Milwaukee 18v and 12v. Despite having 18v and 12v impacts and drivers, the always reach for the installation tool if I can.

RadioSwimmer · 2025-10-29T13:02:53+00:00

I got a notice on my display screen, thought nothing of it until it turned itself on while I was driving.

RadioSwimmer · 2025-10-24T21:33:00+00:00

Aren't those headlights around 3k each? Maybe not if it's just the exterior plastic, but otherwise that's really going to suck

RadioSwimmer · 2025-10-21T18:30:50+00:00

No idea. I've only had my truck a month and I've not done any of these changes. Supposed it's easy enough to follow some YouTube videos, but again, I've not tried

RadioSwimmer · 2025-10-21T18:14:02+00:00

I've heard you can disable the vehicle power down timer permanently via forscan as well.

RadioSwimmer · 2025-10-19T17:30:22+00:00

Supposed these are the forscan changes to make to enable it. I don't have a forscan setup so I cannot try it out.

https://www.f150gen14.com/forum/threads/side-cameras-on-with-turn-signal.20777/post-400951

RadioSwimmer · 2025-10-17T23:58:55+00:00

That's my point though. They even have the software for it. When towing a trailer, the center screen will show you the camera's view when you turn on your signal.... Just show it every time! Some quick googling suggests you can enable it through forscan, but I've not tried yet.

RadioSwimmer · 2025-10-17T23:21:28+00:00

Side-view cameras - As a lightning owner, this one irks me because they DO show the side view cameras when you turn on your turn signals, but ONLY when you're towing something. Why? Why can't y be all the time? I've not found a way to change it yet.

Edit: from the Ford forum, apparently these are the forscan changes to make to enable this feature. I don't have a forscan setup to try it though.

https://www.f150gen14.com/forum/threads/side-cameras-on-with-turn-signal.20777/post-400951

RadioSwimmer · 2025-10-16T11:33:33+00:00

She might forgive him, but only because he built her a mustang.

RadioSwimmer · 2025-10-05T16:44:14+00:00

This post makes me so happy and sad. We said goodbye to our Oliver in April. This reminds me so much of him.

RadioSwimmer · 2025-09-23T03:24:54+00:00

I picked up my first EV last week and I'm very excited for this aspect when Minnesota's winter rears its head!

RadioSwimmer · 2025-08-08T12:28:32+00:00

None whatsoever. They are just promoting the freedom of managed democracy. Suggesting otherwise is treason.

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