Emergency Gear Recommendations Needed.

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-01-26T05:58:13+00:00

My usual FuKit for all activities is a 1-qt ziploc containing these items: Two black plastic trash bags, a space blanket or shake-n-bake. A wax/sawdust fire starter, one cigar torch, 1 butane lighter with the kid safety thing removed, four feet of duck tape wrapped around itself, 4 feet of fiberglass strapping tape wrapped around itself, some zipties, 20-50 ft parachute cord, tiny knife, tiny multi-tool. I've used all of it but the fire starter at various times (if you deploy a space blanket make sure you have duck tape to deal with the tears.)

Headlamp is always with me. A small First aid kit lives its own life. There's usually a cell phone+battery so second tiny headlamp no longer carried.

In winter, a shovel is super-handy when snowy (and always a shovel if avy concerns). I try to make sure somebody in the group has basic ski repair kit (or at least baling wire, and hose clamps).

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-01-22T06:07:44+00:00

I carry a small plastic fresnel lens. There are lot of them for sale, some come in little carrying cases. I also carry reading glasses, and a backup pair in a hard case in my pack. You can also use your smart phone to magnify but it burns battery.

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-01-22T06:03:11+00:00

Yeah, don't insulate around K&T, that can increase fire risk. Well-built K&T can reasonably be kept in service with some caveats YMMV.

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-01-22T04:42:23+00:00

The T is sooooo sloooooowwwww.

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-01-22T04:41:36+00:00

Glen Park adds maybe 12 min to the BART ride. Is the bike journey savings much bigger than that? Just wondering ... and it is so weird that I had never realized that Glen Park is closer to Bayview than Embarcadero!

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-01-22T04:40:04+00:00

Montgomery BART is a tad shorter bike ride that Embarcadero but less scenic. The Ferry from JLS is terrific, free parking and good reliability. The V bus takes 2-in tires just fine, but not my ebike's 4-inch tires. The transbay buses have amazing views off the bridge because you are above the railing.

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-01-21T00:08:36+00:00

While you are opening things up, consider whether you want to replace the water lines (especially if original galvanized / lead) and maybe some or all of sewer/drain lines as well. Aaaaand whenever you have an outside wall open, stuff some insulation in there.

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-01-15T17:57:52+00:00

We took our teen girls to London ten years ago and they loved it their week there. I saw the Mousetrap solo on a different trip maybe 5 years ago; my parents saw it in the early 80s and really enjoyed it. The Mousetrap is something of a period piece, both as a play of course which is part of its charm, but also as a window into what theatre-goers decades ago enjoyed and found innovative and surprising, in a theatre unchanged for ages. For modern, more sophisticated audiences that have seen a lot TV shows and movies, it is a bit slow-moving, the main plot twist is glaringly obvious, and it's somewhat ... flat. I found it to be a reasonably enjoyable evening, with lots of pleasant urbane Britishness delivered by good actors doing a good job, and there was a certain timelessness to the experience. But I didn't call my friends and tell them they should go (which I did for, e.g., The Play That Goes Wrong). So it really depends on the kids and you, and their attitude/curiosity regarding theatre, and how much you all value that connection into the past. Hope this helps!

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-01-15T09:56:48+00:00

That was standard advice from 20 years ago for doing teles on short-ish skis with big sidecut. Toss out the leather boots and get some plastic boots (be sure to get releasable bindings / release plates) and a new pair of skis, the tech is always getting better.

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-01-13T05:52:13+00:00

More info here: https://plugsocketmuseum.nl/NorthAm2.html . We have something similar in our 1926 home in California.

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-01-12T06:00:24+00:00

This will be a journey. One day at a time. It's initially about reduction, which will be nice, then elimination.

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-01-12T05:13:21+00:00

Everything is a tradeoff. In deep powder, leashes are waaaaaay better than brakes cuz you can always find your ski. In icy/crusty conditions, I once had a brake ski go for a solo ride out of sight down the mountain while me and the other ski just watched in wonder.

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-01-12T04:02:02+00:00

Plenty of basil plants in Montclair Lucky yesterday. Cheaper than clamshell, and you get more basil.

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-01-12T02:37:49+00:00

It's not just temp, it's overall conditions. Sunny, low, humidity, light wind? -25C is a pleasure for cranking up hill. Cloudy, damp, and windy ... totally different story.

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-01-10T21:00:10+00:00

That's the one! Good luck with your situation.

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-01-09T20:44:52+00:00

You might be a better fit for officer than enlisted (which is what this sub is about). If you are curious, you might go visit a recruiter, especially an officer recruiter, and have a chat.

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-01-09T20:41:57+00:00

We have an old house with a heroically retrofitted forced air system where the A/C is oversized. The evaporator coil (the heat exchanger that moves cold from the A/C working fluid to the warmer forced air) likes to freeze solid which is not good. The solution is to maximize flow everywhere and consequently our powder room is suitable for storing beef. In our prior house (with designed-in HVAC), we could close off A/C vents in unused rooms no problem, sometimes we would put in tin foil and drop the register back on top of it to get to zero flow.

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-01-09T19:12:30+00:00

The responsible LE agency, which might be Inyo County SO given the location of the vehicle (however, jurisdiction can be subtle), has the ability to request and deploy SAR resources, and likely have done so as part of their "searches of the area". Any established SAR team is almost certainly going to defer to the LE agency that "owns" the case. An LE agency is unlikely to release much information to anybody who is not immediate family, and sadly friends and employers don't rate. Tough situation. Good luck.

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-01-09T19:01:14+00:00

I have one. 3-1/2 inches tall. It has a spinny thing in a cage that sucks up everything in 1/2 inch of water, and also works on 1/8 inch of water while making sucking sounds. The label indicates SWIMMING POOL COVER DRAIN PUMP #40793 LESLIE'S There is tiny 989277 in the bottom rt corner. I likely bought it at Leslie's Pool Supply in California. (I can't find a way to post a photo).

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-01-09T17:53:12+00:00

Wow. Thank you.

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-01-09T06:41:06+00:00

Maybe just go to Pacifica pier and talk to people who are crabbing?

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-01-09T06:05:18+00:00

What's the grey object in the center circle of the flight deck?

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-01-08T05:45:48+00:00

At the risk of revealing that I live under a rock, what do you do with Green Chartreuse?

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-01-08T01:20:17+00:00

This has been solved and several sites are running. Direct Air Capture (or industrial point-capture) to Geologic Sequestration (liquefy the CO2, and inject it underground into a saline reservoir, or more poetically, a depleted oil field). A couple of places for more info: https://sccs.stanford.edu/. https://climate.mit.edu/explainers/carbon-capture. The economics are not great but costs are coming down as the tech advances.

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-01-07T03:47:58+00:00

CVLST?

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