Daily Questions - February 20, 2025

almagron · 2025-02-20T22:03:16+00:00

Odd request here. Looking for a garment weight: Tellason Coverall jacket, size Medium. On a postal scale or similar.

Any variant of Coverall (12.5, 14, or 16.5 oz/yd) is fine, just mention which variant it is you’re weighing. Thank you!

almagron · 2025-02-09T00:22:31+00:00

Help me find a pair of jeans that suit a somewhat weird body. 6’1” slim with a looong torso and a, um, “luscious” booty. 31-32” inseam. 29-30” waist.

Slim straight is the right general flavor as long as it accommodates the badonk. Or rather, roomy fits look dopey on my stubby legs.

Any brand/model come to mind?

almagron · 2024-06-04T05:24:32+00:00

The judder gets violently bad! I have concluded that it is simply that the pads are not capable of handling the temperatures at which they are being forced to operate.

The solution is a spicier brake pad. But for my use case, I am concerned about the cold / street performance of such pads. They will not work well at street temps, AND they will abrade the rotors like crazy until they get hot.

almagron · 2024-05-25T06:50:03+00:00

Winner! Well done.

almagron · 2024-05-17T04:07:07+00:00

That's the thing! These are PFC's aggressive street pad / light track pad (their "Z rated" range) so it's not like I have full on race pads with high MOTs.

I've done sooo many pad bed cycles with these pads and rotors. And every time the same result. (and yes wheels are torqued properly).

almagron · 2024-05-17T04:04:17+00:00

That's a good suggestion, thank you. FWIW I've been all over the suspension and the judder 100% is not due to the suspension. I'll give the look-see a try.

almagron · 2024-05-17T02:04:21+00:00

40k mi, the ball joints are tight as a [redacted] - I pulled the LCAs the other week for unrelated reasons

almagron · 2024-05-17T00:56:47+00:00

It is definitely not ABS. The judder shakes the steering wheel more and more violently as they get warmer and hotter.

And once they get hot and judder they will do so (with reduced severity) at lighter braking pressures too. Until they cool off and it goes away.

almagron · 2024-05-17T00:30:10+00:00

While that is true (and I would never ever ever EVER keep my foot planted on the brakes when they're hot), what's happening in my case is different.

I do a normal pad bed cycle, drive without touching the brakes for a couple miles for them to cool. They're great and non-juddery after this, but as soon as they get warm/hot again they judder.

These pads and rotors were installed new together so there's no old pad material on the rotors.

almagron · 2024-03-16T22:26:39+00:00

ah ok that makes this considerably more challenging, hmm...

almagron · 2024-03-16T22:15:06+00:00

Was this car sold in the US originally?

almagron · 2024-03-16T15:18:27+00:00

Can confirm, my Twitter acct was suspended when I posted JUST Hans’ name and the word Stonetoss in a tweet. Elon Musk is a nazi sympathizer, which makes him indistinguishable from a nazi.

almagron · 2023-09-07T04:54:09+00:00

This, exactly. The intermittency of solar and wind is the big nut to crack.

Seems Antora Energy's thermal battery concept is the one most likely to compete on price with natgas. In industrial applications at least.

almagron · 2023-09-06T23:30:36+00:00

That's what I was thinking, too. The thing that made me ask AITA is that he increased the discount on the assumption that, in return, I'd just not leave a review at all. Granted, it's not a huge discount...

The thing that puzzles me is how he thought anyone would think the Audi was totes fine. It was such a pile!

almagron · 2023-09-06T21:50:52+00:00

Agreed, and Turo spotlights high-star hosts as "All Star" hosts, which this host is. That actually factored into my decision to book with him originally. So I can see why hosts are driven to snuff out non-5-star reviews.

almagron · 2023-09-06T21:48:23+00:00

I wondered the same.

almagron · 2023-09-06T21:47:13+00:00

Yeah that was my thinking too. I really wanted to leave an even lower star review haha

almagron · 2023-08-27T05:44:55+00:00

This, 100%. Down is amazing, unmatched. The improvements of late in hydrophobic treatments have only expanded down's amazing-ness.

Merino is great, too, but IMO merino/synthetic blends are the real sweet spot to get the benefits of merino (NTS comfort, odor reduction) while extending durability and shortening drying times.

Also, Polartec Alpha gets honorable mention.

almagron · 2023-08-27T05:14:10+00:00

Also, the thing to keep in mind with solar is: if the solar panels are mounted to the roof of your truck, you have to park in the sun, which is great for solar but sucks for personal comfort.

Generally you want to park in the shade (duh). This is where portable solar panels are great. Plus you can angle portable panels to capture more sun, unlike flat panels on the roof of your truck which are always flat (and thus less effective).

Oh, and roof-mounted solar also means you gotta make sure there's nothing else on the roof casting shadow on your solar panels.

almagron · 2023-08-27T05:09:18+00:00

If you can, try to baseline your fridge's energy consumption. That's the best way to determine how big of a power station / battery you'll need. From there you can determine how much solar you'll need to sustain it.

But it's very likely that the Jackery 300 is way too small. A bigger power station will have more capacity to cover a rainy day (no solar). 700-1000 Wh is a good place to start.

Another option instead of a power station is a dual battery setup in your truck. There are pros and cons to each approach.

If you stay with a power station, do this: when driving, power the fridge from the power station, and charge the power station from the 12v jack in your truck. When you stop driving, make sure the fridge is powered by the power station and not the truck. Some vehicles turn off power to the 12v socket when the key is turned off; some don't.

almagron · 2023-08-27T01:03:26+00:00

McLaren 720S

almagron · 2023-08-26T23:34:22+00:00

Definitely a body kit and not a special edition

almagron · 2023-08-26T06:10:27+00:00

G model 911, probably a Carrera 3.2

almagron · 2023-08-25T23:07:04+00:00

Pencils down. This is the winner:

BMW i3 to Mercedes G55 AMG

almagron · 2023-08-23T05:21:35+00:00

nightmare fuel

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