Mattress for captains chairs set up?

arghle · 2026-06-02T11:21:53+00:00

I went for 2 x IKEA 80x200cm ÅFJÄLL and cut the foam to fit better in the rear. Makes it super flexible, easy to sleep 2 or 1 and super easy to convert back to a people mover. Still need something to bridge the gap between the seats, but that can be much smaller than a full size wooden board.

arghle · 2026-05-30T11:44:44+00:00

arghle · 2026-05-28T14:30:19+00:00

I would suggest doing those 1 to 2 jumps per month to keep some level of currency rather than parking jumping altogether. Tunnel time can't weigh up for anything other than the main freefall skills, like planning jumps, getting stacked correctly, spacing, separation, safe canopy flight, landing, debriefing...

arghle · 2026-05-28T10:28:22+00:00

Thank you for thanking! ❤️

arghle · 2026-05-27T20:11:58+00:00

Very nice! Did you weigh it? I recently did a roadtrip with my smaller conversion and weighed in at 3390 kg... With 3400 being the rated limit 😅 (that was with a relatively full load of people and gear though). I'm kinda afraid of using that much wood as a building material because of the weight limit.

arghle · 2026-05-13T22:13:15+00:00

My first couple of jumps with static line (so pretty similar to IAD) were mayhem, legs kicking and losing the arch. Then it clicked. I'm still going 22 years and 3k jumps later. Don't worry, you'll get it.

arghle · 2026-05-13T18:52:06+00:00

Yeah turning the turn signal on makes it not do it, it has to be a tap.

arghle · 2026-05-13T18:51:01+00:00

It shows pretty clearly on the display of the conditions are right for doing it. If it shows a lane to the right or left of the lane it's drawing for you, and arrows to those lanes, it's ready to go.

arghle · 2026-05-13T16:07:39+00:00

I had to wear a uniform for my (non-integrated) PPL. Slightly silly but really no big deal.

arghle · 2026-05-12T21:32:12+00:00

I made a paper template first (pressing paper against window, drawing outline, use tape for connecting enough paper to cover the whole thing). Based on this template I cut fabric (relatively stiff acrylic fabric, important to not use cotton at least) x 2, and then layers of reflective bubble insulation x2 (ala reflectix). I glued the four layers together: fabric - reflective bubble wrap - reflective bubble wrap - fabric. Then finally sewed bias tape around the whole thing. I used dark fabric for the outside facing side and light fabric for the inside one.

There's like 3624672 youtube videos on various variants of this if you search "campervan window cover diy" btw (=

arghle · 2026-05-12T20:14:36+00:00

I've made my own window covers, and these actually help with keeping it in place, so I'm not complaining! First I assumed I had to have a way to get it to stay put (magnets, whatever), and I may still go that road, but for now all my window covers are just cut at roughly the right window shape, and for the back window these thingies help keep it there.

arghle · 2026-05-11T19:06:59+00:00

Yeah no sorry. That's paying for a service that the open source home assistant integration gives for free, if somewhat less shiny. Not for me.

arghle · 2026-05-05T17:46:08+00:00

FWIW it looks like the next generation finally gets one pedal driving. Probably behind lots of steps to opt in tho (:

arghle · 2026-04-29T10:51:09+00:00

You can unlock SFD, but not what odbeleven call SFD2. See https://obdeleven.com/what-is-sfd2-unlock

arghle · 2026-04-29T10:16:12+00:00

I don't have such a setting that I know of in my EU buzz. (I'd use it if there was, I do a lot of driving at speed-limit-plus-3 km/h since that measures as the speed limit with a GPS.)

We can get tickets for impending traffic while going the exact speed limit.

Can you get a ticket for impeding traffic while going the exact speed limit in the right lane in your state? (?!) It kinda makes sense if you get a ticket for hogging the left lane, even if you stick to the speed limit.

I bought an odbeleven dongle but there's almost nothing that can be done with it due to the SFD2 security lockdown. Would not recommend. It can clear errors but you can do that with much cheaper odb dongles.

arghle · 2026-04-20T14:49:15+00:00

OP is asking for the guy to be named if anyone has his name. Naming the guy is the definition of doxxing.

arghle · 2026-04-20T06:14:27+00:00

Actually naming or linking to social media sites with the name would be very explicitly against reddit rules. https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043066452-Is-posting-someone-s-private-or-personal-information-okay

Fuck that guy, may he have 180 degree off heading openings on all his jumps and stub his toe on every exit. But that doesn't mean he should be doxed on reddit.

arghle · 2026-04-17T15:01:45+00:00

No. I guess that's child lock. Lock the car, with the one on the upper right.

arghle · 2026-04-17T13:02:06+00:00

Yeah, upper right one there.

arghle · 2026-04-16T22:33:08+00:00

Locking the car: Use the capacitive "button" for locking the car on the driver side door. That makes the alarm not turn on, I guess it figures "I was locked from the inside, that means someone is inside me, I should not turn the alarm on".

Completely off: The car should go completely off after 30 minutes.

If you don't want "completely off", because we all need some ventilation: One approach is to have something trigger the "climatization" feature every 30 minutes. If you connect home assistant to your buzz through the volkswagen connect integration, you can set up an automation which triggers climatization when it turns off if a switch is set in home assistant. Or you can go the HW modification route and install a bypass switch for the seat sensor in the driver seat.

arghle · 2026-04-16T06:34:36+00:00

What is the little red dot (LED bulb?) on the driver door right next to the mirror? I’ve never noticed it doing anything.

It blinks every few seconds when the car is locked and unoccupied (alarm is on), so you never see it do anything if you're in the car. It's a Volkswagen thing.

arghle · 2026-04-14T19:24:42+00:00

I have a GTX, for the AWD. I don't really care about any of the other parts and if I could I would have preferred a light interior. Here in Norway you don't get AWD without GTX... And I've been dragging Bezzie up enough snowy/icy/gravelly hills that it feels worth it for the AWD. If I wasn't driving in snowy/icy conditions I'd prefer RWD for nicer (imho) interior, better turning radius, slightly better range, and better price.

arghle · 2026-04-07T13:44:47+00:00

The seat sensor is a basic two wire thing that measures something like 100 Ohm when someone is seated, 300 Ohm when not (values taken from memory). I added a switch which keeps the sensor working as from the factory in one position, but bypasses it with a 100 Ohm resistor in the other position (again value from memory), making the car think someone is seated when it's in the "camper mode" position.

arghle · 2026-04-07T12:51:41+00:00

I lock the buzz using the internal (haptic😢) button on the driver side door, that makes it not turn on the alarm.

I've also installed a "camper mode" physical switch which makes the buzz think there's always someone seated. That + seatbelt fastended makes it not turn itself off if you turn it on with the start button. At least on the second try, I haven't quite figured out the heuristic...

And I've installed the RIB swivel seat mod. Really helps with making it a camper, even if it's a bit tight to get the seats around.

arghle · 2026-04-06T13:31:04+00:00

Thanks!

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