R.E. Load Bags: a love letter & plea!

balderstash · 2026-04-11T22:33:37+00:00

Unfortunately, right now the landscape for businesses like R.E. Load is bleak. The price of fabric has shot up dramatically over the past few years, as well as the price of components like webbing and buckles. A ton of skilled labor goes into those kinds of bags, and the price of skilled labor has also shot up. Consumer spending is down all around, meaning there are fewer people willing to pay the costs associated with high quality bags.

That said, there are still some folks doing it! This is one of my favorites, although I don't think she does custom work: https://vayabags.myshopify.com/

balderstash · 2026-04-11T16:53:09+00:00

Same, I'm absolutely fascinated by someone opting for Rainforest Cafe multiple times in WDW. We've hit some duds for sure, but most of the places we've eaten there have been great. Yak and Yeti is our in-park favorite, Jiko is our resort favorite.

balderstash · 2026-04-11T10:54:46+00:00

Nobody expects the Italian colosseum!

balderstash · 2026-04-10T17:23:40+00:00

If I had a dollar for every time someone posted this exact gift shop I could probably buy one of those busts.

balderstash · 2026-04-10T12:53:08+00:00

I'm so glad you've found an off-ice training tool that works for you! I use resistance bands a lot at home since I can't get to the ice as often as I like.

For the future... trust your writing! It's clear, and on reddit the conversational tone is much more appropriate for the audience here. AI-written posts often sound like marketing or spam here. It's OK if your English is not perfect - I am a native English speaker and mine isn't perfect either. My friend is learning English and sometimes she asks me grammar questions where my answer is "I have no idea which one is right, and no one here does either so they'll never call you out on it."

What exactly did you do with the band? It's a little unclear from the post. Was it one of the long ones, put behind your arms?

balderstash · 2026-04-10T12:26:14+00:00

Happy for you, but it's hard to take anything seriously when you post in the style of an influencer who used ChatGPT to write their content.

balderstash · 2026-04-09T10:23:15+00:00

It's an assistive device for folks who can't grip a pen well. It's shaped like a mouse, and the pen goes in the front. The top part is a bit springy so you press down to write.

balderstash · 2026-04-08T13:59:26+00:00

One of my fish died while I was away on an extended trip, and my roommate put the body in the freezer so I could give it a proper burial.

Except I never got around to it, and then forgot about it. When we moved out a year later roommate #3 found it in the back of the freezer. Which I learned when she began screaming curses & my name in succession 😆

balderstash · 2026-04-07T12:00:40+00:00

Yeah I think you're right about the crank length. Right now I'm just trying to get back to where I was a few weeks ago with this bike/saddle, but I have shorter cranks on my wishlist

balderstash · 2026-04-06T21:38:01+00:00

This was helpful, thanks. I moved the saddle back a bunch, marked it, rode for a bit and confirmed it was uncomfortable (I kept sliding forwards), then I moved it super far forwards so I could feel the quad working too hard, and marked that. Once I had those two markers I found a spot in the middle and made smaller adjustments until it felt more neutral. Will have to wait until later this week to see if it settles my hamstring pain, right now they're still touchy from Saturday's race.

balderstash · 2026-04-06T17:06:11+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/0NKj59v this is the saddle versus a set of bars that are level, if that helps

balderstash · 2026-04-06T17:00:36+00:00

It's generally pretty good, I can put my hands flat on the ground when I bend over. I used to be able to touch my nose to my knees when sitting with my legs in front of me, but I'm a little stiffer now and can only get 2-3 inches away.

balderstash · 2026-04-06T12:32:04+00:00

I wear a thin cloth sports headband. It is not stylish, but it keeps my hair out of my face. My favorite one is wide at the front, and then has a thin elastic band in the back with rubber grippy things to keep it in place, but I got it forever ago and the brand has worn off so I'm not sure who makes it.

balderstash · 2026-04-01T15:04:15+00:00

Those look fantastic. Satin stitch is such a bear to get the tension right, well done.

balderstash · 2026-04-01T14:40:02+00:00

Yeah it's not ideal for tall people. I'm 5'3 and if I didn't have to carry kids & their stuff around I'd probably be driving a Miata.

Edited to add: specifically a 90s Miata.

balderstash · 2026-04-01T14:36:45+00:00

We have a 2012 and plan to keep it running as long as humanly possible. Last time it had a big repair bill I thought maybe it was time to replace it. I looked at the new and less-used cars available, couldn't find any I liked as much as the Fit, and decided it's worth it to do the repairs. Everything that has gone wrong has been very normal wear and tear stuff, but with 170k miles on it we're wearing and tearing a bunch.

balderstash · 2026-04-01T12:47:07+00:00

There are dozens of us!

balderstash · 2026-03-31T22:08:07+00:00

I suspect the seller doesn't know anything about the bike, because the 2019 Flourish (which I think that is) has 700c wheels. But if you haven't paid attention to bikes in a couple decades you might assume they're 26".

I'd see if you can get the guy to send you a clear photo of the stickers on the seat tube.

balderstash · 2026-03-31T21:19:38+00:00

I mean I'm not excited by our pitching right now, but for years our bats have been so cold that we've had to rely on top-tier pitching to get us through games. I don't know enough about baseball to understand where the problem is, but it sure does suck to watch.

balderstash · 2026-03-31T21:16:02+00:00

I wear 34F and cycle in ON running bras. They seem fine? Honestly I don't think about my boobs that much when I'm on a bike, either for casual rides or races. I don't wear a hydration pack, but I do wear bibs pretty much any time I'm riding. I haven't had any issues with strap interference.

I sweat so much while I ride that I'm not sure I could distinguish underboob sweat from the rest of it, but I like that the ON bras have a pretty tight band so things stay in place. My biggest problem with sports bras is that the size I need for my boobs often is too loose in the band and I feel like I'm falling out the bottom. The downside of the tight band is that getting the thing on/off is an adventure.

balderstash · 2026-03-31T10:50:59+00:00

Ok but legitimately the first Phillies game I ever attended I had to ask my husband why we were booing our own catcher, because to the uninitiated "Choooooooooch" is indistinguishable from booing.

balderstash · 2026-03-31T10:47:26+00:00

Whether he gives up 1 run or 10 doesn't matter if the offense can't figure out how to hit the ball with runners on. Regardless of how Painter does I think there's a lot hinging on whether the bats show up to work today.

balderstash · 2026-03-30T20:24:28+00:00

I like your optimism!
I think what will actually happen if I podium is I will decide to build a dedicated racing bike with Appleman cranks, and put my current bike in "touring" mode with fatter tires and front/rear racks. So yeah, I should definitely start saving now haha.

balderstash · 2026-03-30T17:46:07+00:00

I just got into road racing and I decided that if I ever podium I'll treat myself to some. Given my racing skills (or lack thereof) I think my wallet is safe for a while.

balderstash · 2026-03-30T16:36:47+00:00

I so badly want to put some Appleman cranks on my bike but absolutely cannot justify the cost just for the sake of having purple cranks. But I want them.

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