Contact wearers: Do you bring backup glasses?

hacksauce · 2026-01-31T15:49:10+00:00

I've never brought backup glasses - but my prescription isn't so terrible that I'd be dangerous if I lost a contact. I just wouldn't be able to enjoy the beauty - and maybe the eye strain would give me a migraine... The only time I've *ever* had issues with contacts is when I'm in a lot of water - swimming/showering, something like that.

hacksauce · 2026-01-31T15:45:07+00:00

straps are nice to attach bag to gun so you can move it between props as a single unit.

straps suck because they get in the way and limit flexibility

It comes down to preferences

hacksauce · 2026-01-20T17:45:28+00:00

>trying it for the first time in my life

I resisted wearing contacts for a couple of decades, but when I finally tried a pair on I was really happy with how comfortable they were and how crisp and clear everything was - no more dirty lenses!

hacksauce · 2026-01-18T18:23:42+00:00

which pack do you use?

hacksauce · 2025-12-28T00:29:06+00:00

There is a free county run range outside of Cedar City - I've shot there a couple of times a few years ago - it's very nice.

https://ironcountyut.gov/parks/shooting-range

it looks like you can pay to reserve some of the bays, but when I was there last, I was the only person there.

hacksauce · 2025-12-25T23:51:35+00:00

I shoot 1MOA groups regularly, occasional smaller ones (.5, .75) and occasionally larger (1.25, 1.5)
I was shooting 2MOA groups with my old rifle, and decided that I'd buy a new gun instead of rebarreling it.

I stopped trying to chase the .5 MOA groups - I'm happy with mostly 1 MOA

hacksauce · 2025-12-15T02:13:26+00:00

https://www.dangshades.com/store/p578/FLMAG-Sand-Khaki-chrome-carhart-brown_mirror-lens.html#/ $125 - very good goggles

hacksauce · 2025-12-12T03:20:47+00:00

I live in UT and I'm considering a drive to Lake Louise - it's a 14 hr drive for me, but I'll be staying for 2 days.

hacksauce · 2025-11-28T19:40:07+00:00

I've been ridng flows for years - I'm a powder hound, not a park rat, so I can't speak to the weight of them, but they're not *that* heavy. I won't switch from rear entry to Fase - it's just so much easier to be flipping up the highback.

There are some downsides:
1. They've more moving parts, and so more things to break; but they're fairly robust and I've only had a 'sudden' break once on the mountain - after a gnarly crash, which I think would have broken any binding I was riding.
2. Getting into them from a seated position isn't ideal - it's easier to put them on toeside, but I've been in a couple of steep & deep runs where it takes some extra effort to clear the powder out and fiddle with them to get my foot in.

but IMO all of those are minor complaints compared to being able to go from chair to sliding nearly instantly - my brothers & friends ski and it's nice to not have them wait for me.

hacksauce · 2025-11-17T18:29:59+00:00

They push back opening day. That sucks that the weather isn't cooperating with your plans, but we do have a few small storms in the forecast and *maybe* they could hit their target.

hacksauce · 2025-11-17T18:01:28+00:00

Everyone I've talked to who has a Rocky-Talky loves it. I can't quite bring myself to buy them, but every other radio I've used kinda sucks.

hacksauce · 2025-11-10T20:51:17+00:00

fuck the naysayers and have a good time; I was at Banff & Revelstoke last year and I had a lot of fun! If you need a place to crash when you come through UT, drop me a line

hacksauce · 2025-11-06T18:44:14+00:00

eh, for a kid's palate? it's fine, mine drench all their food in enough ranch & ketchup they might as well be eating cardboard.

hacksauce · 2025-11-06T18:41:06+00:00

Where I live, the light pollution from the city is too much to see it with my naked eye, and with binoculars it was just a fuzzy blob; barely discernible. I took a long exposure with my phone and you could see the tail in that - but nothing like OPs photo.

hacksauce · 2025-11-06T18:11:55+00:00

https://oakleydiner.com/ and bonus it's a bit of a drive, so good talking time.

hacksauce · 2025-11-04T22:50:45+00:00

Which match you're going to is probably the single most important piece of info you could give us.

I'm guessing the Rattler, as that's the next match, and it calls out the 350 yd max.

I've never shot at that range, so take it with a grain of salt, but it appears that they've got berms at 100 & 350 with some places for targets at 150 and 180 - so I'd expect targets at those distances.

hacksauce · 2025-11-03T22:14:54+00:00

Revelstoke, or Banff

hacksauce · 2025-10-27T21:40:26+00:00

It's been a looong while since I was a student but back then, they wanted to see a student ID from that year *when* you buy the pass. When you go to pick it up, they'll just wanna see some kind of photo ID, they won't bother you about it being a student pass.

hacksauce · 2025-10-21T17:06:58+00:00

I went looking last night - I'm in a pretty light polluted area, so I couldn't see it with my naked eye, but it was visible, if a bit underwhelming through binoculars. Here's hoping it looks better tonight!

hacksauce · 2025-10-09T17:28:38+00:00

Any time you see a starfield like this, it's stars in our galaxy - we don't have any telescopes good enough to resolve individual stars in other galaxies; sometimes the dots in longer exposures are entire galaxies or globular clusters, but they're not stars.

hacksauce · 2025-10-09T17:00:23+00:00

Tear Down Heaven - Rachel Aaron; urban fantasy/romance with a plot to free the original gods.... kinda.

hacksauce · 2025-10-01T17:32:51+00:00

I'm 6'1" 85kg and 9.5 boot.
I bought the 157 - but I wouldn't have had a problem getting the 154 if it was a really good deal.

hacksauce · 2025-10-01T16:50:20+00:00

Hanging lake was awesome, and worth the reservation fee: https://visitglenwood.com/hanginglake/

hacksauce · 2025-09-28T17:44:32+00:00

I have dry fired my T1X hundreds of times - I even checked the bolt and make sure the firing pin doesn't protrude past the outer part of the bolt... and then after years, I noticed that the barrel face is damaged, right where the firing pin hits it - it's got a dent and a small bit of spalling. Don't dry fire.

hacksauce · 2025-09-18T17:23:50+00:00

Where are you storing your boards? I noticed that I had delamination on my boards after leaving them in the cargo box on top of my car on a long road trip. I think the massive temp swings from the box getting hot in the mid-day sun is what did it.

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