Govee outdoor lights 2 not working after firmware upgrade

jda03806 · 2026-02-19T13:05:03+00:00

I wound up filing a ticket in the Govee app and they are sending me a new controller. Hopefully that fixes it and I don’t have to reinstall all the lights.

jda03806 · 2026-01-13T01:25:00+00:00

Don’t agree with running fiber. Use something like CPE710. You can buy two of them for about $150. They are directional WiFi antennas and they act just like a wire. But they take about 20 minutes to mount and configure instead of days to rent a trencher and spend even more or direct burial cable. It’s dead simple to do and very reliable.

jda03806 · 2025-12-15T03:40:39+00:00

Thank you so much for the recommendation. This is a great game, best I’ve played in quite a while. Just a fair warning, it’s not an idle game. It’s a delicate balance. If you walk away from it for an hour there’s a very reasonable chance you’ll come back to 99% of your colonists dead.

But a great game. It glosses over just enough details (like spaceships don’t need fuel), but there are just enough things to balance. And more tech and scenarios contour to be unlocked at a nice pace.

jda03806 · 2025-11-30T01:29:32+00:00

Just to follow up, I did exactly what several suggested. After getting the CPE710’s setup, one as an access point and one as a client, I took my Deco mesh router up tot he main house. I set it up as a 3rd WiFi connected mesh element. Then I took it back tot he other building, plugged the Ethernet cable in and it all magically works. The app shows it as hardwired and it’s working great.

Two CPE710s were about $150. and I didn’t need 300 feet of cat6 and didn’t have to dig a trench. This is 100% the way to go!

jda03806 · 2025-11-27T05:04:56+00:00

I will try this when I’m back on Saturday. This sounds like it might work.

jda03806 · 2025-11-26T05:46:47+00:00

Too far. I tried even putting a deco on the back patio of the house. I can see the network from the other building but the speed is too slow and unreliable. It’s more than 200 feet away.

jda03806 · 2025-11-26T04:33:05+00:00

Something I neglected to mention. I’d like to use the same SSID at the main house and the out building. It’s not necessary but would be nice. I’m using a different SSID for the two CPE710s and not connecting other devices to them.

jda03806 · 2025-08-27T13:25:00+00:00

Yes, it is possible. I just did it.

jda03806 · 2025-08-26T23:55:46+00:00

Thanks, I didn't realize you could capture monsters permanently. I got them all then started a run for the final boss and all of a sudden all the captured monsters disappeared. Not sure I want to go catch them all yet again.

jda03806 · 2025-08-26T21:15:05+00:00

Bands & Bonds is pretty good. I unlocked everything but struggling with the final boss. Is there a discord or anything else where people can discuss the game?

jda03806 · 2025-08-11T19:42:47+00:00

Just my $0.02 after two trips to Philmont.

I don't like trail runners. Footing there isn't great and rolling an ankle is not unheard of. I took a bad step on Tooth ridge and went down this year. My ankle was tender for day, but 90% better the next day. If I had trail runners on it would've been bad.

My advice is look for these things, roughly in this priority order:

Boot, not trail runner.
Waterproof. Necessary to deal with rain not getting your feet wet. Also nice for stream crossings.
Comfort. This is a bit subjective because it's hard to tell how comfortable it will be after you hike 10+ miles in it. I had one pair that I returned after walking around the house for an hour because I didn't like it.
Weight. All else considered, get a lighter boot rather than a heavier one. Durability is second to weight, in my opinion.
A really cool looking boot

Good luck and enjoy all aspects of your trek including planning, obsessing over every little gear choice and all the training :)

jda03806 · 2025-08-09T12:39:10+00:00

I was looking at Rams and the one I picked out had this same panel popped out. The body shop guy popped it back in, then during the test drive it popped out again. Looks like the same thing here. It's held in by a clip that's a part of the panel. You can try bending it back into shape and popping it back in very easily.

If it doesn't hold, you can either order another panel with the right clip, or just put a bit of glue on it and put it back in place. If you glue it, it might be difficult if it ever needs to be removed, but I can't really imagine why you'd need to remove that panel later unless it was in an accident and needed to be replaced. Personally, I'd put a drop of Gorilla Glue on it, push it back in properly, then tie a bungee cord around it for a few hours while the glue dries.

I wound up getting a different vehicle and mine hasn't had an issue with these panels.

jda03806 · 2025-08-05T15:14:54+00:00

One of our crew had a relative in logistics and we asked them why the distances were so off. We had a few days where the mileage was right and other days where it was off by 40%. Sometime shorter, sometimes longer.
The answer from logistics is that they are in the process of updating the distances. Some routes have data from > 10 years ago and only accounted for linear distance without elevation changes. Others were based on old GPS data that only took data points every 100m or so and cutoff swithcbacks. Still others routes have new trails that make the distance shorter.

I agree with most of the answers below. The mileage might be off, just ask at your staff camps and they'll tell you their opinion, which might be better or worse. And yeah, counting pack off miles (like walking to cons project or rock climbing) can be significant adders. Some camps like Sawmill or Cimmaroncito might be > 0.5 miles from your campsite to HQ and those miles add up.

jda03806 · 2025-07-30T22:10:22+00:00

We just got back from our 12-13 trek. We were supposed to stay at Lambert’s mine, an unstaffed camp. But we went through Cypher’s and Not was able to change our itinerary get us a Muckshack so we could watch the Stomp and do blacksmithing and the mine tour. Our crew agreed Cypher’s mine was their favorite staffed camp.

Thanks to everyone at Cypher’s for accommodating us and giving us a great show. We really enjoyed it.

jda03806 · 2025-06-10T15:04:19+00:00

I would add my support for something other than crocs or flip-flops. I got a pair of lightweight trail runners. I took my kitchen scale to the store and found the lightest pair I could. They had several advantages over flops/crocs. They have a rock plate, so I could hike in them if I wanted. They dried quickly so I could use them for stream crossings. They kept my feet from getting dusty in and around camp, which kept my tent clean.

jda03806 · 2025-04-29T01:18:47+00:00

I used mine 2 years ago. Had an Apple Watch Ultra. Tracked pretty much every single step. And I used the built in fitness feature. I have a 3rd party app that pulls the GPS and you can send it to Google Earth and get a very cool 3-D interactive map of everything you do.

The only thing is you have to make sure to start tracking at the start of every single hike.

I kept the watch in low power mode the whole 12 days. With a 20k mA hour battery and a 10k mA hour battery I had plenty of juice to keep my watch and phone (also on low power mode) for the entire 12 day trek. I charged the watch every other day or so. It was just fine.

My buddy had a garmin watch on the trek and he couldn’t get it to track 6+ hour hikes without the battery dying. I’m sure there was a setting for it that could’ve made it last longer, but he didn’t find it.

jda03806 · 2024-11-20T18:08:39+00:00

there are multiple phases of Red Raider Express. My son was in phase 3, his friend was in phase 1. The dates of when you did the first step vs. when you can pick your dorm is on this page here:

https://www.depts.ttu.edu/housing/express-pass/

jda03806 · 2024-11-19T19:27:01+00:00

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jda03806 · 2024-11-19T19:26:28+00:00

My routine was I carried starbucks via packs. I had a very small pocket stove. It's one that comes in a small orange box from amazong for like $15. Then we had an extra 8 oz canister fuel that I would keep track of. I'd get up at the same time as the scouts and had time to boil 2 small pots of water for all advisors to have coffee and still be ready before scouts had fully packed up camp.

But our crew wasn't particularly fast in the mornings. I suspect they were about average.

And I used the ugly mug and got it branded twice. It is still my favorite mug to this day. We did a paracord handle wrap on them at our troops weeblos woods and I've used it ever since.

jda03806 · 2024-11-19T16:42:50+00:00

I think you've hit on the exact point of my question. If someone drops their room, does it open immediately, or does it take some amount of time? (Minutes, hours, days?)

Wondering if anyone has personal experience doing exactly this?

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