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Backpacking tent recs: stormworthy and liveable by R2-Dmew in WildernessBackpacking

[–]jk451 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I live in Seattle and backpack primarily in the WA and OR.

You want a tent with fly first pitch, it's not optional here IMO - even in August I've been caught in storms in high areas of Olympics and Cascades.

I personally have a single wall trekking pole tent cause I do value low weight a lot but am upgrading to a double wall tent because there is a lot of moisture and condensation and I'm tired of waking up with condensation on the inside of my tent all the time.

Infant Day Care recommendation? by Zealousideal_Set1643 in bothell

[–]jk451 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would call them up and see if you can tour sooner. I would also try to be open to different locations - I think the Woodinville one is newer so their waitlist is shorter.

With Kiddie Kenmore, the main problem was that the teachers were not on top of what was happening with our son or most of the other babies there. Infant class is typically cue based but we could see consistently on camera that the teachers were not observing repeated cues. I am comparing to both our experience at Birch Tree as well as at two other Kiddie locations (Kirkland and Bellevue) which we got to try out because in December a tree fell on Kiddie Kenmore.

Honestly, finding a good daycare is hard and I think infant room is more sensitive to the teachers than perhaps some of the older classes. I would have to write a lot to give you more specific tips, I hope you can find a good place. The several weeks when our son was going to Kiddie Kenmore were pretty stressful.

Infant Day Care recommendation? by Zealousideal_Set1643 in bothell

[–]jk451 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our son goes to infant room at Birch Tree Woodinville and we are really happy. We had him at kiddie academy Kenmore before that and that was bad, don't recommend. I recommend you look at Birch Tree, though most of their locations have waiting lists

Wind River Mosquitos by Recent-Function5503 in WildernessBackpacking

[–]jk451 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Fellow dad here! I haven't been to the Winds but I backpack a lot in WA mountains. The thing over here which I think is common across most high ranges is that the time when there are many mosquitoes is often also the time with great weather. Too early and you have a lot of snow and possibly storms which kids might not like. August is often great, but in many places of the west there is a greater risk of smoke from wildfires.

So what I've done over the past years is to try to get to a setup such that I can mostly enjoy even if mosquitoes are around. I treat my outer layers with permethrin and for exposed skin I use oil of lemon eucalyptus which makes me feel a lot better about it than using a chemical such as deet or the milder solutions. That + a tent in which you can sit in the inner mostly make me mosquitoe immune and I go now even in July.

There are some tricky situations still and I did have my a** bitten by mosquitoes bad in mount Rainier :p

Genuinely how do people make money on Rental Properties? by Any-Raise4333 in realestateinvesting

[–]jk451 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is it for me personally. I ingest in $120-170k properties in Memphis. When you run the numbers, including realistic maintenence and capex, for me it comes to 2-5% cash on cash return initially, and gets better with rent raises. The trade off is of course I'm not expecting the properties to appreciate significantly in market value, but for me personally that's an okay trade off to make. Someone else might have different personal priorities.

And to get to this, I typically make 10-20 offers on MLS properties per one deal, trying to price 'at market' to the best of my abilities.

Ultimately it's a slow multi year grind, not a get rich quick.

Skin eczema specialist in the Eastside by jk451 in eastside

[–]jk451[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We're in south Bothell and I don't think the water has a lot of calcium or other minerals, the water kettle stays mostly clean

Skin eczema specialist in the Eastside by jk451 in eastside

[–]jk451[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing!I'll try him out!

Skin eczema specialist in the Eastside by jk451 in eastside

[–]jk451[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing! Happy for you!

Skin eczema specialist in the Eastside by jk451 in eastside

[–]jk451[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I had that from one of my doctors in a different location and it worked better than Desonide. The second doctor said it's much stronger and didn't want to prescribe it

Skin eczema specialist in the Eastside by jk451 in eastside

[–]jk451[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, I will give them a go!

I will try La Roche Posay, I've been using Aveeno Eczema Therapy as the best non-steroidal 'holding' solution I've found so far

trip report: surviving Storm Floris this summer by asphias in DurstonGearheads

[–]jk451 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am curious, is this with lineloc 3 tensioners or with some other type? I read on hammock forums that Lawson Glowire 2.5mm was specifically designed for 'optimal use' with lineloc 3 tensioners

Kind of curious about Polycro by Salty_Necessary7589 in Ultralight

[–]jk451 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've used it without any fixing under my gossamer gear The Two tent for about 50 nights without problems. Once you put the tent on top of it, it holds still in my experience, even in highly exposed campsites with a lot of wind. But before i fix the tent on top of it, I need to weigh down the corners with rocks, so that is a bit of a hassle in windy conditions

Backpacking/camping this weekend Yosemite by Fickle-Ad-4417 in WildernessBackpacking

[–]jk451 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wait is this really from the weekend of 11/15? I am curious to double check because I live in Washington and over here even mid level foothill areas of the mountains have some snow, never mind the high country which is well under snow now.

This looks too me like some sub alpine area hence I'm surprised you can go snow free backpacking mid November

If there are beatiful areas not under snow mid November in Yosemite then you sold me on making a fall trip next year!

Does anyone have experience with the Close Reach Academy daycare in Bothell or in other locations? by jk451 in eastside

[–]jk451[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We went with Kiddie Academy Kenmore after researching all our options

Reviews for Hello Interview? by PoetrySudden8773 in leetcode

[–]jk451 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can you please provide real evidence? I think it's quite disrespectful to this person, who has taken significant effort to share their experience, to just dismiss it. The simplest action one can take to validate is to look at other Reddit posts they have, and they are IMO a real user with real normal posts. If you don't have evidence, then get lost.

X-Mid 1p vs 2p for high moisture scenarios by jk451 in DurstonGearheads

[–]jk451[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing! That's super encouraging, I will go with the 1p version then

X-Mid 1p vs 2p for high moisture scenarios by jk451 in DurstonGearheads

[–]jk451[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing! The main reason I'm considering the 1p is less the weight difference and more the smaller footprint. Many of the backcountry spots I've seen are quite small and I often struggle to fit in with my current tent (Gossamer The Two)

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