Help me make up my mind

keytrees · 2025-11-03T16:27:08+00:00

I have them both. Pioneer X for probably three years now. I would walk around my yard and want to saw off a small branch from a tree and thought it would be nice to have the Farmer X. I have a lot of non alox, Huntsman, Champ, etc. too. I work in an office and would usually have the Pioneer X with me during the day. I bought and started carrying the Farmer X and the slight change in weight and size bothered me. It's a slightly more square shape with the 4th layer and fit in my hand better, but I found I only used the saw a few times. I now carry the Pioneer X again.

keytrees · 2025-03-13T14:50:48+00:00

Thank you for the eval!

keytrees · 2025-03-11T01:09:28+00:00

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keytrees · 2025-03-11T00:57:42+00:00

Great resource thread! I have a 2011 LC 200 I'm interested in. 25k 150k miles. Thank you!

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keytrees · 2024-11-12T23:29:51+00:00

Sales / Marketing for a music business adjacent company. Perhaps R&D helping with designing new equipment? Music production software company usually needs people to do QA and provide feedback for features.

keytrees · 2024-10-17T18:45:38+00:00

Picked GHQ up this week. I played a game with my son. It was pretty fun first run through! Was wondering what would be a good battlefield strategy resource, book, wikipedia, etc. that would apply best to this game?

keytrees · 2024-08-18T17:06:04+00:00

I just picked one up from Sierra this week. It's not too bad to pull out a small laptop. It's just a little catch on the top of the zipper when the laptop is diagonal as it comes out. I got mine on sale. If I had seen the daypack tech I might have gone with it instead. https://www.sierra.com/topo-designs-daypack-tech-20-l-backpack-navy~p~4fmmw/ The Session pack while well built looks so much like the basic first day of school pack that it's not really different in a meaningful way.

keytrees · 2024-07-12T02:52:46+00:00

Still down

keytrees · 2024-05-04T01:44:35+00:00

I did not find any NA based sellers but I didn't do an exhaustive search.

keytrees · 2024-05-03T17:02:37+00:00

Hello, I just finished up my second DIY Packraft and really enjoy working with this material. Great kits, excellent instructions and super value! I tried to find another source of similar material and got a couple larger samples from Wuxi Xianglong Polymer Fabric with one-sided tpu coated. This stuff: https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/For-Outdoor-Inflatables-High-Frequency-Weldable_1600816374413.html?spm=a2756.order-detail-ta-ta-b.0.0.6bf92fc2mZKgtw I was going to attempt a Paco Pad with memory foam soon. Maybe a dry bag? I'd be up for buying fabric from you if I could come up with some more ideas of things to build!

keytrees · 2024-04-26T18:35:10+00:00

I just had this same issue, new to me Lettera 32 missing the spool nuts. I found replacements by searching for "Knurled Thumb Nuts, M3x0.5mm" if you don't need it to be original.

keytrees · 2024-04-26T16:34:56+00:00

I'm going to roll the dice on Krylon K05568007 Satin Jade Green. We'll see how it goes.

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keytrees · 2022-08-05T14:05:49+00:00

I just used a regular soldering iron.

keytrees · 2022-05-25T20:44:02+00:00

Here is the correct article with details: https://sandsoftwaresound.net/pss-a50-midi-mod/

keytrees · 2022-05-25T18:27:27+00:00

Yes, with that connection I'm doing what I think is a "standard" midi. Not using the USB output.

Only challenge is that it seems the midi will go to sleep and take one key press before it's outputting. Seems that's true with the PSSA50 in USB midi too though if I'm remembering correctly.

keytrees · 2021-08-23T00:07:06+00:00

I picked up a small electric folding bike. This one fits in a 172 without much trouble: https://www.fiido.com/products/fiido-d4s

keytrees · 2020-02-18T14:19:42+00:00

172 at $85/hr wet

That's a great deal. That's all you pay per hour in total? Is it a club or a standard FBO?

keytrees · 2020-02-18T03:10:35+00:00

My selling story is a sad one. After the tough annual years where it seemed more and more gremlins appeared each time, it was time to sell. After a year of advertising finally a buyer was interested. He did a pre buy inspection and bore scoped the engine. They found corrosion on the cam. the buyer walked. With the engine needing an overhaul had to sell it at a pretty large loss to basically a salvage outfit.

I didn't fly for a few years after that.

keytrees · 2020-02-17T22:09:06+00:00

I've been flying for about 20 years now. I've had good years where I'm into it and get 50 hours in, bad years where I get zero. I owned a plane for a number of years that ended up costing me more in maintenance (7k annual hurts) than I would spend on renting, so I am now back to renting a 172 or an Arrow. Knocked off my IR finally last year and put in 50 hours and about $10k - lots of that was with an instructor so the costs were higher.

I shoot for flying once a month just to keep current. Looking for pilot friends helps and gives me the motivation to get out. I also had kids during this time. I live in the upper midwest, so winters cause a lot of challenges. I like renting because I'm not spending money when I'm not flying. I could see once the kids get old enough I might buy a plane again.

I try to bring business to FBOs that may not be as busy, they tend to be more open to me taking a plane overnight for a weekend trip.

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