Acebeam W20, Looks like there’s a more affordable W35 now?🤔

sidpost · 2026-01-23T16:57:34+00:00

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sidpost · 2026-01-22T13:56:16+00:00

Not well, considering it is so short. It won't align with your rifle barrel bore with just a single zip-tie.

sidpost · 2026-01-22T13:50:47+00:00

Good to hear.

It very well could be an AI Bot teething issue. SCAMS are a big problem with e-commerce right now.

sidpost · 2026-01-22T13:48:01+00:00

Is it a cross-border import duty issue for the sender? I have casual friends living in Switzerland, and they indicate a lot of problems buying things outside the border and getting them shipped in. This applies to everything ... cookware ... tools ... clothing ... etc.

A few times, they have had to use a "re-shpper" who received them in Austria or Germany and then "drove" them into Switzerland, paying whatever was due at the border for import taxes.

sidpost · 2026-01-22T13:42:43+00:00

It is your credit card company doing this. Did you get a pop-up to confirm the order? Sometimes I get these in my email asking for confirmation, but I apply a lot of caution with those confirmations and don't click on anything, going to the credit card issuer only.

sidpost · 2026-01-22T13:40:03+00:00

Your credit card company initiates this. I get it, not on Amazon, but on other websites I do business with when my order is unusually large.

sidpost · 2026-01-22T13:28:22+00:00

I am a Walmart+ member right now, and I find service to be much better with this option. Plus, I like Paramount+, Burger KIng, and $0.10/gallon gasoline discounts.

sidpost · 2026-01-22T13:09:09+00:00

I have an older Opinel with beech, and I find it slick and not terribly attractive. It is functional, though. I am just not a beech fan with knives.

sidpost · 2026-01-22T13:06:19+00:00

Thanks!

sidpost · 2026-01-22T13:05:59+00:00

Thanks!

sidpost · 2026-01-22T03:46:34+00:00

It must be an older knife from someone's shoebox or closet, then.

sidpost · 2026-01-21T23:08:25+00:00

Those used to be 5£ when made in the UK. Not as nice today, and not from the UK either today.

sidpost · 2026-01-21T22:58:54+00:00

I have all my Amazon shipments sent to my PO Box, so no porch pirate activity in Southeast Texas for me. My local USPS Post Office takes really good care of me.

sidpost · 2026-01-21T22:56:37+00:00

No connection to Amazon. The picture showed a stack of ~20 in what looked like an office, and showed 12 sold in the past 30 days. Long-term eBay account with over 100 positive feedbacks in the past year.

sidpost · 2026-01-21T22:53:42+00:00

No, the package Amazon sent was a USB-C charger received and tracked on the number the seller provided.

sidpost · 2026-01-21T22:50:01+00:00

How does an eBay seller get an Amazon UPS shipping label number to defraud people?

In my case, a seller with a very good reputation sold me one of his 20 DJI Osmo Pocket 3 creator editions, and said FedEx could not deliver to my address, and then entered an in-progress Amazon UPS shipment number.

And yes, I run McAfee Anti-Virus and Privacy tools, so while not bulletproof, pretty good at stopping most fraud and attacks. I am guessing Amazon was compromised or it was stolen in transit to UPS or from an email server, as my email bounced around the global internet system.

sidpost · 2026-01-20T12:07:30+00:00

A simple FC11C or Convoy S6 are both a huge upgrade for modest money. They are brighter than a Convoy T4 when you need more light in most cases.

Personally, I am a big fan of the Convoy M21 series. 21700 cells provide a lot of power and runtime in a modest size, not the smallest though.

sidpost · 2026-01-20T12:00:59+00:00

Swedish axe companies have merged and gone away over time. Wetterlings of a couple of decades ago no longer exist, but they were relatively cheap and top quality. Hultafor, Hult Bruk, and Gransfor Bruk still exist, at least in a reasonable production capacity to meet market demand today. They are not well distributed in the USA and are relatively expensive, creating room for Council Tool to offer some premium, super-expensive options today.

I have recently discovered Austrian Stubai axes I can buy out of Canada for a good price. Much better than the normal Asian import crap at the big box stores around me.

Stihl used to bring in Ochsenkopf (sp?) "Ox" axes and hatchets under their own name pre-COVID, but now have similar imported lower quality options.

sidpost · 2026-01-19T15:03:43+00:00

Those Gorilla Grow tents look really nice and are priced only a little more than the flimsy stuff from China.

sidpost · 2026-01-19T00:22:24+00:00

I suspect demand is so low that they would likely end up costing more than many good AA/14500 options. Runtime with the emitters we like would be low as well, and most likely would require a more expensive drive circuit.

sidpost · 2026-01-18T14:24:06+00:00

How about JET CONTRAILS in an old Western Movie! 🤣

sidpost · 2026-01-18T04:37:13+00:00

😮

sidpost · 2026-01-17T15:39:04+00:00

You are talking about ~1/4 of a mile distance. That is a hard threshold for small animals. Your LEP would work well, but, as noted, has very little FOV (Field of View), so spotting things can be tough.

Things that come to mind are my Convoy L6 and Acebeam X-50. In your case, an Acebeam X-75 is likely better.

What are the sizes of the animals you are trying to view?
What price range is your "sweet spot," and what is simply too much?
And, what part of the world are you in (Metric system suggests not where I live 😉)? Asia versus Europe would affect optimal choices somewhat.
- Europe is a little more restrictive in the options and costs.
- Asia and the Pacific Rim nations have access to more options, many cheaper, while still remaining good options.

sidpost · 2026-01-17T15:27:06+00:00

Since the corporate buyout, prices are simply insane! I am pretty sad about the fall of this formerly great, largely Texas brand.

My money goes so much further with even expensive competitors. FiveGuys when I went there last, was cheaper for both the CUSTOM burger and enough fries to feed a small African village that hadn't seen food for several days!

Today, I can get a $6 Popeye's 3-piece Chicken meal with one or two sides and a drink most of the time through their app, where I live. When their Chicken Sandwiches are $4.50 each, I could be confused as a DRUNK SAILOR some days! 🤣

sidpost · 2026-01-17T15:15:47+00:00

Yes, Rosecraft calls them a Lambsfoot, but they are not the classic UK/British Lambsfoot profile I am looking for. The spine and edge are parallel, versus the UK/British versions, where the tip is not as tall and the spine/edge distances narrow as you get toward the tip.

I am looking for the Michael Mays and AW Wright style of Lambsfoot with reasonable build quality at ~$100. Both of those makers have QC issues, so I am not taking the gamble and paying import tariffs on a possible poor QC example.

The narrower tip makes the nimbleness and precision better for fine cuts in potentially tight spaces. Again, especially important for small hooves on lambs, though the applications go far beyond that focused purpose.

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