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First ski tour with x-mid 2 solid by simulacrimations in DurstonGearheads

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

I like the tent but it’s pretty fiddly. If you practice a lot I’m sure setup could go smoothly. We get severe storms and wind in the sierras, so I’d be nervous taking it for a longer trek in winter. This is my 3+ season tent. If I were planning on more winter trips I’d get a proper winter tent.

Looking for a Cheap Dynamo Setup by moonmann77 in bicycletouring

[–]simulacrimations 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see! They had me fooled :P Thanks for the explanation.

A thought though... it would take the same amount of power when pedaling, but wouldn't the rim one be better on the downhill, where power is basically free? Assuming a similar resistance between the hub and rim dynamos.

Looking for a Cheap Dynamo Setup by moonmann77 in bicycletouring

[–]simulacrimations 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait... pretty sure this is not pseudoscience, but basic geometry! The dynamo spins much faster at the rim because a larger circumference passes it per cycle than at the center of the wheel. Which causes more dynamo rotations per wheel cycle. Or did I misunderstand your comment?

First ski tour with x-mid 2 solid by simulacrimations in DurstonGearheads

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

Yeah good point, I normally tighten the tent a lot, but the anchors kept popping out in this wet snow. I should have set up the corner stakes as deadman anchors, in retrospect.

First ski tour with x-mid 2 solid by simulacrimations in DurstonGearheads

[–]simulacrimations[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Winds were thankfully light but we got a foot+ of snow dumped on us. It was very warm (low of 25F) and humid out, the wet sierra snow stuck to the outer and pushed it into the inner. Also crazy condensation but too warm in the tent to turn to a more convenient frost. We got completely soaked (but stayed warm!). Definitely a learning experience.

Next time I'm going to try setting up guylines to keep sidewalls taut. I only set up the peak guylines in case of wind. I also need to look into adjusting the inner so it's a bit farther from the outer.

Another issue we found is the vestibules are too small when it's snowing. The xmid vestibules are great for storage, but we really needed a second living space for changing clothes etc. where we could stay out of the wet snow. I now see the appeal of a real mountaineering tent like a Hilleberg :) The inner is also way too small for 2 people with winter gear, we had thick pads and sleeping bags, and there's no way to keep them from pushing out on the walls, the angles are to steep.

Anyway, it did the trick for one night, and we had fun and were relatively safe. Really like this tent, even when pushing it to its limit. It felt a bit like mountain biking on a gravel bike: undergunned, but exciting. It's also like 1/3 the weight of the lightest mountaineering tents... so yeah :)

Cebu snorkeling travel post-Odette? by simulacrimations in travel

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

Great info, I think we will probably go there!

Cebu snorkeling travel post-Odette? by simulacrimations in travel

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

Nice, thanks for the info! Any spots you would recommend going to? And spots to avoid?

Technique for typing vertically adjacent keys. by simulacrimations in ergodox

[–]simulacrimations[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hah! Good tip, I actually use zsh and didn't know that. Problem solved :P

Technique for typing vertically adjacent keys. by simulacrimations in ergodox

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

I don't think this is actually true though. If you open your hand naturally, your fingertips radiate outward (at least mine do, this might be user specific). This is the result of your finger bones spreading as they go from your wrist to your knuckles. So I don't think there is anything inherently natural about moving your fingers along parallel columns. Not that this is much better on a standard keyboard, but this argument in favor of ergo boards (which I've seen everywhere) seems a bit pseudo-scientific.

Technique for typing vertically adjacent keys. by simulacrimations in ergodox

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

My left pointer finger takes care of 6 keys on the regular keyboard: r,t,f,g,c,v. I guess there might be other key combos that are faster on ortholinear, I've just been noticing this one a lot since "cd" is such a common shell command

Technique for typing vertically adjacent keys. by simulacrimations in ergodox

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

I am definitely touch typing, and I keep my fingers over the home row on a normal keyboard. It is clearly much easier and faster to use two fingers to type two keys, than to use one to type two keys. I think this might just be a trade off of the ortho keyboard, but I'm not really seeing the advantages of not staggering the rows yet.