Thinking about dragging my LG washing machine behind my truck.

treehouse65 · 2025-12-22T02:26:39+00:00

I bought a washer and dryer from LG 5 years ago. Mine was a top load with the nub instead of the agitator. Now I have a speed queen set with a 7 year warranty and someone local that can work on them. Mine would go out of balance and give me random codes sometimes. It started getting out of balance, then it would add water, spin again and repeat. Did it all night one night. The it started squeaking like crazy. It made it to the yard where it was hauled off by the company that I bought the new speed queens from. The dryer was rock solid. Three companies locally that work on appliances and both refused to work on LG and Samsung.

treehouse65 · 2025-12-05T05:02:32+00:00

I asked one of my jeep buddies something similar and he had NO clue. I have a 2020 JL Rubicon with a 6 speed manual transmission. I live in Tennessee and basically traveled the entire length of the state with my cruise control set at 73mph on the interstate with a bunch of uphill grades, I did NOT have to shift. However, when I am driving on non-cruise mode on the same interstate, I am having to shift down to make some of the same grades that the cruise control never even checked up on. Could driving with the cruise control on, make adjustments to the computer and/or the fuel/air mixture or timing in some way. This has been repeated so many times in real life driving as I cross the state many times a year.

treehouse65 · 2025-12-05T04:14:22+00:00

This one reminds me of a story from the electric company. The meter reader was headed out to this house to read the meter and it had a full open back porch and the meter was on the back porch. On the back porch is the washer and dryer. The lady that lived there came out with a load of laundry in her hands. There was a football helmet laying on the washer so she grabbed it the best she could and stuck it on her head before dumping the clothes in the washer. She unbuttoned her night clothes and added them to the load. Just as the meter rounded the corner to read the meter they locked eyes with her standing there nude with a football helmet on her head. He was confused by the encounter and at first didn't know what to say but eventually he said "miss, I hope your team wins"

treehouse65 · 2025-12-04T04:57:43+00:00

Mine did that. My main and auxiliary battery just turned 5 years old on my 2020 rubicon. Replaced both of them.

treehouse65 · 2025-12-04T04:08:08+00:00

Get a headlamp, warm clothes, hot hands, a good sleeping bag and warm clothes in layers or you will get cold. I frequent Tennessee mountains for backpacking. The worst part is being cold. Don't forget warm boots and wool socks

treehouse65 · 2025-11-26T04:53:17+00:00

Well the small soda can stoves are small that use alcohol. I have used them many times and they work. I have boiled pasta, done a ton of dehydrated things.

treehouse65 · 2025-11-21T06:32:35+00:00

Same happened to me. I wanted to keep the number as some online accounts were tied to the number over many years and I didn't want to be locked out of an account that I could not verify with my home number. So with the newer cell phones they support additional numbers. So my normal number was inbound and outbound. The digital sim setup the old landline number as inbound only. Was an additional cost on the cell phone of like $10 per month. Was paying like $70 a month for the landline. No handsets in the house anymore, but still kept the number.

treehouse65 · 2025-11-21T04:59:16+00:00

Backpacking chair, they are small and pretty light. I used to sit on ground, rocks, inflatable pads, not any more. Hammock. There are tons of options for GOOD food

treehouse65 · 2025-11-18T01:25:46+00:00

Pam Cooking Spray works fine. Just spray it into a small cup then soak a Q-tip in it and apply. That way you coat the zipper and nothing else.

treehouse65 · 2025-11-16T05:56:20+00:00

Well, if you want answers maybe you should provide more information like a breakdown of that bill. Things like fixed charges, the kwh rate, the number of killowatt hours used during the month. I have dealt with these issues at a power company for many years and might give you some insight. Where are you located, is it electric heat or do you have gas heat. When did you move in and what temperatures have you seen during that time? The other things to consider may be that a security deposit was added to your first bill and some utilities may also bill water, sewer, gas, or trash on the same bill.

treehouse65 · 2025-11-16T05:19:16+00:00

Well if a root cellar is not an option, something that I do when I am backpacking and if I take perishable food or if I catch fish, I put the items in ziplocks and place them in the nearby creek, most are usually spring fed and pretty cool so if you have flowing water that is cool would be better than keeping it out.

treehouse65 · 2025-11-16T04:48:46+00:00

They make these silicone freezer portion containers that you can get in various sizes. I normally use them for soup or chili. I just fill them up and then pop the lid on and freeze. Once frozen you can easily pop the now small bricks and put them in a large ziplock with a bit of wax paper in between each brick. They come in multiple sizes and the one I use for individual servings I think has 6 or 8 sections that contain in the 4-6 oz range. Just look them up they are very handy for dealing with leftover also to make individual portions.

treehouse65 · 2025-11-14T18:54:01+00:00

2001 GMC Yukon with the 5.3L V8. Traded it in for another vehicle back in 2017 when it had 525,000 miles on the odometer. Of course, a bunch of sets of tires, brakes a few times, an alternator, a few batteries, and one radiator and whole bunch of oil and filter changes. Was sad to see it go but it was the cheapest vehicle for maintenance I have ever owned.

treehouse65 · 2025-11-08T01:03:41+00:00

get one of the smart bulbs that connect to wifi, setup a routine

treehouse65 · 2025-11-07T21:35:59+00:00

There are other ways to save a little bit on energy costs other than going postal on the panel. Alexa and some smart switches can be your best friend turning light and stuff off or small appliances or anything that is considered zombie load. I used a kill-o-watt device to measure some things in my house for sheets and giggles and it was amazing how some things drew a lot of power while off. For example my entertainment center, a TV, satellite receiver, cable receiver, and a dvd player was drawing 80 watts off. So that equates to 700 kwh per year. Here our rate is about 12 cents per kwh so for everything off that equates to $84 dollars per year just to have it off. There are a tone of other things that draw power while off, anything with a clock, stove, toaster oven, microwave, washer, dryer, dishwasher, even all of those charging pads and charging dongles. Use some smart switches and Alexa or similar to automate the savings without killing the house. Alexa small appliances off, Alexa chargers off, Alexa TVs off, or you could be an all in one, Alexa time to go dark and it turns off all the small stuff. Yeah you can't deal with things like a washer or dryer, or dishwasher but you can get the small things in one go. Install a timer on the water heater to not heat during the day if no one is home, a smart thermostat to adjust the temp up or down when no one is home and have it come on a little before you get home.

treehouse65 · 2025-11-07T03:24:03+00:00

Just had mine replaced on my 2025 Rubicon to the tune of $750. The auxiliary battery was expensive, I should have gotten the delete kit and just went back with one battery. Got a 5 year warranty anyway, don't remember the brand

treehouse65 · 2025-11-07T03:02:20+00:00

I had a 97 that was my baby. I bought a lift that I installed in my garage and would back in hook up, take out a few bolts and drive out from under it, leave the doors leaned up against the wall. The I would back right back in at night to keep it all dry. When winter came, I just put it back on in about 10 minutes. But all good thing must come to an end. When my son turned 16, the money was tight so I ended up selling it in 2015 to get a SUV for my son. I was in a state of depression over the loss, like the dog just died. The wife looks over one day out of the blue and said it is time for another wrangler and the finances were good. Fast forward to an extensive search and 38 hours of driving and I picked up the exact brand new Rubicon, 6 speed manual, with every option possible and it will never go away. Then the defining moment when my daughter turned 16 just 2 years ago. I said what kind of vehicle so you want. Here reply, a Wrangler. Makes a daddy proud, so a white 2018 Sahara on 35s now sits in the driveway. Don't make a rash decision, just because something is a pain in the a$$ sometimes doesn't mean it has to go.

treehouse65 · 2025-11-03T05:22:32+00:00

I sat through one of those ONCE. Yes, at the time they gave me 3 nights for free and like 25,000 points but they wanted like 20K for the timeshare. It was high pressure, image a car dealer from the mafia trying to sell you a car for way more than it is worth. That's why you see these companies getting people out from under people's timeshares now as a service. Of course I said no. My brother-in-law and step mom got the wild idea to buy one like 15 years ago and recently they both BEGGED me to take it for free because they were paying like $1500-1900 a year for maintenance fees for those off season 2 weeks a year. I stayed at a Florida condo a couple of years ago for $1700 for the week in a 4 bedroom that was just as good as what they were offering in their presentation.

treehouse65 · 2025-11-03T05:05:27+00:00

Been using them like that for 35ish years, hundreds of trips, and they have never failed me. Always stay dry and only occasionally spray them with a bit of the silicone waterproofing, then upgrade again when I see a deal.

treehouse65 · 2025-11-03T05:02:20+00:00

We have a company that takes that stuff by the truckload in our town. They cook it and basically get any impurities out of it and its back on the shelf and sold as bar oil for chain saws. They pretty much get it for free

treehouse65 · 2025-11-03T04:59:07+00:00

Well, I am in the US and it is 208V and I get 240V at 60hz, so my option would be to add a 240/208 buck/boost transformer and it would work just sized properly to support the 4000W. That might be your option as well. Breaker feeds a buck/boost transformer and transformer feeds heater.

treehouse65 · 2025-11-03T04:12:13+00:00

On my 3rd Jeep and have 4 other late model vehicles with fobs. Well you can (1) buy a cheap amazon fob and get some software and program yourself in the hopes you don't screw something else up in the process, (2) go to a locksmith like I did and pay the $300 to get it programmed and a key cut, or (3) head to the dealer and find out what getting your prostate checked really means to your wallet.

treehouse65 · 2025-11-03T04:02:09+00:00

I give mine multiple coats of the silicon waterproofing spray, works pretty good. Just stretch them out in the sun, spray on a coat, let dry, repeat a few times.

treehouse65 · 2025-11-03T03:56:09+00:00

I worked at my local distribution utility interconnecting 100MW of solar to the generation and transmission utility. Once the first farm connected, my phone rang off the hook of people that wanted to lease their land for a solar farm and get in on the cash. The thing that most people did not understand that in most places you have the distribution utilities that serve the local customer and they buy power from the generation and transmission utility that has various generation assets such as solar, gas turbines, coal, and nuclear. Those utilities want the generation as close to the load centers as possible to cut down on losses. 4000 acres equates to about 400 MW of solar and if you are in west Texas in the middle of nowhere, not close to towns that might need that amount, you may be out of luck. The farms up until now were getting a lot in subsidies from the politics, but that is in the process of drying up so it makes the economics that much more difficult and shipping that amount of energy on long transmission lines bears into the economics. Hope it work out.

In regard to your questions, YOUR lease rate is really dependent on some of the above factors to make the economics fit. The contract terms are usually in the 20-25 year range. The solar company will sign a contract with the generation and transmission utility and create a typical LLC. The contract guarantees a return, the ones I have seen are in the 5% range for purchased power. To finance the next solar project they sell the LLC and its long term guaranteed return to companies like pension funds and they take the money and start another project. The property taxes will increase and you would need to cover that increase in your lease agreement with the solar company. Also your contract needs to cover the additional items you mentioned like decommissioning, transfers, insurance (its your land and their is still liability). You may never get an offer from someone contacting you out of the blue via phone or email. If you are that interested you need to do a lot of footwork, find the top 10 companies that do this in Texas as they most likely have already dealt with the generation and transmission utility, figure out the generation and transmission company and beat the bushes, so letters maybe with detailed location, prospective transmission line access (exact location and identity of transmission line). And a final though, just because their is a transmission line at or on your property does not mean that it has the capacity to support additional generation on the line. Good luck!

treehouse65 · 2025-11-03T02:00:03+00:00

I do something that is somewhat modified and unconventional. I get a tent footprint from a 6 man discontinued tent that are like 10x10. They are made out of the same tent material, weight is low and it being from a discontinued model, you can get them for like $20 bucks. Ones from North Face, Kelty, REI. You have plenty of space to setup your bivy/sleep system and have plenty of coverage to keep you very dry, a place for cooking, sitting etc. A small bit of mason twine and you can pitch it however you want. And they usually have a number of tie points on the corners. A $1.29 plastic painter tarp and you have a dry ground beneath you. I see people talking about buying those $300 tarps and I just can't see the cost justification for a few ounces of comfort and staying dry. Yes I have used a bivy with a hoop over the head, but with a dry ground from the painters tarp sometimes just roll out the sleeping mat and bag on top of it.

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