flat-free tires

 2022.7.2: web.gear/bike/flat-free tires:

. solid tires are slower with

a much higher resistance to rolling

because they don't conform to bumps,

but I have felt such a sense of security

knowing that my commute to work 

will not be slowed by a flat repair,

which can get messy and complicated,

not sure to succeed.

I've gotten a lot of mileage out of amerityre

https://amerityre.com/our-flat-free-products/flat-free-bicycle-tires/

but they have made some design changes

since the tires I've tried.

. a folding bike I'm considering

comes with:

Muffin® Airless tires installed/$149

http://www.citizenbike.com/catalog.asp?product_category_id=1&product_id=1

. another great choice is Tannus.

filling tires with air is easier with a Topeak adapter

2021.9.10: summary:

https://amzn.to/3C4tMu6

. this adapter makes it easier to 

get a pump on the tire's valve,

if you have big tires 

and pressing the pump onto the valve

tends to push the valve into the tire.

. if locking the pump onto the valve

takes a lot of power, this adapter 

gives you more room away from the spokes.

mounting a Sangean DT-180 pocket radio on a neckband

 2021.2.2: co.amazon/cyb`gear/radio#Sangean DT-180/
5-star/mounting a Sangean DT-180 pocket radio on a neckband:

. after my pocket radio died, I picked up the Sangean DT-180

https://amzn.to/36CmNeq

. this radio's only attachment is a hole that will anchor a tether;

I tied that to a neckband's clip loop;

and also hold it in place with rubber bands

that I got from bunches of broccoli.

a belt made from a paracord kit

2021.2.2: proj.gear/a belt made from a paracord kit:

I have a $16 WEREWOLVES Paracord Kit;

https://amzn.to/2NWUmBn

and, I used an entire 20-ft length of a paracord

to make a belt that fits slacks with small loops.

I used a knot near a buckle, 

and then for the loose end in the middle of belt,

I sewed it in place with carpet & button thread.

radioactive smoke alarm disposal

3.5: web.apt`trash/radioactive smoke alarm disposal:
. ionization (radioactive) smoke detectors
often need to be scrapped after 10 years;
in Arizona's Pima county you can't trash them:
store them in a sealed plastic bag,
or send them to the manufacturer.
. some places allow them to be in landfills
as they are not federally regulated.
. the photoelectric detectors are not radioactive
and can recycled with other circuit boards.
. one popular brand suggests consulting your
fire department about disposal
rather than offering to allow returns.

shaver weasel conspiracy

6.18: pos.gear/shaver/weasel conspiracy:
. I had a good electric years ago,
but during my last move sending it by mail
one of the employees went postal on it .
. I looked for electrics but was surprised at
how they all depended on unreplaceable batteries
-- how long is that supposed to last,
so I started using manual razors (blades).
. I reuse one many times by spraying it with alcohol
to avoid water corroding the edge .

#solar #oven by sunoven.com

2014.2.9: web.gear/solar.oven/compare amazon offerings:
All American Sun Oven

base oven is $294.00, extras is $45.5:

manual vegetable juicers #EMP -proofing

6.8: web.cook`gear/manual veg grinder:
intro:
. wwIII or some other source of EMP
could take out the electrical supplies for a long time;
and also burn out anything electronic,
(many cooking appliances have electronic controls);
so, I'm looking to replace my electric blender
with something manual and reliable .

before there were ants, there was Light

1.30:
. before there were ants, there was Light!
. this is my new ant farm showing off its light show:
Fascinations AntWorks Colors of Life
(see vid of lights changing).

the warmest boots are gifts of the heart

11.30: co.fb/gear/shoes/the warmest boots are gifts of the heart:

LOOK: NYPD Cop Gives Homeless Man Boots,
Photo Goes Viral
You have to like what NYPD Officer Larry DePrimo did
for a barefoot man in Manhattan
one frigid night this month.

I cringed seeing that story,
wondering if the guy was sane eno' to say thanks .

laptop suspended over recliner

7.6: proj.cyb/xuw/making it usable from easy chair:
. since my eyes can only see things a foot from my face,
I'm wondering how to make the laptop usable
while sitting in the easy chair:
. my first idea was to use it with glasses;
(I have some cheap prescription swimming goggles
to allow me to see things resting on my lap;
much cheaper than new scripts from the optometrist).
. I need a tray for another ergo kybd,
I'm using a spare 1ftx3ft plywood as tray
and resting it on arms of nearby chair when not in use ..

virginMobile's new outlook

7.9: aq.cell/Virgin Mobile/We Paid Your Monthly Charge
9.26: summary:
. I had to dump Virgin Mobile;
because, they kept double-billing me;
they used to have very high ratings
from Clark Howard
now I'm with tracfone.
. after I cut VM from my credit card
they sent me this piece of cheese ...

the new microsoft outlook

7.31: co.apt/cyb/the new microsoft outlook:
. what is the significance of microsoft getting into hardware?
I would have thought this was more of them owning the platform
just so they could abuse their position of power;
but they don't really have the power of monopoly anymore,
because, they are losing ground to opensource (google, apple).
. one thing I just noticed was that
they used to have a lot of clout with hardware vendors,
because hardware vendors needed ms's os;
but increasingly people are just as happy running linux;
so that may be a factor in why ms should be
very interested in getting into hardware
-- so it can still have control over that .

the last good cd

7.29: co.amazon/cyb`gear/review Taiyo Yuden-JVC Water Shield
White Inkjet Hub Printable 52X CD-R Media 50 Pack: 5-star"the last good cd as cd's are obsolete:
. the few I have tried have been good .
( I now do all my backups onto
spare harddrives instead of cd's,
I just use these for
sharing data by snailmail ).
. I was amazed it took so long
to find a cd maker who
got consistently good reviews;
all the others are selling cd's cheaper to us simply to
avoid having to sort out defective ones .
. on multiple sites, reviews have been good only for
this brand .

biofuel & TEG electricity sources

7.30: gear/pedgen powered by wood-burning turbine:

. a great way to produce energy while mobile
is to use a wood-burning steam engine
to power a windmill's electricity generator .
. go to a national park where there is forest litter,
and burn it in a steam engine,
that drives that the generator
that recharges your batteries .

9.25: summary:
. with that thought in mind,
I set about looking for equipment that
already does such wood burning,
and I found an even better idea:
thermoelectric generators (TEG)
-- converting heat into electricity .
. existing TEG-based camper products
include the $129 BioLite CampStove .

full-time rv legal residence

7.29: co.answers.yahoo.com/mobi/
full-time rv legal residence:
2011: answers.yahoo.com

If you are full time rv person
how do you maintain a resident status
and how do you deal with mail?

Neva Neva -- Best Answer - Chosen by 1 Voter:

Deal with your mail on the Internet.
Do your banking on line.
You do not really have a resident status.
Your home goes where you go.

7.29: my comment to "(best answer)
. that answer may be increasingly correct
in the future:

toilet design for very-low water usage

7.24: gear/toilet/design for very-low water usage:

keyboard tray for reclined use without sliding

7.28: proj.gear/table for kybd in bed/
make a fence to preventing kybd sliding:
. when using the table for kybd in bed
 I like to have the table at a slight angle,
 but then the kybd tends to slide off,
 so the table needs a little fence in front,
 and found just the adapter among my junk hardware:
 there are angle brackets for reinforcing cabinets .
 . I screwed a pair of them into place near the edge .

compressed natural gas will save us

7.7: gear/mobi/compressed natural gas will save us:
. after trying cycling with a mobile home,
it occurred to me that I might need
quite a bit of distance to find safe places to park it
given I spend time at the city's library
but there are often city-wide bans on car-camping .
. the healthiest economical engine
runs on compressed natural gas
and many cars are converting to this
(4 million in latin america).

mech.pencil with less lead wasted

8.13: proj.cyb`gear/mech.pencil with less lead wasted:
. try sawing off tip of a forte pentel a55
and found that the unit is right at the chuck tip,
going below that
clears a lip that holds back the ring
that holds the chuck closed .

. the big win of the whole experiment
is the twist erase-III QE515-C: