Technology
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A User’s Review of the Shimado Action X50 Photo Backpack
Full disclosure: I buy all my gear (or it’s been a gift from my awesome wife or Dad). I don’t get anything provided to me to review. I’m not fancy enough for that.…
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First Successful POTA Activation!
Earlier this month, I wrote about an unsuccessful amateur radio Parks on the Air (POTA) activation attempt. Last weekend, I had another attempt that was unsuccessful from Raccoon Creek State Park, though I…
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Spring is Coming, and a Failed POTA Activation
Back in late January, I learned about an operating activity that suddenly sparked an interest in getting active again on the amateur radio HF bands. Parks on the Air aims to promote amateur…
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TruckStor Visits a Waterfall
Jenny and I decided to take advantage of the above-freezing weather and resulting runoff from snow melt to take a drive out to Cole Run Falls. Jenny does not recall ever visiting these…
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Gear Review: MindShift Photocross 10 Sling Camera Bag
I don’t do a ton of review-type posts on here, but I wanted to do something on the MindShift Photocross 10 sling camera bag that I got shortly before the holidays. Please note…
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10 Days of Hotel Travel in a Hill People Gear Aston House Backcountry Pack
I recently had about 10 days of hotel-supported travel for work, and decided to see if I could make 10 days work in the Hill People Gear Aston House Backcountry pack. I had…
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Evolving My Every Day Kit: Review of the Tarahumara Pack and My Current EDC
Like most everyone, there are some things I like to carry with me on a regular basis. That list of things changes depending on what I plan to do, where I am going,…
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Show Log: Classic Brew Band at the Oaks Theater, March 9 2019
Hi blog. It has been a while since I posted any techie stuff here. For a while, I had split off most of the tech stuff into a separate blog at my Dryrose…
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Hurricane Podcast Recommendation
Since Hurricanes Harvey and Irma are current events, I wanted to recommend a podcast episode that I really enjoyed this summer. I’m talking about the podcast “Undiscovered,” by Science Friday, and this…
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New Year, New Home Technology, Part 1
Hi. It’s a new year, and I have an awful lot of things I want to say about an awful lot of things, but I figured I would start on the relatively non-controversial…
