Wife sent me packing with a buddy for my birthday. I think she started a dangerous precedent. 43 lbs missed the ultra light mark by a shade but that had food for a week, not two days. A pound of summer sausage weighs a pound. Who knew? I was packing for -7f. Clouds rolled in …
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I spent an hour or two on Youtube the other night, coming up with ideas for this. So, none of the ideas are original to me, but I didn't see a multi-fuel setup or a capillary action alcohol stove out of a Altoids tin. 97 grams as it currently sits. It will gain a little …
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My wife's is a magnetic stand. I am building in wireless charging and NFC. Just place the phone in the stand, and the apps she wants will turn on automatically and it will do what she wants. Trying to make it really easy to use. Mine won't be magnetic, but will function as a dash …
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When we bought the house, there is one room we referred to as the 'stupid room' as it was the smallest room, biggest closet, and 2 doors. We set it up as an office and library. Worked great. With Ava, we decided that the time had come, the office is going away, it's the nursery. …
A bit of snow. In album 2014-11-25 Berries and Leaves covered by snow. I don’t know what this tree is. I know the ones behind this one are Saskatoons, or service berries and are delicious. It’s amazing how ‘still’ leaves aren’t. View this post on Google+
