Overkill objects for everyday life

Post by swader999 » Sun, May 30, 2021, 5:07 PM UTC

vdnkh wrote: post #16

Using a ka-bar for hiking is a terrible idea. At 0.7lbs it weighs as much as a quality sleeping bag/tent/pack. Also, you likely don’t need a knife. Scissors are much more useful, and micro scissors weigh less than an ounce. Ultralight hiking adds an interesting forcing function to gear - correctly “built” (as in not overbuilt or under built). Bring the gear which matches the need. In essence, the complete opposite se…

Post by vdnkh » Sun, May 30, 2021, 5:07 PM UTC

wyager wrote: post #33

vdnkh wrote: post #16

Using a ka-bar for hiking is a terrible idea. At 0.7lbs it weighs as much as a quality sleeping bag/tent/pack. Also, you likely don’t need a knife. Scissors are much more useful, and micro scissors weigh less than an ounce. Ultralight hiking adds an interesting forcing function to gear - correctly “built” (as in not overbuilt or under built). Bring the gear which matches the need. In essence, the complete opposite se…

I use a knife all the time while hiking - good luck cutting a salami with scissors. That said, the ka-bar is not worth the weight. I really like my benchmade hidden canyon.

Post by wyager » Sun, May 30, 2021, 5:08 PM UTC

rsync wrote: post #3

I appreciate the link and summary for McMaster-Carr[1]. It is so pleasing to use this site and it is simultaneously full of utility as they stock a wide array of fixtures and hardware that are difficult to search for elsewhere. If you place an order before noon (typically) the box of goods will be in your hands the next day. The user interface is a wonder. It's too good to be true. In fact, using the UI actually sadd…

Post by klyrs » Sun, May 30, 2021, 5:10 PM UTC

sargun wrote: post #2

One of my first forays into this was a proper blowtorch vs a normal kitchen torch. My recipes requires adjusting, but once I fixed them up, they were great.

Post by amelius » Sun, May 30, 2021, 5:10 PM UTC

whoisburbansky wrote: post #37

ClumsyPilot wrote: post #14

"I don't think corporations/businesses are to blame... The average consumer is extremely ill-informed." This is very unfair - the average cobsumer is purposefully mislead on a daily basis, for example applle forbids apps from informing consumer that 30% of their donation to a charity is taken. With industrial goods, there is a whole department who's job is proqurement and to know what they are buying. And lets not pr…

I was surprised that the App Store would take a cut of charity donations, so I looked it up and pretty much every forum post I found says that you’re actually forbidden from collecting donations using in app purchases, and have to do so through out of band methods to get through App Review? [1] Kind of difficult to take a cut of payments you explicitly don’t allow on your platform, isn’t it? https://apple.stackexchan…