...Stuff that Actually Works...
by OUTLAW 5 Replies latest jw friends
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VampireDCLXV
V665
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OnTheWayOut
I put in some low tech stuff.
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WTWizard
I will put in text (I don't have the means of posting photos).
I bought numerous lanterns from L.L.Bean, that work wonderfully. They have the Black Diamond lanterns that look like space landers when opened, yet are very compact. These lanterns throw off almost as much light as a great big lantern of years gone by, yet they use 4 AA batteries instead of a great big lantern battery (much lighter). And, their tiny batteries last as long as a lantern battery used to. They never have bulbs to blow (just LEDs). Highly recommended in lieu of a great big lantern for camping trips, or simple emergency situations.
I also got numerous LED Christmas lights from Christmas Lights, Etc. They sell the Holiday Creations brand, and those lights actually work better than what you get at the stores. Yes, they cost more ($18-30, with basic colors the least and purple, champagne, warm white, and pink being the most). But, they are much better constructed than those Everstar Merchandise lights that have half- or whole-string failures after only a few months of use.
Sony Walkman MP3 players. I got one of those things to store my Christmas music on. Unlike the iPods, these things are solid state, and not dependent on software that needs to be "updated". Some of those "updates" are designed to obsolete the devices, creating software problems that they then blame on "moisture" or "physical impact" when people send them in for warranty repair. Seems that Apple views iPods as expendible, while Sony actually makes dependable products. I also have a mini disc player that has seen use for 6 years and is still going strong (the iPods last about 2-5 years max, and then Apple wants you to get another one).
CFL lights of late vintage also pay off. While incandescent bulbs blow after a paltry 750 or 1,000 hours of running, CFL bulbs last about 10 times longer. This is to your advantage if you do not feel like frequently changing light bulbs. They do have a warming up period, but they have improved in recent years. As a bonus, they save you around 75% of the energy used by incandescents. I have seen LED light bulbs come out, but so far they are not strong enough to replace a 100 watt incandescent with only 12 watts of electricity or to be assured the full 100,000 running hours in this application (such strong LED concentrations generate lots of heat in a limited area, which is murder to LEDs--in Christmas lights, the heat generated is negligible). I will be monitoring LED bulbs, and when they improve sufficiently and my CFL bulbs finally blow, I intend to replace them with LEDs.
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OUTLAW
Hey guys Good Stuff..This thread is an accident..I made another thread of the same name..Could you repost it there thanks..
Eveyone,please post on the other duplicate thread..Thanks
Mods..This is a duplicate thread ..Could someone please pull it..Thanks..
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...OUTLAW
