Author Topic: Best thing you've bought recently  (Read 12229 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline mocat

  • Pak'r Élitaire
  • ****
  • Posts: 39041
    • View Profile
Re: Best thing you've bought recently
« Reply #50 on: August 11, 2021, 09:39:28 AM »
i bought this awning thing (stock photo below) right before my trip to moab & colorado, and it vastly exceeded my expectations. it's kind of a must for desert camping, and also it's nice to hang out under it when it's raining. it also takes less than 2 minutes to set up and take down (faster than a standalone canopy), and it's easily adjustable to account for sun angle or wind or whatever. plenty of room to set up a camp kitchen at one end and still have room for a few chairs underneath the awning. what sent it over the top is there is a dimmable LED strip for cooking & cleaning up in the dark, or just to have a soft nightlight.
5 stars


Offline Pete

  • Global Moderator
  • Pak'r Élitaire
  • *****
  • Posts: 29150
  • T-Shirt KSU Football Fan, Loves Lawrence and KU
    • View Profile
Re: Best thing you've bought recently
« Reply #51 on: August 11, 2021, 10:26:00 AM »
Link?

Offline chum1

  • Pak'r Élitaire
  • ****
  • Posts: 21893
    • View Profile
Re: Best thing you've bought recently
« Reply #52 on: August 11, 2021, 10:31:23 AM »
I knew the second I saw the pic of that thing that it kicks ass.

Offline mocat

  • Pak'r Élitaire
  • ****
  • Posts: 39041
    • View Profile
Re: Best thing you've bought recently
« Reply #53 on: August 11, 2021, 11:03:26 AM »
i got the 6.5' long one but they also make one that is 8' long. both options extend 8' out from the vehicle.

mounting is kind of up to you. i got the quick release hooks and attached them to my cross bars with hose clamps from o'reilly

https://ironman4x4america.com/6-5-instant-awning-with-led-lighting-dimmer/

Offline star seed 7

  • hyperactive on the :lol:
  • Pak'r Élitaire
  • ****
  • Posts: 63767
  • good dog
    • View Profile
Re: Best thing you've bought recently
« Reply #54 on: August 12, 2021, 08:40:57 AM »
It's a few years after the fad, but I bought a fidget spinner a few months ago and play with it all the time at work while reading or on a call or just thinking about something. It's like relaxing and focusing.  :thumbs:
Hyperbolic partisan duplicitous hypocrite

Offline Sandstone Outcropping

  • Pak'r Élitaire
  • ****
  • Posts: 8556
  • a punk who rarely ever took advice
    • View Profile
Re: Best thing you've bought recently
« Reply #55 on: August 12, 2021, 08:51:31 AM »
i bought this awning thing (stock photo below) right before my trip to moab & colorado, and it vastly exceeded my expectations. it's kind of a must for desert camping, and also it's nice to hang out under it when it's raining. it also takes less than 2 minutes to set up and take down (faster than a standalone canopy), and it's easily adjustable to account for sun angle or wind or whatever. plenty of room to set up a camp kitchen at one end and still have room for a few chairs underneath the awning. what sent it over the top is there is a dimmable LED strip for cooking & cleaning up in the dark, or just to have a soft nightlight.
5 stars


A few years ago, I got this Kelty tarp for making shade at the beach but the anchors that came with it didn't hold in a sandy substrate. Got these new anchors that screw into wet sand off of Amazon and we enjoyed the crap out of the tarp at the beach this year.

Sort of like this but I just used two poles:

Offline Sandstone Outcropping

  • Pak'r Élitaire
  • ****
  • Posts: 8556
  • a punk who rarely ever took advice
    • View Profile
Re: Best thing you've bought recently
« Reply #56 on: August 12, 2021, 08:52:39 AM »
I'm looking to replace my electric razor. Currently have a Braun series 3 but it got dropped and the pop up trimmer snapped off. Thinking about just going back with the current series 3 shaver. Are there any (foil-type) electric razors that would be a big upgrade (in terms of shave quality, not price) that gE posters would recommend?
Went with the new series 3 model. Started using shave gel with the electric razor. I'm enjoying the crap out of it.

Offline Stupid Fitz

  • Pak'r Élitaire
  • ****
  • Posts: 4659
  • Go Cats
    • View Profile
Re: Best thing you've bought recently
« Reply #57 on: August 12, 2021, 09:10:12 AM »
I'm looking to replace my electric razor. Currently have a Braun series 3 but it got dropped and the pop up trimmer snapped off. Thinking about just going back with the current series 3 shaver. Are there any (foil-type) electric razors that would be a big upgrade (in terms of shave quality, not price) that gE posters would recommend?
Went with the new series 3 model. Started using shave gel with the electric razor. I'm enjoying the crap out of it.

Whats the point of using an electric then?
I have a series 7 that I'm either going to need to buy a new head or just get a new one. Costco had the series 8 like $50 off a couple weeks ago and I regret not grabbing it.

Offline Sandstone Outcropping

  • Pak'r Élitaire
  • ****
  • Posts: 8556
  • a punk who rarely ever took advice
    • View Profile
Re: Best thing you've bought recently
« Reply #58 on: August 12, 2021, 10:19:58 AM »
I'm looking to replace my electric razor. Currently have a Braun series 3 but it got dropped and the pop up trimmer snapped off. Thinking about just going back with the current series 3 shaver. Are there any (foil-type) electric razors that would be a big upgrade (in terms of shave quality, not price) that gE posters would recommend?
Went with the new series 3 model. Started using shave gel with the electric razor. I'm enjoying the crap out of it.

Whats the point of using an electric then?
I have a series 7 that I'm either going to need to buy a new head or just get a new one. Costco had the series 8 like $50 off a couple weeks ago and I regret not grabbing it.
Personally, I get much less razor burn with an electric vs a cartridge razor. Much cheaper than buying razor cartridges over the life of an electric. I have to replace the disposable razors pretty frequently or I get bad razor burn.

Offline CHONGS

  • Master of the Atom
  • Administrator
  • Pak'r Élitaire
  • *****
  • Posts: 19381
    • View Profile
    • goEMAW.com
Re: Best thing you've bought recently
« Reply #59 on: August 12, 2021, 10:46:27 AM »
I like the OneBlade system.



I use with creamo.

Offline pissclams

  • Global Moderator
  • Pak'r Élitaire
  • *****
  • Posts: 46344
  • (worst non-premium poster at goEMAW.com)
    • View Profile
Re: Best thing you've bought recently
« Reply #60 on: August 12, 2021, 01:15:30 PM »
i have a series 8 from costco and think it, like every other electric i’ve ever tried, sux ballz


Cheesy Mustache QB might make an appearance.

New warning: Don't get in a fight with someone who doesn't even need to bother to buy ink.

Offline IPA4Me

  • Pak'r Élitaire
  • ****
  • Posts: 6962
  • El Guapo
    • View Profile
    • Life Advice
Re: Best thing you've bought recently
« Reply #61 on: August 12, 2021, 02:22:30 PM »
Schick Quattro and a shower mirror. Much better shave. Maybe $20 a year in blades.

Sent from my moto g power using Tapatalk


Offline yoga-like_abana

  • Pak'r Élitaire
  • ****
  • Posts: 13186
  • Don't @ me boy, cause I ain't said crap
    • View Profile
Re: Best thing you've bought recently
« Reply #62 on: August 15, 2021, 08:19:54 PM »
Venus fly trap and this stuff that makes your bonfire change colors


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Offline tdaver

  • Katpak'r
  • ***
  • Posts: 1882
    • View Profile
Re: Best thing you've bought recently
« Reply #63 on: August 15, 2021, 09:22:31 PM »
Schick Quattro and a shower mirror. Much better shave. Maybe $20 a year in blades.

Yep.  If you’re not shaving in the shower, you’re doing it wrong.

Offline Stupid Fitz

  • Pak'r Élitaire
  • ****
  • Posts: 4659
  • Go Cats
    • View Profile
Re: Best thing you've bought recently
« Reply #64 on: August 16, 2021, 09:43:22 AM »
Venus fly trap and this stuff that makes your bonfire change colors


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 :confused: :confused: :confused:

Offline yoga-like_abana

  • Pak'r Élitaire
  • ****
  • Posts: 13186
  • Don't @ me boy, cause I ain't said crap
    • View Profile

Offline star seed 7

  • hyperactive on the :lol:
  • Pak'r Élitaire
  • ****
  • Posts: 63767
  • good dog
    • View Profile
Re: Best thing you've bought recently
« Reply #66 on: August 16, 2021, 10:02:23 AM »
Yeah that rules
Hyperbolic partisan duplicitous hypocrite

Offline CHONGS

  • Master of the Atom
  • Administrator
  • Pak'r Élitaire
  • *****
  • Posts: 19381
    • View Profile
    • goEMAW.com
Re: Best thing you've bought recently
« Reply #67 on: August 16, 2021, 10:51:05 AM »
Schick Quattro and a shower mirror. Much better shave. Maybe $20 a year in blades.

Yep.  If you’re not shaving in the shower, you’re doing it wrong.
I really wish I could. But my eyes suck butthole.

Offline Stupid Fitz

  • Pak'r Élitaire
  • ****
  • Posts: 4659
  • Go Cats
    • View Profile

Offline IPA4Me

  • Pak'r Élitaire
  • ****
  • Posts: 6962
  • El Guapo
    • View Profile
    • Life Advice
Re: Best thing you've bought recently
« Reply #69 on: August 16, 2021, 10:53:16 AM »


Schick Quattro and a shower mirror. Much better shave. Maybe $20 a year in blades.

Yep.  If you’re not shaving in the shower, you’re doing it wrong.
I really wish I could. But my eyes suck butthole.

I use a handheld anti-fog mirror. Fortunately, I can still focus within a foot of my face

Sent from my moto g power using Tapatalk


Offline CHONGS

  • Master of the Atom
  • Administrator
  • Pak'r Élitaire
  • *****
  • Posts: 19381
    • View Profile
    • goEMAW.com
Re: Best thing you've bought recently
« Reply #70 on: August 16, 2021, 10:59:23 AM »


Schick Quattro and a shower mirror. Much better shave. Maybe $20 a year in blades.

Yep.  If you’re not shaving in the shower, you’re doing it wrong.
I really wish I could. But my eyes suck butthole.

I use a handheld anti-fog mirror. Fortunately, I can still focus within a foot of my face

Sent from my moto g power using Tapatalk
Got a link to the mirror?  That might be crazy enough to work.

Offline IPA4Me

  • Pak'r Élitaire
  • ****
  • Posts: 6962
  • El Guapo
    • View Profile
    • Life Advice
Re: Best thing you've bought recently
« Reply #71 on: August 16, 2021, 11:05:30 AM »


Schick Quattro and a shower mirror. Much better shave. Maybe $20 a year in blades.

Yep.  If you’re not shaving in the shower, you’re doing it wrong.
I really wish I could. But my eyes suck butthole.

I use a handheld anti-fog mirror. Fortunately, I can still focus within a foot of my face

Sent from my moto g power using Tapatalk
Got a link to the mirror?  That might be crazy enough to work.
Something like this. I've had it for nearly twenty years. So not exact model. I cannot use it mounted in my current shower as it mounts too high for my current vision.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/284174827738?epid=12015801325&hash=item422a23c0da:g:mOMAAOSwzUVgHq2L

Sent from my moto g power using Tapatalk

Offline Pete

  • Global Moderator
  • Pak'r Élitaire
  • *****
  • Posts: 29150
  • T-Shirt KSU Football Fan, Loves Lawrence and KU
    • View Profile
Re: Best thing you've bought recently
« Reply #72 on: August 16, 2021, 12:51:47 PM »
Just smear a little soap on the shower mirror to prevent fogging. 

Offline steve dave

  • Global Moderator
  • Pak'r Élitaire
  • *****
  • Posts: 85174
  • Romantic Fist Attachment
    • View Profile
Re: Best thing you've bought recently
« Reply #73 on: August 26, 2021, 12:27:08 PM »
bought this hot POA recently. makes parmesan waterfalls all over my massive 1k calorie salads and lil sd's plain noodles he loves for some reason. no more box grater for us. "say when!"



Also it's cheap AF

https://www.amazon.com/ZYLISS-Classic-Rotary-Cheese-Grater/dp/B01HX6HAK6/ref=asc_df_B01HX6HAK6/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=167123558869&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4277436030203312878&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9024532&hvtargid=pla-272893146213&psc=1

Offline star seed 7

  • hyperactive on the :lol:
  • Pak'r Élitaire
  • ****
  • Posts: 63767
  • good dog
    • View Profile
Re: Best thing you've bought recently
« Reply #74 on: August 26, 2021, 12:57:35 PM »
I also love parm over plain noodles. Lil sd sounds like a stud.
Hyperbolic partisan duplicitous hypocrite