One Item for BM a Day (2010-2012)

Plumeria · Post by **Plumeria** » Fri Apr 23, 2010 10:43 pm

Went goodwill shopping today with my awesome daughter.

Got 2 camping chairs, some hats, a couple dresses, a cool vest with fur on it and a lizard for our camp.

purpleishealing.blogspot.com is my blog where I am starting to keep track of things while I get ready for BRC!

Bling · Post by **Bling** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 5:34 am

Score!

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 10:31 am

(one wonders if the haul would have been better or worse if she had gone with her loathsome daughter.)

( really hope she only has one daughter, otherwise I really fucked up.)

jella · Post by **jella** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 11:38 am

Scored 5 yards of awesome leopard fur for 8 bucks at a yard sale ..yay playa coat #2 on it's way

EmilyD · Post by **EmilyD** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 1:06 pm

Got a set of these for me and the Mr. They're super light and came with their own carabeener.

I know it's Target but sometimes you have to go into the belly of the beast to get the thing you need. At least they're made in the U.S.A. and all packaging is recycled paper.

C.f.M. · Post by **C.f.M.** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 1:19 pm

Wow, those are really cool. I might try one for the regionals...it just doesn't carry enough water to tote around on-playa (for me).

shroom · Post by **shroom** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 1:23 pm

EmilyD wrote:Got a set of these for me and the Mr. They're super light and came with their own carabeener.

I know it's Target but sometimes you have to go into the belly of the beast to get the thing you need. At least they're made in the U.S.A. and all packaging is recycled paper.

I really like those!

EmilyD · Post by **EmilyD** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 1:24 pm

C.f.M. wrote:Wow, those are really cool. I might try one for the regionals...it just doesn't carry enough water to tote around on-playa (for me).

I figured we'd freeze them and stuff into a small cooler that we strap onto our bicycle rack. We'd also bring along extra back-up water in some other kind of container to refill them when we're out and about.

Elorrum · Post by **Elorrum** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 7:10 am

I'm going to order a couple of these. my bike doesn't have the water bottle braze on attachments, and I like the idea of letting the bike carry some weight without the bottles clanking around inside the basket. the attachment point swivels for either handlebar, or downtube location. meijer has some inexpensive bike things, sweetskinz tires at about half price.

C.f.M. · Post by **C.f.M.** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 7:42 am

I uh, ha ha...completed my first fundraising project. You can see it in the link to my blog, in my signature.

Elorrum · Post by **Elorrum** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 8:54 am

just ordered one of these for my nephew's graduation present... and wtf, added one for me too!
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should go well with these cups I got on ebay a few years back. Stop by for some coffee!

Plumeria · Post by **Plumeria** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 5:03 pm

[quote="theCryptofishist"][size=9](one wonders if the haul would have been better or worse if she had gone with her loathsome daughter.)[/size]

[size=7]( really hope she only has one daughter, otherwise I really fucked up.)[/size][/quote]

I wonder that too. :) Since she is a teenager, you never know which one you will get! LOL

geospyder · Post by **geospyder** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 9:00 pm

Has our first camp meeting tonight. Only 126 days!!!

Boijoy · Post by **Boijoy** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 10:39 am

waaaaaa !!

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EmilyD · Post by **EmilyD** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 12:40 pm

Today's item is a Colman Solar Trickle Charger I got to keep our extra deep cycle battery juiced. This is the one I use to power lights inside the VainVan when it's on display at night. I'm hoping the battery won't explode sitting inside my car all day in the heat with the windows closed!?!

Battery: http://www.jcwhitney.com/yellow-top-aut ... 23071.jcwx

Solar Charger: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de ... ccessories

Post by **Sham** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 12:57 pm

EmilyD, why don't you get a few strings of Christmas lights to put inside your car at night. The LEDs last forever and use almost no power, so 4 AA batteries would last you a whole week. No inverters, no car batteries, no chargers---just lights!

I hang a string of LED lights over our table in the beginning of the week, and it stays on nearly all the time when it's dark out. I usually find them still on in the morning and still I use only one set of batteries.

Fire_Moose · Post by **Fire_Moose** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 12:57 pm

Posted on eplaya

EmilyD · Post by **EmilyD** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 1:28 pm

Shambala wrote:EmilyD, why don't you get a few strings of Christmas lights to put inside your car at night. The LEDs last forever and use almost no power, so 4 AA batteries would last you a whole week. No inverters, no car batteries, no chargers---just lights! :D

I hang a string of LED lights over our table in the beginning of the week, and it stays on nearly all the time when it's dark out. I usually find them still on in the morning and still I use only one set of batteries.

Shambala, I already have strings of plug-in LEDs, an inverter and the battery but you do have a very good point. Not having to lug the extra battery around, and risk explosion, would be a big relief. It might be worth the small expense to redo the lights to be battery-powered. I do have some solar powered lights in there but they're crappy.

FIGJAM · Post by **FIGJAM** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 2:27 pm

google 12volt led string lights and you will find sources that dont need an inverter. big lots has the aa powered ones.

danibel · Post by **danibel** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 7:27 pm

I "won" a super comfy wide bike saddle on Ebay this weekend. Yesterday I took the camelback for it's maiden trek and found that while it will be nice to have 2 liters of water while out and about ... I will need to fill and carry a water bottle as well. Sometimes I just want to take a big deep drink of water, and the camelback thing doesn't really do that.

Bounce530 · Post by **Bounce530** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 9:06 pm

I started to strip all the lights and junk of the playa bike, to rebuild it.

Boijoy · Post by **Boijoy** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 1:09 pm

Boijoy · Post by **Boijoy** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 1:09 pm

shit!!

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 1:42 pm

It should end in a .jpg of .gif.

Boijoy · Post by **Boijoy** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 2:05 pm

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EmilyD · Post by **EmilyD** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 3:11 pm

FIGJAM wrote:google 12volt led string lights and you will find sources that dont need an inverter. big lots has the aa powered ones.

I'm testing the deep cycle battery today to see how long it'll keep my giant candy lights going. Then I'll test the solar charger to see how long it takes to recharge the battery. If it's all soso, I'll leave the entire mess at home and buy a shitload of batteries at Costco.

illy dilly · Post by **illy dilly** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 4:25 pm

EmilyD wrote:
FIGJAM wrote:google 12volt led string lights and you will find sources that dont need an inverter. big lots has the aa powered ones.
I'm testing the deep cycle battery today to see how long it'll keep my giant candy lights going. Then I'll test the solar charger to see how long it takes to recharge the battery. If it's all soso, I'll leave the entire mess at home and buy a shitload of batteries at Costco.

Yeah I'd like to know how well that works for you. I'm thinking about getting a similar set up, deep cell, inverter, and one of those solar deals. I'd like to hear how that goes.

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 4:29 pm

Here's the full thing, should start with http and end with .jpg
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Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 4:30 pm

Then you stick "img" tags around it.

Nice ride.

jella · Post by **jella** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 4:35 pm

Cute Corgi

One Item for BM a Day (2010-2012)

Collapsable Water Bottles

Re: Collapsable Water Bottles

Solar Trickle Charger