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Mapping Waterski slalom course - Budget RTK setup
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Mapping Waterski slalom course - Budget RTK setup

I feel like I am a little out of my element being here on the surveying reddit, but I thought this be the best spot for a question like this. I am looking to develop a solution to mapping a slalom waterski buoy course by using an RTK gps.

In competitive waterskiing there are 26 buoys. I live on a small private lake, but other owners on the lake do not want to see my buoys on the water all the time, so we hide them below the surface when not in use. Deploying the course for when we do want to use it is an annoying process because we have to find 26 buoys every time. I thought about the idea of using a GPS to find them and make life easier.

I do NOT need survey mm level precision here, like maybe 1 meter precision would be just fine in this case, so I obviously am not ready to fork over $4000 on something crazy. I started researching some simpler ideas, came across this: https://www.ardusimple.com/product/simplertk2blite-bt-case-kit/ which seems to be a matter of combining that with a cheap android tablet and a suitable GNSS antenna, connect to the Wisconsin (WISCORS) and away we go. Otherwise there are also more configurable options like this (there seem to be cheaper ones on aliexpress, not sure if they are garbage or not) https://www.ardusimple.com/product/simplertk2b-basic-starter-kit-ip65/ where I would need to utilize an enclosure, bluetooth module, maybe some other parts to achieve the same effect.

Any opinions on this? I am not an electronics engineer, but I can usually figure stuff out given direction!

u/HuckNPrey2 — 10 hours ago
▲ 3 r/GarageGym

Piecing together storage - Rep components

I was looking at mass storage options and was browsing sale items on the rep website. Is there any reason I should NOT attempt to make mass storage out of the following products? Basically $900 for a 72" x 93" rack with 4 shelves. It doesn't say how wide the shelf is, but I did ask rep. If it isn't too narrow, it seems like a good option to go. That is my only reservation.

https://repfitness.com/products/mss-db-kb-storage-tray?variant=41067584192670

https://repfitness.com/products/pr-5000-uprights-1?variant=41665659404446

u/HuckNPrey2 — 2 months ago
▲ 1 r/Homebuilding

Patio doors - help me decide

I have two patio doors going in a new home build. There is a big emphasis on this as they will be used all the time - home is built on a lake. We are going with Marvin essentials windows (maybe some elevate mixed in, undecided so far), but we were not blown away with the Elevate doors, and the essential sliding doors felt straight up bad to be honest, not considering them at all.

We are considering going with a more expensive door or different brand altogether, but unsure what to do. Andersen A-series and Marvin Ultimate felt incredible compared to the Marvin Elevate which felt fine, nothing special. I have been unable to make it out to the Pella place to feel their doors yet.

  • Marvin Ultimate - $5200
  • Andersen 400 - $3800
  • Andersen A-series?
  • Pella Impervia/Lifestyle - $3600
  • Enerlux - $3800

Any advice here? Is the Ultimate worth the extra $?

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u/HuckNPrey2 — 2 months ago
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Shoutout the guys at Poison Spider Bikes - First time riding Moab

My wife and I were camping at Arches and she green lit me to go do some biking (she is not a mountian biker). Went to poison spider on really short notice, they let me take the rental bike the same day ~3:30PM, bending their normal policies a bit. That next morning I hit up the Raptor Trails and continued on down the hill to Slick Rock, and finally rode back into town. Had the bike back to them by 10:30am, wife still happy drinking coffee and shopping, and I had a great time.

Being from the midwest, Raptor, particularly was epic, had so much fun. Thanks to the strangers on reddit here from past posts advising against slick rock being the only trail to ride despite the hype. Pretty fun, but by the end I was like holyyyy shit buddy, we almost done with this?

Thanks Poison Spider!

https://preview.redd.it/og4rwhofgv4h1.jpg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=19acfd430b7c0d44dce1770f69bbd38c62e18420

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u/HuckNPrey2 — 3 months ago
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I want to try to incorporate faux timber headers above some windows and doors in an upcoming build. Looking at this being combined with masonry, shouldn't I be concerned with how the wood will expand and contract? Figured I would be risking cracked joints between the stone and the wood, best way to mitigate this or not as big of a concern as I think?

u/HuckNPrey2 — 3 months ago
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We were just quoted $10k for Trex Transcend deck boards on a 30x16 deck. I am not complaining about the price, I understand it is a premium product. The quesiton I have here is that if I am trying to save cost, how much am I going to hate the budget versions of transcend, like Trex Enahance or Timbertech Prime? These are around $5k. It has me wondering if I should not even consider these lesser products and just go with treated boards for $1500 and upgrade down the road to transcend or whatever timbertech's elevated line is called.

I should note that 20x16 of the deck is fully covered, the maintenance shouldn't be terrible or at least better than most.

Thank you for any input.

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u/HuckNPrey2 — 4 months ago