I was listening to an old Hot Chip record and thought to myself - that guitar riff sounds very Devo.
Is there a list of songs that have some Devo inspired musical motifs or sounds - not sampling Devo - but very Devo like?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5iEgLLsrQw
There's a few guitar burst that sound very Bob1 inspired to me- they start at 2:07.
I got a little extra money and I'm thinking about going 'ultralight' on my Big 3 items - but to get much lighter than my Durston X-Dome 1+ I have to go with a trekking pole tent - and I'm nervous about it.
I've recently backpacked in
And I'd like to go to Grand Canyon at some point.
My concern is staking a tent correctly in conditions where the ground is very hard to get stakes in - like it's very rocky or very uneven, or very windy.
Are there good tips on how to switch from freestanding to one you have to stake out?
I think saving a pound of weight would be worth it - but I'm concerned that I'll buy a tent and won't be able to get it pitched in certain areas or have a miserable time.
(Tent recommendations would be welcome too - I think Gossamer Gear One is easily in my budget - or even a Zpacks is in my budget if I push it and sell my Durston and my Big Agnes.Let's treat money as a secondary concern.)
I don’t know how many people this is happening to, but the jerks in my neighborhood, 92120, are still shooting off fireworks and still scaring my pets.
Seriously, cut it out jerks!!
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Links to LighterPack: https://lighterpack.com/r/a3vjo4
Not negotiable: I have to keep the clothes - extra underwear and socks and camp clothes really make me enjoy the trip more.
Ideas I had:
Replace 20,000 (324g) charger with a 10,000 instead (212g).
Leave wall plug behind (92g).
Leave The Gossamer Gear Thinlight Foam (94g) - but I like putting it under my air paid to prevent possible cuts. Seems worth it for under 3 ounces.
Take less food - I could plan on eating on the trail - Avalon, the Airport and Two Harbors all have restaurants. I could leave 3 meals out or around 500g.
I have water weight included in consumables - I will see if I cna carry less during the hike - but I'm planning on being safe.
Other ideas - but cost money:
Get a lighter tent - and Xdome 1+ could save 600g (1lb 5 oz) - but it's not in stock and would cost around $419 + shipping.
We're going to hike the TCT this Saturday and I can find the weather for Avalon - which is on the coast - but I'm curious if there are weather stations I can check for the interior of the island like the hike to Black Jack or Two Harbors where your inland? I'd image they'd be much hotter.
Thanks for any help - I did Google and ChatGPT it but all they suggested was Airport weather and that seems to match Avalon for me.
I worked with Visible Executive Relations for over two months to get my phone fully unlocked and they were not able to do it and I was asking for two months of service to be refunded (the time the phone was trying to get unlocked) , but they promised at least one month of service to be refunded in email and never the refund never came even after replying to the email thread and asking multiple times.
Can customer service here help?
I just joined A-list and now I’m trying to find the cheapest strategy to buy popcorn
I know if you go on Tuesdays and Wednesdays there’s some sort of deal, but I’m I’m going today.
The cheapest I can find is buying a popcorn and a soda coupon on Groupon for around $11 for both. Those get you regular popcorn and regular soda.
I’m not sure if a list would upgrade those to large or not.
I live in San Diego, so I don’t think you can buy the yearly bucket, and if I bought the popcorn pass, then I’d still have to pay for the popcorn, but it would just be half price. That would mean the soda would be full price.
Does anybody have a great strategy to minimize the amount, assuming I can’t watch a movie without popcorn and soda?