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23 Apr 2021

Review: Runwave Lotus Flower Inflatable Stand Up Paddle Board (iSUP)

By |2022-08-03T01:37:32-07:00Apr 23, 2021 - Friday|Product Reviews, Reviews|

Read: 7 mins. Standup paddle boarding had been such great fun while socially distancing amidst the COVID-19 pandemic last year. It helped us bond with our children, and not long after, many friends joined in with boards of their own. Most of them bought the beginner-friendly Runwave Kohala inflatable stand up paddle board (iSUP), but I still found the DvSport Sunshine to be my favorite. Recently, though, one of my female friends purchased the Runwave LOTUS Flower and many of the women in our circle drooled over it. "Cute" or "pretty" were words that most of them expressed. In this review, I took a look at that surprisingly light, very stable, beginner-friendly Lotus iSUP that my sister-in-law also adores!

23 Mar 2021

Review: Abysup SUP123 Inflatable Stand Up Paddle Board (iSUP) (North Shore)

By |2022-08-03T01:33:49-07:00Mar 23, 2021 - Tuesday|Product Reviews, Reviews|

Read: 7 mins. Standup paddle boarding had been such great fun while socially distancing amidst the COVID-19 pandemic last year. It also helped us bond with our children, and not long after, many friends joined in with boards of their own. Their favorite was the beginner-friendly Runwave Kohala inflatable stand up paddle board (iSUP) that also had proved quite popular around the harbor we paddled at. In this review, I took a look at the Abysup SUP123 (North Shore) iSUP whose dimensions put it right between the Runwave and my slightly-more advanced DvSport Sunshine. In other words, it should appeal to both beginners and those more experienced/transitioning to the intermediate level.

9 Mar 2021

Review: Costway 53 Quart Dual-Temperature Car Freezer/Fridge with Wheels (EP24413/24413-CYPE) (53qt/50L/50 Liters)

By |2022-07-19T00:05:20-07:00Mar 9, 2021 - Tuesday|Product Reviews, Reviews|

Read: 15 mins. It has been nearly a year since I purchased my first 12V/110V car freezer, and since then I had reviewed and compared six of them. All were coincidentally rebranded units manufactured by Alpicool, but they lacked features I increasingly longed for: dual-temperature storage zones, transport wheels, removable wire racks, drain hole, and remote app control. The Costway 53qt car freezer was a popular, affordable choice among outdoorsy people with the additional properties I was looking for. Was it better than my favorite Foho appliances? In nearly every way, YES... Almost!

29 Jan 2021

Review: Goal Zero Nomad 200 Foldable Solar Panel (vs Boulder 200)

By |2022-05-10T21:01:56-07:00Jan 29, 2021 - Friday|Product Reviews, Reviews|

Read: 12 mins. The Jackery SolarSaga 100 solar panel previously impressed me with its rigid body, light weight, and quick deployment. However, there were times where I wanted my higher-capacity power stations (like the Goal Zero Yeti 1500x or Jackery Explorer 1000) to be charged more quickly for a variety of reasons. The solution: multiple solar panels or a single, high-capacity one. In this review, I break down the Pros and Cons of having two 100W panels versus one 200W, the Goal Zero Nomad 200. I also explored how to use the Nomad with other companies' power stations (like Jackery) and was surprised how easy it was.

4 Jan 2021

Review: Goal Zero Yeti 1500x Portable Power Station

By |2023-10-13T17:21:19-07:00Jan 4, 2021 - Monday|Product Reviews, Reviews|

Read: 24 mins. Goal Zero products are expensive. They are also the industry leader in portable power stations with a safety record to brag about. The Yeti 500x became one of my all-time favorite batteries, and when a wildfire forced us to evacuate our home, it was time for us to look for a higher-capacity one that could power our most important appliances for days or weeks. This is our review of the Goal Zero Yeti 1500x, and how I used it with other brands' solar panels and power stations.

2 Dec 2020

Programming: Euhomy 58 Quart Car Freezer/Fridge (CF-55-H) (58qt/55L/55 Liters)

By |2022-02-09T21:56:29-08:00Dec 2, 2020 - Wednesday|General|

Read: 4 mins. There are many hidden settings/program options for the Euhomy CF-55-H Car Freezer (58qt). This article will go over some basic settings the manual describes, how, and WHY to change the more advanced items. All of them can be configured via the physical control panel or through the Alpicool "Car Fridge Freezer" smartphone app available for both Android and Apple iOS.

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