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Pop-Up Camper Upgrades
I picked up a tent trailer (called a pop-up trailer or pop-up camper in the US) for hunting, Mapleseed, and family camping. It’s fairly new (2008) but I still found a few things I wanted to upgrade and I’ll include those upgrade ideas below. Want my packing checklist? Right here. Use case: I don’t go…
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Replacing the Battery Pack on a Bissell Adapt-Ion Vacuum
The battery pack on my cordless vacuum slowly died. I think it was undersized to begin with: only giving me a maximum of 15 minutes of use (just the vacuum, not the brush), before giving up the ghost. After a while, just turning the brush on when the vacuum was on medium height carpet was…
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Nitecore MH40S Review
The Nitecore MH40S is a long distance flashlight that comes with an interesting wireless remote that can be used on a rifle as an activation switch. Nitecore sent me this flashlight for review. Wireless Remote I’ve used some flashlights that had wired remote activation paddles or switches, but never ones that were wireless. The wireless…
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Nitecore NC10000 Review
The Nitecore NC10000 is a 10000 mAh USB battery bank that uses 2 5000mAh 21700 batteries instead of pouch cells like their NB10000. Nitecore bills this as a highland appropriate USB power bank, likely because the 21700 battery cells and the enclosure do a better job of keeping the bank from swelling at higher altitudes.…
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Van camping at ranges
Note: I wrote this initially in late 2020 but didn’t publish because I didn’t finish. I wanted to publish in case anyone was looking at a SUPER basic retrofit to make a minivan more viable for camping/overnighting. More current updates at the end. 2021 Setup For 2021, I did a lot of range camping for…
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Girsan MC312 Review
After the Benelli inertia system patent expired, we’ve seen an explosion in the number of shotguns using their system. It’s easy to see why: they’re simple in number of parts, clean shooting, and very reliable. The Girsan MC312 is an inertia-driven, semi automatic shotgun made in Turkey. It’s budget priced (I got this one on…
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Soviet IJ-12 O/U Shotgun Review
The IJ-12 is a Soviet era O/U (Over/Under), hammerless, double trigger, 12 gauge shotgun. They’re very reasonably priced on the used market and based on the “arrow in shield” mark on mine, it was made in the Izhevsk Mechanical Plant. I bought mine from Intersurplus in Canada for under $300. These shotguns were superseded by…
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2022 HGG in Review
I thought I’d do a quick recap of the year: This website: YouTube: Other platforms: I post albums of most of my review photos on my Facebook page. I post some “in the moment” images on Instagram and am somewhat active there. I post the odd video to alternative video sites like Bitchute, Juxxi (Full30),…
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SBI Lynx 180 Match Review
The Spectre Ballistics International (SBI) Lynx 180 Match is an AR180 compliant lower you can use to build out a competition AR180. Lynx 180 Match Specs: What you’ll still need from your WK or WS-MCR for the lower build: Build peculiarities: The lower went together really easily but I found 2 things that you should…
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Nitecore NU25 & NU25UL Gen 2 Review
The Nitecore NU25 Gen1 (review here) is a well-liked ultralight hiking headlamp. The Gen 2 version bumps up the specs, build quality, and goes USB-C. NU25 vs NU25UL The difference between the two is a few grams saved in exchange for a more comfortable front strap and quick release buckle. 9 grams saved, which is…
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