Relatives have starlink. Works well. They also have it mounted on the roof like Dave said.
Also look into gear for boosting cellular signal as ah said. I don't know how well this actually works but it used to be a thing for people with cabins right on the edge of a good cell signal.
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- Sun Apr 21, 2024 7:12 pm
- Forum: Technical Skills & Tools Questions
- Topic: Rural Mobile Internet
- Replies: 7
- Views: 370
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:06 pm
- Forum: Housing and Transportation Questions
- Topic: A/C For Small Trailer/ Bus or alternatives
- Replies: 19
- Views: 796
Re: A/C For Small Trailer/ Bus or alternatives
I'm guessing this has already been done or is impractical but what about air sealing and insulation to help keep the cold air from getting out?
What about window tint, reflective window coverings, or window shades to keep the sun out?
What about window tint, reflective window coverings, or window shades to keep the sun out?
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 9:21 pm
- Forum: Technical Skills & Tools Questions
- Topic: Where do you get music?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1319
Re: Where do you get music?
Thanks everyone for all the great responses! Sorry it took me a while to reply. I have little free time these days. I will reply to a few of the comments where I have something to say. The solution I'm pursuing right now is: 1. Streaming online radio when I have wifi 2. Investigating buying CDs and ...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 2:01 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: The Education of Axel Heyst
- Replies: 2085
- Views: 358415
Re: The Education of Axel Heyst
For those that aren't familiar with them MMM HQ appears to be a makerspace aka a hacker space. These are in many mid sized and larger cities. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackerspace
A makerspace is a type of "third place": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_place.
A makerspace is a type of "third place": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_place.
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 9:58 am
- Forum: Transportation Questions
- Topic: What is a good learner car? (as in learning to fix and maintain yourself)
- Replies: 40
- Views: 2278
Re: What is a good learner car?
The situation is to pick a car that's more fun/cool for road trips than reliable for commuting or shopping since we don't need a car for that. What does a road trip mean to you? One hour drive or drive from Chicago to southern California? One trade off with simpler, more repairable cars is that Eva...
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 6:08 am
- Forum: Transportation Questions
- Topic: What is a good learner car? (as in learning to fix and maintain yourself)
- Replies: 40
- Views: 2278
Re: What is a good learner car?
I'm not sure I completely understand the situation or question but I'll give my 2 cents anyway. Best car to work on is a car that is not rusty (so it is easier to disassemble and reassemble) and common (so there is lots of info and parts available) and has no fatal flaws that can't be dealt with (do...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 1:06 pm
- Forum: Technical Skills & Tools Questions
- Topic: Where do you get music?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1319
Where do you get music?
Where do you get music? For a long time I had pirated mp3s on my computer. As I wanted variety I would clean out my cheap mp3 player and add new songs from the computer. Then I used free streaming services like Pandora, Google play music, YouTube, and Spotify. The free versions of these services hav...
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 8:14 pm
- Forum: Technical Skills & Tools Questions
- Topic: Garden Log
- Replies: 974
- Views: 314590
Re: Garden Log
Anyone try to propagate fresh herbs from the grocery store into new plants? I had some extra rosemary and thyme so I just put it in water to see if roots will form. Update 4/16/2024: thyme got drier and drier, never formed any roots. Rosemary formed one root and one new stem with a pair of leaves on...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 2:14 pm
- Forum: Technical Skills & Tools Questions
- Topic: Garden Log
- Replies: 974
- Views: 314590
Re: Garden Log
Can we talk about fruit tree pruning (and health)? I'm in love with my lime tree. Once or twice a year I prune my fruit tree (not a lime). I follow a guide I found online published by my local university extension office. The general shape is already there and follows what the guide recommended. I ...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 9:53 am
- Forum: Technical Skills & Tools Questions
- Topic: Fixit Log
- Replies: 810
- Views: 216332
Re: Fixit Log
I worked on a temp sensor in an oven once and if I remember correctly there was a way to test it with a multimeter. I think it was supposed to read a certain resistance (ohms) at various temps. There was a table to use. Some ovens have a way to offset the temp reading to make the oven think it is re...
- Fri Dec 15, 2023 11:41 am
- Forum: Work & Education
- Topic: Micro businesses
- Replies: 48
- Views: 9180
Re: Micro businesses
I will add my two cents: 1. Knife sharpening was mentioned. I have some knowledge of this as a business. Can sharpen other things too. Can offer money making add ons like pick up and drop off, sharp or extra sharp. Can do the work any time. Connect with kitchen equipment shops to get customers and h...
- Fri Oct 27, 2023 9:10 am
- Forum: Money and Investment Questions
- Topic: Publicly listed companies and anti-consumer practices
- Replies: 3
- Views: 14373
Re: Publicly listed companies and anti-consumer practices
One avenue for research is "socially responsible investing": https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/sri.asp
- Wed Oct 18, 2023 12:24 pm
- Forum: ERE Community
- Topic: Building a CNC router (desktop)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5233
Re: Building a CNC router (desktop)
There are products that are intended for those that need something bigger than what Jacob is talking about but not as big as the $150k that was mentioned and are also not used from Craigslist. Example: https://cnc.tormach.com/cnc_mills
- Sun Oct 01, 2023 8:37 pm
- Forum: Technical Skills & Tools Questions
- Topic: Budget compost bin
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4401
Re: Budget compost bin
What kind of soil did you use? I dug a shovel or two of soil out of the ground and put it in the bin to hopefully add some helpful bacteria, etc. Is that what you are asking about? I also added a couple scoops of dry leaves. The primary purpose of this bin is to consume kitchen scraps so lots of ve...
- Sun Oct 01, 2023 2:29 pm
- Forum: Technical Skills & Tools Questions
- Topic: Budget compost bin
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4401
Re: Budget compost bin
I bought a steel garbage can and turned it into a composter. I went with this one https://www.behrens.com/product/31-gallon-trash-utility-can/ for about $34 from home depot. I drilled roughly 100 3/16" holes all over the sides and bottom. The problem with this was that it basically made the ins...
- Fri Sep 29, 2023 7:58 am
- Forum: Health and Food Questions
- Topic: Poor Air Quality - High AQI
- Replies: 63
- Views: 10326
Re: Poor Air Quality - High AQI
(assuming the forest fires come from climate change). It seems like fires can be attributed to some proportion fire suppression and some proportion climate change. It doesn't seem like this is an exact, settled science though. https://www.niskanencenter.org/megafires-climate-change-or-land-manageme...
- Fri Sep 29, 2023 7:33 am
- Forum: Health and Food Questions
- Topic: Poor Air Quality - High AQI
- Replies: 63
- Views: 10326
- Thu Sep 28, 2023 8:44 pm
- Forum: Health and Food Questions
- Topic: Poor Air Quality - High AQI
- Replies: 63
- Views: 10326
Re: Poor Air Quality - High AQI
Some thoughts: You can program many smart thermostats to run the fan for part of every hour to circulate air through the filter even when heating cooling is not being used. Similarly, some smart thermostats have air quality monitoring built in. I don't know the details of what they measure or what i...
- Fri Sep 08, 2023 10:23 am
- Forum: Technical Skills & Tools Questions
- Topic: Budget compost bin
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4401
Re: Budget compost bin
Did anyone end up making a trash can composter? How did it work out? I'm thinking about buying a galvanized steel can and drilling holes in it. There is a version I could buy but it isn't very big and is expensive. https://www.acehardware.com/departments/home-and-decor/trash-and-recycling/garbage-ca...
- Thu Aug 17, 2023 9:53 am
- Forum: Technical Skills & Tools Questions
- Topic: Cool Macgyver fixes
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3212
Re: Cool Macgyver fixes
Just this summer i was driving through Yellowstone in our old Prius with my wife and two kids. ... I had to do something similar but I made the fix with tape. Always a good idea to keep tools, tape, zip ties, wire (good for exhaust repairs) in the car. Another good tip is that if you car air condit...