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re: Garmin Smartwatch Feedback

Posted by PCHSDawg on 8/10/26 at 11:29 am to
Upgraded from a Fenix 6 pro last January when my company gave me a service award. I rock the Enduro 3, which is similar to the Fenix 8, but has the old style screen (Not Amoled). Battery life is close to a month and I track all my sports and activities with it. I use it as backup navigation and it acts as a remote for my InReach mini so I can just leave it clipped to my pack. I've owned the Fenix 5, 6 and now Enduro 3 and have no complaints about any of them.

re: Looking to replace my (camping) tarp

Posted by PCHSDawg on 8/10/26 at 11:23 am to
I picked up a Hammock Gear Dyneema tarp, 12'x7' to cover my 11' hammock on Marketplace for $300. Weighs 8 oz with rigging. It is the model that has the ends that wrap around for doors. Love it, especially three or four days into a hike.
It's better to be sitting down farting than standing up shitting.

Glycerol for hydration?

Posted by PCHSDawg on 7/3/26 at 3:40 pm
Any idea if this could help here in the muggy south? If so how is best implemented for a 50+ fat man just hiking/biking in south Mississippi?
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Our club Baton Rouge Mountain Bike Association (Bramba) makes annual trips in the fall to Oak Mountain. Nice place to ride, I enjoy it, but I’m getting a little old for jumps, so I might have to slow roll this new trail.
Oddly enough the only crash I've had with injuries (collarbone) was at Comite

re: Record breaker in Auburn!

Posted by PCHSDawg on 6/1/26 at 11:47 pm to
Good job keeping it out of Oxford, but those are rookie numbers.

re: Bicycle Stores in Nola

Posted by PCHSDawg on 4/2/26 at 9:02 am to
Eric at Eastbank is a stand up guy.
Feels like Idiocracy was a documentary.
I can second the Sport Legs recommendation, it kills the burn/cramps in my legs when I race my mountain bike but unfortunately for me it replaces the leg cramps with stomach cramps.
Torpedomen go tjeir whole careers without shooting a live round, those guys are over the moon right now.
When I wash and dry my down quilt and jacket after a hiking trip the dryer balls fluff the down back up so. So it's rare that they are actually useful, but they are not useless.

re: Home Gym Recommendations

Posted by PCHSDawg on 1/2/26 at 8:51 pm to
My gym is upstairs so I wanted something to spread the weight around and sound deadening. Works pretty well.

re: Home Gym Recommendations

Posted by PCHSDawg on 1/1/26 at 5:26 pm to
I put in a gym in an upstairs bedroom when my son moved out. I put outdoor carpet over the existing carpet, then used 4 sheets of 3/8" plywood to make an 8x8 platform, alternating direction between layers and topped that with rubber stall mat from Tractor Supply. Put my squat rack on that. Do deadlifts without worrying about dropping weights thru the floor. I do use bumper plates for the deadlifts.
Night shift at a plant. Merry Christmas

re: Hiking/Backpacking recommendations

Posted by PCHSDawg on 10/9/25 at 8:00 pm to
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This is a good budget tent, true 2 adult person tent that won't break your back or the bank.
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It’s so nice to have a president who can speak

Fixed it for you
Tennessee at State might be worth a look.
Hail yeah, spread them losses around!