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If the slider is all you’ve got, then the menu isn’t hiding anything else from you. I’d just set it low and check the card after a day or two to see how many junk clips pile up. If it’s still constant, parking mode might not be worth leaving on for your spot.
Sensitivity is there but the bigger issue for me was the recording length per trigger. Mine would fire at a car pulling out of the driveway across the street, record a short clip, then go quiet for a bit before the next trigger. So even with the slider turned down I was getting a bunch of little files that were mostly nothing. What actually helped was moving the cam so it points more at my own bumper and less down the street. The parking mode is only watching that slice of the frame, so if there is less open space for stuff to move through, fewer triggers happen. Not a perfect fix and I still get the odd one when the light changes hard, but the random ones mostly stopped. If you want parking mode on for actual security, the tradeoff is you kind of have to accept some junk clips. Curious how long your clips are running before it resets, since that might tell you if it is really the motion setting or just the loop timing.
Earscribe still makes you pass something, just a phone instead of a device. I tried earbuds for a trip and ended up handing my phone over more than I liked. The old handheld was clunky but at least I kept control of it.
Mine are on the chunky side too and they slid on fine, but the real issue for me was the arms. After about 20 minutes they started pressing into the side of my head, not enough to hurt right away but enough that I noticed it. If your frames are wide I’d probably look at something else.
I tend to baby my gear a bit, so I actually prefer the carabiner over the magnet for tent use. The magnet is handy for quick stuff like sticking it to a cooler lid or the tailgate while I dig around, but anything hanging over my head overnight I want a physical connection. I did try the base once on the dome of my tent and it held fine while I was sitting there, but I kept second guessing it every time I rolled over. Took it down and clipped it to the loop instead. Not saying the magnet is weak, just that I sleep better when gravity isnt the only thing keeping a light off my face. If you do go the magnet route, at least hang it somewhere you wouldnt mind it landing.
I had one on a white phone case for a few weeks and the rectangle bugged me more than I expected, mainly because it collected lint around the edges. Ended up moving it to the inside of the case instead and that solved it for me. Not sure if that works on a tablet though.
The kill switch and tip over shutoff are the same thing on these. It’s just a little switch inside that cuts power once the unit tilts far enough. So if you knock it over, it should go off. The catch is how far it has to tilt before that happens. Mine has gone off a couple times when it actually fell flat, but I’ve also bumped it and had it lean without shutting down. So it works but it’s not instant the second it moves. If your old one never shut off at all, this is at least a step up from that. I get not wanting to test it though, tipping a hot heater on purpose feels wrong. I’d just plug it in, turn it on, and gently tilt it to the side until you hear the click. That’s what I did before trusting it.
I went down a similar path last year. My thinking was that since I mostly do onions, peppers, garlic and herbs, a basic board should be enough. What actually bugged me over time was the garlic smell. I had a wood board that I liked, but after a while it started holding onto strong stuff even with washing. So for me the veg only argument didn’t really hold up because the smell issue comes from the veg itself, not the meat. That said, I’m not sure the Vanotium is the only answer. I ended up with a cheap composite board that rinses clean and dries fast, and it’s been fine for about eight months. The titanium thing might be nicer long term but if your main concern is just easy rinsing and no lingering smell, there are cheaper options that do that too. I’d probably only go for it if you want the dishwasher safe part or you’re tired of replacing boards.
Phone calls are actually where mine surprised me, but not in a good way. I had a call with my sister a couple weeks back and she immediately asked what was different about my voice because apparently I was talking way louder than usual. Had no idea. I guess the earpiece was boosting her voice so much that I just naturally cranked my own volume up to match, and she got an earful. We laughed about it but it stuck with me.
So for me the problem isn’t whether the phone audio comes through. It does, and honestly pretty clear. The problem is that I stop hearing myself at a normal level and start shouting without realizing it. Never had that issue with regular earbuds or just holding the phone plain. Something about the way the device handles the call audio throws off my own sense of how loud I’m being.
Since then I’ve been pulling it out for anything longer than a quick call. Not because it doesn’t work, more because I don’t want to be that guy yelling into his phone in public without knowing it. For a two minute call to confirm an appointment or whatever, I’ll leave it in. Anything longer and it comes out.
Curious if anyone else has had people on the other end comment on their volume during calls. That part doesn’t seem to get mentioned much.
I’ve had mine about a month and I mostly row, so my hands are moving but not pounding like running. The live number on the ring is definitely behind, but the graph in the app once it syncs looks reasonable. I still throw on a chest strap for anything interval based and just let the ring handle the everyday stuff. For steady cardio it’s fine, for anything where I care about the number in the moment it isn’t.
I prefer keeping mine hooked up just while I’m actually using it, mostly because I don’t like the cord running across the floor all day. Whether that matters for how it works, I couldn’t say. As for an ungrounded outlet, from what I’ve read that would kind of defeat the whole point.
Mine runs on high pretty much every evening in my little office and I haven’t tripped anything yet. The plug does get warm after a few hours which I keep an eye on. It’s a space heater so it’s never gonna be free to run, but mine hasn’t jacked up the bill like I feared.
Mine did fine on the windshield but the overspray soaked my hood and mirrors way more than a sponge ever would. If you do use it, maybe just be ready to dry the whole front end after.
I’d go in expecting it to help more with overall tone than actual spots. I’ve been looking at these masks for a while and the spot fading claims always seem like the weakest part of the pitch. Fine lines and redness get way more consistent feedback.
The smoothing part is what makes it worth considering if rough edges bother you. My sister has one and her nails always look neat without any extra filing step, which is the whole point. Whether that matters enough for the price is up to you.
I went through a similar thing when I first got mine. The manual saying daily is fine had me wondering if I was going to wear something out or overdo it. What I ended up doing was just paying attention to how my back felt the next morning rather than going by a set schedule.
For me the pattern that worked was using it whenever the tightness actually showed up, not on a fixed daily thing. Some weeks that meant three or four sessions, other weeks maybe one. I compared it to how I used to just tough it out with a hot shower and some stretching, and the difference was I could actually target the spot instead of hoping hot water would somehow reach it.
One thing I noticed was that if I used it two days in a row on the same area, the second session didn’t feel like it did much extra. The first one loosened things up and the next day was more about maintenance. So I stopped forcing the daily thing and just used it when the tightness came back. That ended up being way less often than the manual suggested and I didn’t feel like I was missing out on anything.
I don’t think daily is going to hurt you if sessions are short, but I also don’t think you need to hit some quota. The tightness after sitting is the real signal, not the calendar.
I’d just plug it in every night like a phone and not think about it much. If you’re doing a 12 minute session here and there it should be fine for a day of use. Mine sits on the charger when I’m not wearing it, so I’ve never actually run it flat mid-session.
I haven’t tried a second controller on mine yet, but I keep meaning to. My main worry is whether the BittOne even puts out enough for two people to play comfortably on a TV. Curious what you end up going with.
I’ve had mine about six weeks and the cycle handles the bottom fine, but the threads where the lid screws on are what get me. If I don’t scrub those every few days they start smelling sour no matter what.
I actually think pressure matters more than people here are saying. Mine filters noticeably worse when the building pressure dips, and you can feel it in the flow right away. It doesn’t turn into a plain showerhead exactly, but it’s not filtering the same either. If your pressure is only okay, I’d look at that before buying.
Mine has been sitting in the fridge nonstop since I got it and I just top up the charge when the light tells me to. Running it here and there never made much sense to me.
The no filter thing is why I grabbed it. Baking soda boxes were always getting knocked over in there.
Mine still does something in stop and go, but it’s way less noticeable than on the highway. I’ve had mine about two months and honestly the crawling parts feel basically the same as before. If you’re mostly in traffic you might not see much.
Mine goes in the dishwasher and that alone makes it less of a hassle than plastic for me. Raw chicken still means washing it right away though, no board changes that part.
I mostly use mine for one on one stuff and it sits in quiet mode about 95 percent of the time. Volume is the only thing I touch. The modes feel like overkill for a plain conversation in a living room, so I just leave it.
I actually think the 15 minutes is less of a magic number and more of a “give the muscles time to stop guarding” thing. I borrowed my brother’s unit for about two weeks and messed around with the timer. On days I did the full 15, my lower back felt looser for most of the afternoon. On days I bailed at 7 or 8 minutes, it felt good right when I got up and then tightened back up within an hour or so. So for me it wasn’t that shorter sessions did nothing, it just didn’t hold. That said I don’t think lying there longer than the recommended time does anything extra either. Once the muscles let go, they let go. I’d rather do a shorter session twice in a day than try to stretch one past 15. Curious if anyone else has tried splitting it up like that.
