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Mine has a bit of give to it when I push on the sides, but it’s not the squishy kind you can really reshape. I’ve got a fairly average mouth and it sits fine, though I’d guess a genuinely small jaw might still notice it. The soft edges help more than the flexibility does, in my experience.
Bigger panel only helps if you’re actually getting decent sun on it, otherwise you’re just paying for more glass. A controller is the bit that keeps things from getting weird between the panel and the batteries, so I’d sort that out first. What panel do you already have?
I usually do a quick check whenever I’m settling in somewhere for more than a few days, mostly because hotel wifi gives me a good excuse to sit down and poke around the admin page anyway. It’s not something I stress about daily, but going a whole trip without looking seems risky to me.
I’d just screenshot the plan details the day I buy them and keep that in a trip album on my phone. That way when I’m switching countries I can glance at it without digging through the app. It’s not perfect but it’s saved me from a surprise more than once.
I’ve had mine since last fall and the hole doesn’t slow me down at all. What surprised me is that it actually changed where my index finger naturally rests, and I kind of like that now. Chopping a big pile of stuff for a stir fry is no different than with my old knife.
I’ve had mine for about four months now and I do a full scan most mornings, sometimes skipping weekends when I’m traveling. The battery is still going and I haven’t hit the low warning yet, so I’m expecting to charge it somewhere around the five or six month mark. That’s plenty for me. What surprised me is that the handle scans don’t seem to drain it any faster than a plain weigh in, at least not that I’ve noticed. I just leave it on the bathroom floor and forget about it. My last scale ate batteries every couple months so this feels like a nice upgrade. Curious if anyone has noticed it dropping faster once it gets older though, since batteries usually do that over time.
I’ve had mine since spring and I use it on both shoulders, just not at the same time. It sits best on whichever side you’ve got it on, so I do my left for the 12 minutes while I’m answering emails, then move it over to the right during my next break. Honestly the switching part bugged me at first because I wanted both done at once, but it ended up being a nice excuse to step away from the screen twice instead of once. I keep it on the charger between uses so it’s always ready. If you’re mostly sore on both sides after desk days, that back and forth routine works fine, it’s just not a set it and forget it thing.
Mine didn’t change the lather at all, so I don’t think it’s just a filtered shower head thing. Two weeks in and my soap foams exactly the same as before. Maybe check if anything got bumped on your shower setup?
I’d probably just leave the 32GB in and let it do its thing. Mine has been recording fine and I’ve never felt the need to pull the card or swap it. If I were you I’d only bump it up if you’re parking somewhere you really want longer coverage.
I mostly care about it for music and calls anyway, so the translation thing is kind of a bonus for me. If the offline bit only covers a few languages, that’s fine for my trips since I stick to the same two or three places. I’d still rather have it work sometimes than not at all.
I actually think the filter helps with the smell more than people give it credit for, but it depends on which stage is doing the work. I had that same pool smell at my last apartment and grabbed a Glokore mostly because I was tired of smelling like a YMCA after every shower. The first week I still caught a whiff of it, but after that it faded a lot, and by the time I swapped the cartridge at around the two month mark it was barely there. My guess is the sediment part clogs up fast in older buildings and once it’s loaded the chlorine reduction kinda stalls out. So if you do get one, just don’t run the same cartridge forever and expect the same result. Did you notice if the smell is worse in the morning or pretty much all day?
That 120 mile range thing on the box is what gets people. I’m about 35 miles from the towers here and mine picks up the main networks fine but anything further out is hit or miss depending on the weather.
If it were me, I’d just keep the scale somewhere hard and only pull it out when I actually want the full scan. I know that sounds annoying, but the handle part already makes the whole routine a two minute thing, so adding “grab it from the closet” doesn’t change much. The problem with a rug isn’t really whether it turns on. It’s that the foot pads need a firm, flat surface to get a clean reading, and a squishy surface is going to shift your weight around even a little bit. I’d rather have a consistent spot than a convenient one that gives me numbers I can’t trust. Have you thought about a cheap little board or mat you could leave down permanently? That might be the easiest middle ground if the bathroom is where you’d actually use it.
I mostly just care that I don’t have to point it directly at the fan every time. In my case it works from across the room even when I’m not aiming it well, which is honestly the main thing I wanted. If I had to line it up perfectly I’d probably just get up and use the buttons instead.
Mine actually surprised me because I expected it to be totally useless the second I unplugged it. I usually leave it plugged in at my desk, but one night I wanted to move it over to the couch while I was watching something, and it kept going for a little bit. Not ages, but enough that I got through most of an episode before it quit. So it’s not like it just dies instantly like some people are saying. Maybe there’s a small internal thing going on or maybe I just got lucky with mine. Either way, I wouldn’t plan on carrying it around all day, but a quick move to another spot in the same room worked fine for me. Is yours the newer version or the older one?
I actually think the height thing gets blamed way more than it deserves. When I first got mine I was convinced it was too flat for side sleeping, and I spent a good two weeks kind of annoyed about it. But then I realized I was still sleeping half the night on my old regular pillow out of habit, so I wasn’t really giving the Derila a fair shot. Once I actually stuck with just the one pillow for a stretch, the shoulder stuff mostly went away on its own.
I’m not saying everyone adapts the same way, and a week is honestly not that long in pillow terms. But I’d push back a little on the idea that the height is just wrong for side sleepers in general. Plenty of us side sleep and end up fine with it once the shape stops feeling weird.
What changed my mind was mostly time, not tweaking. I stopped expecting it to feel like a normal fluffy pillow and started noticing my neck wasn’t as angry in the mornings. The shoulder thing faded somewhere around the third week for me.
Curious whether you’re flipping onto your back at all during the night? That was part of my problem early on and it made everything feel off even when the pillow was doing its job.
I’ve had mine a few months and I almost never keep it plugged in while it’s running. Charge it up, carry it to the kitchen or wherever, and it runs fine until the battery drains. So the whole “tethered” thing doesn’t match how I use it at all.
Mine seems to keep doing its thing even when I’m stuck creeping along in traffic. I do a lot of school pickup idling and it hasn’t thrown anything off. Honestly the smoother pedal feel is what I notice most in stop and go, not some big mpg jump.
Mine actually gets pretty toasty on the highest setting, way more than I expected from a little gadget. I’ve used it on my lower back after sitting all day and the heat alone made me keep it on longer than the 15 minutes it recommends. So I’d say it’s not a gimmick at all.
I watched a Spanish series with mine last weekend and it kept up surprisingly well, even during the fast back and forth bits. A few lines came out a little clunky but I still followed the story fine without subtitles. It’s become my new lazy way to watch stuff honestly.
I’ve been using tap water in mine since spring and it’s still going strong. I do dump it out and let it dry whenever I remember, which probably helps. If you’re somewhere with really hard water it might be different, but mine’s been fine.
The UV cap is the only reason I still use mine honestly. I left water sitting in it for like four days during a road trip and it still tasted fine, which would never happen with my old bottle. Charging is a bit annoying but I just plug it in when I remember.
I noticed the same thing around the end of my first week with it. The casing gets noticeably warm but it’s been running fine for a couple months now. I figure if it ever gets actually hot to the touch that’s when I’d start paying attention.
I think people overestimate how much the shaking matters with this one. My mom has the same issue and honestly the bigger problem for her was always squeezing the clippers, not the aim. TrimZa takes that part out of the equation entirely, so it just becomes about getting it near the nail. She still needs a minute to line it up, but she can actually finish the job on her own now.
I think these remotes are a bit more resilient than they look. The plastic feels sturdy enough that a quick drop in damp grass shouldn’t be the end of it. I’d just make sure the charging port is completely dry before you plug it in later, that’s usually where the trouble starts. Did it stay on after the fall or did you have to power cycle it?
