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I’ve only tried the bucket thing twice, and it did pull water, but I had to keep the intake from floating up near the top. Once it was sitting deeper it was fine. I’d say it works, just not hands-off.
Freezing like that usually reads as “this is weird” to me, not hate. One thing I’d pay attention to is whether she’ll still take food while it’s on. Mine wouldn’t at first but was fine after a couple days of putting it on for a minute at a time.
The thing that finally worked for me was ditching the box idea entirely and just using a small gym duffel. The shape of it molds to whatever space is left back there instead of sitting on top of the floor like a hard box does. When I turn, the bag kind of wedges itself against the side and stays put. It’s not bolted down or anything fancy, but it stopped the whole sliding around problem for me. Plus it has a handle so I can just grab the whole thing if I need to. Mine has a separate little pocket on the end that I keep the jumper cables in so they don’t tangle with everything else. Cost me nothing since I already had it in the closet. The shallow trunk thing is real though, there’s only so much you can do with limited floor space.
Calendar events are what finally worked for me. I used to rely on checking apps and always forgot once I was actually moving around, so now every time I activate a plan I just make a calendar entry for the last day and set it to alert me the night before. Took about a minute per plan before the trip and it’s saved me twice already.
The trick that helped most was making the alert time something I’d actually be awake for, like 8pm the evening before, instead of the morning of. That way I can still top up or switch plans while I have wifi at the hotel rather than realizing at a border crossing that nothing works. I don’t even look at the apps anymore honestly, the calendar does the nagging for me. Not fancy but it’s the only thing that’s stuck.
The fine print is really the only reliable part. I got burned once because I assumed the return window started when the device arrived, but it actually started on the order date, so I lost about a week without realizing it. Now I just screenshot the policy page before buying, mostly so I have proof of what it said at the time. One thing that helped me was searching the brand name plus “return experience” on here or wherever, since people tend to post about it when a refund gets messy. If a policy only allows returns on unopened items, that basically means no trial at all, which is worth knowing upfront. I usually decide from there whether it’s worth the risk.
I went back and forth on this too and ended up just leaving mine plugged in because the one time I tried nights only I kept forgetting to unplug it in the morning anyway. So it basically ran all day by accident.
Mine’s been unplugged and plugged back in pretty much daily since spring and nothing’s reset on it. The touchscreen is still as responsive as day one. So the whole wear and tear thing hasn’t been my experience at all.
I’ve been putting mine more on the tops of my shoulders rather than upper back, which made a bigger difference for me. Still not something I’d call a fix, but it’s decent for loosening things up after a long day.
Mine’s on a light gray case and yeah, you can tell it’s there if you look. Doesn’t really bother me though. I figure anyone close enough to notice the rectangle is close enough that I’ve got bigger things to think about.
Not sure about this exact one, but on most of these handhelds the pause button just stops the game, it doesn’t save anything. If you power it off while paused you’re probably starting that level over. Real save states are usually a separate thing in the emulator menu.
It doesn’t come fully charged. I got maybe two days out of the box charge before it died, so I’d plug it in while you’re putting groceries away.
I went through this same thing last summer, except my trimmer is a straight shaft and I still had trouble. The wire head I bought was supposed to be universal but the arbor hole was way bigger than my shaft, so the plate just wobbled around. I ended up returning it and getting a different brand that actually came with the right adapter. So even with a straight shaft it’s not always plug and play.
From what I’ve seen, the bump feed thing isn’t really the deciding factor. It’s more about the thread size and whether the head sits flat on your existing collar. Some bump trimmers have a weird stepped shape where the spool sits that a flat metal plate won’t contact properly. You’d probably need to look at the underside of your trimmer and see if there’s a flat spot to mount against. If it’s all curved plastic, that’s your answer.
Mine actually needed the controller plugged in before I turned the console on, otherwise it wouldn’t pick it up. Bit odd but after that it was fine for two player. Might just be mine though.
I’ve had mine since around May and that last little crease near the edge is still there, though it’s gotten way less obvious. What I noticed is that it’s not really about how long I leave it hanging, it’s more about where it sits when it’s packed away. Mine ended up with a permanent-ish line right along a fold that kept landing in the same spot in the bag, so after a while that spot just seemed to hold the shape more than the rest. I don’t think these ever go fully glass-flat, at least not the fabric kind. For backyard stuff it’s fine, but if I were using it for something where the picture really needs to look clean, I’d probably notice that line too.
For a carport I think it’s fine, that’s pretty much the light stuff these are made for. My neighbor uses his for the same kind of thing and doesn’t seem to have any trouble with it.
Mine stays hooked up on the side of the house that gets afternoon sun and it’s been fine for about a year now. The only thing I’ve noticed is the spray pattern dial gets a bit stiff when it’s really hot out.
Chargers pulling too little to matter doesn’t really match what I saw. My little bedside speaker used to make a faint buzz and that went away after a few weeks with mine plugged in. Could be coincidence, but it was consistent enough that I noticed.
I’ve had mine about two months and my experience is kind of the opposite of what a few people here are saying. Mine would not pull from a bucket at all in the beginning, just made noise and nothing came up. Turned out the little filter on the end of the hose was the problem, it was clogged with junk from the first time I used it in a river. Cleaned that off and now it sips from a bucket sitting on the ground next to the washer with no priming. It’s slow to get going, takes a few seconds before water actually reaches the nozzle, but once it’s moving it keeps going fine. So if yours isn’t pulling, check that filter before you assume the suction is fake. That was the whole issue on mine.
I poked around with mine for maybe twenty minutes and got one game to show up, then decided I’d rather keep the stock list tidy. I’m not big on sorting folders anyway. If tinkering isn’t your thing, it’s fine to just leave it be.
I just wipe when it stops looking shiny and wet, and that’s worked fine on a couple door scuffs. The one time I waited way longer it still came off, so the exact timing isn’t something I fuss over. It’s more forgiving than I expected.
I actually had the opposite issue with mine when I first got it. I grabbed it mainly for iced matcha in the mornings because I was tired of standing there whisking before work, and the first couple of days I was ready to give up on it. I was dumping the powder in first and then pouring milk over the top, hitting the button, and walking away. Came back to a layer of dry green powder stuck to the bottom every single time, which is exactly the gritty thing you’re trying to avoid.
What actually fixed it for me was just changing the order I do things. I pour the liquid in first now, then sprinkle the matcha on top instead of dumping it in a clump, and I give it one quick press, let it sit for a second, then press again. Sounds fussy but it takes maybe ten extra seconds. Since I started doing that I haven’t had a single gritty cup, and I’ve been using it this way for a few months now, probably four or five times a week.
I know people say a stirrer can’t match a proper whisk, and I get where that comes from, but for a quick weekday drink it’s been totally fine for me. I still use my actual whisk on weekends when I’m not rushing, but on a work morning this thing does the job well enough that I stopped bothering.