What did you buy this week?

[FullMetalBucket]

I bought a battery power supply. I will bring it to my hotel room and recharge it at night. Hopefully it will last a full day with my laptop and 32" tv.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/EcoFlow-Battery-Generator-DELTA-2-Solar-Generator-1800W-Output-1024Wh-LFP-Power-Station-Home-Backup-Camping-Push-Button-Start-ZMR330-US/322228739

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A while back I bought a Jackery 300w power station with 100w solar panel on an Amazon deal. Been using it up north and have been pretty impressed.

Did a test to see if it would run the diesel heater I bought recently. Was surprised At the results. I ran it for an hour on low and it was still at 90% charge. Heater ran between 9 and 12 watts.

So I just ordered one another one with a bit more power because it was on sale..
Amazon.com

Anker SOLIX C800 Portable Power Station​

So I’ll use one for the heater and the other one for phones or whatever. Next time I head up I’ll install the heater. Was a bit chilly a few weeks back.

My Inverter generator is nice and pretty quiet, but the constant wind up when a 1500w electric heater kicks on makes it hard to sleep.

 

[dnw64]

I bought a battery power supply. I didn't really need it, but next week I have a vendor booth at a trade show in Baton Rouge at the Hilton.

When I do trade shows, I bring my laptop and a TV to show videos of my work.

Well....the Hilton wants $110 per day to provide a power strip to run my tv and laptop. I'm sorry, but I'm not paying that much per day. I run my whole house for about $130 for a whole month!

So, I ran to Home Depot and picked this up. I will bring it to my hotel room and recharge it at night. Hopefully it will last a full day with my laptop and 32" tv.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/EcoFlow-Battery-Generator-DELTA-2-Solar-Generator-1800W-Output-1024Wh-LFP-Power-Station-Home-Backup-Camping-Push-Button-Start-ZMR330-US/322228739

I will definitely keep this in mind, as we do annual trade shows and have always paid for electricity. This year it was $188 for 500w for the 1-day setup and 2-day show.

 

[not2old]

I bought a 55" tv, brand name, reliable mfgr. great price. After screwing with it for 3 days it went back to the store for a full refund. Clerk asked me why return it.......I said because it kept referring to a this and that (directions on how to operate it) on your smart phone......I have a flip phone and I am not about to buy and attempt to learn how to operate a smart phone just so that I can figure out how to operate their TV.

Bad enough you need to go on-line to get operating instructions for a TV, but while we were on evacuation from wildfire in 2023, I bought an I-pad for my wife to use with wi-fi in the campsite were were staying at. Couldn't find the instruction booklet to get instructions on joining wi-fi. I-pad said they could be found on-line.

 

[dodge man]

My wife’s car, a 2019 300c came with an owners manual but a very short one, the rest is on the touch screen. I put a new door opener in the garage and my wife had to help me get the door opener in the car set to the new opener. She had to read the directions on the touch screen while I ran around hitting buttons in the car and on the opener.

 

[ptsg]

Bought 2 cubic meters of top soil for a small garden. About 6600 lbs, probably more since it was wet. Another good workout for the tractor on some steep hills.

 

[FullMetalBucket]

My wife’s car, a 2019 300c came with an owners manual but a very short one, the rest is on the touch screen. I put a new door opener in the garage and my wife had to help me get the door opener in the car set to the new opener. She had to read the directions on the touch screen while I ran around hitting buttons in the car and on the opener.

Shortly after I bought my 24 Colorado I realized I didn’t get a car manual. I stopped by the dealer to let them know. They said it’s online and to download the app. I did, and then I handed him my phone and said “I am up in the white mountains frequently. Show me how I use the app with no cell service”

He ordered me a paper copy for free .