Good morning!!!!

[kenmbz]

yes, I've been researching E bikes, seems like a good solution for me.

Just make sure you look at e-bike weights, If you can't lift it onto rack or into RV it won't be fun.
Some lighter e-bikes have just appeared on the market, and even fold up ones.

 

[Mark P.]

Afternoon -- currently 93° hot and humid here in NC

Hope everyone is having a good day..

Mark

 

[ronjhall]

Drew, I have a DJI Air 2 drone. It has been easy for me to fly. Would I like an USA made one. Sure but have not found one that does what mine does. Easy to fly and lots of safety settings to keep it from crashing into things. There is also lots of support and parts to keep it flying. I have had it for 4 years. Should have gotten it out while you here to show how easy it is to fly.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

yes, I've been researching E bikes, seems like a good solution for me.

Some trails, walkways won’t allow e bike

 

[buckeyefarmer]

85°
The mail that was supposed to come yesterday came today.
Pulled fridge out and removed back cover to took for condensate blockage causing the water inside. Took it off, it was dusty and dry inside but I cleaned it up. This is to drip the water in the pan.

Put it back on, and then saw another one. Pulled it off and got soaked. First one must have been for the freezer.

This one totally gunked up inside and out. Cleaned it and got cover back on. Cleaned out the water under and in the crisper drawer, and hope this fixes it for a few years.
Back to the chair.

 

[daugen]

Some trails, walkways won’t allow e bike

most of my use would be exploring the rv campgrounds.
To go on road, I would not feel safe in one.
yes, lots of public places have restrictions.
A Honda Rebel 1100 with DCT would do nicely....speaking of heavy.

I think something simple like a Honda Cadet 125 is a possibility.
There seem to be hundreds of e bikes being marketed, apparently all built by the same five or six chinese companies.
I saw one with an 1800 watt motor, seems 750 is more standard, than 1000 watt motors, then twin 1000 watt motors.
Some have something called a slipper clutch, not sure what that is.
The very quiet operation of an e bike is a top feature for me. I don't need a lot of range.
I also know if I buy a small Honda it isn't likely to ever break and let me down. Does mean carrying a gasoline can which I don't otherwise do.
A e bike would charge up easily from the rv.

I asked my friend who owns a Honda dealership if they made e bikes and he said no, in fact he was incentivized to push Honda's small gas motor bikes and not
handle other lines. You would think a company that makes sophisticated hybrid cars would find an electric motorcycle to be an easy job.

 

[scott_vt]

Good Afternoon Guys

Buckeyefarmer, so that why Im getting water in my crisper draw in the garage refrigerator ! Thanks for that tip, figured it was something like that !

Not a particularly good day, dentist this afternoon for temporary crown on a chipped tooth, and I just started drinking the prep for my colonoscopy tomorrow morning ! Nothing to eat all day is not sitting well with me right now !
The good news if there is any is that I should be eating something solid by noon time tomorrow ! Also Im hoping this is my last trip doing this because Im working on 72 and supposedly they dont do the procedure after 75 ! I only go every 5 years so hopefully this is it !

All have a good evening !

 

[RedNeckGeek]

+1 on what Frits said about drones, Drew. A few years ago when I was shopping, DJI was one of the few that offered hands off hovering (some call it automatic place keeping). It was very comforting to know that letting go of the controls would stop the drone from doing whatever it was about to do. It also offers a return to home feature, where it will ascend to a safe altitude, transit to the launch location, and automatically land. Combined with a good camera that takes both stills and video, it was able to do everything I wanted, with not a lot of me worrying about losing a fairly expensive piece of equipment. More adventurous folks actually pilot theirs, and even race them. Me, I just get it off the ground and up into the air high enough to avoid running into anything, then fly over whatever I'm interested in videoing or photographing. Then see if I can make it back to the launch point before the fifteen-minute battery runs down. The model I ended up with is the original Mini. There have been several generations since, so maybe you could pick up a used one at a significant discount from somebody that's moving to something more sophisticated.

Lots of folks carry an old Honda Trail 90 on the bumper of their RVs. Small, light, very reliable. Honda even makes a modern version that's worth taking a look at. Not sure they're light enough to lift onto a rack, but you can find bumper hitch racks that tilt that are pretty easy to load. I use one for a 300 lb. Yamaha, and it's a real handful, but the little Honda would be a breeze.

I rode an e-bike once, a rented one, around Santa Barbara for an afternoon. It was light enough I could pedal it if I had to, heavy enough I was glad for the e-assist, particularly when going up hill. I could probably heft it into the back of a pickup or onto a carrier, but wouldn't want to do that often. Again, the technology is evolving rapidly, and there likely a ton of them available used that don't have the latest-and-greatest, but that would be perfect for putting around the campground or a quick trip to the grocery or nearby restaurant.

Good luck in your search.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Good Afternoon Guys

Buckeyefarmer, so that why Im getting water in my crisper draw in the garage refrigerator ! Thanks for that tip, figured it was something like that !

Not a particularly good day, dentist this afternoon for temporary crown on a chipped tooth, and I just started drinking the prep for my colonoscopy tomorrow morning ! Nothing to eat all day is not sitting well with me right now !
The good news if there is any is that I should be eating something solid by noon time tomorrow ! Also Im hoping this is my last trip doing this because Im working on 72 and supposedly they dont do the procedure after 75 ! I only go every 5 years so hopefully this is it !

All have a good evening !

An easy fix, and common for samsung. The other fix for the problem involves taking apart the inside back of the fridge to get to the top of the drain tube. Sometimes it clogs.

Make sure your colonoscopy facility is covered by insurance. My Dr was, but found out after the fact the facility was not and got rejected by my insurance. I have it on appeal, as it was in network when I made the appointment.... Will see how that goes. Right now they claim I owe over $3k.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

most of my use would be exploring the rv campgrounds.
To go on road, I would not feel safe in one.

You'll be ok in the campground. But I do remember one that wouldn't let you use a golf cart in the campground.
A fellow TBN guy gave this review of an Ebike. This is the guy I helped one day on his house build.