David ([info]djohns) wrote,
@ 2007-08-21 23:34:00
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Rambling thoughts
I need to buy something to put some shelves up in the bathroom and kitchen cabinets. Looking at these: http://www.containerstore.com/browse/Product.jhtml?CATID=71234&PRODID=59831

I've held off because, with shipping, I'd be spending about $45 to get what I'm looking for and I'm not sure whether they would really meet my needs or not.

Turns out that a reusable spray bottle is a reasonable alternative to a solar shower for camping. Now I need a better battery-powered fan (thinking http://www.preparedness.com/mindesflexcl.html or something like it) and I might actually be able to overnight outdoors without angst.

(Sleeping on the ground with no cover while it's snowing and I haven't eaten today? No problem. Not having a fan to help regulate temperature while trying to get to sleep? instant insomnia.)

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[info]intrepidredhead
2007-08-22 04:08 am UTC (link)
those shelves are fairly wobbly. I had a couple sets of them in the "dorm" a couple of years ago, and they worked well enough, but the space between them is kind of awkwardly sized and they do wobble a bit. I'd say it depends on what you're putting on them. :)

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[info]adranse
2007-08-22 01:33 pm UTC (link)

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[info]tilos
2007-08-23 09:52 pm UTC (link)
Is this in reference to our upcoming beach trip?

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[info]tfarrell
2007-08-23 11:10 pm UTC (link)
You're welcome to borrow any of my camping gear that you may want, including my tent, although I will mention in advance that my camping gear was selected with the idea that it will be driven to site in a car, carried no more than 10 or 20 feet, and set up, not backpacked across half the universe, so I didn't worry about weight. I can probably also give you a sleeping bag (or three) if you want such a thing.

I do have a solar shower somewhere if you want to borrow that instead of using a spray bottle, if the issue was just money. I also have a tent ceiling fan, but I suspect it's bulkier and heavier than you're looking for.

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[info]jadeiguana
2007-08-25 06:43 pm UTC (link)
I really don't know enough to add anything useful about shelves or fans, but I did want you to know that I'll be in Cambridge September 7-9th for work and would love to do dinner or something with you if ya want to (I don't think I have your email so this is my attempt to communicate ;)

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[info]djohns
2007-08-25 07:37 pm UTC (link)
OMG You don't have my e-mail? My phone number is still the same. I'm off the 7th-9th and would love to run into you too ;)

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[info]jadeiguana
2007-08-26 05:02 pm UTC (link)
Is your email the same as it's always been? If so, I have that--I just never heard back from you so I figured that it wasn't working anymore or something.

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[info]djohns
2007-08-28 01:16 am UTC (link)
I don't really use that account for personal stuff anymore (too much spam) but if you want to send something there I can pick it up from my gmail account. ;) Actually... I post friends-only contact information after this

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