Just a couple quick thoughts that jumped into my head while grilling up some steaks tonight.
Some of you have outdoor kitchens with countertops & covered storage. Not me. I’m old school – charcoal and a Weber kettle is perfect for me.
We decided to take advantage of the President’s Day weekend, and the generosity of some family friends and head to Cape May for a two night getaway.
Pouring rain for the two hour drive, but thanks to the tonneau cover, all our luggage stayed dry*.
Continue reading “First trip with the tonneau.”
Between work & weather the Fas-Top has been in boxes in my garage for almost a month. The weather was almost acceptable today & I need the space in the garage for some other projects so I installed the top system today.
Continue reading “Finally installed the Fas-Top”Given the flat floor in the back of the Ridgeline and some spirited driving, the shopping can come a bit unsettled. I need a way to keep the bags from sliding about.
Honda has a $46 solution, where Amazon has a $15 solution.
I’ve often considered making nicer projects in the wood shop, but up till now, I’ve pretty much limited myself to camping equipment.
Mostly it’s been fear that I can’t make something perfect. Add in the fact that I’m good at sourcing things that are pretty close to what I really want and then modifying them.
And it really kills me when people ask me if I built the cabinets in the dining room.
But it’s been itching at me. I keep kicking around ideas for custom cases for some older tools that don’t have them. And I keep coming up with excuses why I can’t do it.
Continue reading “Sometimes it’s just your fear holding you back.”One of my favorite features of the Ridgeline is amount of storage that was designed into it.
When I saw that the Ridgeline come standard with a wireless charging pad, I was super excited.
When I used the wireless charging pad, I was super disappointed.
ProClip to the rescue.
Continue reading “ProClip phone mount & MagSafe charger”So when you buy the nice straps they have all kinds of sweet extra features
Used the chainsaw caddy today for the first time. Not only was it phenomenal to be able to grab all the bits & bobs at once, there were two unexpected bonus features.
Continue reading “Chainsaw Caddy (Use notes)”When the tree came down into our backyard last month, it took too many trips to get all the chainsaw bits to from the garage to the yard before I was able to start working. And even more, it seemed, to put everything away.
I also know that I need to take the chainsaw to the old house soon & don’t want to forget anything.
Whipped this up this morning without leaving the garage.
Modern Anachronist 