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Window units are the best bang for the buck. Don't worry about expensive ones, $100 goes a LONG way to cooling one bedroom. And it's cheaper than doing the whole house.

We have a big in wall unit in our apartment that can do the whole living space, but we hardly ever run it. We just run the bedroom one, set to like 70-75f, just to take the humidity out and chill it down a bit. A nice place to go cool down if you get hot while doing things around the house. We don't run it when we're not home, because even the cheapest Menards special can cool the room down in minutes, and it's cheaper to not run it when we don't need it.

Beware of the units with the hose... You're paying more, and trading the convenience of not lugging a big unit into the window (small ones really aren't that bad), for the inconvenience of having to dump the water (unless you pay more for one that can pump it out the window).

But by far the worst thing about the hose units, if they only have one exhaust hose, and no return hose? They are less efficient, because they create negative pressure in your house that sucks hot air in through every crack.

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Upvoting for visibility, but this seems insane and impossible to me. When I take a cold shower, I can feel the water stealing the heat from my back, because it's warmer when it hits my legs. It's crazy.

It's definitely taking heat away, for me, and I would die if I tried to take a hot shower on a hot day.

I start with a warm shower, like normal, then slowly turn it down until it's nice and cool, almost cold. But not ice cold. Feel way better afterwards.

Is this different from !localllama@sh.itjust.works?

That community is quite active already, and helped me get up and running and interested in local LLMs.

Or PFAS

Hammock knot? For rope? Got a link? I've heard ropes can hurt the tree, cut into the bark.

These are hammock straps, with loops for length adjustment, like this:

That helps spread the load out so the tree is happier.

I do agree the trunk is best, usually that's all I do. But I was trying to fit 4 hammocks in here. The branches were plenty stout, plus if you keep the angle acute enough, that is, if you're hanging correctly, you can reduce the lateral load, like this:

I see way too many people with bad hang angles, not only does it make it harder to lay diagonally, or even impossible in some cases, it actually increases the load on your straps. Which if they are ropes, is worse for the tree. And if it's an old or undersized rope, they can fail. I did that once, thankfully only a few feet off the ground 😬

Very informative than you!

Thanks for the insight!

The one with the brown oil in it definitely has something going on. Don't trust it. We'll see what happens with the other

It's a little tricky, but you climb them like a ladder. The key is opening the top hammock wide before climbing into it, so you don't roll out. Also helps if your hang angle isn't too obtuse, which would make it easier to roll out of.

Basically if you keep them close enough in height relative to each other, and you use a normal proper hang angle, you can climb right up and in.

That said, my wife won't do it, doesn't trust herself to not fall. So if you feel uncomfortable, definitely don't try it.

Surprised to see a tortoiseshell so chill. My dad's cat is villainous lol

Thanks for the information! I understand what the veil breaking means in theory, but I have zero idea what that would look like. I'm gonna crack it open and add a picture to the OP.

Can you elaborate on what problems the veil breaking would cause? Mushrooms trying to grow where they shouldn't?

I'm probably only gonna use this bag once, get some mushrooms off it, then stop.

It's definitely been sealed this whole time so CO2 buildup might be a problem too.

It says BB on the side, maybe I'll open it up and take a picture for you. It's definitely already fruiting inside, and the instructions from the other guy said that it can choke on its own CO2 if you don't open the bag soon enough 🤔

You're probably right. I haven't actually been camping since I made this thing, but, from what I've read, people like alcohol for its slower quieter burn.

Technically you could just turn your butane down real low and get a similar effect 🤷‍♂️

IDK, I'm gonna try it once and form my own opinion.