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[AZMark]

I had the guy at the paddlesport dealership tell me the same thing as you experienced.

For our first kayaks, I wanted something that we (especially my wife) would find to be both stable and track well and I could occasionally fish still water.

A lot of folks actually end up buying more than one kayak. Just like tools, they use a different kayak for different situations.

Regardless of the kayak one buys, they are a quick and relatively inexpensive way to get on the water. Our Old Town's were $999 apiece (MSRP $1299). Another $180 (each) for a decent paddle, and we are in water with two kayaks for under $2400.

They actually a Hobie kayak package with peddles for only $1500. I could see myself and having multiple kayaks.

Jim

I have an add on rudder kit on my kayak and it is a game changer. Still have to fight the paddle when fishing but I have an adjustable rod holder to help with that.
Much cheaper than a purpose built fishing kayak.

 

[BigN8]

WTF??? I’ve never seen chopped up potatoes being boiled with hotdogs? Is that what that is??

 

[RNYCLV]

WTF??? I’ve never seen chopped up potatoes being boiled with hotdogs? Is that what that is??

It is, the pan was getting sticky with just the potatoes, no oil.... So figured some Busch Apple would help burn off the pan and help prevent stickage. It wasn't pretty but worked in a pinch.....lol
Taste, well that was debatable, but we stayed dry and warm and got to get some warm food in us.

 

[Thermobrett]

Hopefully Ian shifts track and spares us. I’m the little yellow heart under the Cat1 symbol.

 

[Babin Farms]

Picked enough tomatoes to fill a 6 gallon bucket from 3 of my 19 plants. Also picked almost a bucket full of jalapeños from just 4 plants.

 

[Thermobrett]

Outer bands of Ian getting me now.

 

[Thermobrett]

Outer bands of Ian getting me now.
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Added video

 

[Julian]

Gentle suggestion....please reduce the size of images you post here to something like <500kb, otherwise image loading time is long.

 

[Thermobrett]

Picked enough tomatoes to fill a 6 gallon bucket from 3 of my 19 plants. Also picked almost a bucket full of jalapeños from just 4 plants.
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I sense salsa in the future...

 

[Thermobrett]

Gentle suggestion....please reduce the size of images you post here to something like <500kb, otherwise image loading time is long.

Thanks Julian
I was not aware of that.

 

[Julian]

Thanks Julian
I was not aware of that.

I've mentioned it a while back, and with phones taking bigger and bigger images it does make the loading of a page on this thread slow down quite a bit if they aren't sized down at all. Your latest just reminded me it was time for another reminder. It isn't a show stopper by any means.

Hope you don't get hit too bad by Ian! By brother is just north of you in Tampa, his bar (I'm part owner) is in Brandon, and our warehouse is in Tampa too....so watching from a distance!

 

[Coult45]

Gentle suggestion....please reduce the size of images you post here to something like <500kb, otherwise image loading time is long.

I feel like I'm definitely one of the guilty ones here...are there any tools in the forum that allow the downsampling of jpegs in the posting process?

 

[Thermobrett]

I've mentioned it a while back, and with phones taking bigger and bigger images it does make the loading of a page on this thread slow down quite a bit if they aren't sized down at all. Your latest just reminded me it was time for another reminder. It isn't a show stopper by any means.

Hope you don't get hit too bad by Ian! By brother is just north of you in Tampa, his bar (I'm part owner) is in Brandon, and our warehouse is in Tampa too....so watching from a distance!

I'm about 15 minutes from Brandon, and depending what part of Tampa, about 25 minutes. Whats the bar name?
I have co-workers who live in Sarasota and Sun City Center who are already out of power.

 

[Thermobrett]

I feel like I'm definitely one of the guilty ones here...are there any tools in the forum that allow the downsampling of jpegs in the posting process?

I just looked in my iPhone, and you can change the picture quality (currently set at 1080P). I think this will reduce the size of the photo when uploading from a phone. Im no tech guru, so I may be wrong about this.

 

[zipper]

I have been watching this camera all morning. My parents place is in Englewood. The eye is just SW of here at time of post.

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[Coult45]

I just looked in my iPhone, and you can change the picture quality (currently set at 1080P). I think this will reduce the size of the photo when uploading from a phone. Im no tech guru, so I may be wrong about this.

you're exactly right, for pictures we take on our phones and upload from there. I take pictures with my camera that are MUCH larger files. If there's a way to convert them while uploading, then I don't have to keep two versions (a small file and a large one) depending on what I'm doing with them.

 

[Thermobrett]

Round 2 from my bedroom.

 

[drewkaree]

Picked enough tomatoes to fill a 6 gallon bucket from 3 of my 19 plants. Also picked almost a bucket full of jalapeños from just 4 plants.
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Now throw those jalapeno's on the smoker for some nice chipotle goodness!

 

[drewkaree]

you're exactly right, for pictures we take on our phones and upload from there. I take pictures with my camera that are MUCH larger files. If there's a way to convert them while uploading, then I don't have to keep two versions (a small file and a large one) depending on what I'm doing with them.

No in-forum solution for any forums I've ever been on, but there's easy online solutions. I have issues while up north, and terrible internet service, so that's why I often post single pics at a time so I don't lose the work, or I wait until I get home, with reliable internet. The following doesn't solve my issues while up north, since it requires an upload, a download, and another upload to the forum, but if you bookmark it on your phone or elsewhere....

Try this for sizing, this is super easy, and it's free:

https://imageresizer.com/

Thanks for the info @Julian

 

[Julian]

Thanks for the info @Julian

I'm also investigating a way for this to be done automatically. A super lazy way to resize is that many email applications will allow you to automaticaly compresss images when you send them. So email them to yourself....select small or medium...and voila....compressed on arrival.