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Title: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ClydesdaleKevin on June 23, 2014, 11:04 AM
And thus begins a new chapter!  Due to circumstance beyond our control, Patti and I will be personally doing the Great Lakes Medieval Faire here in Rock Creek, OH...and then when this faire is over, going down and doing the Ohio Renaissance Festival for the first 4 weekends, before leaving to go to our North Carolina show.

So we will be in Ohio until the end of September!

I am going to divide our time in Ohio into 2 chapters, Northern and Southern.  This is the Northern Ohio chapter!

We have LOTS of stock, and I mean a LOT, so the workload won't be nearly as extreme as its been.  The booth we are renting at the faire is almost set up, but we still have plenty of time before this show opens to get it perfect.

Our friend and employee Crystal will be working with us at this Festival, and she's awesome!

This is a dog friendly show, so on the weekends we'll be bringing at least Barnabas with us, and probably the pups as well. 

Barnabas has been having health issues, so please keep our sweet old fellow in your prayers and thoughts.

And on a lighter happy note, we are camped only 5 miles or so from Jim and Lydia's place, so we'll be able to visit the Jam!

Kev
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: M & J on June 23, 2014, 12:51 PM
Where in Ohio is the southern Faire Kevin?
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ClydesdaleKevin on June 23, 2014, 07:02 PM
It runs from August 30th, to October 19th...we'll be there through September...and its located at 10542 East State Route 73, Waynesville, OH 45068.

Kev
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: Stripe on June 23, 2014, 07:17 PM
One of the Lady's that did the report on the Sterling Ren Faire went to High School with me, I should ask her what's up. The guy that now owns it also owns the park in Sylvan beach too and keeps delaying it's reopening..  TBH, I'm surprised the Sylvan Beach park is still going to happen.  That place has opened and closed and changed hands so many times, I only go there now to swim at the beach if I were back home...
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: LJ-TJ on June 23, 2014, 07:20 PM
Glad to here your going to be able to visit this year as many of us are looking forward to making your acquaintance.
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ClydesdaleKevin on June 24, 2014, 10:28 AM
It is with deep sadness that I tell you that Barnabas will be crossing the Rainbow Bridge this afternoon.  He is suffering way too much.  Patti is inconsolable.  He is the best and sweetest dog ever.

Kev
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: joanfenn on June 24, 2014, 10:32 AM
I am so sorry to hear that Kevin.  I know what Patti is going through.  He will be playing with Sheba before long and they will both be looking after you all with their spirits.  Give him a big hug for me, he has a beautiful soul.
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: pvoth1111 on June 24, 2014, 01:34 PM
We will all cross....our pets who love us just don't stick around long enough...but they are always there in our hearts.
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: LJ-TJ on June 24, 2014, 03:10 PM
Man you guys just can't seem to catch a break when it comes to your pets. I feel bad for you as many of us here do. We've all lost close friends and can relate to your loss. Sorry my friend.
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: tiinytina on June 24, 2014, 09:02 PM
Ms. Charlotte was there to greet Barnabus... :-(  ... as was Fluff my mom in laws kitty today as well... along with the clan of family pups and kits and my horse Jake... always sad to lose family 

But awesome we will meet.. and yup.. i'll pack in all my Renny gear! woot woot! can't wait to hit another faire!

Tina

Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: LJ-TJ on June 25, 2014, 08:07 AM
Dave you going to be able to make North Ohio this year? i??
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: DaveVA78Chieftain on June 25, 2014, 10:54 PM
Doubtful.  I think I might be at my sons house in southern VA then.

Dave
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ClydesdaleKevin on June 28, 2014, 01:02 PM
Thanks everyone.

Kev
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: moonlitcoyote on June 28, 2014, 02:04 PM
I am so very sorry for your loss Kevin I know how badly Patti feels, it took a few days before I could stop crying when we lost our baby girl. Sending you and Patti hugs.
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ClydesdaleKevin on July 02, 2014, 06:04 PM
Hey guys!  Sorry about the dropping off the face of the earth thing again...lol!

Been busy setting up the booth, and hanging out with the pups.  Also met up with Tammy and Gregg Pratt, awesome people, and got to meet Jim and Lydia, also awesome people.

And guess what folks?  We'll be at the jam in Ohio this year...finally!  Looking forward to meeting you all in person, and seeing again some of you we haven't seen since the Nittany Mountain Jam!

Kev
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ClydesdaleKevin on July 02, 2014, 06:39 PM
Oh yeah...got off the cigs completely with some really awesome vape mods.  Patti and I are now smoke free and intend to stay that way.  The pups really like not having smoke in their eyes!

Kev
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ClydesdaleKevin on July 04, 2014, 09:45 PM
OMG the doggies are having such a great time!  They get along GREAT with Winnebago dog!  Lots of chasing balls...and so far are thankfully ignoring the geese...lol!

The internet sucks here, even on Verizon...and we can't get a satellite signal at all, even though we have a clear view of the southern sky...gonna have to call Dish tech support about that one.

But sometimes you just have to step away from the world and read a book.  At least we get about 6 local stations from the antenna clearly and consistently. 

Fireworks are going off loudly, but our pups don't care.  They don't even seem to notice.

The rain is supposed to hold off until Tuesday, so hopefully we'll be able to get the RV into our campsite over the next couple of days.  The ground is pretty soft right now, but our temp spot is in the shade nicely.

We are going to have to finish setting up our booth after the weekend, but this weekend?  We are going to relax.

Faire starts next weekend!

Kev
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: Stripe on July 05, 2014, 03:39 AM
Hehe, enjoy the relax time.. :D 

Do you use a sat finder app or do you have a tool that dish provided?  I have an app for my phone that helps find satellite points using the sensors on the phone. Called Satellite Director.  For local stations I use TV Antenna Helper FREE.. Both are very handy and easy to use..
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ClydesdaleKevin on July 05, 2014, 10:02 AM
We have the Dish Tailgater antenna that finds the satellites all by itself...as long as you put somewhere with a clear view of the southern sky.  For some reason it won't find the satellite here, although the system checks out a-okay. 

Kev
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ClydesdaleKevin on July 05, 2014, 09:41 PM
Next weekend starts the Great Lakes Medieval Faire!  We still have a lot of work to do setting up the booth to get it ready for opening weekend, like hanging our sign and banners and a few pictures.  All the stock is made for at least the first few weekends, so it will be a semi-vacation for now, just weekend work, and working on the rig, and maybe the K5 Blazer.  I'm hoping we make some money at this faire...lol!

Kev
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ClydesdaleKevin on July 06, 2014, 08:18 PM
Lazy day today!  Went shopping, then came home and just hanged out with the wifey and pups.  Tomorrow we have to get busy setting up the booth.  Signs to hang, and stuff to bring back from the booth.  Gotta love being sorta on a vacation!

Kev
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ClydesdaleKevin on July 08, 2014, 08:35 AM
Not much was done yesterday besides playing ball with the pups, and watching a Justified marathon with the wifey.  Going to go work on setting up the booth today after I finish my morning coffee.  Gotta love a perc pot!

Kev
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ClydesdaleKevin on July 09, 2014, 09:39 AM
A huge storm rolled through yesterday morning and knocked out the power for this whole area...so I turned on the solar panels and turned on the inverter.  Yay for a good system!  The power finally came back on this morning or sometime late last night.  Batteries held up well, and were at 12.4 when I got up this morning. 

I got the booth set up completely yesterday morning before the storm, and then Patti and I spend the rest of the stormy day watching Merlin, the BBC series. 

Kev
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ClydesdaleKevin on July 11, 2014, 09:23 AM
Its going to be a super busy day today!  Faire starts tomorrow, so we have to go up to the booth and drop some things off...like marshmallows...and then set up the dog fencing behind our counter so the pups can hang out with us on the weekends.  They are really going to like that!  IF we have time, there is a local thrift market that we would like to go to, but it all depends on how fast we get our booth business taken care of.

Its going to be an interesting day tomorrow!  This is the first time we've operated out of a booth that customers can actually walk into.

Kev
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ClydesdaleKevin on July 11, 2014, 05:42 PM
Booth is all set up, dog pen in the back of the booth is secure...SWEET!  Opening day at the Great Lakes Medieval Faire tomorrow!  Should be great!  At least the pups will love it.  They don't have to stay home for once.

Kev
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ClydesdaleKevin on July 12, 2014, 09:21 PM
It was a fun, if pretty slow and not very profitable, first day of faire!  And the pups loved being with us all day.  Although Paladin still doesn't like strangers, so we have to keep an eye on him.  As long as they ignore him, he ignores them...but people are stupid and we have to keep stupid people from trying to put their faces in his cute puppy face.  He doesn't like that AT ALL!  Karli of course loves everyone, no matter what they do or how they approach her.

Tomorrow is going to be another fun day, and again the pups are coming with us, of course.  I think this is going to be great for Paladin to socialize him and get him used to lots of strangers coming by.  I don't care if he doesn't want to snuggle up with strangers...he can be as aloof as he wants and ignore them to his heart's content.  I just don't want him biting anyone, even stupid people that deserve it...lol!

And on a happy note, a friend of mine has a bunch of scrap aluminum compartment door frame parts laying around, and I'll be able to fix the boo boo I made this past winter to the back of our RV...SWEET!

Kev
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ClydesdaleKevin on July 13, 2014, 09:03 PM
Just how cool is my 85 K5 Blazer, my awesomey truck of awesomeness? Today on the way to the Great Lakes Medieval Faire, there was a tree down across one of the back roads that goes to the faire. Patti was like, "What do we do now?". No problem babe, I reply, as cool as Bruce Campbell. I put the truck in drive, and pushed the tree off the road far enough to get past it. After moving the tree, I put the truck in reverse, then drove over the small upper branches, and we were on our way. "Holy shoot! I can't believe I just saw that!", said Patti. Yeah. My truck rules! You can't do that with a Honda or a Volkswagen!

K5-1
Tree-0

Kev
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: joanfenn on July 13, 2014, 09:06 PM
Any pictures? ;)
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ibdilbert01 on July 13, 2014, 09:19 PM
"85 K5 Blazer"

Very nice, they don't make them like they use too!!!  One reason I have never got rid of my 78 K10 is it just keeps on running, always reliable and cheap to work on.  295k miles and still running strong!
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ClydesdaleKevin on July 14, 2014, 09:02 AM
Yep!  Built like tanks, and easy to work on...and parts are cheap!  I've got about 4000 miles on a freshly rebuilt engine and transmission.

Kev
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ClydesdaleKevin on July 18, 2014, 04:39 PM
I got the booth all set up today for the weekend, then realized I had to get more marshmallows, since we were down to 4 bags.  Off to the market and back to the booth, then back home.

Karli is in heat again, so while at the market I had to get some feminine pads for her "Pretty Pants."  Paladin is definitely interested this time...lol!  He's not eating much, that's for sure.  At least its a convenient time for it, since we can bring the pups to work with us at this Faire...and it also means that her next heat will occur during our winter vacation.  Awesome!  We don't want to spay or neuter either pup until they are at least 2 years old (66% less chance of hip dysplasia, and over a 60% less chance of bone cancers later in life if you wait until they are at least 2-3 years old), but we don't want a litter of pups either.

Weekend 2 at the Great Lakes Medieval Faire coming right up!

Kev
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ClydesdaleKevin on July 19, 2014, 08:35 AM
And its raining...again.  Are we ever going to catch a break with the weather here?

Kev
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: M & J on July 19, 2014, 08:49 AM
Nope. Not for 4 days at least south of you where we're at.
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: jondecker76 on July 19, 2014, 09:26 AM
Sorry if I missed it - but where in Ohio are you guys at?


We're in Ashtabula County
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: DaveVA78Chieftain on July 19, 2014, 02:36 PM
In the first paragraph of post #1 of this thread he said:

QuoteAnd thus begins a new chapter!  Due to circumstance beyond our control, Patti and I will be personally doing the Great Lakes Medieval Faire here in Rock Creek, OH...and then when this faire is over, going down and doing the Ohio Renaissance Festival for the first 4 weekends, before leaving to go to our North Carolina show.

In reply #2 he said after the current faire he will be going to southern Ohio:
QuoteIt runs from August 30th, to October 19th...we'll be there through September...and its located at 10542 East State Route 73, Waynesville, OH 45068.

Dave
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ClydesdaleKevin on July 19, 2014, 09:02 PM
Not far from Ashtabula at all.  I actually think it is in Ashtabula county, although we are camping in Guaga county, if I spelled that right.

Not a bad day at faire today considering the forecast.  It was Time Traveler weekend, so people came out despite the forecast...a LOT of Dr. Who fans...and it didn't rain much afterall. Tomorrow's forecast is better, so hopefully we'll be at least as busy.

Karli and Paladin behaved very well today for puppies...and my factory spare tire carrier for the K5 Blazer arrived today (courtesy of a fellow I met on the ChevyK5Forum...all I had to do was pay shipping).  So I'll be installing that on Monday, giving the pups a lot more room in the back, and also preventing them from getting hurt on the spare tire. 

Overall, it was a fun day!

Kev

Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ClydesdaleKevin on July 20, 2014, 08:16 PM
A fun and decently busy day at faire today, although not a lot of shoppers...its like that sometimes.  Some days everyone just goes to the shows and they don't buy much...not many folks carrying packages today.  Some days are like that, unfortunately.  We did okay though, and had fun!

The pups behaved even better today.  Paladin still has a long way to go before he trusts strangers enough for them to approach him randomly...but at least he ignores them now for the most part...lol!  Its okay if he wants to be aloof.  I just don't want him being aggressive.  So far he's not, so its all good!  Karli of course is a little attention slut...lmao!

Tomorrow?  I'm going to paint and install the tire carrier in the back of the K5 and mount the spare tire...and do a few more things to make the back of the K5 safer and more comfy for the pups.  The steps I modified worked out great for them though!

Kev



Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ClydesdaleKevin on July 22, 2014, 07:21 PM
Tire carrier was installed yesterday, along with making the K5 safe and comfy for the pups.  Still have to paint it, but its in and the pups will be safe and happy.

Spent most of the day today working on bicycles...lol!  Mine was fine, but I got Patti's ready to ride, and the two bikes of our friends were transformed from boat anchors into rideable machines. 

I had to get REALLY creative with one mountain bike since it was SO beat up with very few usable parts.  It is now a single speed mountain bike with only a front brake, but it works!

Kev
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ClydesdaleKevin on July 26, 2014, 08:28 AM
Pirate Weekend at the Faire today!  Lets hope we get some customers...

Kev
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: LJ-TJ on July 26, 2014, 10:46 AM
OK Kev, so much for peace and quiet. The throngs of Bago's are headed your way. We'll see you in Ohio.
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ibdilbert01 on July 27, 2014, 08:23 PM
Tinytina and I visited Kev and Patti at the faire today!   Its a neat faire, well worth visitingi
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ClydesdaleKevin on July 31, 2014, 07:10 PM
Remember about 2 years ago I bought a cheap 40.00 water transfer pump to fill my freshwater tanks, and it failed horribly?  Glad I kept it!  By being creative where we are camped right now, I can use that pump, 160 feet of cobbled together scrap hoses, jumper cables, and my battery bank...and totally empty my grey water tanks without moving the RV.  SWEET!  The dump station is 160 feet away, and slightly up hill.  And that crappy NorthernTool pump did the job!  Took a while to empty 150 gallons of grey water at 2.0gpm...but it works!  About the only thing I ever bought from Northern Tool that DID work...lol!

Kev
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: Stripe on July 31, 2014, 07:58 PM
 ??? :)rotflmao
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: tiinytina on August 03, 2014, 07:01 PM
SOOOO awesome to finally meet Patti and Kevin!  What a couple of wonderful people! and pups of course.. not to mention Sampson too! 
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ClydesdaleKevin on August 03, 2014, 09:10 PM
Good times were had by all, and we can't wait for next year!  Great day at the faire today as well...the best so far at this little faire.  The parking lots were actually full!  This is the weirdest faire we've ever done!  The first 3 weekends reminded us of Kentucky...yesterday was lame as hell because of the weather forecast...and today was super busy like the faires we usually do.  Go figure.

Kev
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: Stripe on August 04, 2014, 04:27 AM
Nice..


Wait, isn't Northern Ohio where all the missing ballpoint pens and left socks end up at??  Hm?
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: RedneckExpress on August 04, 2014, 02:50 PM
Do you have a Sleek 4G Cradle and and antenna for your Verizon Hotspot?    I use one of those to boost the signal on ours so that it's strong enough that we can even run magic jack through the hotspot :). 
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: LJ-TJ on August 04, 2014, 08:23 PM
Just back from a great gathering of Classic Winnebago's in Ohio. I always thought Ren Fair people a little strange but hey Kev you and Pattie seem quite normal. :)rotflmao Kidding it was great to finally meet you guys. Hope you can make it again next year.
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ClydesdaleKevin on August 04, 2014, 09:15 PM
We'll be here every year from now on, LJ and TJ!  You guys are awesome...for Canadians...lol!

Kev
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ClydesdaleKevin on August 05, 2014, 07:15 PM
A friend helped me fix my K5 Blazer today, and the job went quickly and was actually fun!  We replaced the faulty power brake booster and the leaking power steering high pressure line.  So now the brakes are finally working the way they are supposed to, and no more power steering fluid will leak all over the front axle...SWEET!!!  Sometime this week I'll be heading over to a do it yourself carwash to degrease and powerwash the crud from under the Blazer...if I have time.  Lots of catapults to build!

Kev
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ClydesdaleKevin on August 08, 2014, 09:02 AM
I took Patti to Geneva on the Lake yesterday, and it was a fun time!  Lake Erie is HUGE!!!  Of course, Patti was worried the whole time about the pups.  Speaking of which, we are going to have Paladin's birthday party this afternoon, after I set up the booth at the faire.  He's a whole year old now!  And a 100 lbs already.  He's gonna be a moose!

Kev
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: DonD on August 08, 2014, 10:55 AM
Happy birthday Paladin.

Kev, I see your vape gadget. Very glad U2 are off tobacco.

I quit totally on 03/17/02 after 40 years and here's my stats:  At '02 prices...Quit 4527 days, $31,689.00 saved.
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: Stripe on August 08, 2014, 08:13 PM
Happy Barkday Paladin!
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ClydesdaleKevin on August 11, 2014, 08:46 AM
Thanks Don and Frederic!  Paladin had a great time, and birthday burgers were had by all.

I REALLY like vaping now.  The technology is finally there to where its way more enjoyable for me than smoking ever was.  I still get my nicotine, but no smoke and no carcinogens. 

I'm using a Russian 91% rebuildable tank atomizer now, and make my own coils and wicks.  Now I'm doing research into making my own e-liquids to save even MORE money.  Gotta love it!

This weekend at Faire was finally a good one!  One more weekend to go, then its off to Southern Ohio for 4 weekends, then back down to North Carolina.

Kev
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ClydesdaleKevin on August 11, 2014, 03:46 PM
Speaking of vaping devices, I won a free made in the USA drip atomizer on an online contest, and it arrived today.  Its the Tohb Atty, version 2.

So I built 2 perfect micro coils for the Tohb Atty.  28 gauge Kanthal, 17 wraps each around a 5/64th drill bit.  Came out to exactly 1.2 ohms, right where I calculated it would be.  Wicked it with unbleached organic cotton...and was using 0 nicotine Pomberry to test it.  HUGE clouds of vapor with the airflow wide open!  And the heat sink kept the metal drip tip from getting more than warm.  First time I ever vaped 0 nicotine, so at first I didn't "feel" any vapor, but the exhale filled the bedroom.  In fact, Patti made be leave the bedroom and go to the front so she could see the television...lol!  Yep...it puts out that much vapor.  Experiment number 2.  I added some 24mg Cherry Bomb flavor, and hackhackhack coughcough.  Wooweeee!  Just a couple of lung inhales and I was pretty light headed.  At 11 watts, it was maxing out my MVP battery before full lung inhale. 

So, some observations on Rebuildable Drip Atomizers: 

First, it sure does chuck out huge clouds of vapor...warm flavorful clouds. 

Second, RDAs need WAY more power than 11 watts.  At least, at 1 ohm or more builds (you can't sub-ohm on an MVP). 

Third, it was starting to make my MVP battery mod get really warm...which is bad juju.  This and the above leads me to the conclusion that if one were to want to use RDAs, one would need at least a 20 or even 30 watt regulated battery device.  (I am not a fan of unregulated mechanical mods...even knowing what I'm doing with electronics, they simply aren't safe, especially for the novice or the person who can't wrap their heads around ohms and amps and watts and volts and voltage drop and discharge rate, etc.).

Forth, its messy.  Even being careful, I had to use paper towels to keep the Atty, the battery, and my desk clean. 

Would I buy an RDA at this point (This one was free)?  No.  I have no interest in Cloud Chasing as they call it, although it was pretty neat.  Is the vape any better than my Russian 91% RTA? (Rebuildable Tank Atomizer).  It depends on what you mean by better...They both produce great flavor and a warm vape.  Airflow is of course higher than the RTA, but the Russian's airflow is pretty much just right for me.  The Russian produces a big cloud of dense warm vapor.  The Atty produces a much bigger cloud of vapor, but its not quite as warm or dense.  Flavor is about the same for either device. 

Here is where I think the Russian 91% is far superior:

Its not messy!  Once you fill it, you are good to go ALL DAY with no leaks.

It has a tank!  You fill it once, and it lasts me, a heavy vaper, all day.  I don't have to keep adding drops of liquid to the coils and wicking material every 5-10 vapes.

It doesn't heat up my battery.

The MVP battery lasts all day with the single coil Russian...the battery drains pretty quickly using the dual coil Tohb Atty as noted on its built-in battery meter.

Coils are WAY easier to build and wick on the Russian.

They both look cool, but the Russian looks cooler!

You can use the Russian at home or on the go...an RDA is more suited to sitting at your desk or at a vape lounge.  There is nothing convenient about an RDA, while an RTA is all about convenience.

And finally, I can stick with my affordable regulated and metered iTaste MVP batteries.  Good DNA30 battery mods START at 80 bucks, and go WAY up from there.  And I can get Dr. Who TARDIS skins for my MVPs!

So yeah, it was a fun experiment, and I'll hold on to it in my vape kit in case I someday get a Hana mod or clone or some other good DNA30 battery device on the cheap.  At which time I would revisit the experiment again using sub-ohm coils and higher wattage.  But for me, the Russian 91% is about as perfect as perfect gets...and I still have the satisfaction of making my own coils and wicks...and I don't need anywhere near the 11 watts my devices are capable of putting out.

Next up in logical progression?  I'm learning to make my own e-liquid, which I will be doing soon enough!  At an average cost of 6 bucks for a 10ml bottle of pre-made good quality e-juice made in the USA, I can make my own for around 10 CENTS per 10ml...and know exactly what's in it!

That's what I did on this rainy day...lol!

Kev
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: M & J on August 11, 2014, 06:18 PM
LSMFT
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: DaveVA78Chieftain on August 11, 2014, 09:48 PM
Yep, It is official now

He is a certified Vaporhead


http://vaporheads.net/ (http://vaporheads.net/)
W%
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ClydesdaleKevin on August 12, 2014, 08:06 AM
LOL Dave!  Sure beats being a smoker and spending all that money on something that will inevitably kill you.  Yep!  I'm a vaporhead...lol! 

By the way, the Russian 91% (or any good tank system like the Aspire Nautilus, etc.) is also perfect for long drives in the RV.  No ash, you don't have to look for a lighter or hope the one in the dash works, no red hot cherries to fall in your lap, and no more smoke blown in your eyes from the dash fans.  Its a win win, any way you look at it.

Kev
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ClydesdaleKevin on August 12, 2014, 08:08 AM
What does LSMFT stand for?

Kev
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: LJ-TJ on August 12, 2014, 08:19 AM
Well you guys have herd it a million times. I smoked three large packs a day. It took me three try's to quite. I made it. It's been 11years now. NO I'm not a reformed smoker. I'll always be a smoker I just haven't had one in 11years. What did I learn? I learned if and when you quite your whole world will change. You'll do things you thought you'd never do again like play baseball, run, ride a bike, race your kid up and down stairs. Some make it.......some don't. Congratulation to those who make it and to those who haven't good luck and keep trying it's worth the effort.
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: moonlitcoyote on August 12, 2014, 09:11 AM
Great job on quitting Kev and Patti! I know I need to quit and would love to but I dont have the willpower to do it. I have tried e-cigs but so far I have not found one that tastes as good as my camels or makes me feel like I have actually got my nicotine fix. Keep up the good work.
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: HandyDan on August 12, 2014, 10:17 AM
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Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: M & J on August 12, 2014, 12:51 PM
Handy Dan got it right. I figured you'd know that one Kev.

You were throwing vaping acronyms around so I tossed in an oldie from when cigs could be advertised. Not promoting, just having fun. :)

Congratulations so far.
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ClydesdaleKevin on August 13, 2014, 09:19 AM
LOL!  The nice thing about vaping as opposed to smoking is that its vapor and doesn't damage your lungs or cause cancer and other cardiovascular diseases.  My wind and energy are back, and life is good!  And I still get my nicotine, just like I get my caffeine in my morning coffee.  SWEET!

Kev
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ClydesdaleKevin on August 15, 2014, 08:31 AM
So you can all laugh at just how much a geek I am...here are our vaping devices.  Mine is the Tardis on the left (an MVP battery mod) topped with the Russian 91%, and Patti's is the Tardis on the right, topped with the Nautilus tank.

Doctor Who is pretty awesome...lol!

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfp1/t1.0-9/10551017_899517720076483_2357893645910716149_n.jpg)

Kev
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: pvoth1111 on August 15, 2014, 12:49 PM
Nice tardis
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: Oz on August 15, 2014, 01:13 PM
If they are remanufactured... would they be called "retardis"?   ???
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: pvoth1111 on August 15, 2014, 01:42 PM
as long as they are  not .......wait for it............retardi i??
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: Stripe on August 15, 2014, 04:16 PM
 Hm? N:(

Time And Relative Dimensions In Space can be refurbished Time and Time again..
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: Oz on August 15, 2014, 04:44 PM
You visited the Mobile Weed Wagon, didn't you? 


:angel:
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: DaveVA78Chieftain on August 15, 2014, 05:07 PM
Didn't you know?  His adorable puppy found it!    :laugh:
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ClydesdaleKevin on August 15, 2014, 06:36 PM
ROFLMFAO!!!  I absolutely love you guys!

Spent the day finishing off 6 trebuchets and 80 small catapults.  Closing weekend coming right up at the Great Lakes Medieval Faire, and then we are back on the road by Thursday on the way to the Ohio Renaissance Festival, about a 200 mile trip.

Vacation is over and its back to working for a living again...lol!

Kev
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: Stripe on August 15, 2014, 06:50 PM
Sweet!

Oh, Hempfest just started today here in WA.. WOOT!! 

(btw, no, I dun use)
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ClydesdaleKevin on August 16, 2014, 09:38 PM
Great day at faire today!  One more to go, then perhaps another run of catapults, packdown, and off to the next faire in southern Ohio.  The pups sure are going to miss where we are at!  They love running free, and stay right near us...they know to never leave line of sight.  Paladin is doing so much better with strangers by leaps and bounds, which is a good thing, since he's HUGE!  Over a hundred pounds at just over a year old...geesh!  Karli is Karli...our sweet little ferocious fruitbat.  She is loving and gentle with every human and animal EXCEPT Paladin!  She is so mean to my little guy!

Kev
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: M & J on August 17, 2014, 04:22 PM
Yeah Stripe, post the pic of that dude you sent me. And why are you sending pics of guys anyway?!?!?!?!
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: Froggy1936 on August 17, 2014, 04:36 PM
Glad you were finally able to make it there . Hope you can get extracated without any damage , Good Luck !  & Safe Trip   Frank & Louie
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ClydesdaleKevin on August 18, 2014, 08:28 AM
Final weekend was pretty good overall, so today we are pretty much taking the day off.  Tomorrow and Wednesday I'll be building a whole bunch more catapults...and then start the great packdown.  Our goal is to get out of here and on our way to the next faire on Thursday, or Friday at the latest.  I hope the rain holds off so we don't get stuck in the mud again...or have to BACK the RV down the long twisty driveway.  That will be a challenge if we have to do that...lol!

Kev
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ClydesdaleKevin on August 19, 2014, 06:36 PM
150 more catapults built today...still have to string them and stain them, but that will only take a couple of hours tomorrow.  Then the great packdown begins!

Kev
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ClydesdaleKevin on August 20, 2014, 05:51 PM
Catapults are all done and stained, and the shop is mostly packed up into tuppers.  Tomorrow I'll finish the packdown and bring everything back to camp, and load up Tetris style.  Friday the plan is to get the RV out of the soft ground and ready to head out, then on the road early Saturday morning.  Its about a 250 mile trip to the next faire, so its a short roadtrip this time!

Kev
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: M & J on August 20, 2014, 06:12 PM
Tetris style. Thats something I can visualize. Safe travels.
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ClydesdaleKevin on August 22, 2014, 08:18 AM
Everything is loaded up except the porch furniture and a few things like a couple of gas cans and the 5 water jugs.  Today is the big day where we get the RV out of the soft ground and into the driveway...which HOPEFULLY will go relatively smoothly.  And then tomorrow morning early?  Off to Waynesville, Ohio for the Ohio Renaissance Festival!

And another good bit of news!  A friend of ours gifted us with a brand new RV dishwasher, countertop style!  I even know where we are going to install it...right over the washer/dryer cabinet.  SWEET!  Patti is going to like that idea...although we won't be using it when boondocking of course...lol  Since I already laid the groundwork with electrical and plumbing for the washer/dryer, it will be easy to modify and hook into the system semi-permanently.

Kev
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ClydesdaleKevin on August 22, 2014, 09:47 PM
Out of the mud and onto the high ground of the main driveway!  And don't even ask how long or labor intensive it ended up being with chains and a big comealong...an all day event and I'll never be the same...lol!

But almost ready to roll tomorrow!  I have to dump the grey tank, fill the freshwater tank, load a minimal amount of stuff, hang the bicycles on the ladder rack, get out to the main road, hook up the Blazer and all that that entails, and hopefully be out of here before noon.

It was a rough day...but would have been way rougher without such good friends.  I'm sure going to miss them until next year.

Kev
Title: Re: Northern Ohio, 2014
Post by: ClydesdaleKevin on August 23, 2014, 09:47 PM
We arrived safely, no problems, at the Ohio Renaissance Festival parking lot...with a full tank of gas and a full propane tank.  I'm just now settling in with a beer, the genny is running the AC to take out the road heat, and the satellite is all hooked up for Patti so she can watch the 10pm showing of her show.  Easy peasy lemon squeezy! 

Thus endeth this chapter!  Look for the next chapter of our adventures, Southern Ohio, 2014...coming soon!

Kev