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 2014-03-20 11:23 AM in reply to: Hot Runner |
Master  3205    ann arbor, michigan |  Subject: RE: Best recent purchases < $10Originally posted by Hot Runner I could really use the pineapple gadget. But never seen one in Vietnam. I pay extra to get mine pre-butchered from the fruit shop. I have always paid for the pre-cored pineapple too, until now. I clicked on the link and it took me to an Amazon retailer that charged me $4.74, total, to ship a stainless steel pineapple corer to my house. It went out last night. I am giddy with excitement. Less than $5. They can't be making money off of that. |
| 2014-03-20 1:28 PM in reply to: tuwood |
Regular 5477  LHOTP | Subject: RE: Best recent purchases < $10 Originally posted by tuwood I showed this to my husband and he said it looks like it wastes a lot of pineapple. What say you, owners of incredible gadget?Originally posted by Dolcezza Ok, I bought a pineapple corer/slicer gadget for 10 dollars at the grocery store..... totally LIFE CHANGING if you like pineapple. Seriously! We have one of those too. Best invention ever. ok, maybe not but it's up there. :) |
| 2014-03-20 1:30 PM in reply to: morey000 |
Regular 5477 LHOTP | Subject: RE: Best recent purchases < $10 Originally posted by morey000 Drop Bags. Saw people selling drop bags for ultras for $20. got these off Amazon for $1.50 (bought 5 of them) http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009I44F7I/ref=twister_B009XD25UI there are also ones without the outside mesh for $0.99
Have you tried running with these? I am considering starting a run commute, and my regular backpack is too big/heavy/cumbersome. I would probably just be carrying a swim suit, goggles, cap, towel, shorts and a t-shirt--so maybe 3-4lbs, but kinda bulky ones. |
| 2014-03-20 2:49 PM in reply to: switch |
Pro 5361 | Subject: RE: Best recent purchases < $10 Originally posted by switch http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009I44F7I/ref=twister_B009XD25UI there are also ones without the outside mesh for $0.99
Have you tried running with these? I am considering starting a run commute, and my regular backpack is too big/heavy/cumbersome. I would probably just be carrying a swim suit, goggles, cap, towel, shorts and a t-shirt--so maybe 3-4lbs, but kinda bulky ones.
I'd guess 'no'. They are just string bags. Certainly strong/rugged enough, but it wouldn't be very comfortable nor have sufficient support for running. Maybe pick up a camelback and take the water bladder out? |
| 2014-03-20 2:49 PM in reply to: 0 |
Pro 4578 Vancouver, BC | Subject: RE: Best recent purchases < $10 I bought one of the pineapple gadgets when I got home from Cuba. I was craving pineapple and they had the gadget right next to the pineapple. It works great. I would say that it wastes not more pineapple than when I try to cut it myself. Actually less. Also, I started making pina coladas in the pineapple shell. That's something else I picked up in Cuba. So waste = 0.
Edited by jeng 2014-03-20 2:50 PM |
| 2014-03-20 2:58 PM in reply to: morey000 |
Regular 5477 LHOTP | Subject: RE: Best recent purchases < $10 Originally posted by morey000 Originally posted by switch http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009I44F7I/ref=twister_B009XD25UI there are also ones without the outside mesh for $0.99
Have you tried running with these? I am considering starting a run commute, and my regular backpack is too big/heavy/cumbersome. I would probably just be carrying a swim suit, goggles, cap, towel, shorts and a t-shirt--so maybe 3-4lbs, but kinda bulky ones.
I'd guess 'no'. They are just string bags. Certainly strong/rugged enough, but it wouldn't be very comfortable nor have sufficient support for running. Maybe pick up a camelback and take the water bladder out?
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| 2014-03-20 3:01 PM in reply to: jeng |
Regular 5477 LHOTP | Subject: RE: Best recent purchases < $10 Originally posted by jeng I bought one of the pineapple gadgets when I got home from Cuba. I was craving pineapple and they had the gadget right next to the pineapple. It works great. I would say that it wastes not more pineapple than when I try to cut it myself. Actually less. Also, I started making pina coladas in the pineapple shell. That's something else I picked up in Cuba. So waste = 0.
Nice! I am all for a rum beverage in that sized vessel :) How did you like Cuba? Would you recommend it? I've heard mixed reviews. |
| 2014-03-20 3:34 PM in reply to: switch |
| Seattle | Subject: RE: Best recent purchases < $10 Originally posted by switch Originally posted by tuwood I showed this to my husband and he said it looks like it wastes a lot of pineapple. What say you, owners of incredible gadget?Originally posted by Dolcezza Ok, I bought a pineapple corer/slicer gadget for 10 dollars at the grocery store..... totally LIFE CHANGING if you like pineapple. Seriously! We have one of those too. Best invention ever. ok, maybe not but it's up there. It's pretty rad. Mine was free. Well, actually we had a couple beers after a pineapple themed race and someone commandeered it and it ended up at my house. Anyway, It's great not only for the coring/slicing attributes but also the ability to turn your pineapple skin (would you call it skin?) into a beverage vessel. |
| 2014-03-20 3:34 PM in reply to: Asalzwed |
| Seattle | Subject: RE: Best recent purchases < $10 Great minds! |
| 2014-03-20 3:37 PM in reply to: Asalzwed |
| Seattle | Subject: RE: Best recent purchases < $10 |
| 2014-03-20 4:09 PM in reply to: Asalzwed |
Regular 5477 LHOTP | Subject: RE: Best recent purchases < $10 Originally posted by Asalzwed Baby. Honey. Darlin.As for my best recent < $10 purchase:
See rule #1 and try again. (Seriously. I have high, high hopes for you on this thread.) |
| 2014-03-20 5:11 PM in reply to: switch |
| Seattle | Subject: RE: Best recent purchases < $10 Originally posted by switch Originally posted by Asalzwed Baby. Honey. Darlin.As for my best recent < $10 purchase:
See rule #1 and try again. (Seriously. I have high, high hopes for you on this thread.) Son of a! Well we were talking about pineapples and I forgot |
| 2014-03-20 5:19 PM in reply to: Asalzwed |
| Seattle | Subject: RE: Best recent purchases < $10 Alright, alright I have one. I just purchased my SO a "burner phone" for our joint birthday. It is a flip phone. We are going to release the number to the phone and that will be the only way to contact us on the day of the party. Also, we won't have any contacts in the phone so everything is pretty anonymous so people can send whatever they see fit, knowing that we are going to pull the battery and break the phone just like the movies at the end of the night
I hope I followed the rules this time, but I must confess, I rarely follow directions. |
| 2014-03-20 5:31 PM in reply to: Asalzwed |
Regular 5477 LHOTP | Subject: RE: Best recent purchases < $10 Originally posted by Asalzwed Did y'all know our sweet Salty is turning 30? Party of the year, that one. Alright, alright I have one. I just purchased my SO a "burner phone" for our joint birthday. It is a flip phone. We are going to release the number to the phone and that will be the only way to contact us on the day of the party. Also, we won't have any contacts in the phone so everything is pretty anonymous so people can send whatever they see fit, knowing that we are going to pull the battery and break the phone just like the movies at the end of the night :)
I hope I followed the rules this time, but I must confess, I rarely follow directions. This may, in fact, be the thread winner :) |
| 2014-03-20 5:47 PM in reply to: switch |
Master 6834 Englewood, Florida | Subject: RE: Best recent purchases < $10 Originally posted by switch Originally posted by Asalzwed Did y'all know our sweet Salty is turning 30? Party of the year, that one.Alright, alright I have one. I just purchased my SO a "burner phone" for our joint birthday. It is a flip phone. We are going to release the number to the phone and that will be the only way to contact us on the day of the party. Also, we won't have any contacts in the phone so everything is pretty anonymous so people can send whatever they see fit, knowing that we are going to pull the battery and break the phone just like the movies at the end of the night
I hope I followed the rules this time, but I must confess, I rarely follow directions. This may, in fact, be the thread winner It is a dang good thing that the phone dies at the end of the night. Although, there is the very real chance that you may not be fully functional at the end of the night and the phone may live on. Either way, I'm hoping it turns out like SXSW, because I am still reading that. And I can't come up with a feckin' $10 purchase at all. Sad, I tell you. |
| 2014-03-20 6:43 PM in reply to: switch |
| Seattle | Subject: RE: Best recent purchases < $10 Originally posted by switch Originally posted by Asalzwed Did y'all know our sweet Salty is turning 30? Party of the year, that one.Alright, alright I have one. I just purchased my SO a "burner phone" for our joint birthday. It is a flip phone. We are going to release the number to the phone and that will be the only way to contact us on the day of the party. Also, we won't have any contacts in the phone so everything is pretty anonymous so people can send whatever they see fit, knowing that we are going to pull the battery and break the phone just like the movies at the end of the night
I hope I followed the rules this time, but I must confess, I rarely follow directions. This may, in fact, be the thread winner Ahem, and someone else has a birthday shortly after that! THE BIG 40!! Maybe someone else needs a burner phone! |
| 2014-03-20 6:48 PM in reply to: Asalzwed |
Regular 5477 LHOTP | Subject: RE: Best recent purchases < $10 Originally posted by Asalzwed Me sitting around in my PJs, drinkin beer, and chillin with my family--awesome for me, extraordinarily boring for anyone else.Originally posted by switch Originally posted by Asalzwed Did y'all know our sweet Salty is turning 30? Party of the year, that one.Alright, alright I have one. I just purchased my SO a "burner phone" for our joint birthday. It is a flip phone. We are going to release the number to the phone and that will be the only way to contact us on the day of the party. Also, we won't have any contacts in the phone so everything is pretty anonymous so people can send whatever they see fit, knowing that we are going to pull the battery and break the phone just like the movies at the end of the night :)
I hope I followed the rules this time, but I must confess, I rarely follow directions. This may, in fact, be the thread winner :) Ahem, and someone else has a birthday shortly after that! THE BIG 40!! Maybe someone else needs a burner phone! I'm celebrating this birthday vicariously--don't let me down youngun ;)
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| 2014-03-20 6:55 PM in reply to: morey000 |
Master 8250 Eugene, Oregon Bronze member | Subject: RE: Best recent purchases < $10 I sometimes "run errands" with a pack--wouldn't recommend anything with string straps unless your stuff is extremely light, and even then, the strings can chafe if they're on bare skin, and the bag bounces. A Camelback bag without the bladder will work, or if you don't mind spending a little more, you can get a very light daypack designed for trail running or "flashpacking" that has both waist and chest straps to really minimize bouncing. Vaude (I currently have their Rock Ultralight 25) and GoLite make some nice ones that would work to hold clothes, etc. for a run commute. But out of the $10 range--more like $30-$40 on sale. |
| 2014-03-20 7:09 PM in reply to: Hot Runner |
Regular 5477 LHOTP | Subject: RE: Best recent purchases < $10 Originally posted by Hot Runner I sometimes "run errands" with a pack--wouldn't recommend anything with string straps unless your stuff is extremely light, and even then, the strings can chafe if they're on bare skin, and the bag bounces. A Camelback bag without the bladder will work, or if you don't mind spending a little more, you can get a very light daypack designed for trail running or "flashpacking" that has both waist and chest straps to really minimize bouncing. Vaude (I currently have their Rock Ultralight 25) and GoLite make some nice ones that would work to hold clothes, etc. for a run commute. But out of the $10 range--more like $30-$40 on sale. Thanks HR. I think my excitement to do the commute as a run will largely depend on how well the transporting the gear part works I'll try the Camelback, but if it doesn't work I'll probably go with one of your suggestions. What would you say is the upper carrying weight limit, comfort-while-running-wise, on the pack you have? |
| 2014-03-21 4:38 AM in reply to: switch |
Master 8250 Eugene, Oregon Bronze member | Subject: RE: Best recent purchases < $10 Hmmm....I think it would depend on what kind of run it was (hard to do speedwork with a big pack), and what the weight consisted of. Also maybe what you are used to. I carry 1.5 liters of water in a waist pack on almost all my long runs (90 minutes and up) so that alone is more than 3 pounds. Too heavy a pack will screw up your biomechanics but something 5 pounds or less shouldn't be that big a deal--most women fluctuate that much anyway during a month! A soft load (like clothes) with maybe a few lumpier things (deoderant, shampoo?) wrapped in the clothes is easier to carry than books, for example. That being said, I think on one occasion I've put in an hour run with a full change of clothes, small towel, a few toiletries, a money pouch, map, and my I-pad. (Running while on vacation--the park I was running in was far from my hotel but close to where I wanted to shop, and a place to change was available there.) I wouldn't want to do a tempo run with all that, but don't recall any problems. The Ultralight has two water bottle holders--great for walking/hiking, but if you use them while running, esp. on trails, they sometimes fall out. Might be safer to put water inside the pack. I think it's also set up to allow you to insert a camelback-type hydration bladder and pull the tube outside-- will check when I get home. |
| 2014-03-21 8:32 AM in reply to: Hot Runner |
Pro 5755 | Subject: RE: Best recent purchases < $10 Not super recent, but I was in Kohls and there was a brand new 4-bottle Fuel Belt in the pile of discount items for $6.00. I already have a fuel belt, but how could I not buy it? |
| 2014-03-21 8:45 AM in reply to: Hot Runner |
Regular 5477 LHOTP | Subject: RE: Best recent purchases < $10 Originally posted by Hot Runner Hmmm....I think it would depend on what kind of run it was (hard to do speedwork with a big pack), and what the weight consisted of. Also maybe what you are used to. I carry 1.5 liters of water in a waist pack on almost all my long runs (90 minutes and up) so that alone is more than 3 pounds. Too heavy a pack will screw up your biomechanics but something 5 pounds or less shouldn't be that big a deal--most women fluctuate that much anyway during a month! A soft load (like clothes) with maybe a few lumpier things (deoderant, shampoo?) wrapped in the clothes is easier to carry than books, for example. That being said, I think on one occasion I've put in an hour run with a full change of clothes, small towel, a few toiletries, a money pouch, map, and my I-pad. (Running while on vacation--the park I was running in was far from my hotel but close to where I wanted to shop, and a place to change was available there.) I wouldn't want to do a tempo run with all that, but don't recall any problems. The Ultralight has two water bottle holders--great for walking/hiking, but if you use them while running, esp. on trails, they sometimes fall out. Might be safer to put water inside the pack. I think it's also set up to allow you to insert a camelback-type hydration bladder and pull the tube outside-- will check when I get home. All of these runs would be EZ, and I have a locker at work, so I don't need to carry toiletries. Getting excited to try. Thanks for the input :) |
| 2014-03-21 8:54 AM in reply to: switch |
| Seattle | Subject: RE: Best recent purchases < $10 Elesa, I run commute 4 x a week, 6 miles one way. My pack weighs between 4-10 lbs. feel free to message me with any logistical questions. |
| 2014-03-21 4:04 PM in reply to: 0 |
Member 1293 Pearland,Tx | Subject: RE: Best recent purchases < $10 Originally posted by morey000 Drop Bags. Saw people selling drop bags for ultras for $20. got these off Amazon for $1.50 (bought 5 of them) http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009I44F7I/ref=twister_B009XD25UI there are also ones without the outside mesh for $0.99
Good find Morey!!! Race Directors should consider this for packet pick up!!!  Edited by strykergt 2014-03-21 4:05 PM |
| 2014-03-21 4:28 PM in reply to: strykergt |
Pro 5361 | Subject: RE: Best recent purchases < $10 Originally posted by strykergt Originally posted by morey000 Good find Morey!!! Race Directors should consider this for packet pick up!!! Drop Bags. Saw people selling drop bags for ultras for $20. got these off Amazon for $1.50 (bought 5 of them) http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009I44F7I/ref=twister_B009XD25UI there are also ones without the outside mesh for $0.99
The good news is that they come in a variety of colors. But if everyone had the same kinda' bag it would get confusing. So, I get yellow, since I found them first. ya'll can choose your own color... as long as it's not the yellow ones, or I'll be wearing your socks and eating your cliff bars. |
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