I took this apart and got a 26x45 spot fresnel lens. It’s very powerful... Brand new ones this size can cost up to $3800 for a quality one. Used they go for around $250. The one I got is in near new quality

Day 3 we got up in the morning after spending a very cold night. The temperature dropped overnight to high 30’s but we survived. All the other nights stayed around the 50’s or so. That night we met some

Day 2 we woke up to another perfect weather day as it turned out to be everyday of this trip. Could not of planned it better. We ate breakfast and packed up then headed on down the trail. I generally ate

One of my neighbors come home tomorrow from hospital and needs a wheelchair ramp to get into their home now. They asked the community for help. Someone donated some 2x6 and I had some left over 2x4 and

I have Parkinson’s Disease. Most likely acquired it from a severe head injury in the Army. Apparently I’ve had it for years only it took a long time to recognize the symptoms. Today anyone can clearly

We took our kayaks out to Little Trout Lake this weekend. But first I enslaved some children to scrub the kayaks clean as they hadn’t been used for a few years. Once at the lake Addie helped me rinse the

STORMS STORMS and more STORMS!!! Last night I stayed at a motel in Iron Mountain after riding 70 miles to get there. This morning I got back to riding about 8am and it started raining about 9am. Really

My wife Addie and my two dogs dropped me off at Lake of the clouds on June 10th. I set up camp there for the night and reviewed my gear double-checked everything and set out the following morning. The

Leaving in the morning (June 10th 2019) for my bicycle trip across the U.P. of Michigan. I'm starting at the lake of the clouds in the Porcupine mountains and riding to the Mackinaw bridge. That's 341

Having fun with friends and family on a quadricycle I bought for $20. I had to replace 2 tires and innertubes each $20. So my total investment is $60. We all had a lot of fun on it. It rides amazingly

The float inside our toilet tank stopped working properly. It wasn't rising up to shut the water fully off anymore. So we replaced it and documented the process in case someone has the same need but doesn't

Today I spent all day helping a neighbor build a wall with a door in it to split his garage in half. We incorporated the kids as much as possible. They were 8yo and 7yo. We finished everything but the

Finally got new curtains Addie likes and a rod to hang them from. So we finally got them hung in our bedroom. Note this happened about a week ago and I was busy not getting a chance to post till now. Sorry.

Stalling your bike in front of people is very embarrassing and can happen to anyone no matter what your skill level is. The slightest release of pressure on the clutch lever can engage the clutch before

This sportbike ride occurs in a rare weather condition that my son chooses to ride in. I have become a fair weather rider that bows out when it is foggy or raining. I don't enjoy the ride if I am getting

This ride started out fine and everything as normal until the very end. The straighter roads let the speed come up and at 4:30 they were doing high 90s or even a 100. Everything was fine until the end

This ride is on a road with easy curves so is more suited to the sport touring bike that Tyson is riding. This allows for higher speeds with less lean in the curves. To me it is smooth elegant and relaxing

April 1st I was on my way to a community meeting when I turned left into the parking lot. Suddenly I heard a snap and lost the ability to steer. My truck shot right and slammed into a utility pole before

This video begins with being blocked by slower moving car traffic and even a slow RV blocking the cars coming in the opposite direction. From 2:30 to 4:00 my son was running a good pace through the straight

This video shows a lot of double yellow car passing as there was a lot of car traffic on this ride. At about 4:00 we passed a group of Harley riders out having their fun. Our pace usually starts out slower