Advent calendar

Etherealicer · **Reply #90 on:** December 20, 2018, 08:37:51 PM

Day 19: RC cars

Etherealicer · **Reply #91 on:** December 20, 2018, 08:38:51 PM

Day 20: Light my Fire, firesteel and whistle

The whistle is useless (too small, I can barely get a sound out), but the steel sparks nicely

Etherealicer · **Reply #92 on:** December 20, 2018, 08:39:32 PM

Day 20: Construction machine
Probably my favorite mini-built so far

Etherealicer · **Reply #93 on:** December 21, 2018, 07:00:22 PM

Day 21: Sugar cane clock???

Etherealicer · **Reply #94 on:** December 21, 2018, 07:01:55 PM

Day 21: Body Warmer

Made in Japan. Has a shelf life of 2 years. Pretty neat...

Etherealicer · **Reply #95 on:** December 22, 2018, 05:12:06 PM

Day 22: Toy robot...

anyone got a clue what that stack is supposed to be?

Etherealicer · **Reply #96 on:** December 22, 2018, 05:14:27 PM

Day 22: Best Multitool EVER!

TVs in the 30s were sharper than this knife edge... and that wavy thing is not a serrated blade, but a saw (can you see how un-even it is?)!!!

Etherealicer · **Reply #97 on:** December 23, 2018, 07:55:23 PM

Day 23: Helicopter

love this build

Etherealicer · **Reply #98 on:** December 23, 2018, 07:58:07 PM

Day 23: Paracord bracelet.

Guess I will only get a flashlight OR a nice knife (more likely will be a flashlight tomorrow). Not my color and a cheap clasp. But Parcord is always useful and you can simply attach it anywhere.

Etherealicer · **Reply #99 on:** December 23, 2018, 08:06:34 PM

Just noticed that the pictures from Day 3 and 15 were missing, I blame the forum update

ironraven · **Reply #100 on:** December 24, 2018, 03:13:31 PM

The stack with the robot is a load. That needs lifting.

I guess that makes the clockwork robot a binary load lifter.

Etherealicer · **Reply #101 on:** December 24, 2018, 03:28:59 PM

Day 24... girl/boy with weird hair?

... wait, its Santa

Etherealicer · **Reply #102 on:** December 24, 2018, 03:30:00 PM

Day 24

THIEF!

The box was empty

Etherealicer · **Reply #103 on:** December 24, 2018, 03:34:41 PM

Wait... why does my wife have a new flashlight

usually, she just takes one of mine

Why is there an empty box.

Wait a minute

Etherealicer · **Reply #104 on:** December 24, 2018, 03:38:34 PM

I have a great wife, she lent her new flashlight to me for a picture. Alright... we have a winner.

congratz Reinier, please PM me your address...

Day 24: Olight i1R EOS
Well, i will steal it back once my wife is at sleep, so I can get a bit of a feel for it.

RF52 · **Reply #105 on:** December 24, 2018, 04:02:48 PM

Congrats Reinier and have fun with your gadgets Etherealicer

Sent fra min FRD-L09 via Tapatalk

Reinier · **Reply #106 on:** December 24, 2018, 04:26:48 PM

Whaaaat!

I did not win though, my answer was only 50% correct. There was no Swiza!
Also, you just gave me a present two weeks ago

Etherealicer · **Reply #107 on:** December 24, 2018, 09:28:32 PM

Quote from: Reinier on December 24, 2018, 04:26:48 PM

Whaaaat!

I did not win though, my answer was only 50% correct. There was no Swiza!
Also, you just gave me a present two weeks ago

Well, it's 50% more than everybody else...

Reinier · **Reply #108 on:** December 24, 2018, 09:29:25 PM

Quote from: Etherealicer on December 24, 2018, 09:28:32 PM

Quote from: Reinier on December 24, 2018, 04:26:48 PM
Whaaaat!

I did not win though, my answer was only 50% correct. There was no Swiza!
Also, you just gave me a present two weeks ago
Well, it's 50% more than everybody else...

1.5 times zero is still zero!

Top-Gear-24 · **Reply #109 on:** December 25, 2018, 12:24:56 AM

Quote from: Etherealicer on December 24, 2018, 03:38:34 PM

I have a great wife, she lent her new flashlight to me for a picture. Alright... we have a winner. congratz Reinier, please PM me your address...

Day 24: Olight i1R EOS
Well, i will steal it back once my wife is at sleep, so I can get a bit of a feel for it.

Got four of those, one for each member of my family (except my girl, being 2,5 years old she's a bit too young for it) as a Christmas present. Great little lights, with awesome power for such a small thing.
(and no, that's not what she said

).

Wessaen · **Reply #110 on:** December 26, 2018, 08:30:18 AM

Purchased an i1R EOS during Black Friday for my car keys. Love how tiny and bright it is.

Etherealicer · **Reply #111 on:** December 27, 2018, 10:31:35 PM

Took a couple of items out into the "woods" during my lunch-break.

Etherealicer · **Reply #112 on:** December 27, 2018, 10:35:47 PM

Making a hot cup of tea
As advertised, the fuel lasted 10 minutes. I was heating 0.3l in a titanium mug (poor thermal qualities). They claim it can heat 0.5l in 7min, but it failed to boil the water, it got adequately hot to make tea though.

Etherealicer · **Reply #113 on:** December 27, 2018, 10:38:37 PM

The wiresaw got stuck a lot, despite having pressure to open up the cut. Put some elbow grease into it, but it cut really poorly. The Spirit was through the branch faster than it took to the wiresaw for that small cut.
I'm glad I had a chance to test one, but it goes straight into the bin.

Etherealicer · **Reply #114 on:** December 27, 2018, 10:39:54 PM

The card tool is slightly better than a plastic card at scraping... but that's about all, it does not cut and certainly not saw... straight into the trash bin.

Etherealicer · **Reply #115 on:** December 27, 2018, 10:49:44 PM

Light my Fire Firestriker
First off, the whistle is a total waste of plastic. It is utterly useless. My first attempt at making a feather stick (and I think y 2nd attempt at using a firestriker), not stellar, but not the worst either. The wood was slightly wet, so I used some cotton towel. Had troubles using striker with the cord on, so I cut it off. Still didn't work much better. I upgraded to using the Fällkniven F1 as striker, worked much better. I almost got it going, but smothered it. Anyway, I was on my lunch break, almost certain I could have managed a fire if I had more time.
Firestrikers are not really my thing... but if I would carry one, I would want it to be bigger.

Etherealicer · **Reply #116 on:** December 27, 2018, 11:09:42 PM

Summary

Keep
Pouch, Esbit pocket stove, Compass, Powerbank, Signal Mirror (Have not really any use for it, but then I also own a Downrange Tomahawk), Emergency Blanket, Wire, Matches, Rite in the Rain Notepad, Pen, Water purification tabs, Foldable water bottle, body warmer, paracord bracelet (the clasp is useless, but you can attach it anywhere and have a stretch of paracord, I probably will put it on my bike), Olight i1R EOS (technically, my wife is going to keep that one)

Straight in to the trash
Wiresaw, Whistle (I have two really nice whistles already, while working it is really cheaply built and with sharp edges), Keysmart (no idea what I would use that for), Garbage tool, survival booklet, sewing kit (I have a better one), Fire striker, Credit card shaped crap,

All in all not a bad yield. Probably, not going to get another one next year (well, maybe I will) because the items will be similar.

twiliter · **Reply #117 on:** December 28, 2018, 01:22:06 AM

I'm thinking the Legos are in the keep category E Man, if not, I can find a home for them.

Cool thread.

Serena · **Reply #118 on:** December 28, 2018, 09:06:26 AM

Quote from: Etherealicer on December 27, 2018, 11:09:42 PM

Summary

Keep
Pouch, Esbit pocket stove, Compass, Powerbank, Signal Mirror (Have not really any use for it, but then I also own a Downrange Tomahawk), Emergency Blanket, Wire, Matches, Rite in the Rain Notepad, Pen, Water purification tabs, Foldable water bottle, body warmer, paracord bracelet (the clasp is useless, but you can attach it anywhere and have a stretch of paracord, I probably will put it on my bike), Olight i1R EOS (technically, my wife is going to keep that one)

Straight in to the trash
Wiresaw, Whistle (I have two really nice whistles already, while working it is really cheaply built and with sharp edges), Keysmart (no idea what I would use that for), Garbage tool, survival booklet, sewing kit (I have a better one), Fire striker, Credit card shaped crap,

All in all not a bad yield. Probably, not going to get another one next year (well, maybe I will) because the items will be similar.

KeySmart in the trash?

Send it to me then…
I love my KeySmarts!!!!!