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RAM Quick-Grip phone holder mounted upside down on a car dashboardVIDEO · CAR · NOVEMBER 3, 2026RAM Quick-Grip XL review: my permanent phone mountMounted upside down on purpose so the phone drops right in. Slow to set up with all the little screws, then it does not move.
Two RAM ball mounts on a track bolted to a car dashboardVIDEO · CAR · NOVEMBER 3, 2026RAM ball mount review: 2.5 years bolted to my dashTwo and a half years with 1 inch RAM ball mounts on a track bolted into the dash. How the track, ball and arm fit together.
Jose holding the Syncwire Bluetooth FM transmitter in his carVIDEO · CAR · NOVEMBER 3, 2026Bluetooth for older cars: Syncwire FM transmitter reviewA Syncwire FM transmitter review from my LX470: Bluetooth audio through the original radio, without a cassette adapter or loading music onto a USB drive.
Jose holding the Anker car charger with its built-in cable in his carVIDEO · CAR · NOVEMBER 1, 2026Anker car charger with a built-in retractable cablePull it, plug in your phone, let it go and it snaps back. A quick review of the Anker 75W USB-C car charger with the cable built in.
Open glass jar full of pickled jalapeños and carrotsVIDEO · COOKING · NOVEMBER 1, 2026Glass pickle jar with a flip strainerFlip it, let the brine drain, grab your jalapeños. A quick review of a glass pickle jar with a strainer.
Hollow tines of a core aerator next to the spikes of a spike aerator, with Buy and Skip tagsVIDEO · HOUSE AND YARD · NOVEMBER 1, 2026Core aerator vs spike aeratorTwo manual aerators on the corner of the yard that floods. One pulls plugs, one pokes holes. Only one fixed the drainage.
Won't start: TOPDON battery tester showing 12% health on Jose's LX470VIDEO · CAR · OCTOBER 29, 2026LX470 crank but no start: bad batteryLights on, no start. A battery tester, a jump starter and AutoZone all said the same thing.
Prickly pear cactus planted in the gravel bed along the fenceVIDEO · HOUSE AND YARD · OCTOBER 29, 2026Getting the cactus out of the potsThe potted prickly pear goes into the ground, a little cleanup with the torch, and pads that rooted on their own.
Jose sitting on the first little deck while his dogs rest nearbyVIDEO · HOUSE AND YARD · SEPTEMBER 27, 2026Two little decks, then some stainTwo builds, a few lessons, the dogs and the mahogany finish months later.
Jose under the Krause Springs waterfallVIDEO + SHORT · OUTINGS · SEPTEMBER 26, 2026A Visit to Krause SpringsThe gardens, pools and waterfall, with a shorter cut of the visit.
Chorizo, egg and cheese burrito thumbnailVIDEO + SHORT + RECIPE · COOKING · SEPTEMBER 25, 2026Chorizo, egg and cheese burritosThe full video, a quick cooking cut and my loose recipe.