My Product Reviews and Thoughts

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

I have a three panel light like this on one side of my basement and I have it connected to a motion detection plug and love it so much I bought this 5-panel one with much more watts and lumens for the bigger side of the basement. My 100-year old house doesn’t have much lighting in it, and I need something I don’t need to run wires for and this screws into a normal light outlet is great.

I love that you can adjust the panels separately and point them at about any angel I need. I can get the whole basement covered and lite up with this one light and it will last 50k hours and save me money in the long run while doing it.

This is a 150 watt, 6000k daylight, bright light. So, it is a bright white light and not a soft yellow light you get from incandescent lighting. This is a very bright light and lights up my whole basement and does kind of hurt your eyes to look directly at it.

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My Rating: 5 Stars

Found on Amazon: https://amzn.to/35mwAoA

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They call this a dog treat camera, but it works just as well with my cats. This is a little bigger than I thought at 5”x5”x10” but has a great camera that works well in both the daytime and nighttime. It is made by Apeman, so that makes sense. They make great camera equipment.

Once you download the Faroro app and sign up using your email address, you add the camera (it will search your wifi your phone is connected to), once connected, you can see everything the camera can see and operate the treat dispenser. Easy as can be to install and set up. It has suction cups on the bottom that stick to a table if you don’t mount this on the wall.

The camera has all the features of a security camera with motion detection, two-way communication, night vision, notifications. This actually works as an indoor security camera as well plus will notify you when the treats have run out and won’t work until refilled. This will also automatically reconnect to your WIFI if it happens to drop off for some reason.

Very fun and a nice camera that will throw treats out on-demand as needed. Both my wife and all my cats do really appreciate it.

My Rating: 5 Stars

Found on Amazon: https://amzn.to/35oQIGU

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KGK Gas Chainsaw 20 Inch 62CC

Bought this to replace my 27 years old Craftsman 16-inch chain saw. Hope it lasts just as long. For one thing, these newer saws are a little lighter and easier to start than my old one was. This comes with everything you need but the gas and chain/gas oil.

Not sure if it is this newer chain saw or the length, but is seems to cut easier, faster and with less kick than my old one as well. Living on an old orchard with a lot of big trees, the extra 4-inches of bar will really help and come in handy on these bigger branches and trees I need to cut down and trim after 30 years of letting everything grow.

I love that this comes with a tool kit and pouch, 2 spark plugs and 2 chains as well as a bag to store the chain saw in. It just looks professional sitting there in the bag.

This took less than 15 minutes to put together the first time and get started. Took a couple of pulls to get the gas thru it but started on the first pull after that.

My Rating: 5 Stars

Found on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2UgDxkL

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Meat Grinder for Kitchen aid Stand Mixers, Including 3 Grinding Plates

Worked in a food processing plant for 28 years and worked with grinders that had an 80 pound screws in them and was worried about this plastic grinder, but all the parts on the inside that really matter, are metal and work great and without issue. The plastic just makes it lighter and easier to clean when you are done. I hand wash the plates and blades and machine wash the rest.

This couldn’t be any easier to install, use and clean and really does a great job of grinding the meat up. With three different size grinding plates, you can always find the one best suited for your job at hand. The blades are every sharp and should be handled with care, but at the same time you need to keep them sharp to make them work better. I use a food grade grease on my blades and plates to help the blade to cut the meat, lubricate the plate and blade and to just help protect it overall from rust and wear and tear. Got that from working with 400-pound Hobart grinders to corporate sized 10,000-pound grinding equipment for 28 years. Doesn’t matter the size, they all work the same.

My Rating: 5 Stars

Found on Amazon: https://amzn.to/38sCzKG

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Lvylov Decorative Soft Fluffy Faux Fur Throw Blanket 50" x 60"

The wife loves having a blanket on during these cold nights as we keep the heat down to save energy and money and she loves this blanket. It is one of the softest blankets we have now and the cats love laying on it as well. One side has about an inch and a half of fur and the other is a flat velvet that just feels good against your skin. If that isn’t enough for you, then being able to machine wash it and the lifetime warranty should be? We like it so much, we are thinking of buying more of these as gifts for the family for the holidays as well.

My Rating: 5 Stars

Found on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3p9KySR

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Wednesday, November 11, 2020

VANKYO StayTrue Projector Screen with Stand

This was a great buy and so much better than the old pulldown projection screens my parents had for our slides. This is easy to set up and get ready but does still take a few minutes to piece it together, so it isn’t as easy as pulling it out of the bag and you are good to go, but not bad. The screen is excellent and doesn’t wrinkle after being in the bag and it has a great picture quality. I love that this can be seen or projected from either side. I can use this for my AtmosFX display as well. The stand does stay up without any issue with little to no wind outside, but if you expect a heavier wind, I would use the included ropes to anchor the stand to the ground to help stop it from blowing over. Since you can see and project this from both sides, it also requires it to be a little darker to see the display better on the screen compared to others, so this is not for daytime viewing. Other than that, this is a nice, well-built screen with stands and a carrying bag.

My Rating: 5 Stars

Found on Amazon: https://amzn.to/351jNrG

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Kids Tablet, 7 inch Anti-Fall Tablets with Android 9.0, 2GB RAM, 16GB ROM, Parents Control & Kids Mode, Google Play Pre-Installed, IPS Eye Protection HD Display WiFi Tablet for Kids & Teens(Blue) by YINDIA

This is perfect for my grandson and will keep him off my home PC. This is a nice decent tablet for first tablet and someone just learning to use one and the apps. Comes preloaded with some apps and games for the kids to help learn but has all the other features of any other tablet out there. The 7-inch screen is big enough to easily see but not too big to hold with two hands and has parent control so you can limit how long they are on it and what they do with it. The 16 GB of memory is a little on the low side but can be increased by adding an SD card to it if needed. This is pretty much ready to go and be used right out if the box with no real setup needed.

My Rating: 5 Stars

Found on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2I2P1Gl

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