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1 HN user recommended this in 2023, in one comment.
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1 HN user recommended this in 2023, in one comment.
Each tall tick is one HN user's first recommendation. A short tick is the same user again. Click a tick to jump to the comment.
Wow, glad to hear it!
Here's some other products you might appreciate:
* The latest is these giant sun hats, especially ones which drape over the back of the neck.[0] Search for fishing/boating hats.
* Lots of cheap sunglasses from the dollar store (ahem, "tree" in my area). The avalanche ensures I always have a pair. No worse than the $10-20 versions, and I don't care when I inevitably lose/break them.
* The thick (black) gloves from Harbor Freight are quite nice. Effectively reusable.
* Back at the aforementioned dollar store, they sell 100-packs of thin disposable food service gloves. LIFE CHANGING for pumping gas. Literally gloves in the glove box haha.
* If you have feet, get yourself some Powerstep insoles. If you go to a podiatrist it's the first thing they do anyway. Feet matter.
* For wildfire/campfire/dusty activities/viruses, I pull out this dorky thing.[1] Its dorkiness is exceeded only by its effectiveness. :) I gave tips about using it here.[2]
* For air filtration, I'm a big fan of the Filtrete 1900 (MERV 13) filters. Low restriction, and just the "sweet spot" of efficiency vs airflow. I put them in my HVAC system — some restriction yes, but much better than others! Also great for "Corsi box" DIY filters.
* I grab cheap foam earplugs (Harbor Fright again) and cut them in half. Industrial modernity is surprisingly loud — as it turns out hearing loss isn't a 'natural' part of aging, it's all just environmental exposure. I keep a few in that useless little pants pocket. I first learned about this from someone on HN who tried it, so I it's my turn. :)
Wish I could think of more, but my brain is totally fried. :) But here's a parting tip:
* If some new purchase smells like an injection molding facility (ie everything), I scrub 3x with soap and hot water, then hang it outside (yes really!) for a week. Somehow the sun bleaching works like nothing else. This process even completely removed odor from my anti-fatigue "puzzle piece" floor mats, a process which normally takes months on its own.
Anyway hopefully some folks can benefit from something here. Cheers everyone.
[0] eg https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C27F3Y2K/
[1] https://www.amazon.com/BROAD-Rechargeable-Electrical-Purifyi...
[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34378478