Interesting, I've had no such issues so far. The few batches I've made, I loosely followed the recipe but mostly eyeballed the amount, and it's always come out tasty. I've yet to try this round, though
I'd love some advice on repairing or replacing this bamboo cup lid, which has lasted around 5 years otherwise!
I've thought about doing a kintsugi type repair, since I still have the broken pieces: !
However, most kintsugi kits I've seen for sale online are either pretty expensive or not meant to be in contact with food. I'm cautious about using a cheaper epoxy for that reason as well -- I'm not sure how concerned I should be about chemicals leaching into my coffee even after it's cured.
Maybe I should just look for a replacement lid online? This one is about 9.5cm across, but I'm not sure they come in standard sizes
I was recently looking at old posts in this community, and it reminded me that it's been over a year since I repaired these two backpacks and made a few posts about the process.
Both of these have held up remarkable well in a year of near daily use. Some of the shoe-goo sealant is starting to detach in places: !
But most of it is still in place. The fabric patches and sewing line I used to close the rips are also still in one piece: ! !
The shoe goo is still in a drawer somewhere, so I may apply a fresh coat at some point, if more of it flakes off. But overall, I'm really happy with how these have held up!
I used some Tyvek Housewrap to build a tent, camping chair, and camping stool. The total cost was very affordable at around $20 of material. I set up at a ca...
This video made me think of this community. Fixing a camping chair and stool with Tyvek is pretty inventive, as well as sewing a tent with the material!
Taken around 11:30 Friday night, although the picture sure doesn't do the real thing justice
I did a mixture of these 3 recipes,
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https://www.alphafoodie.com/simple-ginger-marmalade-ginger-jam/#wprm-recipe-container-33888
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https://untoldrecipesbynosheen.com/spiced-citrus-ginger-marmalade/#recipe
I'll try to do a write-up, but was mostly flying by the seat of my pants...
5 large (about the size of my hand) pieces of ginger 2 lemons 1/2 navel orange 2.5 cups sugar 1 packet gelatin Cloves, star anise, turmeric
Cut ginger into slices and simmer for 30 minutes. Drain, but save the cooking water as ginger tea, with a bit of sugar added. The last 10 minutes, I added some cloves and star anise to the simmering pot, but the flavour wasn't really noticeable in the final product, so may want to try adding them sooner. Then puree the boiled ginger in a blender - could probably skip this step if chopped small enough, but I don't really like chewy pieces in my jam
Cut 1/4" off the ends of the lemons, then quarter them, and slice as thinly as possible, removing seeds as you go (I used the lemons whole, pith and all, surprisingly it wasn't too bitter at all).
Peel 1/2 orange with a peeler and cut the peel into small pieces. Remove the pith, quarter and slice the orange thinly (I didn't use the pith this time because it is so much thicker)
Simmer the lemons, orange, ginger, sugar and a pinch of turmeric for 45 minutes. I started with 2 cups of sugar and 30 minutes cooking time, but it just wasn't thickening up, so I added another 1/2 cup of sugar, gelatin, and cooked for another 15 mins and it turned out nice and thick.
Made 3.5 jars total
Good luck!
Thank you! I've just made a lemmy.world account. @Brazen_Earthquake@lemmy.world
I'd like to request to be made a moderator of the !geocaching@lemmy.world community. The only mod there, @postman@lemmy.world, hasn't had any activity in the last 3 months. I tried conctacting them, and haven't received a response.
I was the only frequent poster on c/geocaching for about two months before a recent burst of activity, and I'd love to add a bit more of a wiki/sidebar now. Geocaching has been my main hobby for about 4 years, and I'd love for this community to keep growing.
Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask for this, please let me know where I should post instead!
Yup, I think that's a great idea! Will look into having more of a wiki/FAQ
That's a great point! Here in Canada I'm already nearing the end of my caching season. Maybe we'll hear some stories from Texas soon!
Unfortunately I don't have anywhere near the time, or content ideas, for that to be sustainable. I'll keep the posting times in mind though, that's a good idea!
I've been plugging away for about 2 months now trying to grow a small hobby community here on Lemmy. It's doing well, up from 200 to 425 subscribers in the time I've been active.
But, sometimes it feels discouraging. I'm still the only one who posts with any regularity, and I miss the more in-depth discussions I was able to have at the other place. How long, or how many subscribers, does it take for a community to become self-sustaining?
Edit: !geocaching@lemmy.world for anyone curious
Geocaching! Yes, it's a very niche hobby that I'm obsessed with, but I really miss the discussions in that subreddit...
!geocaching@lemmy.world is still mostly me shouting into the void, although it's been getting better lately. It'd be awesome to hear other people's stories, if they're out there!
I am trying hard to get !geocaching@lemmy.world going, although I'm not a mod myself. Subscriber numbers are growing, but it's still rare that someone else posts. I just try to keep plugging away at a sustainable pace. Luckily I have a repository of pictures and stories to share, which dates back several years
This is an update to this post.
I turned the backpack inside out to see the damage on the inside. Most of the black plastic coating was gone, and you can see the patch I applied in the outside.
I decided to coat pretty much the entire bottom with Shoe Goo sealant, like I did in my last repair. This gave the material a lot of extra stiffness, as well as waterproofing it. You can see it applied in the shinier areas: !
Here is the sealant on the inside of the biggest rip, holding the patch in place: !
I know this update isn't particularly visually impressive, but it felt like a pretty successful fix. I'm looking forward to being able to use this bag again!
This backpack has been stowed away at the back of my closet for a few months waiting to be fixed. It was being held together pretty tenuously: ! Sewed some of the smaller rips, then added repair tape to the largest one: !
Next step will be to turn it inside out and add some more material to the large rip. The entire bottom is pretty much thin enough to let light through at this point. I'll try to post an update once I fix that!
Zipper pull made from some shoelace I had lying around: !
Parts of the bottom of the bag were threadbare (literally starting to let light through). Gooped over everything with a bunch of Shoe Goo sealant, which turned out messy but effective: ! !
Overall I'm pretty please with how this turned out. Maybe not too pretty to look at, but thoroughly functional, and I'm sure it'll extend the life of this bag quite a bit
I've found lots of TB hotels that I like over the years, but this one really takes the cake. It's the end point of a mystery and locked with a padlock, so it's rare for anything to go missing. It's inside a public building, so always dry and in great condition. And it's central enough to usually be within walking distance whenever I visit the city.
Anyone else have a cache they liked enough to visit more than once?