See Video Travelers Block Crooks! Protect your #Passport and Credit cards. This RFID Blocking Wallet prevents someone from reading your information, as fast as you can tap your CC at the coffee to pay, so can #crooks unknowingly bump your wallet. Worse yet, your passport. If you have a #RFID chip you are at risk.
Travelers Block Crooks! Protect your #Passport and Credit cards with this RFID Blocking Wallet. It prevents someone from reading your information, as fast as you can tap your RFID Credit Card at the coffee to pay, so can crooks unknowingly bump your wallet. In fact you don’t even have to touch it! Someone can walk close to you and read it with out you even knowing! I’ve put my chip in a reader and held the machine down with my other hand that holds may wallet and it read the one in my wallet, not the one I was using. Each RFID chip holds different information. It’s sad our government insists on giving up our info to every Tom Dick and Harry. Furthermore, I would absolutely never give up your home address again! Get a PO Box and buffer between you and the crooks. I get in a car accident with a hoodlum and we have to exchange addresses!!??? Sorry. Anyway, either get this RFID blocker or something like it to block readers. We need to press to our government make anyone who gives out our credit info, make them pay for the identity theft repercussions we have to go through. Go after businesses who send out CC Apps with our information on it to pay a fine. Anyway, here are a couple of options, a wallet, or slips you put your card in. Check out the video…
Mr Heater Buddy best indoor propane heater review, see how the safety feature that automatically shuts the gas off if it tips over!!
One of my Favorite Things: Mr Heater Buddy the best indoor propane heater for home, emergency kit and RV’s! Here is my review and demonstration how the safety features work when it gets knocked over in the video. If you get this, or any propane heater I would absolutely get the ‘Kidde Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Detector’! Make sure you read all the directions and potential hazards.
Best is to consult the fire department about your space. You can hook it up to a larger tank, but go by the instructions and use only approved connectors and process! When in doubt shut the source of gas off. I love the 1lb option incase I fall asleep with the heater on.
I love the compactness, the reliability and the versatility. Make sure you only used the Mr Heater parts and recommendations and have the recommended ventilation. There is a safety feature that automatically shuts the gas off if it tips over or if its not lit like the the light goes out from the wind or something. If you ever read any direction in your life, read these ones! Also, do a soap test so you know you have it properly attached and there are no leaks. There is not safety shut off at the tank connection. I also got the cover so I keep the unit clean when not using. It’s worth the investment. If not for camping and RVs, have it as an emergency backup. I had one 20 years and eventually it got clogged up for not covering it when not in use. Also non Mr Buddy parts can leach out oils that also clog the parts.
This is Pt1. Part 2 I will show the accessories for the Buddy. Check out the links below.
– Stacy Poulos Adventure Life Reporter @postcardTravelers
My favorite time of year again! The Most Exciting Travel Show Returns to the Bay Area and I will be there to get the scoop. March 4-5th 2023. Tickets are available on line or at the door. Discover thousands of vacation options from the top destinations, tour operators and travel providers from around the globe, the world in one room! Meet with travel experts who are on-hand to help you plan and book your trip. Many owner operators! You’ll receive the most up to date travel tips and advice, with the chance to meet your favorite travel celebrity. Plus, you’ll have access to show-only travel savings, trip giveaways and show-only deals, right at your fingertips! Click below to learn more and buy tickets, and we’ll see you at the SF/Bay Area Travel & Adventure Show. [More information]
Past Shows: My mentor Rick Steve’s will be there to name a few. The interesting thing about going to expo events like these, is how excited you get when you’re surrounded by things you love. Who doesn’t love to travel? This show is at the Santa Clara Convention Center but they’re all over the USA. Click on the book!
Super Kool ORU Kayak http://bit.ly/2HOMwVq
Event Description; The Bay Area Travel & Adventure Show is where travel lovers come for travel inspiration, expert information and fun, cultural interaction. It’s where you’ll discover thousands of authentic travel experiences and speak directly to the travel experts who can get you there, give you the inside scoop, and save you money on exclusive travel deals.
Host, Rick Steves’ Europe, Samantha Brown, Travel Channel Host, and Pauline Frommer, Editorial Director of the Frommer’s Guides and Publisher.
My gear at REI. I love everything about them. Most recently I bought this backpack that is light weight and has a frame on the inside. Seriously I love it!
Tip: One Month to Live Author Patricia Schultz gives us 5 places to go.
Pirates, shipwrecks, and Ghosts Adventure Map By Stacy Poulos PostcardTravelers.com
There is nothing like a full moon to uncover what lies beneath the surface of the earth. I’m not going to lie, I’ve been learning as I go about this phenomenon called ‘tides’ since I have been kayaking and was basically stuck in the mud trying to get to the shore walking my boat in mud up to my knees. It’s something I knew about but never really understood it’s wonder. And then there’s King tides. Which is an even greater water level. Which I took notice when I was kayaking in Alameda and couldn’t get close to my kayak partner because the current was so great and I was tired from a long day of kayaking. So it’s not advisable to be kayaking or boating, or even being near the edge of the water because of sneaker waves. But at low tied it’s a great time to see what has been under the water all this time. During this King tide the water level reached 7+ feet at highest tide in the SF Bay Area. For me this mean there are a few ships including one from the 1800’s I have to go see at it’s lowest tide. This King tide will last just a few days.
Unfortunately the lowest tide had been at sunset, and with the clouds almost impossible to see, but I DID! I was at Point San Pablo at 5pm ish and on the road looking into Point San Pablo Harbor and off to the left of the harbor you can see the shape of what appears to be a large wood ship. What is left is just the frame that look like a fence of just posts.
King Tides Week of January 21-23
Here are some important tips that will educate even just a hiker or walker along any Bay or shore in the world! No matter where you go. And if you are traveling, you are most likely planning on being near water! So be aware, knowledge is power.
Parking. With out looking at a tide chart, you can logically look at the ground and see where the water line is on low and high tide. Usually the water line is pretty apparent. Know that if it is low tide and your car is far away from the water. It can possible be submerged when you get back! Or the road you came in will be submerged as well. Almost for sure when there is a King tide.
Kayaking and boating and being stuck in the mud. Have no fear. Know that every 6 hours the Tide changes direction. Before it dose it will sit for a hour before it makes it way back called a slack tide. Most the time you don’t know the tide is even moving. So it can creep up on you. Lets say you planned to get out of the water and there is 20 feet of mud. You can wait it out cut it will eventually fill up.
Wikipedia Ebb and Flow
“Ebb and flow (also called ebb and flood and flood drain) are two phases of the tide or any similar movement of water. The ebb is the outgoing phase, when the tide drains away from the shore; and the flow is the incoming phase when water rises again. The terms are also common in figurative use…” – Wikipedia
“Slack water, also known as ‘the stand of the tide’, is a short period in a body of tidal water when the water is completely unstressed, and there is no movement either way in the tidal stream, and which occurs before the direction of the tidal stream reverses…” – Wikipedia
More incite: When you see a boat in the mud tipped over, have no fear. It’s most likely the owner misjudged the tides and soon the water will be back to fill up.
Boater rules. It is boaters curtsy and I think law that you’re never supposed to pass by a boater in need of help. [article] You could save their life, even if at the moment they seam to be fine.
Currents. Currents are whats happening underneath. When you get near large objects like bridges, boulders, etc. The water rushes more and is stronger to get around those objects. Think of the SF Bay as a big bottle of water with a small neck (the golden Gate Bridge) that poor into another bottle of water and it takes 6 hours to pour on to the other bottle. As it pours back into the SF Bay it fills all the little bays as it goes back out to sea it’s sucks the water from the shore line leaving sometimes 4 to 20 feet of mud depending where you are at. This is world wide. If you don’t want to be stuck in the mud, plan on coming out of the water at high tide. However, you also want to think about the direction of the current. It’s a delicate balance of knowing the current. Sometimes, excuse my language but it can be a bitch going against the current! So there are 2 known factors tides and current. The wild card is weather / wind factor. You can go with a current but against the wind. And honestly I don’t know what is worse. And then there is light. Ya, you got it planned out on paper, but what about sunset? Will you be able to see when you get out? And if it’s cloudy or near mountains or cliffs you can loose hours of good light! Whew, thats a lot to think about. But you should always think about it!! One time when I was in Zion National Park we didn’t start a hike until 3pm, I know, duh!! Not my fault. Anyway, even though we could see at the top of the mountain. Walking back it was in the straight up dark! The mountains basically had us in a crack in the ground. Luckily I was prepared and had a head lamp light in my arsenal of stuff. Petzel is a great bran. Always buy your adventure gear at REI, I recommend becoming a member worth the bucks. You’ll get it back in lots of lifetime savings! They are our sponsor and affiliate because I love them!
Petzl Headlamps
A cheaper and great option is this little head lamp that I clip on my hat. Best thing since sliced bread! I love it. I have two one for me and on for a adventure partner. They are usually never prepared. I always wear a baseball cap. If you don’t, it’s not the best option. For me, it is!
My Favorite Amphipod Swift-Clip Cap Light
I also have one of these clipped on my belt hiking belt. And life jacket. I think it’s great to have at all times. Not exactly a flash ligt but in a emergency it can help guide you hime. However I don’t know how water proof it is. Just don’t be cheap about these items!
Favorite thins Nite Ize SpotLit LED Carabiner Light
Maps or better yet officially called “Charts” A NOAA chart will show you how deep the water is at it normal low level. It will also show ship wrecks the are submerged so boaters with engines don’t run into them. For me it’s a place to explore and how I found may locations of shipwrecks. They are free on line. If your a boater / kayaker I recommend buying the one of the area you frequent. For me it’s like a treasure map!
I will up date this blog as I find my shipwrecks during the King Tides.
May Adventure Map. Zoom into Ocean Beach Area, Hunters point and Richmond bridge area on the Richmond side and Point San Pablo. There are layers at the top you can turn on more layers and turn off layers.
