Char-Griller 3001 Grillin’ Pro 40,800-BTU Gas Grill

Char-Griller 3001 Grillin' Pro 40,800-BTU Gas Grill

Sizzle!  During summer 2012, I purchased the Char-Griller 3001 Grillin’ Pro.  This review will discuss setup, use, and my overall experience with this unit. I did some research via amazon prior to purchasing this grill.  I was determined to ensure the unit I purchased was highly rated. The unit came in a box that needed [...]

Butterfly Easy Flyer Kite

kite

Who knew that flying a kite is so fun?  Melody and I flew a kite on her 5th birthday – had a blast.  I just don’t see this activity as getting old for that reason to get outside once in a while. For her birthday, I bought her a large butterfly Easy Flyer. Yes, it [...]

Largest Backpack Used for Camping Supplies

campingbackpack

At a garage sale in the early 2000′s, a family friend bought me a huge Dakine backpack.  I was told it is supposed to be used for a boogie board but when I look on Amazon I can’t find anything similar.  This pack holds all of the following supplies: Tent 2 Sleeping Bags 2 Camping [...]

Siskiyou Golden Fair 2012

siskiyougoldenfair

If you live in Siskiyou county with kids – gotta hit up kids day at the fair.  We enjoyed using a book of tickets, food, animals, and art.  What is so awesome is that we went for part of the day, went home to rest and grill, then went back!  Always great to see everyone [...]

Leaving Tomato and Basil Plants for Two Weeks

tomatobasil

I have one tomato / basil plant in a container on my deck.  With summers off, I’m here, there, everywhere… But, usually – I’m back within a week or so to water plants and enjoy my mancave bachelor pad.   But, a week near Sacramento followed by another weekish in Chicago – my plants hated [...]

Kayak Storage Rack Installation on House Wall

kayakstorage

I purchased a Malone J-Dock Hybrid Kayak Storage Rack from Amazon to help create a loft type feel in my condo and solve my storage issue.  I installed this system in my house to add to my bachelor pad decor and to improve my access to using them.  Those of us who are fortunate enough [...]

Installation of Guitar Hangers to Make Guitars Easy to Use and Awesome to Look At

guitarwallhangers

I recently purchased guitar hangers from Amazon so that I could improve my access to equipment and have an awesome wall to look at. The picture shows the finished product but I wanted to write a quick note about the installation process. To install these properly, I used a stud finder, measuring tape, and screw [...]

Mountain Biking Siskiyou County Yreka Riding

04 specialized enduro mountain bike

People don’t understand how awesome it is to open the front door and ride trails.  This video is a collection of my rides throughout the years.  It features both of my bikes.  Most of these rides are at Greenhorn Park and Butcher Hill in Yreka, CA on my 04 Specialized Enduro and my 1990′s Raleigh [...]

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Char-Griller 3001 Grillin’ Pro 40,800-BTU Gas Grill

Filed under Family, Vacation by joshpeete on March 2, 2013 at 9:56 pm {no comments}

Sizzle!  During summer 2012, I purchased the Char-Griller 3001 Grillin’ Pro.  This review will discuss setup, use, and my overall experience with this unit.

I did some research via amazon prior to purchasing this grill.  I was determined to ensure the unit I purchased was highly rated.

The unit came in a box that needed assembly.  This is a decent deal at $160-200 or less.  Amazon offers this unit usually at that price or below with free shipping.

Assembly was easy.  Click here for the assembly instructions.

Some basic specs:

  • 40,800-BTU gas grill with 438-square-inch main grilling area
  • 192-square-inch warming rack; 12,000-BTU side burner
  • Durable steel construction; side shelf for handy workspace
  • Electronic ignition; porcelain-coated cast-iron grates; utensil hooks
  • Measures 50 by 25 by 42 inches; 1-year limited warranty

I have been through at least 4 fill-ups of propane with this unit proving it has been used during the summer.  Upon fill-up of the propane bottle, the unit runs hotter than when midway or low. Also, it is rare to actually use all of the burners.  Since it has a thermometer, I was able to test how to keep a 350-400ish degree temp.  If the tank is pretty full, I can use 1-2 burners on low to hit that temp.  If all 3 burners are on, even on the low setting, it will usually exceed those temps.  Therefore, this unit is really insulated making it good for low and slow.

The Char-Griller 3001 makes awesome meat!  This grill really does a good whole chicken as well as ribs.  On days I work quick hamburgers, salmon, or sausages are easy.  The unit only takes a couple minutes to heat up so perfect for the working family.

Overall, if this unit can be found below the $200 price range – I consider it a good buy.  There are other 3 burner units out there but it hard to find a more highly reviewed unit in this price range.

Butterfly Easy Flyer Kite

Filed under Family by joshpeete on February 2, 2013 at 1:40 pm {no comments}

Who knew that flying a kite is so fun?  Melody and I flew a kite on her 5th birthday – had a blast.  I just don’t see this activity as getting old for that reason to get outside once in a while.

For her birthday, I bought her a large butterfly Easy Flyer. Yes, it was so incredibly easy to get in the air and stay there.  This kite was not easy on controls – it is not make for doing tricks or telling it where to go.  But, it is perfect for the no-hassle – head to some open space – and have a kite in the air.

One thing I learned from the experience is to watch the wind and sun before going to fly a kite.  We flew a kite two days in a row.  Once was later in the day and the other time was earlier.  The important part is to look at the wind before going out and see if the wind flows towards the sun. If it is, it is likely that once the kite is in the air, looking up at the kite will make you look up at the sun. In other words,  the fun factor decreases if you are fighting to not stare at the sun to look up at the kite.

I’m looking forward to the next semi-windy day when we can go out and enjoy the butterfly kite.

Largest Backpack Used for Camping Supplies

Filed under Camping by joshpeete on August 13, 2012 at 10:36 am {no comments}

At a garage sale in the early 2000′s, a family friend bought me a huge Dakine backpack.  I was told it is supposed to be used for a boogie board but when I look on Amazon I can’t find anything similar.  This pack holds all of the following supplies:

  • Tent
  • 2 Sleeping Bags
  • 2 Camping Mats
  • All odds and ends in the front pocket needed to camp

Basically, when someone says – “Hey, let’s camp.”  I’m don’t gather much – I can just throw this backpack on my roof and strap it down on my Yakima rack.  It works way better than a cargo box in my opinion because you can wear it as a backpack.  The car space is used for clothes, cooler, and a few other supplies.  If anyone can find this type of backpack – I’m interested in buying another one – Please let me know…

 

Siskiyou Golden Fair 2012

Filed under Vacation by joshpeete on August 10, 2012 at 3:11 pm {no comments}

If you live in Siskiyou county with kids – gotta hit up kids day at the fair.  We enjoyed using a book of tickets, food, animals, and art.  What is so awesome is that we went for part of the day, went home to rest and grill, then went back!  Always great to see everyone and remind all that the school year is around the corner!

Leaving Tomato and Basil Plants for Two Weeks

Filed under Vacation by joshpeete on August 10, 2012 at 2:01 pm {no comments}

I have one tomato / basil plant in a container on my deck.  With summers off, I’m here, there, everywhere… But, usually – I’m back within a week or so to water plants and enjoy my mancave bachelor pad.   But, a week near Sacramento followed by another weekish in Chicago – my plants hated me upon return.  This is what I came back to!

A ton of water and they are happy again.  They just said “Don’t do that again.”

Kayak Storage Rack Installation on House Wall

Filed under Kayaking by joshpeete on August 9, 2012 at 2:46 am {no comments}

I purchased a Malone J-Dock Hybrid Kayak Storage Rack from Amazon to help create a loft type feel in my condo and solve my storage issue.  I installed this system in my house to add to my bachelor pad decor and to improve my access to using them.  Those of us who are fortunate enough to live minutes from use want to put them on the car and go fast.  Here is how the install went…

Basically, I needed my stud finder, measuring tape, socket wrench, screw driver, screw, and lots of muscle.  Finding studs is easy but deciding which studs to use was challenging.  Since one kayak is 10 feet and the other is 12, I needed to factor that in.  The distance from the ceiling was also hard to determine because the top kayak lays to a slight angle.  I wanted the kayak to nearly reach the roof allowing the bottom kayak to hang at about the couch height.  This allows for additional storage options below the bottom kayak in the future. Since my drill was on the fritz, I used a screw and screw driver to place a lead hole for the top bolt. The bolts are very sturdy and take muscle and a socket wrench to screw  into the studs.  After the top bolt was complete, I repeated the process for the bottom bolt. My arms were very tired after this install.  I would say this took about 2 hours to complete to make perfect from start to the picture shown.

Overall, this product is very recommended.  It was far sturdier than expected out of the box and so far a very nice system for my purposes.  Wha-la! More awesome stuff on my bachelor pad wall.

Installation of Guitar Hangers to Make Guitars Easy to Use and Awesome to Look At

Filed under Music by joshpeete on August 9, 2012 at 2:27 am {no comments}

I recently purchased guitar hangers from Amazon so that I could improve my access to equipment and have an awesome wall to look at. The picture shows the finished product but I wanted to write a quick note about the installation process.

To install these properly, I used a stud finder, measuring tape, and screw driver. There is an option on the String Swing Metal Home and Studio Guitar Hanger to install anywhere on the wall but I just didn’t trust that. Best to be safe and go with studs. Another great part about using the stud finder is that the instruments will be spaced apart at an equal distance without a whole lot of effort in measurement. I installed these units at a distance of 10 inches from the top of the wall to the top of the hanger. The instructions recommended using a screwdriver instead of a drill. That was good because the rechargeable batteries on my drill were dead anyways.

Overall, I really like these guitar wall hangers and they improved my house decor so much. They took me a couple hours to install but that is because I had to make everything perfect. I will probably buy more of these if I end up with more guitars to hang.

Mountain Biking Siskiyou County Yreka Riding

Filed under Mountain Biking by joshpeete on August 7, 2012 at 10:42 am {no comments}

People don’t understand how awesome it is to open the front door and ride trails.  This video is a collection of my rides throughout the years.  It features both of my bikes.  Most of these rides are at Greenhorn Park and Butcher Hill in Yreka, CA on my 04 Specialized Enduro and my 1990′s Raleigh M-400.  More on these bikes and trails on other posts… Just enjoy the video…

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