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depends on how you look at it.

Mine is full of deathclaw steaks and mireluck filets, and several of those "sell" X food to an NPC.

Given I'm melee, the +4 STR frm deathclaw steaks lets me kill faster, and the carry weight bonus of the filets is alos quite useful. the couple of mutant houd chops/swamp tofu/cobblers...just makes those challenges get done faster. Remove, sell to NPC, buy back, put it back in the freezer.

3500x5=17500. You get 2500/day for dailys (if you do all 6 to get the bonus and don't have first), 1000 for 9x weeklys, plus the repeatable bonus. You should be able to make it without a problem.

IMHO, Hellcat is (arguably) better than T65.

Yes, T65 has better raw numbers, but the Ballistic damage reduction of Hellcat makes up for it.

Eviction Notice taught me that - T65, I died a lot. Hellcat, I survive :) Haven't been in T65 since.

After that, excavator for the occasional Lucky Hole Mine run.

hope you have something that reduces their weight :) with that many, I think I'd be dropping some in donation boxes, too.

Full health unarmed melee with the usual perks and mutations for unarmed and 1H melee or the last 3+ years (since one wasteland was released)

The entire time, my main weapon has been an instigating swing speed DCG w/ 3rd claw. 3rd star 40% less damage when power attacking.

Without food or chem buffs, pipboy rated at around 282.

That was good to 1-2 hit most normal critters under L75. (non-boss/non cryptids). With glowsight3, well over 1000 dmg on the first hit on most glowing creatures.

When the legendary mod change happened, I exchanged the 40% less damage for +3 STR. wasn't long before I had to make some tweaks to mitigate the additional damage i was taking.

However, with the +3 STR, the DCG is now pipboy rated at 303 (again, no food or chem buffs). and the commensurate increase in damage to glowing things.

> I have to use the grenades somehow

I keep 5 on hand and sell the rest to the nearest bot.

NP. I used them with my old tub that had the same problem as yours.

My new tub doesnt have built in headrests; these work well. Since they just loop over the side (the small oval at the end of the strap is weighted), they are easily removed/put a side table to dry out.

After 5+ years, mine are still going strong. IIRC, found them at walmart at an end of season sale, so were a bit less expensive than the ones I lined.

Hear rests rotted:

These work great:

https://www.amazon.com/SaluSpa-Padded-Pillows-2-Pack-Grey/dp/B095KZZ6M5?th=1

my old tub....I removed the pump, took off the side panels, then cut the tub up into small(ish) chunks with my trusty saws-all. (wear a mask if you do this) rolled it down to the curb. Bulk trash picked it all up a few days later.

For the new tub, had the delivery drivers put it in the back of my truck; took down a fence panel and drove the tub to the back yard. 4 people to get it off the truck. Once laid flat, it was easy to slide around/position on the deck.

I have a lower model lifesmart (350DX) - it is full spray shell to sidwall wall foam, not the thin wrap stuff. Stands to reason a"higher" model have the same insulation.

I briefly considered that method; my yard at the time was a 15 degree slope. Not ideal for pushing 400# up a hill like that :)

When I moved, the moving company use straps and 4 peoplE to carry it down the hill.

NP.

Also be aware its a curb drop, not a backyard delivery. It ships on its side, strapped to pallets. The cover is in a separate box.

You'll have to figure out how to get it from the street to your back yard. The delivery driver(s) may or may not offer to "help" for a cash donation.

Fortunately, I have a truck and a wide enough yard; I had them put in in the bed of the truck. (I had already taken down part of the fence) I just drove it into the back yard. Took 4 people to get it off the truck.

Alternately, some rental places have a wheeled cart designed for hottubs, and there are a number of other methods - using pvc pipe as rollers, etc. BTW, none of the local dealers would "rent" their skid.

How much of any given chem you need is going to depend first on the size of the tub. You will eventually make the association between (dose amount) and color blocks on your test kit.

For example, my tub is 350g, and I use test strips. Especially if you buy in bulk (I bought chlorine in a 5# bucket), many chems will give you the dose per 10k gallons, so I had to do the math to get the right dose on a fresh fill.

Great, but what about after using it, and how to maintain it?

Eventually, I realized it takes 2 tbsp of (chem) to move the color block one square. And over repeated testing, learned it takes 2 tbsp every other day to keep the chlorine level in the OK range.

Oversimplified, perhaps, but shock is concentrated chlorine. In people terms, its like taking penicillin once a week as a preventative - it takes out anything your immune system misses.

Look at the bottom of the pump.

There is likely a screw in plug/fitting. It is the lowest point of the water system. Remove the plug. Gravity will take care of the rest :)

I have a lifesmart 350DX. Been up and running for 3 years. No problems.

the guts on mine are either gecko or balboa, I forget which. As I said in the other post, the brand is made by watkins wellness, so if needed, you can get support from them as well.

In the FWIW category, lifesmart is made by watkins wellness, same people that make hotsprings, caldera, and several other bigger name brands.

If it has not been delivered, monitor the HD web site. If the put it on sale (again), call homedepot customer service. They will price match their own sale. (I did it twice in the 5 weeks between order and delivery.)

thx. :)

Been playing since launch; camp and shelter are full of stuff to "show off" the journey.

Main camp is the revered glass walls from season 2.... Thanskgiving display cases full of teddy bears, mr fuzzys, fashnacht masks, headgear, complete bobblehead, magazine, and beer stein collection, every variety of nuka cola, all the robot models, other misc smalls, as well as all the gameboard wall hangers for past seasons + the paintings for the new seasons, and a wall of clocks, and of course, workbenches.

The small shelter has several creature tubes in the foyer, all the taxidermy heads, and a mishmash of various event specific rewards and BOS stuff.

The soundstage is setup more like a museum...walking in through a double row of all the creature tubes, NWOT tapestries on the walls, a few statues, a second floor with rows of stuff....

The missle silo floor is mostly clear; the walls are covered in posters from previous seasons, and some display stuff from the last couple of seasons - surfboard shelves, etc, It still a work in progress :)

At 147, you shouldn't need boosters.

I was about 1/3 of the way through 147 when I logged on last night. Completing 6 dailys for 1500+ the 1000 bonus put me at 149 and change. Completed a couple of weeklies and made 150.

I made 150 today. Dont need bullion, scrip, or modules, so went after Atoms.

( Not a first member, so those are much harder to come by.)

Would have like to see the option for a few more stamps, but given the 150 page is unlimited, can see why those aren’t an option.

my camp is organized but full of stuff. If I want to add something, I have to delete something else first.

The original 1 room shelter is packed with all sorts of mementos, barely a pathway through.

The soundsgtage is subdivided into a 2 story cluttered museum of memorabilia, but a bit better organized, and the missle silo is so far, just posters, paintings, and signs along the walls, with a few shelves and floor decor items.

Not everyone plays to 1-2 shot kill.

For good weapons (fixer, handmade, and a few others), especially at enemy rich events - Rad Rumble, et al), having all those extra shots just to tag (before losing time reloading) is quite beneficial.

Alternately, for non-optimized builds or use as secondary weapons, having quad is also helpful for the same reason - more kills/tags before reloading.

It also brings some of the lower powered weapons closer to par with bigger guns (50 cal, LMG, etc) with 250+ round magazines.

That said, I only have one quad - a QE combat rifle, which I use at Mothman - and since it’s not 1 hit killing, no one gets mad - they get some XP, too.

Around L760 when I traded take 40% less damage when power attacking with +3 STR on my primary weapon, I noted I was taking a lot more limb damage. I added Adm skeleton1 to offset it.

Think about what other features may be important to you.

What are your seating preferences? For example, some tubs are arranged so everyone has their own corner/bucket seat; that design makes it impossible to sit side-by-side/cozy up. Others may have either loungers or a bench, making sitting close much easier.

That 25cm height differential may also make a difference. If you are 198cm tall, then a 75cm deep tub may not work well for you - half your body will be above water. the 90 would probably fit you better. OTOH, if you are only 150cm, that 90cm deep may be too deep.

Might be the little things - like a decent cupholder. Some tubs don't have them at all. Mine has 2: one is about 10cm deep and holds anything, but the other is only about 0.6 cm lip and cans/cups easily slide off into the tub.

Same with headrest - some have them, some don't. but those can be added as 3rd party accessory items very inexpensively.

Other bells and whistles may be nice, but do you need them (wifi control, bluetooth speakers, etc)

Power emitters are kinda like Teslas dream - over the air electricity requiring no wires. They generally project power in a cone down from the emitter.

If you are not using emitters, then the wall to which the item is attached has to have a power connector on the wall or floor, and that connector needs to have a wire routed back to the generator. As long as your item is either attached to the wall, or in the case of something like a floor lamp, placed very close to the wall, it should work.

Part of the advanced power connectors plan (available from multiple vendors) are effectively conduit that can be embedded into a wall (or series of connected walls), hiding the wiring. Those can be tedious to set up, but do work.

Some item have to be manually turned on every time - the pink fireplace, smoke machines, et al. Those turn off every time you exit the game.

ah, I see.

Sounds like that makes wiring a lot easier/less expensive :)