Random Unthreadworthy Questions

[ötzi]

I had some honeycrisps right off the tree this fall and they were ridiculous. Some other level of good.

[old goat]

My favorite apple is the Pink Lady, aka Cripps Pink. A little tart. I used to love McIntosh but I don't see them any more. I ate an apple I picked at an orchard once. I agree--no store bought apple can compare. I usually get apples from the farmer's market, almost as good. The thing about apples or any other fruit is that peak ripeness right off the tree is a much narrower window than most of us expect. Most of us give up flavor for the ability to have fruit and berries year round or for many months.

[Brownski]

Based on the below, I’m thinking this doesn’t meet the unthreadworthy criteria but yeah honeycrisps are still good. Granny Smith if you’re in that kind of a mood.

Is a honeycrip still the best apple variety for eating out of hand

Generally speaking, I'd say yes... but I'm eating one right now and if I'm honest, it's a disappointment.

So maybe?

Granny Smith.

As sour as Benny's disposition.

We found after having a few apple trees in our front yard that the difference between tree ripened and grocery store apples can be as big as the difference between vine ripened tomatoes and store-bought.

So if you can get tree ripened Pippins around October, that's pretty sublime. If you're thinking about the grocery store, I agree that honey crisp ain't bad. Cosmic Crisp was created to store better than honey crisps, so at a certain point in the year, say March or April until the apple harvest, they might be a better bet.

Braeburn. They sweeten up really nice if you leave them in the fridge.

I haven't had a honeycrisp in a while to compare textures.

Those are good. I'm also a big fan of Galas. IMO, they key to buying any hand apple is to look for slightly under-ripe specimens that still have a tinge of green at the blossom end.

Rave is my new favorite, I live in The Apple Capital. It’s a hybrid of Honeycrisp and Monarch. Aura is another great new hybrid. It looks like a golden delicious but is sweet, juicy and crispy, hints of lemon and honey. It’s everything you want a golden to be but are inevitably disappointed with.

The biggest difference in grocery store apples vs fresh is the time spent outside controlled atmosphere. I buy from the local apple packer and they’re fresh from controlled atmosphere every day. Grocery store apples travel from the packer to a distribution center and then out to the store. They can be out of controlled atmosphere for weeks.

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[JimmyCarter]

Macouns are amazing, I just never see them outside of Maine

[ötzi]

You don't see them in Mass.? They grow them locally down here, I see them every year. For years they were my favorite apples but I drank the Honeycrisp koolaid a couple years ago

[JimmyCarter]

You don't see them in Mass.? They grow them locally down here, I see them every year. For years they were my favorite apples but I drank the Honeycrisp koolaid a couple years ago

Haven’t picked in MA for a while, but don’t recall seeing them on the north shore.

I did pick up some “envy” apples at Costco and I have to say they’re pretty damn tasty, especially for store bought.

[Grizz]

Crimson Crisp and Cosmic Crisp over Honey Crisp for me. Flavor is comparable but the Crimson and Cosmic have thicker skin that I like. I'm in the Pear capital but plenty of apple orchards around. Fresh off the tree fruit can't be matched.

[Lvovsky]

Is a honeycrip still the best apple variety for eating out of hand

Wife got me Cosmic Crisp variety from Sprouts the other day. Similar to honey crisp and may be even better.

[bennymac]

What does this targeted ad say about me?

[old goat]

What does this targeted ad say about me?

It says you're Canadian.

[bennymac]

What gave it away? It was the mustache wasn’t it.

[old goat]

What gave it away? It was the mustache wasn’t it.

The kilograms

[ötzi]

What is that person wearing?

[Gepeto]

A strapon to keep his balls from dragging and gravity pellets harvested from the earth's core to replace stenosis laiden bone mass... not specifically from canuckistan

not hard to find if you're in the know

[El Kanone]

Best way to cut down a composite ski pole? Pipe cutter for copper plumbing pipe or hack saw or other?

[El Chupacabra]

Hack saw, fine tooth blade. Tape the area to be cut with blue painter tape first, it helps prevent splintering.

[Gepeto]

Either way, it will splinter some... tape the shite out of it before cutting. If you use the saw, work your way around. Don't try and cut all the way through in one pass. Using the pipe cutter? Make sure it is sharp, or you will have a mess to clean and file.

[evdog]

So what's the secret to inserting images on this forum? I can only get it to work sporadically.

Click on Insert Image icon, click on Choose file, open it, and click Upload File. When it works, the Upload File button sticks around for a second while the file uploads, then the Attach tags appear in the post. But most of the time the Upload File button and popup window disappear immediately and you're left with the same post but no Attach tags.

[MagnificentUnicorn]

Best way to cut down a composite ski pole? Pipe cutter for copper plumbing pipe or hack saw or other?

I’d use a Dremel with a cutting wheel and work your way around. You can tape the area but it’ll likely gum up the wheel. It should cut clean enough you don’t need tape.


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[Timberridge]

Best way to cut down a composite ski pole? Pipe cutter for copper plumbing pipe or hack saw or other?

Waterjet

[Timberridge]

So what's the secret to inserting images on this forum? I can only get it to work sporadically.

This whole forum works sporadically. You get used to it.

[BmillsSkier]

This whole forum works sporadically. You get used to it.

Some say it's part of the appeal.

[riser4]

Some say it's part of the appeal.

Some.

[Touring_Sedan]

So what's the secret to inserting images on this forum? I can only get it to work sporadically.

Click on Insert Image icon, click on Choose file, open it, and click Upload File. When it works, the Upload File button sticks around for a second while the file uploads, then the Attach tags appear in the post. But most of the time the Upload File button and popup window disappear immediately and you're left with the same post but no Attach tags.

Just give up and use Tapatalk. Seriously, the backend of this forum has to be running on Windows XP.

Speaking of uploading media, when it comes to action cam vids, there should be a rule. Unless GoPro sent you their latest camera in a gilded box with a note that says something to the effect of, "The World Needs To See Your Shit." the world doesn't need to see your shit, you look like a beater.

[evdog]

Just give up and use Tapatalk. Seriously, the backend of this forum has to be running on Windows XP.

Speaking of uploading media, when it comes to action cam vids, there should be a rule. Unless GoPro sent you their latest camera in a gilded box with a note that says something to the effect of, "The World Needs To See Your Shit." the world doesn't need to see your shit, you look like a beater.

I use that to post from my phone but I'm usually on my laptop when I try to post pics