Epinions Recent Reviews for GypsyPilot

Overstock.com: Like many e-tailers, Overstock.com WAS good.

Fri, 6 May 2005 20:50:00 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author GypsyPilot - Good things all come to mediocrity, or so the saying goes. There was a time when Overstock.com could be depended on to have very competitive online prices; sometimes the best. These days they just benchmark themselves against Amazon.com (which most of...

Overheats and fails. Buy with caution. Save your receipt.

Sat, 2 Apr 2005 02:26:32 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author GypsyPilot - This is an extended-use review. I've had this router for nine months. The first six months were trouble-free and I kept the router on for 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In the seventh month, I began having problems with dropped internet...

Okay, ... when it works

Sat, 3 Jul 2004 13:50:58 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author GypsyPilot - My daughter wanted a gamepad that she could play from her bed (instead of sitting at her PC desk) and she originally proposed adding an extension cord to her existing gamepad. Ever the doting father, I considered looking into some of the wireless...

Not the best. Not junk either.

Fri, 13 Feb 2004 19:24:50 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author GypsyPilot - I read some of the earlier reviews about the Veo Stingray but I still decided to try the camera out. It cost only $20 at Wal-Mart and all I wanted was a basic webcam which met the requirements for Yahoo! Messenger and would work on my older Pentium II...

A fun and educational choice for 7 years and up.

Sat, 8 Nov 2003 04:40:55 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author GypsyPilot - If someone asked me to describe Cranium Cadoo, I would say that a combination of tic-tac-toe, charades, Pictionary, and an educational form of "Trivial Pursuit" would cover about 75% of what this game is all about. I certainly have to credit its creators...

Keep it simple and don't expect too much beyond the interest rate.

Thu, 4 Sep 2003 13:48:46 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author GypsyPilot - I used to work as a banking representative when I was working my way through college. Except for transactions of $50,000 and up, we were very much empowered with all the tools we needed to correct any errors on a customer's account. For the past two we...

Warning! I have an ukulele and I'm not afraid to use it.

Fri, 18 Jul 2003 02:49:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author GypsyPilot - I had heard that Jerrold Connors's book, published in 2002, was excellent for children who wanted to...

Car camping? Use this mattress.

Thu, 24 Apr 2003 18:19:25 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author GypsyPilot - The Discovery BaseCamp model is too large and heavy for me to recommend for backpackers but it's an excellent inflatable foam mattress for car campers. If you're not backpacking a long distance, you can use the BaseCamp.

WHY NOT A...

Tough design compromises space.

Fri, 7 Mar 2003 23:07:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author GypsyPilot - We really like this tent! It's just perfect for three people and their gear. It'd fit six but you would have to leave all your gear outside and use extra-slim self-inflating mattresses.

LESS EXPENSIVE TENT ALTERNATIVES FOR FAMILY CAMPING...

Dream Big Lunch Mail: This isn't a book. It's a box of mini-cards.

Fri, 7 Mar 2003 02:15:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author GypsyPilot - We discovered Lunch Mail at our local Hallmark store and we've been using it every school-day to leave a positive message for our daughter in her lunch bag. She loves it!

WHAT IT IS

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Looking for a starter piano for your child?

Thu, 6 Mar 2003 01:47:57 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author GypsyPilot - We've had our AP-25 for about six months now. This piano cannot, by any measure, stand up against any of the mid-to-highend models of digital pianos but it's an excellent value for pianists (or budding pianists) of beginner-intermediate ranges of skill. A...

This is the doll for today's girl!

Wed, 5 Mar 2003 03:35:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author GypsyPilot - We bought this Get Real Girl doll for our daughter after she developed an interest in basketball. We wanted a doll that would support her interest in the game and we knew that this was quite a find.

MORE REALISTIC PROPORTIONS AND FULL...

Ambico 4.25" Extendable Mini Tripod V-0615: For the travel-lite photographer.

Fri, 21 Dec 2001 16:39:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author GypsyPilot - This is a good and inexpensive accessory for you minimalist (but serious) photographers out there. I'm talking to those of you who MUST come back from your vacation with excellent pictures but don't want photography to get in the way of enjoying your...

Use with caution.

Sun, 25 Nov 2001 00:36:07 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author GypsyPilot - This is my first "below average" review. I had originally acquired the Coleman BlackCat Portable Catalytic Heater with an electronic ignition from REI when it went on sale. I was looking for a tent-safe heater which we could use for Winter camping here...

How to pick your FRS

Tue, 14 Aug 2001 18:03:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author GypsyPilot - This TalkAbout is an old model but read on; I've got some shopping tips for you.

FRS radio is a great improvement over the old walkie-talkies and they provide you with up to 2 miles of communication range in unobstructed terrain (although my...

Preparing for your trip

Mon, 13 Aug 2001 17:41:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author GypsyPilot - Ach Himmel! (Good God!) There's no way I can squeeze a full review of the Mouse House here. I'll try to do it in pieces and focus on sections of your trip and on sections of Disneyland.

We've been going to Disneyland for two-and-a-half years...

A cook's delight in the woods!

Thu, 2 Aug 2001 14:18:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author GypsyPilot - I had originally acquired this 2-burner stove (It's not a 1-burner. Who messed-up the categorization?) for my disaster preparedness kit. We've taken it camping and have been very satisfied with its performance.

There's a model available with...

Ticket to artistic freedom

Wed, 1 Aug 2001 13:56:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author GypsyPilot - "Beauty comes at great effort and pain", I heard that line sometime back in college (or from some vain folks I know). I built my 7th website with this application and am very happy with Dreamweaver's tools and flexibility which allowed me to translate my...

Just 1 of 4 books I use

Tue, 31 Jul 2001 19:22:36 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author GypsyPilot - *SIGH!* Camping guides are just like travel brochures; the destination looks and sounds a lot better on paper. De Wolk and Swain's book is just a little better but it has its faults too.

One big peeve that I have about this book is the degree...

My preferred camera!

Mon, 16 Jul 2001 20:54:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author GypsyPilot - It's been said that a serious photographer must never be without a camera; just in case that once-in-a-lifetime shot should come along. For those moments, and all the moments of your life, the Olympus Stylus Epic will probably become your little saviour...