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Soda Stream carbonator refilling

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My original Soda Club Edition 1 (left) and latest SodaStream Power (right) One of the first things you'll find after you buy a "carbonator" from Soda Stream or others is the CO2 refill bottles are very expensive, assuming you can find somewhere than sells them.  Too expensive in fact.  It's likely you can buy case of Pellegrino at Costco for less per litre than you'll pay for the 60L CO2 refill bottles.  So, all you're getting with Soda Stream is the opportunity to drink local tap water, which likely is not as good Pellegrino, what with Clorine and Floride being added.  At least it's easier to carry a single 60L CO2 bottle home than a case of Pellegrino. Now CO2 being one of the most common gases on Earth, one would think it would be cheap and easy to obtain, and it is.  Soda Stream more or less is charging you $40 for a bottle of compressed air.  The only trick is getting CO2 into the bottle under pressure.  At that price point most ...

Archery gear, for beginners

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The number one question I get as an archery instructor is how do I get started, followed by what bow should I buy.  Here are some simple answers, this is what you need to buy: Bows: Kids 7-10 years, a recurve bow, 14-20 pound "draw weight" (how hard it is to pull the string back), 45 inch in length.  This is a "real bow" that you can actually hit a target with, not the toy bows they sell at Target.  This is a fine bow for all ages, adults can (and should) start learning on this bow, it's much easer to learn to shoot on a low draw weight bow. Here are some examples, either from Amazon or at least you'll know what to ask for at Bass Pro Shop: Martin XR Recurve Bow Kit Crosman Archery Sentinel Youth Recurve Bow Teen age to adult bows, you need to be taller and stronger to handle these: PSE Razorback Recurve Bow Ragim Wildcat Jr 54" 16# Ragim 2013 Ragim Wildcat Jr 58" 22# Ragim Wildcat PLUS Takedown Recurve Bow Complete Archer...