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Things are popping up all over. Garden kit update.

2012-02-10T05:08:00.001-05:00

6 days. The seedlings are starting to sprout.
I might have planted too early. No worries. Won't be long before we'll be eating real vegetables.

$5.00 Garden Starter Kit. (Dollar Tree)

2012-02-04T15:59:00.001-05:00

$5.00 at the Dollar Store is going to allow me to start a garden.

The Dollar Tree store has the seeds at 4 for a dollar and everything else you need..

I'll have the vegetables ready for spring planting.

I like to plant what I eat, and this is a cheap way start a garden.

At least with dollar store stuff. I've had pretty good results doing it this way.

Using multiple seeds per cup allows me to pick the strong plants..the soil could be better.

Still, not bad and its easy.

2012-02-03T03:48:00.001-05:00

Great price on the Camera L Bracket from Amazon.com !

Better price than what's in the $100 Film Making Kit.

Amazon prime member= Free Shipping...
I'm getting a couple...(more)

Scott from TheFrugalFilmmaker.com pointed this out.. Thanks!

How to-Paint a plastic box with Rustoleum Hammered Paint.

2012-01-31T12:15:00.000-05:00

I have this cool box. I'm going to be using it on my camera stabilizer rig.

I wanted to give it a different look, and to remove the old logo.

I decided to use one of my favorite paints.

Rustoleum Hammered Silver / Aluminum.

It gives a cool hammered texture and it's easy to use.

I like to reuse things and this box is good enough to reuse.

I'm going to add it to my film making kit.

Cheap Microphone! Audio Technica ATR 6250 Or ATR 25 (with test)

2012-01-25T08:00:00.000-05:00

I picked up the Audio Technica ATR 6250 (ATR25) for a really good price off Amazon.
Refurbished at $19.99 with free shipping (Beach Camera).
I don't know how long that will last.

I don't usually have a problem with refurbished stuff. I have been fortunate.
I am impressed at this microphones overall quality. It's dirt cheap and better than the camera's on board microphones.
It should have pretty good audio quality, overall but especially for YouTube.
The normal price varies, but I've seen them around $32.00 - $38.00 At $19.99 I figured I'd try..
Satisfied so far.

There you go- a decent dirt cheap microphone..
I did a quick audio test as well.

If you need a general microphone that's better than the your camera's on board microphone, this will work.

Here's a link- ATR 6250 Microphone $19.99 refurb

Check out these channels (if you haven't already)

Great Content, Great Ideas, Great Resource(s)

http://www.youtube.com/user/thefrugalfilmmaker

http://www.youtube.com/user/Knoptop

Here's a link to the items listed in the $100.00 Film Making Kit (via Amazon)

http://astore.amazon.com/cheapgnet02-20/detail

Really Cheap Microphone Holder for Camera "L" Bracket or PVC Stabilizer ...

2012-01-23T19:30:00.000-05:00

This is the cheapest Microphone holder that I could find.
It works with the Camera "L" Bracket.
It also will work with PVC Camera Stabilizer rigs.
You can use it for a microphone or- If you decide to use an LED Flashlight as a camera light,, you can use this too. It's what it was anyway...

Check out these channels (if you haven't already)
Great Content, Great Ideas, Great Resource(s)

http://www.youtube.com/user/thefrugalfilmmaker
http://www.youtube.com/user/Knoptop

Here's a link to the items listed in the $100.00 Film Making Kit (via Amazon)
http://astore.amazon.com/cheapgnet02-20/detail

Dynamo Solar Radio

2012-01-19T08:30:00.000-05:00

This a pretty cool gadget.
The Dynamo Solar Radio by Kikkerland..
Powered by the Sun, or by the Hand Crank on the back

Digital Concepts Wide and Tele Converter Kit ($100.00 Film Making Kit)

2012-01-16T10:45:00.000-05:00

This is the Digital Concepts Wide Adapter that's part of the $100.00 Film Making kit.

Here's a link to the items listed in the $100.00 Film Making Kit Via Amazon including the Flash Bracket.
http://astore.amazon.com/cheapgnet02-20/detail

Check out these channels (if you haven't already)
Great Content, Great Ideas, Great Resource(s)

http://www.youtube.com/user/thefrugalfilmmaker
http://www.youtube.com/user/Knoptop

Camera Flash Bracket or L Bracket from the $100.00 Film Making Kit (Review)

2012-01-14T08:36:00.001-05:00

Here's the bracket that was in the $100.00 Film Making Kit.

It's actually pretty good quality..

Seems very sturdy.

It's going to act as a camera stabilizer and also hold the

video camera light and microphone. Wasn't very expensive..

How to add a filter, lens hood or wide angle lens a Canon Vixia HF- R10.

2012-01-12T08:35:00.001-05:00

My $100 Film Making Kit includes a lens hood and a wide angle lens adapter.

I'm going to use them with my Canon Vixia HF-R10 camcorder.

Just one problem, my camera has no filter threads on the front.

I took the step up ring, modified the threads and with a little sanding and expoy, Booyah!

The Canon now has filter threads!

I can now add a filter, lens hood, wide angle lens or whatever to the front of my camera.

This process should also work on other camera's that have no front filter threads.

This video is very long. It's my longest video ever! I apologize. I'll be testing the camera a little later..

$4.00 Dead Cat-Test (with bonus dog attack)

2012-01-10T03:18:00.000-05:00

I had some wind today and decided to do a quick test with $4.00 dead cat / wind muff / microphone cover.

My dog Ben, was hanging out with me in the backyard.

He's my helper.

Sometimes not a very good one : )

The end result of the $4.00 Dead cat, is to wrap it at least 2x's.

Maybe 3.. $3.00 worth of material I got from the craft store should be more than plenty..

$4.00 Dead Cat / Wind Muff / Microphone Cover

2012-01-03T08:22:00.001-05:00

Happy New Year's!

Here's a very quick, very cheap dead cat.

Or Microphone cover if you prefer.

Or Wind Muff.

It's going to block the wind or stray noises from the microphone.

Hopefully it will keep the audio clean...

$100.00 Film Making Kit

2011-12-29T08:09:00.001-05:00

This is my CHeapGeek version of a $100 Film making kit.

These items will help me make better, high quality, cheesier YouTube videos.

These are camera accessories that I hope are useful.

I'm going to review each item and make more videos about the kit.

I was too excited to wait.

So this is more of a teaser video...

I know lame..$100.00 is cheap...

Dollar Tree Holiday Solar LED lights.

2011-12-27T08:54:00.000-05:00

Check out these cool Solar lights from the Dollar tree.
I thought they we're nifty. They have a Holiday look to them.

Bender the Dog's Christmas Present!

2011-12-26T08:08:00.000-05:00

Everybody needs a little Christmas!
Here's our dog Bender's Christmas Present..
He enjoys it..It's his favorite..

2011-12-25T03:28:00.001-05:00

Happy Holidays!

Heater Fan vs Light bulbs vs Utility Light, an interesting observation.

2011-12-19T08:15:00.002-05:00

While in my garage, I turned on the lights and a heater fan.
Mainly to knock some of the chill off the temp. It's not terribly cold.
Winters are mild in Tidewater VA.
I just wanted to warm it up before I started working in there.
I found my non contact laser thermometer and made an interesting observation.
Well, interesting to me anyway..

Ultra Portable Camera Kit

2011-11-26T13:45:00.003-05:00

This is what I carry.
It's portable and Cheap.
Helps to make better videos.

Check out this Big Black Widow Spider!

2011-11-15T08:40:00.001-05:00

We found this big Black Widow spider on our patio.
Our dog Ben had him in his mouth and spit him out.

He didn't get bit. Lucky Dog!
It's a big as a quarter!

We don't see these to often.

Happy Veteran's Day.

2011-11-11T01:09:00.001-05:00

To all those who serve or have served, Happy Veteran's Day.
As a veteran, I sincerely appreciate your service..Thank you.

Congrats to Richard and April!

2011-11-11T00:56:00.001-05:00

So one of my lifelong friends got married.
I've known Richard for coming up on 32 years.
I'm very Happy for him and his new bride Apriliana!
I wish them the best and look forward to seeing them in the near future.

<<< This is not an actual representation of
what they look like..

These are stuffed monkeys...

Congratulations Rich and April!

How I fixed our Roof Turbine Ventilator. OR How to perform maintenance o...

2011-11-01T08:17:00.002-04:00

Our turbine roof vents (whirlybirds) were really noisy and had some rattling that was causing some vibration in the house.
It was very annoying.
It sounded like someone running an air compressor in the attic.
I decided I was going to either fix them, or replace them.

Turns out that they just needed some maintenance. So that's what I did...
These things can move a lot of air out of your attic.
They use the power of the wind.
I like the idea behind these things.
I like the idea that they are Free to operate...they seem to work..
No cost is good..

I finally fixed my weather station. Or how I relax..up to you.

2011-10-28T08:29:00.002-04:00

I've had this weather station for a while.. I never really used it.
Mainly because it needed some work.
It had some parts and pieces floating around inside it.
I had to take it apart and put it back together again.
Normally I try to make short video's.
This is one long.
This is how I relax, I pick a project and work on it.
It's a zen thing I guess.. Easy cheesy projects..

Painted a $25.00 Clothes Dresser. Easy and Looks Good!

2011-10-19T08:03:00.001-04:00

Bought a Cheap thrift store dresser for $20.00.
Add $5.00 worth of paint and it looks pretty good!
Refinishing old furniture can be a really easy project.
Especially if you're lazy. Like Me..

Painting Plastic Flowerpot planters.

2011-10-13T08:38:00.001-04:00

Decide to extend the life of these cheesy flowerpots.
Decided to give them a different look as well.
Spray paint. It works.
Everything is better with paint..