I got the game sir nova 2 lite. I’ve never used an controller before so I honestly don’t have anything to compare it with. I wanted a decent controller without spending too much and where I’m from this controller sells for like 25-26 dollars. So far it’s pretty good everything works as it should. I have some questions.

1. First of all how in the world do I aim with this thing in Shooters, any tips or guides to improve.

Currently for right side I press on A/B/X/Y with the right index finger and press RB and RT with my middle finger.

And for left side I keep my middle and index finger on LT and LB

The thumbs stay on the stick’s.

The problem is i can’t comfortably press on back buttons like this. What should I change?

1. I hear something loose inside the USB dongle when I shake it. At first I thought it’s broken but it works perfectly so should I still be concerned?

2. Any tips on how to not damage the controller or anything I should avoid doing? …

(this is not an affiliated or sponsored post. I purchased this from HP’s website with my own money, I have no affiliation with HP/hyper X )

1) Price, msrp is $160 USD. HP was doing 4th of July sales and codes+my student discount I was able to get it for around $100

2) this controller is very very new, I had a hard time finding reviews or anything about it. It’s basically only sold on the HP and hyper x websites RN I don’t even think it’s on Amazon yet. So I wanted to at least post my experience for future consumers

3)It’s an Xbox/PC controller, can be used wired, Bluetooth or USB dongle (USB A with no USB c adapter)

4)comes with 2 trigger options, 2 d pad options, a couple of different analog stick options, a USB cable, a nice carrying case and a little clip thing that can be used to clamp onto your phone for mobile gamers.

So here’s the gist. I wanted a controller, but I normally play PC games with mouse+ keyboard so I didn’t want to …

I spotted that Flydigi recently registered the Apex 6 with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the US. This tends to be a reliable forward indicator of product releases and the main product details tend to be final/near final at this stage in order to go through testing and be approved.

In the gallery:

• External photos: pictures 1-6
• Internal photos: pictures 7-14
• User manual: pictures 15-18

What appears to be new: swappable mode triggers, haptic triggers

• The mechanism to change trigger modes is visible on the rear of the controller and on the inside, and resembles that on the Vader 5 Pro. The external slider tabs rotate the internal parts, to move microswitches behind the triggers and shorten trigger travel distance.
• The large ‘adaptive trigger’ mechanisms that previously occupied that space are no longer visible. The page describing ‘force feedback triggers’ has been removed in the manual.
• From the remaining visible wiring some of the trigger …

Disclaimer: I bought this for ₹2900(~$30) here in India with my own money from an online website (NMPC.in) and I am not affiliated to any controller brand in any way.

Hi everyone,

So I bought this last week and thought to leave a review here. This is my first controller (after being a long time KB+M player) and I’m really liking it.

Build Quality & Feel:

The build quality is very good and premium. The in-hand feel is nice and doesn’t feel cheap at all. The controller is very comfortable and doesn’t feel heavy at all while playing for long hours.

The face buttons are little tight but not too much just like membrane buttons but they don’t feel bad. The D-pad is really good which is mechanical round disc type and it works really well without much wrong inputs and is quite clicky and easy to press.

The triggers are also very good and I didn’t faced any issues with them (however I would recommend to avoid using trigger locks as I saw a few users told …

I just buy a pair replacement paddles, just snipped off the extra part with a nipper and sanded down the edges. now the back buttons are shorter, way more comfy to hold, and no more accidental clicks

i bought a cyclone 2 because the amount of good reviews was overwhelming, but i needed to return and the main reason was the face buttons, i hated it. ended up buying a Tarantula which uses membrane buttons, the question is, is there better implementations? there’s a lot of high end controllers that i find interesting but I fear all of them after that terrible experience with because of the trend of using mouse switch face buttons.

Yup, I’m one of those straps down guys… So dirty, I know!

Bag: GORUCK Bullet Dark Oak 18L DC Waxed Canvas
Airlines: Frontier Economy seating 40F

Able Carry Max EDC with an Alpaka Tech Pouch, Matador Mesh Bags (small and medium), Snow Peak Packable Tote, Bellroy Elements wallet & Liquid key organiser.

Tech pouch contains my DAP, DAC, IEMs, tips & cables.

Matador pouches are for meds, facemask etc & laptop charger and cables.

I kind of regret not going with the 30L Max, but I’ve managed to make the 26L work. It’s crazy how good the harness system is. The weight just seems to disappear once it’s on your shoulders.

I’m a bit of an audiophile, so my gear takes up most of the space, but it’s absolutely worth it for the 1+ hour train commute

Got the privilege of designing my own PB&J version of the CT15 (~22L). I went with:

XPac Rx30 Coyote
HyperD300 Purple
Tweave Durastretch 520e Black

Turned out awesome! Perfect size for me for large EDC or 2-3 night travel. Also works great for personal item only travel at ~18x11x6”. Already added some of my signature flair to it with pulls, black leather accents with purple stitching, custom purple Austere’s, etc.

Just packed this up to go run some errands and work at a coffee shop and was reminded of what a great bag it is. Fits everything I need without being too big or full. Extremely comfortable to wear. Still looks great after years of use. A+ bag. Love the matching pouch too!

I was going through my travel stuff and realized I have a few things that somehow make it into every packing list even though I barely ever touch them.

For me it’s usually backup earbuds or extra cables. Not because I actually need them, but because my brain goes “what if” and they end up in the bag again.

It’s such a tiny thing, but these tiny things add up fast.

What did you finally stop packing?

I have long resisted the ereader because I did not like the idea of paying for digital media that I could own in physical. I also am an English graduate and must admit that the thought of reading from a screen was unromantic to me (which I will fully admit is a little snobby and a silly problem). I am so accustomed to dogearing pages and writing in the margins that I thought the inability to do so would be frustrating. I finally decided to get a Kobo this spring to experiment after my last shot at an ereader in 2016, and I am very happy with the decision. Mostly, the flexibility of having my library with me has been incredible. I like to read multiple titles at a time, and I used to carry with me two to four books while traveling (insanity). I am currently reading a 550 page biography and a 400 page novel, and I am very pleased to not be lugging them around with me right now!

Anyway, pretty obvious for most people here I’m sure, but I recommend it to shed some weight and add …

I’m back from my first time (serious) onebagging trip for 9 days in Athens in June. While it’s still fresh in my mind, here is a detailed trip report. I added some photos of the updated packing list and a few extras with impressions of my first time in Athens.

Link to previous post with packing list.

Hard facts:

• Trip length: 9 days in June
• Flying from Munich to Athens via Lufthansa
• Location: Athens, Greece (no accommodation change) + day trips to Mycenae and Napflio
• Accommodation type: Aparthotel with a washer + balcony
• Trip purpose: vacation
• Pack volume: 18 L

From my previous post, I took everyone’s feedback into consideration (thank you!) and made some adjustments accordingly.

Adjustments made to packing list:

• added sunglasses clip-on I found at Decathlon
• switched out 1 light long pants for 1 light skort (half skirt/half shorts)
• added light long sleeved, buttoned down from uniqlo (nylon/rayon)
• read that many archaelogical sites has slippery marble …

I’ve been looking for a backpack that works well for one-bag travel while still being comfortable enough for hiking and longer trips.

I recently bought the Decathlon Travel 500 Organizer 30L. According to Decathlon, its dimensions are 50 × 28 × 22 cm, while Ryanair’s free personal item limit is 40 × 25 × 20 cm. So on paper it definitely shouldn’t fit.

Before actually flying with it, I decided to do a realistic test.

I packed it with:

Even after packing all of that, I honestly felt I could have squeezed in enough clothes for another couple of days.

The photos show everything I packed, how I organized it inside the backpack, and what it looked like when fully loaded.

Then I took it to the airport and tried it in a real Ryanair bag sizer.

To my surprise… it fit.

In the photo it may look like it’s sticking slightly above the red line, but in person that wasn’t really the case. There was actually still some room to compress it a little further. …

I was on a Jetblue Boston -> SFO flight and put my onebag (my only bag) in the overhead bin, which was empty, right above my seat. The FA stopped me and said I needed to put it under seat to save room for larger carryon luggage from people coming on board.

Is this a thing? Why would someone with a smaller pack be penalized for not having a massive carryon? My bag is larger than personal item sized.

So I just came back from my trip, and I took too much clothes again🙈 (I went to Austria, Slovenia, Italy, Kroatia, and Slovakia all by train🚂 and I took a flight back home at the end). There was a heatwave in Europe during my trip, but I still really enjoyed it! It was a mixture of city trips, hiking and day trips. And all low budget: so cheap accomodations, saving money on food etc.

I just made this new packing list, which I will use for my next trip. You can find my old post and old packing list you can find back on my profile.

Weight of everything I took without the electronics = 11 kg - 2,7 = ~8,3 kg (18 lbs)

(Electronics were in hand luggage)

Osprey Ariel 60 Plus = 2,4 kg

Fjällräven 50-65L flightbag = 0,3 kg

Yes I know it’s big, a new bag for every trip is just not affordable right now and this bag does it all.

Which items I would not take on my next trip (to a hot country☀️):

fleece, 2nd long sleeve, less t shirts (I also often buy some during my trip), running wear …

I really like the look of the olive waxed canvas in these pictures. Glad everything is still on track for October.

In preparation for a United Airlines cross country flight I tried to find the best Evergoods bag I had for under the seat accommodations. It seemed like the 26L may have been a gamble but the 25L TD could be the ticket.

Here to say it worked out very well. No issues at the gate and no issues with under the seat.

I stuffed the bag pretty heavily and also have my MacBook Pro in there (laying flat).

Take that Basic Economy 🙂

I’ve been using the Evergoods CAP2 for a while now, and honestly, this is one of those pouches that keeps surprising me. On paper it’s just a 2L pouch, but in real use it feels like a little gear station that can be repurposed in a bunch of different ways.
I recently got the X-Pac version with the coyote interior, and that combo looks really good in person. Black outside, coyote inside — way better than the usual bright orange lining in my opinion. I also added my own paracord zipper pulls because I like customizing my pouches a bit.
What I like most about the CAP2 is how structured it is. It opens wide, stands up on a desk, and the middle divider can swing either direction depending on how you want to pack it. That makes it feel less like a pouch and more like a small desk caddy.
I’ve been testing different packouts with it:
Office / coffee shop carry:
Laptop charger, 20W charger, cables, AirPods, Soundcore earbuds, vitamins, pen, phone stand, sanitizer, small accessory pouch, and a …

Received my transit duffel 25L xpac from the summer capsule. Unboxed it and though the bag is great I immediately noticed how wrinkly the outer shell is. I certainly don’t expect it to look exactly how smooth, shiny and perfect like how it’s shown in the product page on the website, but this seems a bit excessive especially fresh out of the box.
For some context, this is my 2nd evergoods bag (CTB26 in od green), but I have multiple of each the CAP’s including the CAP1 and CAP0.5 in xpac.

Is this normal?
Any way to smooth it out?

The CPL24 has 50% more capacity (24 to 16 L), yet in picture comparisons and from Evergoods measurements it looks not so much larger than CPL 16. Is this just an optical illusion ore are they really similarly sized in real life? If so, where does it take the 8 Liter more capacity?