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Can an Engineer Make His Own Bread?
I treated a sourdough starter like a systems problem: logged variables, controlled temperature, and found out which of the internet's rules actually matter.
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Zach Tries
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I try things so you know what's worth it. Skills, projects, and gear, learned in public and documented honestly.
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One Hour to Bullseye: Learning Archery From Zero
Never shot a bow before. Sixty minutes on the clock, one target, and an honest count of every arrow that went somewhere else entirely.
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Nine Miles for a Smoothie
The electric longboard, the Susquehanna riverfront at sunrise, and a strong opinion about whether any smoothie is worth eighteen miles round trip.
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I Wore a Naruto Costume to the Shooting Range
Cosplay meets marksmanship fundamentals. The range officer had questions. The grouping, surprisingly, had answers.
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A Month in a Weighted Vest
Runs, pull-ups, and errands. What actually changed after thirty days of voluntarily making everything heavier.
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The Gear
Everything here is something I actually use or am actively testing on camera. If it stopped earning its spot, it leaves the list.
Training
Used outdoors, in the rain, on the river path.
RUNmax Pro weighted vest (40 lb)
daily driverThe one from the videos. Sits tight enough to run in without chafing my collarbones raw.
See it on Amazon →Commuter helmet
daily driverNine-mile smoothie runs at 25 mph are a bad place to discover a cheap helmet's limits.
See it on Amazon →Heavy resistance band set
testingPull-up assistance on vest days, warm-ups on every other day. They live in my backpack.
See it on Amazon →Kitchen
The sourdough experiments run through all of this.
Cast iron Dutch oven
daily driverThe difference between pale bread and bakery crust is trapped steam. This is the trap.
See it on Amazon →0.1g kitchen scale
daily driverYou cannot log variables you cannot measure. Baker's percentages start here.
See it on Amazon →Stainless bench scraper
daily driverCost less than lunch, ended my war with high-hydration dough.
See it on Amazon →Supplements
Boring, third-party tested, no proprietary blends.
Blueprint Longevity Mix
daily driverWhere my daily creatine comes from. One scoop, no separate tub, done.
See it on Amazon →Core Power protein shakes
daily driverThe post-vest-run default. Real protein, zero prep, survives a backpack.
See it on Amazon →Vitamin D3 + K2
daily driverThe daily D with the K2 already in it. One capsule instead of two bottles.
See it on Amazon →Tech
Filming, building, and the arcade cabinet project.
Action camera
daily driverEvery longboard shot on the channel comes off this thing clamped somewhere questionable.
See it on Amazon →The arcade cabinet build made my old fixed-temp iron feel like a campfire stick.
See it on Amazon →Everyday
The unglamorous stuff I reorder without thinking.
Cotton underwear
daily driverYes, this is on the list. When you find the pair that works, you buy it forever.
See it on Amazon →[ collabs & partnerships ]
Work with me
I partner with brands whose products genuinely fit what I already do: training, cooking, building, exploring. Every collaboration gets the same treatment as everything else on this channel: I actually use the thing, and I say what I find.
- → Dedicated videos and honest product testing
- → Integrations that fit an episode, not interrupt it
- → Long-term partnerships over one-off promotions
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