(Part 2) Top products from r/LosAngeles
We found 32 product mentions on r/LosAngeles. We ranked the 592 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
21. Augason Farms 30-Day 1-Person Emergency Food Supply – QSS Certified
Sentiment score: -1
Number of reviews: 2
QSS-Certified food supplyAverages 1, 854 calories per day8. 5-Gallon Watertight pail is easy to transportEasy to Prepare and ready in minutesShelf life of up to 25 years*
22. Rexing V1LG Dual Channel Car Dash Cam FHD 1080p 170° Wide Angle Dashboard Camera Recorder with HD Rear Camera, Built-in GPS Logger, G-Sensor, WDR, Loop Recording
Sentiment score: -1
Number of reviews: 2
DISCREET DESIGN: Signature low-profile design allows the V1LG to be your well-hidden personal witness.HD DUAL CHANNEL RECORDING: Captures 1080p HD video @ 30fps with front camera. WIDE DYNAMIC RANGE allows the camera to perform optimally in low-light situations by carefully fine-tuning the exposure....
23. Sony 32GB SDHC Class 10 UHS-1 R40 Memory Card (SF32UY/TQMN) (OLD MODEL)
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 2
Up to 40 MB/s transfer speedFile Rescue downloadable software helps recover photos and videos that have been accidentally damaged or deletedUHS-I memory cards have been tested to achieve high levels of reliability and data integrityUHS-I memory cards are water proof and designed to perform under a w...
24. Howard Leight by Honeywell Laser Lite High Visibility Disposable Foam Earplugs, Pink/Yellow , 200-Pairs (LL-1) - 3301105
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 2
LASER LITE HI-VIS COLORS: Vibrant yellow & magenta color is highly visible from a distance to help ensure employee compliance and hearing safety; it also helps prevent loss or misplacementEXCELLENT NOISE REDUCTION (NRR 32): Self-Adjusting foam earplugs expand in the ear upon insertion to create a se...
25. Writing Los Angeles: A Literary Anthology: A Library of America Special Publication
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 2
Library of America
26. ION Audio Cassette Adapter Bluetooth | Bluetooth Music Receiver for Cassette Decks
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 2
Turns your car's cassette deck into a Bluetooth music receiverEnables hands-free phone calls using the built-in microphone and your car's speakers4+ hours of use with built-in rechargeable batteryPowers on and off when inserted into and ejected from deckUSB charging cable included. Transforms your c...
27. Black Box G1W Original Dashboard Dash Cam - Full HD 1080P H.264 2.7" LCD Car DVR Camera Video Recorder with G-Sensor Night Vision Motion Detection WDR 140° Wide Angle 4X Zoom - NT96650 + AR0330
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 2
Full 1080P HD Recording at a Smooth 30 FPS and 720P at 60 FPS with LED Night Vision and Automatic Motion DetectionThe Original Black Box G1W: Using Exclusive Novatek NT96650 Chipset + Aptina AR0330 Lens - Provides Low Power Consumption, High Definition Video Compression and Smooth Image ProcessingEa...
28. Coway AP-1512HH White HEPA Air Purifier, 16.8 x 18.3 x 9.6
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 2
Coway Mighty (AP-1512HH) is designed to accommodate room sizes up to 361 sq.ft (CADR: Dust 246 / Pollen 240 / Smoke 233 cb. ft.).4 Stage Filtration System (Pre-filter, Deodorization filter, True HEPA filter, Vital Ion) captures and reduces up to 99.97% of particles 0.3 microns in the air, including ...
29. Dog Dazer II Ultrasonic Dog Deterrent
Sentiment score: -1
Number of reviews: 2
Handheld dog deterrent deviceUses the latest in ultrasonic technologyHarmless to petsWorks up to twenty feetLow battery indicator and belt clip
30. Railtown: The Fight for the Los Angeles Metro Rail and the Future of the City
Sentiment score: -1
Number of reviews: 2
31. Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
32. Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Back Bay Books
33. Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water, Revised Edition
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
history of the water wars in the western US
35. PureFresh Wet Wipes: Flushable, Individually Wrapped for Travel, 56 Singles
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
SENSITIVE FORMULA & NO ALCOHOL, PARABEN or FRAGRANCE: PureFresh Wet Wipes are free of alcohol and paraben. PureFresh Wet Wipes also do not include any irritating fragrance with their hypoallergenic formula. Our wipes include soothing aloe and Vitamin E.FLUSHABLE & SINGLE: Each pack includes 28 indiv...
36. The White Donkey: Terminal Lance
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
The White Donkey Terminal Lance
37. Counter Intelligence: Where to Eat in the Real Los Angeles
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
38. L.A. Son: My Life, My City, My Food
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Anthony Bourdain Ecco
This is the cam, the reviews weren't great and I took a gamble but I am happy with it. Came with a mini usb cable, a car charger cable and the whole window mount. Totally worth the dough:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0053DDNW6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Here is the card. I got a class 10 so the write speed would for sure be capable of the 1080p.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B7ID99I/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I tried to run the cam at 720 but it looked fuzzy so I bumped it up to 1080p. I have it set to do 5 minute segments the whole time and each file is usually right around 1GB each. When plugged into a cig lighter that only has power when the car is on the cam starts itself and starts recording when it gets power and goes until you shut it off/loses power. I just set it and forget style on my window and pull the card when I see something interesting along the drive to save. It just overwrites the oldest files if you don't do anything with them.
The Reluctant Metropolis by William Fulton. Not only does he talk about development and history of Los Angeles, but also how it relates to Orange County, the San Fernando Valley, and Las Vegas.
If you're interested in water and politics of the American west including Los Angeles, I also recommend Cadillac Desert -- pretty relevant in this multiyear drought
Let's see:
For a wealth of data but a perspective of addiction which actually disagrees with what I say (though they are selective in their interpretation) there's this:
http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674057272
The standard primer on neurobiology of addiction is this:
https://www.amazon.com/Neurobiology-Addiction-George-F-Koob/dp/0124192394/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1498869508&sr=8-2&keywords=drugs+koob
For a biopsychosocial perspective, there's this:
https://www.amazon.com/Drugs-Society-Human-Behavior-Carl/dp/0073529745/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1498869548&sr=8-4&keywords=drugs+and+society
By the same author but for a popular audience is this:
https://www.amazon.com/High-Price-Neuroscientists-Self-Discovery-Challenges/dp/0062015893/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1498869576&sr=8-1&keywords=carl+hart
Another popular, critical book:
https://www.amazon.com/Realm-Hungry-Ghosts-Encounters-Addiction/dp/155643880X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1498869570&sr=8-1&keywords=in+the+realm+of+hungry+ghosts
Another popular take:
https://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Scream-First-Last-Drugs/dp/1620408902
For the history of junkies in the us:
https://www.amazon.com/Creating-American-Junkie-Addiction-Research/dp/0801883830/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1498869591&sr=8-1&keywords=creating+the+american+junkie
A global one:
https://www.amazon.com/Pursuit-Oblivion-Global-History-Narcotics/dp/0393051897/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1498869828&sr=8-1&keywords=in+pursuit+of+oblivion
Primer on Harm Reduction:
https://www.amazon.com/Harm-Reduction-Second-Pragmatic-Strategies/dp/1462502563/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1498869612&sr=8-2&keywords=harm+reduction
Primer on drugs and drug policy, quite neutral:
https://www.amazon.com/Drugs-Drug-Policy-Everyone-Needs-ebook/dp/B0054ID9UG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1498869623&sr=8-1&keywords=drugs+kleiman
A book on the legalization of drugs:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0765701510/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Another, economic take, on legalization:
https://www.amazon.com/Drug-War-Crimes-Consequences-Prohibition/dp/0945999909
Sociology of drugs in the US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0199935904/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Psychopharmacology primer intro:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0878935347/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
A criticism of the concept of addiction:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0814747647/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Some more esoteric but interesting stuff on epigenetics, neuroscience etc:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0849373913/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
A great book on the anthropology of drugs (this author also writes a lot of smaller papers too):
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6614135-righteous-dopefiend
If anyone is interested in learning more about Lockheed in Burbank, this book has some pretty good stories about some of the high profile projects that were designed/built there.
I really enjoyed Writing Los Angeles. It's an anthology of works on LA and is pretty comprehensive.
Yes! Jonathan Gold knows his stuff. Counter Intelligence is also worth a look.
I'm not kidding. I keep a box of [these] (https://www.amazon.com/Howard-Leight-3301105-Visibility-Disposable/dp/B0007XJOLG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1518813649&sr=8-2&keywords=laser+lite) and they are a Godsend.
I would recommend Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis (Red Hot Chili Peppers singer/original member) and L.A. Son by Roy Choi (chef/Kogi truck mastermind). Both autobiographies tell stories about how growing up in LA shaped who they are.
Check out my New York Times bestselling graphic novel The White Donkey, published by Little Brown, below. I have a new book with LB coming this winter as well.
The White Donkey
Coway AP-1512HH Mighty Air Purifier with True HEPA and Eco Mode in White https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01728NLRG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_ObA0CbP1S5STT
Pick up a HEPA air purifier
I have this one and it works well:
https://www.cowaymega.com/product/coway-mighty-ap-1512hh-white/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01728NLRG
Rexing V1LG and a 128 microsd card are practically mandatory in this day and age.
I spent a few nights in Moab in August while I explored Arches. Out of all the places I went on that trip, it's where my mind keeps going back to.
Read this if you haven't already: https://www.amazon.com/Desert-Solitaire-Wilderness-Edward-Abbey/dp/0345326490
Life changing
This is what I use. You just have to remember to charge it.
bluetooth
It's this one, I've been meaning to buy it for my commute on La Cienega https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FONBG1A/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_cQ1pub07637FN
This one.
I got this one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0053DDNW6?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00
and this memory card:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B7ID99I?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00
http://www.amazon.com/On-Gold-Mountain-Lisa-See/dp/0307950395/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1404907708&sr=8-1&keywords=on+gold+mountain
These are lifesavers
This is the one I have: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071LPV7G6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_uzd5AbGV8Y8TQ
And buy the hard wire kit to go with it: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074PBPPPN/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_gCd5AbM6Z35YK
The thing's saved me $1500 and at least one other innocent driver $$$$ (he would have been found at fault if not for me providing dash cam footage to the insurance companies) when some idiot sped through an intersection and totaled his car.
Yep, so to address that, we have:
With all of that, plus the camping gear we have, we should be able to hunker in place for a month if shit gets real.
I found the dog whistle apps aren't nearly loud enough to get their attention from any distance. So I bought this: http://www.amazon.com/Dazer-II-Ultrasonic-Deterrent-20-Feet/dp/B000IBRI2Y
Worked great. I don't even need it anymore, after several months of consistent use. I would point it out my upstairs window at the neighbor's dogs when they got loud, and give them a brief correction. Usually it takes 2-3 corrections because they will start barking again, but they get the message.
Now they only bark at the HOA's gardening crew. I've been unable to get them to stop doing that and have given up trying, but they no longer bark most other times.
*edit: Link
Long answer: https://www.amazon.com/Railtown-Fight-Angeles-Metro-Future-ebook/dp/B00FU997S2
Short answer: We don't care and are willing to pay for it in terms of lost time and money.
Writing Los Angeles is a wonderful anthology of short stories that portray LA in every light imaginable.
"...Los Angeles has always been a place of paradisal promise and apocalyptic undercurrents. Simone de Beauvoir saw a kaleidoscopic "hall of mirrors," Aldous Huxley a "city of dreadful joy." Jack Kerouac found a "huge desert encampment," David Thomson imagined "Marilyn Monroe, fifty miles long, lying on her side, half-buried on a ridge of crumbling rock.'"
These. My brother-in-law had a dog problem and this worked. Plus he wired them right into motion detector lights, then it would trigger when the dog would walk by the garage and wouldn't get a chance to bark. After like two months the dog didn't come to that side of the garage and if it did it didn't bark.
But that was out in the sticks.
Dog Dazer II Ultrasonic Dog Deterrent https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000IBRI2Y/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_5Cd7ybAVXMPKX
OxGord Stop Dog Barking Ultrasonic Anti Bark Off Limiter Birdhouse Box Silencer Controller Device for Pets https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XNU2UZ2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_5Jd7yb51HXJ56
If you want the whole story, read the book https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FU997S2/
TL;DR multiple attempts to get local funding for a transit system in the 60s and 70s failed, so we missed out on the round of federal funds that built BART, WMATA, and MARTA. Before that, fare caps and increasing automobile traffic bankrupted the private operators, and due to poor maintenance, people saw the switch to buses as an improvement. Other big events while the current Red Line was under construction include the Ross Dress for Less explosion in 1985 (which caused tunneling west of Western to be banned) and the Hollywood Boulevard sinkhole in 1996ish that caused funding for new subways to be blocked.
Hi, I run a business called ShakeproofLA and what I do is set people up to get ready for The Big One.
To set the stage, you have to understand that Los Angeles has, historically, had a major earthquake every 100 years, but right now we haven't a big one since 1857 when a 7.9 struck Fort Tejon.
So, add that extra 60 years to the amount of tectonic pressure that will be released when it finally does happen.
Now, what I'm going to say will scare the shit out of people, but here it is: When the next major quake hits LA it will be a major, major catastrophe. Thousands of people will die and the damage will be counted in the tens, if not hundreds of billions of dollars.
The water mains will break. The highways will crumble. The gas lines will erupt and fires will break out all over the place. It's estimated, worst case scenario, that 1/3 of the city will burn down, partially due to the broken water mains. If the earthquake is during a heatwave, those problems will be compounded.
The dust and smoke and pollutants (asbestos, etc) thrown up by the quake will cause further health problems down the line as well.
Downtown, all the glass in the buildings will break and fall. Except glass doesn't fall straight down, it floats down like a leaf, meaning that it will be thousands of razor blades slicing across the street. The fire department thinks there will be up to 10 feet of broken glass in the streets afterwards. Moreover, some 1/3 of the buildings in downtown could collapse, including many of the skyscrapers which were build using flawed construction techniques, during the 60's and 70's and 80's. Many of those same buildings are packed with asbestos, much like the World Trade center.
Scary AF, right? Well, I have a motto: "It's absolutely going to happen, so don't worry." All you can do it get prepared.
As the freeways will be out, there's basically going to be no leaving town. More likely than not, you will have to shelter in place. That being the case, you will need supplies.
Here's a list of ABSOLUTE NECESSITIES for you to have on hand. It's only a few hundred bucks and it very well could be the difference between life and death.
What I have listed are only suggestions and I'm not endorsing any particular brand over another. If you find something that does the same job for cheaper, great.
Food
Have at least 2 weeks supply of food above and beyond what is kept in the freezer and/or pantry. Below are some options, but feel free to search around and find the best price/amount for you and your family
Food Option 1
Food Option 2
Food Option 3
Radios
Emergency Radios are a must-have and the wind-up type, with a flashlight cover multiple bases at once.
Radio Option 1
Radio Option 2
Water
These jugs are available at any local Home Depot and will last for 5 years in storage. Do not store on concrete floors at it will leech, instead store on wood, cardboard or carpet only. You want one jug per person per week. Additionally, if you have a hot water heater, wait until it cools and use that. Be aware that the first water that comes out will be mostly mineral silt, so be sure to run it through a coffee filter.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/5-Gal-Water-No-Exchange-Initial-Purchase-5GALIP2/205227468
The Lifestraw allows you to drink any gross water you find.
Lifestraw
If you have an outdoor grill, great. That's your cooking platform. Make sure you have extra propane. If not, get a camp stove.
Camp Stove 1
Propane -
To be sourced locally.
Honey Buckets
You're going to need a place to poop, right? Get a honey bucket, or get hepatitis. Your choice.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079GFLVLM/ref=twister_B079C4GN4M?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/LEAKTITE-B5GSKD-5GAL-Black-Plastic/dp/B000VBW17S/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1529963064&sr=8-3&keywords=5+gallon+bucket
https://www.amazon.com/Besli-Gallon-DrawString-Strong-Garbage/dp/B075ST2KJ9/ref=sr_1_4_s_it?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1529963592&sr=1-4&keywords=5%2Bgallon%2Bgarbage%2Bbags&th=1
First Aid Kit
DUST MASKS
I can't emphasize enough for people to buy these. N95 is the standard you want, as it will filter most pollutants. Buy these and don't get mesothelioma later in life.
Towelettes
Power Station
And the list continues. Have a car kit ready, consisting of water (I like VOSS water, as it's in glass, a couple Clif bars, a hat, sunblock, and old pair of walking sneakers and a space blanket. And dust masks. Don't forget those.
Fill out a FEMA Emergency Plan. and you'll really know where to go and who to contact in an emergency.
And that's the basics. Two weeks of survival supplies and FEMA will be on the scene, hopefully and roads will be open enough to get out of dodge.
Another good idea is to strap your furniture and TV to the walls, into the studs. I'd provide a guide, but that's my job, y'all.