Alyssa Barnes 🥉

Hey Stephanie. For starting out and aim for a student friendly set with plenty of small tubes so you can test colors without wasting paint. Make sure it includes a few brushes and stays close to your budget and since you do not need pro grade paints yet to get vibrant results. I would grab Acrylic paint set with brushes. You get 24 colors and 3 brushes, which keeps things simple and vibrant for home projects. The small tubes help prevent paint from drying out on the palette because you only squeeze what you need, and the paint spreads smoothly on canvas, wood, and paper. To slow drying a bit, mist your palette with a spray bottle and work in small puddles. A quick DIY stay wet palette using a damp paper towel topped with baking parchment also helps keep paints open longer for blending.

Yes a regular hard case is usually fine as long as nothing in the top pocket presses on the sticks. If you feel pressure when closing, rotate the console or move the elastic between the sticks and you are set.

Yes, you should be fine. Most chest harnesses use the GoPro standard quick release buckle and the two prong thumbscrew interface, so if your compact cam uses that same two prong mount the base plate and latch geometry will match. I would go with Suptig Chest Mount because it follows the GoPro spec and is sold as compatible with non GoPro models like AKASO and DJI, which means your two prong setup will slot in without weird spacing issues. Quick check before you buy. If your camera accepts a GoPro style thumbscrew and the prongs line up cleanly, you are good. If your camera only has a 1/4 inch tripod socket then you would need a small GoPro adapter to use any chest harness.

What you are describing is classic lithium battery voltage sag under load. Cold storage in an unheated garage makes internal resistance spike, so the pack looks full at rest, then the moment you pull the trigger a weak cell dips and the protection cuts output. If it happens with two packs, either both are cold or both are aging. A drill with extra drag can make it worse too. Bring a battery inside to warm up to room temp, then try the drill again. Also spin the drill with no bit for a minute and listen for roughness that would point to gearbox or chuck drag. A simple routine helps a lot. Keep packs indoors and only pop one into the tool when you are ready to work. Give the tool a 20 to 30 second no‑load spin to gently warm the cells before driving screws. Store batteries around half charge if they will sit more than a few weeks, then top up the day you need them. Do two easy cycles to recalibrate the gauge by charging fully, resting an hour, then running the drill at low speed with light load until it stops and recharging again. Use the low gear for screws and drill pilot holes so you are not hammering the pack with big current spikes. If you can, borrow a known good warm battery from someone on the same system to confirm whether your drill is fine. If your platform is Craftsman V20 and the packs are simply tired, a fresh higher capacity pack will hold voltage better under load and give you more working time. TURPOW V20 7.0Ah 2-pack has a larger 7.0Ah capacity and you get two packs so one can stay warm while you use the other, which directly fights that under‑load collapse you are seeing.

Skip the phone app and use an IR universal remote, program the TV first then the soundbar, and try alternate codes or auto search if one fails. If the bar uses HDMI ARC enable the TV HDMI control so volume passes through and you only program the TV, and pick a remote without an always-on backlight to extend battery life.