u/GildedGashPart

starting a small camping gear rental hustle – how to manage bookings?

hey everyone,

i have a bunch of high-end camping gear (rooftop tents, lithium power stations, premium stoves) that i’m looking to start renting out locally when i’m not using them.

the problem is the logistics. i tried using a basic website builder, but it’s a nightmare to show people what’s actually available for their specific dates. i also need a way to take security deposits because, well, this stuff is expensive.

right now i’m just doing it through facebook marketplace and spreadsheets, but it’s taking up way too much time and i’m terrified of double-booking someone.

does anyone here run a small rental side hustle? what are you using to handle the bookings and inventory? i don't want anything too corporate or expensive, just something that works.

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u/GildedGashPart — 1 day ago

Dealing with jaw pain/tissue breakdown after radiation. Has anyone tried HBOT?

I finished radiation a few months ago, but now I’m dealing with some scary jaw side effects. The pain is constant and there seems to be tissue breakdown. My doctor mentioned osteoradionecrosis and brought up hyperbaric oxygen therapy, HBOT, as a possible part of treatment.

Has anyone here gone through HBOT for jaw issues after radiation? Did it actually help the tissue heal, or was it more about pain control?

I’ve heard it can be a huge time commitment, so I’m trying to understand what to expect before starting. How many sessions did you need, what pressure/ATA was used, and was it done through a hospital/wound center/oral surgery clinic?

Also, are there specific things I should ask before choosing a place, like hard vs soft chamber, oxygen %, session length, or medical supervision?

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u/GildedGashPart — 2 days ago
▲ 1 r/TBI

I’m about 18 months post-injury (moderate TBI) and I’ve reached a plateau with standard rehab. I’ve been researching HBOT and Neurofeedback, but I’m finding a massive 'information gap' between different facilities.

For HBOT, I’ve found clinics that use soft chambers at 1.3 ATA and others that have medical-grade hard chambers going up to 2.0 or 2.4 ATA. The prices are almost identical, but from what I’ve read, the physiological impact on brain tissue repair is completely different depending on that pressure level.

Same with Neurofeedback. Some places just do a basic 'dry-lead' setup without a full qEEG map, while others spend hours on assessment and protocol logic.

My question is: How do you guys vet these places? Do you ask for the specific machine models or the provider’s protocol logic before paying for a package? I don't want to waste more time and money on 'entry-level' equipment when I need clinical-grade results for my recovery.

Is there any database or way to see these technical specs (like ATA levels or qEEG assessment styles) upfront so I don't have to spend weeks on the phone?

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u/GildedGashPart — 9 days ago
▲ 7 r/nocode

Hey r/nocode,

I’ve been that guy for years — full of startup ideas, spending weeks on Notion roadmaps, logo concepts, and perfect tech stack research, but never actually shipping anything.

Then I started using no-code tools. First Bubble, then Glide and Softr. Most ideas died fast after launch (one lasted exactly 12 days). But the one that surprised me the most was a super boring internal tool I built for my team — just CRUD operations on our database with some filters and simple forms.

I started it in Bubble, but later rebuilt it in UI Bakery because it handled Postgres much cleaner, especially with tables, permissions, and custom logic. Took me literally a couple of hours instead of weeks.

The ugly truth? No-code removed all my favorite excuses. I could no longer say “it’s too complicated to build” or “I need more time to learn the stack”. Once I could ship an ugly but working version in a day, it became painfully clear whether people actually used it or not.

The apps that survived were the boring ones that solved real daily friction. The fancy SaaS ideas with beautiful landing pages? Mostly dead.

No-code didn’t make me stop wanting to code — it just stopped me from lying to myself about why I wasn’t shipping.

Anyone else had this reality check moment after going heavy into no-code?

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u/GildedGashPart — 16 days ago
▲ 4 r/ShortTermRentals+1 crossposts

curious how long people usually stay on the patchwork setup before they switch

by patchwork i mean some mix of spreadsheets, forms, inbox, maybe a basic site, and a lot of manual checking in the middle

i keep feeling like this works fine early on, then at some point the small stuff starts piling up
availability gets messy
notes live in different places
payments are somewhere else
and the whole thing starts depending too much on people remembering things

for people here who’ve been through that, what was the point where you felt like proper software was actually worth it?

not really asking about the fanciest system, more just when manual stopped being worth the headache

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u/GildedGashPart — 19 days ago