I have heard of a case for remote security cameras.    Didn't look into details.

Sat Aug 02 2025 17:18:08 UTC from IGnatius T Foobar

There's no such thing as IP over Meshtastic, right? Just readable text messages?

Had my portable radios out to charge batteries ( and my emergency e-ink device, with survival books ) and was thinking, and once again i almost pushed the buy button on a LILYGO T-Deck, as its so tempting. I do have 2 battery powered lorawan/mesh devices, but they require a phone to actually use them. ( they talk via BT to it ). T-Decks are standalone. 

The collapse is coming dont want to be caught with ones pants down for such simple readiness..   But donno if that really would be useful or not, other than in theory. Sure regular radio is valuable, both receive and transmit, for news and to communicate with family members and such, but this? i donno.

And ya, the box they are in, some water resistant solar panels, rated at about 5 watt each. ( anything bigger, wont fit in the box ).  Cant say i don't plan ahead ;)      Oh, and made in the USA.. so they are what they claim to be.

And related: i really need to find some washers for the antenna on my DX-375  antenna works but it flops around and has to be held upright, but i just cant find anything that works, its soooooo small

Ok i'm a moron, i ordered the damned T-Deck. I don't know why. i don't need it.  Idiot.

AND i didn't notice it was was shipping from China ( which i have been avoiding due to costs ).  I have never ordered anything from Amazon that shipped from there directly..   Am i going to get a bill for tariff, or was it bundled into the cost?

Ok, I went through the web site for the T-Deck and I still don't understand what it is.  What's the application for this thing?  

(I understand the meshtastic version because I understand meshtastic, but what do you do with the regular version?)

I have one, tho the model before that so i don't have GPS and i had to buy a case 3rd party.

If you don't use it for the long range stuff, then its just an ESP32 in a fancy case with a keyboard and touch screen, and battery.    If you do stuff with ESP32's and want it portable instead of 'embedded', its a nice 'kit'. 

Sun Jan 18 2026 17:54:18 UTC from IGnatius T Foobar

Ok, I went through the web site for the T-Deck and I still don't understand what it is.  What's the application for this thing?  

(I understand the meshtastic version because I understand meshtastic, but what do you do with the regular version?)

Actually i made a bit of an assumption up there, that he bought a *new* one.. which is more fancy than mine. ( mine also does not have the mesh stuff.. )  But the concept still applies, its just an ESP32 devkit with extra stuff, which is useful depending on your use-case.

Its ok, it works, tho never did get GPS to work quite right. Ill try again later.. However no nodes near me so its pretty useless unless i travel..

Even at best, it would not replace a phone, its basically 'off grid texting to other off grid nodes'. 

Sat May 09 2026 17:23:00 EDT from setho

2025-12-25 18:30 from Nurb432
Ok i'm a moron, i ordered the damned T-Deck. I don't know why. i
don't need it.  Idiot.

AND i didn't notice it was was shipping from China ( which i
have been avoiding due to costs ).  I have never ordered
anything from Amazon that shipped from there directly..   Am i
going to get a bill for tariff, or was it bundled into the cost?

How do you like the T-Deck though? I kind of like the idea of not using my phone and having a separate device.