Here’s a nifty gadget for your gear bag. It’s a replica of a hobo knife from the early 1900’s. This one from W.R. Case has a bone handle with a knife, spoon and a fork with a can opener. It’s … [visit site to read more]

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Tagged: Knives, Outdoor

Hobo knives – For chowing on the go originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on November 15, 2009 at 4:09 pm.

The H2Only 25 oz. water bottle from US Canteen has a built in Ionic-Adsorption Micro-Filtration system that removes toxic chemicals, detergents, pesticides, and agricultural waste, as well as dissolved solids such as arsenic, aluminum, zinc, asbestos, copper, lead, mercury, and chromium … [visit site to read more]

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Tagged: Beverage, Outdoor

Filter your tap water on the go with a H2Only water bottle originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on October 29, 2009 at 10:47 am.

Summer may be officially over, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t still play outside. Need some motivation? How about the Aquapod Water Bottle Launcher. It’s the first professionally manufactured bottle launcher on the market that can launch a 2-liter plastic bottle up to 100 feet in the air. Get yours for $24.99. Full press release after the jump. … [visit site to read more]

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Tagged: Outdoor

Launch a 2 liter bottle 100 ft – Aquapod Water Bottle Launcher originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on October 7, 2009 at 11:07 am.

The next time you want to go for a ride with your sweetie, skip the sweat producing manual bicycle and go with a PEDEGO tandem e-bike. It features a beach cruiser design with two wide, cushioned seats, relaxed handlebars and a rear motor. It operates much … [visit site to read more]

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Tagged: Bike, Outdoor

Transportation for lazy lovebirds – PEDEGO Electric Tandem Bike originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on September 21, 2009 at 8:41 pm.

The next time you’re in the jungle being chased by Nazi soldiers, you can take off your Survival Straps bracelet, unravel the 16 feet of paracord and rappel off the side of a cliff to safety. Oh wait, I think that was from an Indiana Jones movie, not a … [visit site to read more]

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Tagged: Outdoor

MacGyver jewelry – Survival Straps originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on September 6, 2009 at 10:42 pm.

Using your laptop outdoors on a sunny day can be difficult because the sunlight can cause the laptop’s display to look dark or washed out. Putting on your normal sunglasses usually makes matters worse. Glarewear sunglasses are sporty looking glasses that have special … [visit site to read more]

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Tagged: Laptop, Outdoor

Glarewear – Sunglasses for outdoor laptop viewing originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on July 15, 2009 at 6:54 am.

Scorpions give me the creeps. Luckily, I don’t live in an area where we have those evil looking critters. If I did, I’d want a Photon Scorpion Finder Freedom Micro keychain light. How can … [visit site to read more]

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Tagged: Camping, Outdoor

Keychain flashlight that can find scorpions originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on July 13, 2009 at 7:01 am.

Check it out, it’s a telescoping fishing pole that collapses into a pen sized container. I’m not sure how well it really works. I doubt you could catch anything too large with it, but it sure is cute! You can find them through Amazon and visit site to read more]

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Tagged: Fishing, Outdoor

A fishing rod in your pocket originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on April 15, 2009 at 1:33 pm.

August in Southern Indiana can be both hot and humid. Temperatures around 100 degrees are not unusual for us. As a result,
it’s normal to see people watering their outdoor plants in the evenings, to keep them from frying to a crisp. I’ve been
known to shirk my watering duties due to the fact that I hate wrestling with the garden hose. Unwinding it usually isn’t
a big deal, but winding back onto the reel can sometimes be an exercise in frustration. Since I’m all for trying a product
that has been designed to ease my frustration level, I was happy to review the ReelSmart Automatic Hose Reel from Hydro-Industries.

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Tagged: Outdoor

Hydro-Industries ReelSmart Automatic Hose Reel originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on August 21, 2006 at 9:52 am.

Mother Nature and gadgets. The two of them are a match made in heaven. There are gadgets that measure wind direction and velocity, gizmos that measure changes in the barometric pressure and gadgets that display the temperature. Today I’m going to tell you about the La Crosse Technology WS-7038U Wireless 433 MHz Miniature Rain Monitor. Sent to me by the folks at SmartHome, this kit comes with everything you will need to keep track of how much precipitation falls at your location.

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Tagged: Outdoor

La Crosse Technology WS-7038U Wireless 433MHz Miniature Rain Monitor originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on June 15, 2006 at 2:20 pm.

I have recently become interested in solar devices. There’s something really cool about using the power of the sun instead of the power of an AC adapter, when it comes to powering products. The sun is free; Electricity definitely isn’t. That’s why I was more than happy to review a solar powered garden accent light, when the folks at SmartHome contacted me to gauge my interest in their Solar Powered Garden Accent Light.

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Tagged: Outdoor

HomeBrite Solar Powered Garden Accent Light originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on June 1, 2006 at 3:09 pm.