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Why bother with delivery? Make your own pizza in this wood-burning oven

By Janet Cloninger / February 24, 2014 / News / Cooking, Home and Kitchen, Outdoor Gear / 10 Comments

If cost is no object for a great-tasting pizza, you might try your hand at making your own in this wood-fired pizza oven. You’ll need a safe outdoor area to set up this Italian-made oven. According to the product information, the Rapid Heating Wood Burning Pizza Oven from Hammacher Schlemmer “has an electrogalvanized powder-coated steel roof […]

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Make them seen on the scene with the V.I.O. Stream

By Larry Geisz / February 22, 2014 / News / Camera gear, Outdoor Gear / Leave a Comment

The world of actions cams is a crowded one to say the least, but what if you are looking for something a little more business like, something that is more plug and protect than plug and play? The V.I.O. Stream may be what you are looking for. Built as a modular camera system, the Stream

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This emergency light is no bigger than a wine cork

By Janet Cloninger / February 15, 2014 / News / Emergency lighting, Home and Kitchen, LED Light, Outdoor Gear / 1 Comment

As a matter of fact, it looks a lot like a wine bottle cork. Pop the cork end off of the Bottlelight to expose the USB plug that’s used to charge the internal battery. When you need emergency lighting or even some ambient mood lighting without the risk of candle flames, you just twist the

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A fish-finding sonar that’s so small it can almost fit in your pocket

By Janet Cloninger / February 14, 2014 / News / Health and fitness, Outdoor Gear / 2 Comments

The Military Grade Portable Smartphone Fishfinding Sonar from FishHunter is so small, you can almost carry it in your pocket. It’s shrunk down to fit inside a 8.5″ X 6.2″ X 3.0″ red rubber ball. It has a rechargeable battery inside, and it comes with a charging stand. You just float the military-grade sonar transducer in the

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Listen to music without getting frost-bitten ears

By Janet Cloninger / February 10, 2014 / News / Audio, Video, TV, Bluetooth, Headphones, Outdoor Gear / Leave a Comment

This winter has been the pits. It’s cold and snowy, and I’m ready for it to be over. There’s still several weeks to suffer through before spring, and Hammacher Schlemmer has some Bluetooth earbuds that will keep your ears warm while we’re waiting. The Wireless Headphone Ear Warmers have integrated speakers and a microphone so

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Keep this hand-cranked emergency lantern everywhere you need one

By Janet Cloninger / January 22, 2014 / News / Emergency preparedness, Flashlight, Gear, Outdoor Gear / Leave a Comment

The Enhance Nightlux EXP lamp works as a lantern or an LED flashlight, and it’s perfect for use camping or as an emergency light in your car or home. You can charge the Nightlux lamp via USB; a fully charged battery will give you 40 minutes of lantern use (65 lumens) or 4.5 hours of

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Big Bang Tents will protect you from nature while you sleep and charge your gadgets

By Julie Strietelmeier / January 18, 2014 / News / Batteries and Chargers, Camping, Outdoor Gear, Solar / 1 Comment

The next time you decide to go camping, consider a tent from UK based Big Bang Tents. Not only are these tents available in a variety of colorful patterns that are perfect for festivals, they also feature a 5w solar panel, lithium solar storage bank and mobile phone/USB charging adaptors for charging many of your

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The PowerPot V review

By Elizabeth Rodriguez / January 1, 2014 / Reviews / Camping, Emergency preparedness, Outdoor Gear, Travel Gear, USB charger / 5 Comments

There are lots of people like me that like to bring gadgets with them while camping. Although I try to disconnect a bit, it’s nice to bring my cell phone and a few battery packs with me. Wouldn’t it be great to to use an item to charge my mobile devices while I cook at

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Switch Modular Pocket Knife gets an update

By Julie Strietelmeier / December 26, 2013 / News / Knives, Outdoor Gear, Pocket Gear / 2 Comments

About a year ago, I reviewed the Switch Modular Pocket Knife from Quirky. I loved the concept of a customizable Swiss Army style pocket knife / multi-tool, but found that the product itself needed a lot of work to be even remotely usable. Now there’s an updated version of the Switch that seems to have

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Do these pants make my can look fat?

By Julie Strietelmeier / December 21, 2013 / News / Home and Kitchen, Outdoor Gear / 1 Comment

From the “Now I’ve seen everything” file comes Garbage Pantz. If you’ve ever wished that you could give your ugly trash cans a fashion makeover, Garbage Pantz durable all weather covers let you express your creativity. The stretchy machine washable covers fit most 32 to 45 gallon cans, rectangle or round in shape. They are

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Happy – and safe – trails to you with these Tail Lights

By Janet Cloninger / December 16, 2013 / News / Crowdfunded, Health and fitness, Outdoor Gear, Personal Safety, Pet Gadgets, Sports / 7 Comments

I always cringe a little when I’m driving along and see horses and riders sharing the road. It’s not because I don’t like horses or don’t want to share the road. It’s because I’m always afraid that something will happen and a horse or rider will be injured or worse because someone in a car

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Every 12 year old’s dream – The Snolo Stealth-X

By Dave Rees / December 13, 2013 / News / Outdoor Gear / 4 Comments

Growing up, my friends and I would hope for the perfect winter storm, 6 inches of snow followed by compaction by cars and temperatures cold enough to freeze it into ice…something that rarely happens in Seattle where rain reigns supreme. Those were ideal conditions for sledding. Not the relatively safe flat bottomed kind of sledding

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Sherwood EXM-50 In & Outdoor Wireless Streaming Audio Bluetooth speaker review

By Bill Kuch / November 23, 2013 / Reviews / Audio, Video, TV, Bluetooth, Bluetooth speaker, Outdoor Gear / 8 Comments

Got your Bluetooth speaker yet? Here’s another entry in the field, and it’s from Sherwood. The EXM-50 does everything you’d expect from a Bluetooth speaker, plus it has apps for iOS and Android to control the device and is claimed to be resistant to spraying water. Being new to the US market, we get to play

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Pelican 2370 3-in-1 Color Mode LED Flashlight review

By Raul Sanchez / November 21, 2013 / Reviews / Flashlight, Gear, Outdoor Gear, Pocket Gear, Waterproof / 4 Comments

If you are familiar with the name Pelican, then you may know that they are known for their cases that are tough, durable, and long-lasting. I was unaware that Pelican made flashlights, so naturally I was very curious on how good their flashlights could be. I assumed that if they made solid cases that they would

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Glider Gloves Urban Style Touchscreen Gloves review

By Ryan Chapman / November 11, 2013 / Reviews / Outdoor Gear / 3 Comments

Ah, winter. When touchscreen phones first became popular, this time of year meant no gloves, or no phone. Now, there are a ton of gloves on the market. My last pair of gloves left the touchscreen sensitive fingertips freezing cold, to where I had to wear gloves over them in order to stay warm. I

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Increase your safety by adding turn signals to you bicycle

By Janet Cloninger / November 8, 2013 / News / Bicycle, Health and fitness, Outdoor Gear, Personal Safety / 1 Comment

Attach the Wireless Bicycle Turn Signal from Fancy to the post under the seat of your bike, and you’ll increase your visibility and safety. A wireless push-button controller mounts on the handlebars controls the left/right turn signals and the hazard/safety mode. The ultra-bright LEDs and an audible alarm ensures that others are aware of your

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Give the gift of emergency preparedness this holiday season

By Janet Cloninger / November 7, 2013 / News / Batteries and Chargers, Emergency preparedness, Gear, Outdoor Gear, weather / 1 Comment

If you’re like me, you have a lot of names on your gift lists. And maybe like me, you want to give somebody something they’ll find really useful, so you need good gifts at a great price. How about giving someone a product that that help them out if a winter storm causes them to

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Let Hammerhead guide your next bike ride

By Julie Strietelmeier / October 20, 2013 / News / Android, Bicycle, Crowdfunded, GPS, Health and fitness, iOS, Outdoor Gear / 3 Comments

The Hammerhead is a crowdfunded handlebar mounted smart and social bike navigator device which features LED lights that show turn by turn directions. The LEDs are able to provide comprehensive route information while keeping your hands on the handlebars. You can pair it up with your iOS or Android smartphone to enjoy social sharing features that

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Eco Vessel BigFoot Triple Insulated 45 oz. Bottle review

By Julie Strietelmeier / October 20, 2013 / Reviews / Outdoor Gear, Travel Gear, Water Bottle / 4 Comments

The BigFoot Triple Insulated Bottle from Colorado based Eco Vessel is a water bottle that will allow you to stay hydrated all day. It holds 45 oz (1300 ml) of liquid and will keep that liquid cold for a crazy long time. We’re talking up to a day and a half – 36 hours. If hot drinks

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Folding Firebox Nano is a camping stove small enough to fit in your shirt pocket

By Julie Strietelmeier / October 12, 2013 / News / Camping, Cooking, Outdoor Gear / 3 Comments

The Folding Firebox Nano is a 3″ stainless steel camp stove that when folded, will fit in your pocket. It weighs in at less than 6 ounces (170 grams) and is about .25 inches thick when collapsed. It doesn’t requires any assembly or tools to set it up. Just unfold, add sticks, twigs or a

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