News, reviews and articles about outdoor gear and accessories.
Imagine gliding across the water, peering down into the crystal-clear depths directly below you without anything in your way. Instead of having to crowd on a glass-bottomed boat, pushing and shoving other people for a better view, what if you were able to recreate that magic in your very own canoe? Oceans aside, I watched […]
A canoe from Wonder Woman’s repertoire Read More
I work in a corporate office (Cummins Inc.) with 100’s of other people. It was once common to see people carrying around soft drink bottles to and from their meetings. But in the last few years, soda has mostly been replaced by water. Where people once carried around Coke, Pepsi and Mt. Dew bottles, now
Clean Bottle The Square water bottle review Read More
One of the perks of a charcoal grill is the charred taste that comes from the searing heat of the coals. The most annoying part of a charcoal grill is waiting for the coals to heat up. With the BBQ Dragon, your wait time is reduced to a mere ten minutes. The BBQ Dragon clips
Speed up your grilling with the BBQ Dragon Read More
The sCharger-12 USB Solar Charger from SunTactics isn’t like most solar chargers on the market. It uses “mono-crystalline solar cells, the most efficient solar cell technology of the 21st century” instead of the plastic panels and weak solar cells used in other chargers. It doesn’t charge up a battery, because those will quickly die after
Charge two devices at once with the sCharger-12 solar charger Read More
The YP-9304 CREE 5-Mode White Diving Flashlight will laugh at any rainstorm you find yourself in, because this flashlight has been designed to operate up to 40 meters underwater! It has a black anodized aluminum body, one XM-L cool-white emitter, and produces 500 lumens. Operating modes are high, medium, low, slow strobe, and SOS. A
Here’s an LED flashlight that you can use underwater Read More
When you need to travel with a clean shirt or suit – whether it be by bike, walking or airplane – the big problem is keeping your clothes neat and pressed. Whether I’ve folded them into a carry bag or put them into a traditional suit bag, my first job when I get to my
Henty Wingman review Read More
The folks who brought us the Fish Bone knotless gear tie are at it again, this time with a new and improved knotless gear tie called the Piranha. The Piranha is a new design using all the feedback that the creator of the Fish Bone (Brent Garcia) received from that project. Instead of tying a
You need not fear this Piranha, it’s only a knotless gear tie Read More
I may have mentioned before that I am fringe Paracord junkie. I like Paracord survival bracelets, but could never find a cool clasp so I never made one. The Knottology Expedition Clasps may have just changed that for me. Unlike a lot of Paracord clasps the Expedition clasps are dual functional. The Expeditions come in four
Knottology Expedition Clasps add more functionality to your survival bracelet Read More
Several years ago, Julie reviewed the Fenix LD20 LED flashlight (see related links) which, for the most part, received a positive review. The only negative comment she gave involved how Fenix engineered its brightness/mode switching feature. With the LD20, you had to twist the cap to switch between modes. Well, it looks like their designers listened
Fenix LD22 LED flashlight review Read More
Unless I’m in the car, I don’t listen to terrestrial, broadcast radio anymore. At work I have satellite radio, and at home it’s an iPod in a dock. I haven’t had a dedicated “AM/FM” radio in ages, but since I live in earthquake country (San Francisco Bay Area), I’m overdue. Thank goodness the Eton FRX3
Eton FRX3 American Red Cross Emergency Radio review Read More
Leatherman has released another tool in their Military/EMT-aimed multi-tools. The 16-tool OHT is designed so that both the blades AND the pliers can be operated with one hand. The OHT has both needle-nose and regular pliers with wire cutters, 4 blades including a strap cutter, saw, can opener, bottle opener, screwdrivers, threaded attachment for #8-32 Cleaning Rod, and O2 bottle wrench. It
Leatherman One Hand Tool (OHT) – Use it with one hand tied behind your back Read More
If you have a few thousand dollars laying around and an outdoor living space crying out for a big, LED TV, check out the line of all-weather outdoor televisions offered by SunBriteTV. They have a variety of HD models from 22″ to 65″, designed for residential or business applications. Some models have vertical orientation, some
Already have a TV in every room? How about one for the patio? Read More
Out camping and need that espresso fix, but can’t find a coffee shop? Nomad, The Go Everywhere Espresso Machine, a Kickstarter project from UniTerra, can solve that problem. Nomad is a portable hand-pumped espresso machine that is small and sturdy enough to carry almost anywhere. To use the Nomad, you add hot water to the water
Get your mobile java on with Nomad, The Go Everywhere Espresso Machine Read More
Here’s an umbrella for those of you that won’t stop texting even long enough to get in from rain… The Brolly Umbrella looks and works like a standard compact umbrella, but the ergonomic handle has 4 finger holes. These rubber lined holes provide a more comfortable grip and allow you to hold your phone as
Brolly Umbrella – Send texts while singing in the rain Read More
POV cameras are great, but one of the weak spots tends to be the mounting hardware. The Video Head Camera Helmet is perfect for sports like bike riding, skate board and similar, where this sort of helmet is appropriate. The built-in camera has a positional camera lens, and controls are built into the side of the
Video Head Camera Helmet Read More
If you have a spare $6300 laying around and a need or desire for underwater exploration, you need the Submarine Camcorder from Hammacher Schlemmer. This little sub measures 19″ L x 14 1/2″ W x 7″ H, and it’s made of water-tight, marine-grade, hydrodynamic ABS. Inside, there’s a HD video camera that takes 1280 X 720 video or
Steer your own submarine – and record your journey – from the safety of the dock Read More
As a child of the 70’s energy crisis, I’ve always been fascinated with alternative energy, such as solar power. The SunVolt Power Station from Gomadic caught my eye as a possible solution to a modern problem: How do you charge up your gadgets if you don’t have an outlet? When Gomadic sent the Sun Volt Power
Gomadic SunVolt Solar Power Station and Solar Cache High Capacity Battery Pack review Read More
Stash the Golf Swing Recording Camera in your bag, and you’ll have a powerful tool for improving your golf swing at your fingertips. This gadget from Hammacher Schlemmer is about the size of a fairway iron; the 3-ft long shaft ends in a turf spike so it can be easily placed in the tee box
Use this golf club-sized camera to record your golf swing Read More
Triple Aught Design aka TAD recently offered to send me one of their Women’s Artemis Hoodies for review. I happily accepted because I’ve been wanting to try something made from Merino wool for quite a while. This particular jacket takes its name from the fearless female hunter of Greek mythology who used her bow and
Triple Aught Design Artemis Hoodie review Read More
A while ago, I was sent a selection of personal flashlights from Spotlight ( see related items below). Out of the blue one day, a package arrived from Spotlight that neither Julie or I knew anything about. Inside was their new Shifter 3 flashlight. It’s nice when a review item arrives when you’re expecting it, but it’s
Spotlight Shifter 3 flashlight review Read More