News, reviews and articles about outdoor gear and accessories.
REVIEW – With the unofficial start of summer upon us, it’s time to dust off the camping, hiking, and backpacking gear and prepare for adventure. For me, one of the most important considerations when heading to the great outdoors is knowing when I will be able to eat. Not just when I will eat though, […]
REVIEW – With spring finally arriving in the Pacific Northwest this year my wife wanted to start a garden in the backyard. The idea of swinging a pickaxe to break up soil all weekend did not sound fun so to save my back I jumped at the chance to review the Eveage corded electric tiller. Let’s
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REVIEW – Perfect for camping, picnics or even the mundane task of keeping things chilled while grocery shopping, the Hcalory 35L Portable car refrigerator / freezer can come in handy in these and many other situations where portable refrigeration is needed. Let’s look at what this portable refrigeration unit has to offer. What is it?
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REVIEW – Pressure washers are both a blessing and a curse. They perform very well cleaning up a muddy or bug-goo-covered vehicle, keeping a garage floor squeaky clean, or flushing a hard winter’s grime away from vinyl siding, but… setting them up can be time-consuming and cumbersome. Thankfully, Giraffe Tools has addressed nearly all of
REVIEW – Spring is in the air, and my wife and I are into full outdoor mode. This means landscaping, planting vegetables and flowers, etc, and adding lights to our outdoor space. Most of the lights needed for the front of the house are in place, but I want more lights on my deck and
XMCOSY+ Outdoor Smart LED Dimmable String Lights review – WiFi controlled outdoor lighting Read More
NEWS – If you’ve ever wanted to take a boat with you on your outdoor adventures but thought it would be way too heavy to carry, then the Uncharted Supply Co. Rapid Raft inflatable raft might be a great solution. This durable nylon raft folds down into a 15 x 5 x 5 inch package
This 6 ft inflatable raft folds down into the size of a loaf of bread! Read More
NEWS – The Xergur Camping Tripod Board is a stainless steel plate that is designed to make primitive campfire cooking easier. The plate has four holes in it. Three of the holes are for branches to create a cooking tripod and the center hole is for the included chain that has a hook to hang
This gadget will make campfire cooking much easier! Read More
NEWS – Kids and adults will absolutely love the PoolCandy Splash Runner inflatable motorized pool lounger which lets you tool around the pool or lake with two individually controlled propellers. The Splash Runner is made of durable PVC and can accommodate up to 300 pounds. It assembles quickly without needing any tools (except for an
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NEWS – The Gadgeteer has reviewed a handful of Thermacell products with excellent results (Thermacell Mosquito Repellent review, Thermacell Repellent Camp Lantern review, Thermacell Mosquito Repellent Lantern review). Now Thermacell has come out with the Thermacell LIV Smart Mosquito Repellent System for your backyard. This interconnected-repeller system allows you to place the repellers exactly where
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NEWS – I’ve been there – you know – watching my kids play soccer on a cold and blustery day. My tush would have thanked me had I bought a Gobi Heat Terrain Heated Camping Chair. This collapsible steel-frame chair provides nine hours of heating time via two zones and charges in about 3-4 hours.
REVIEW – The weather is starting to warm up here in Michigan, but I still had time to check out Venustas Men’s 3-in-1 Heated Jacket. Read on to see if the Venustas jacket could stand up to the mid-west winter! What is it? The Venustas Men’s 3-in-1 Heated Jacket is a battery-powered heated jacket with
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REVIEW – I enjoy designing the landscape lighting around my home all year round. However, because of the NY winters, I tend to take a break when it is really cold and when there is snow. So from about right after Christmas to early Spring, I do not indulge very much. Now we are rapidly
XMCOSY Solar Torch Lights review – An easy way to add ambience to your yard Read More
REVIEW – Last year we put up our holiday lights on Halloween and took them down on Valentine’s Day. Our 5-year-old projector switches from ghosts to snowflakes to dots. But it’s always kind of a letdown that we only get Christmas colors (red and green). So when the Govee RGBICWW LED smart outdoor flood lights
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REVIEW – The only thing I like better than a gadget doing something really well is a gadget that does 2 things really well! The $36.99 Ocoopa hand warmer does exactly that… warms your hands. But it also doubles as a 10,000 mAh power bank with 2 output ports to charge 2 devices simultaneously. This is
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NEWS – I have a confession to make. I’ve never been sledding before. I’ve skied (badly), but I’ve never been on a sled. This is mainly because it was completely flat around my house where I grew up, so sledding just wasn’t a thing. My sledding days are past me at this point, but if
The Assled is a wearable sled for fun in the snow Read More
REVIEW – The SnapFresh BBT-ZE20BW leaf blower is the lightest blower I’ve tried. The blowing power and working time from a single charge did not disappoint. Heavier hand-held blowers can be fatiguing either from their weight, the blow-back resistance, or both. The SnapFresh was pleasant to use in that it was not tiring to use.
SnapFresh Cordless Leaf Blower review – a handy, lightweight wind-maker Read More
NEWS – Like a lot of preteens, my boys stopped wearing winter coats around the time they hit middle school. Didn’t matter how cold it got, a hooded sweatshirt was the best they would agree to. Last year, in my motherly angst, I dropped about $100 on a big-name workwear hoodie for one of them
Wrangler workwear hoodie beats the cold and saves your budget Read More
REVIEW – Here we go again with another Litheli product test and review. This time around, I am checking out the LitheLi 40V Cordless Brushless Snowblower. Last winter I shoveled through at least 3 sizeable snowstorms, and I vowed that I would not do the same this year. In early October of this year, Litheli
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REVIEW – The Denqir Mini Chainsaw is made for limb pruning and small tree cutting when loppers aren’t powerful enough for the task. But it can cut wood up to about 3”-5” diameter, depending on which blade is attached. With two rechargeable batteries included in the kit you could cut a lot of wood before
Denqir Mini Chainsaw review – a chainsaw so small it could be part of your EDC! Read More
REVIEW – Thus far I have been very successful at remodeling my basement and one specific reason is that I am a guy who believes in having just about every relevant tool and a few that may not be relevant but can be invaluable when trying to do something slightly “irregular” or outside of the
BIBURY Multi-tool Axe review – I bet your multi-tool can’t chop and hammer like this one! Read More