We’ve seen modular boats, folding boats and other efforts to make small seafaring vessels easier to bring during trips. The Transporter is the latest in the line, boasting a modular feature that lets you break it apart and store the individual pieces in a box. Granted, the resulting box isn’t small enough for carrying around like a bag. The bundled pack, though, allows it to be crammed into the back of an SUV, tied down to the roof of your [...]
Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean people aren’t out to get you. And if you wear your paranoid badge with pride, you will want to keep yourself armed to survive any unfortunate situation. If you ever have fears about finding yourself abducted with your limbs bound by duct tape, we suggest trading in the wedding ring for this Titanium Escape Ring. Designed to look like an innocent wedding band, it looks like a standard cheap wedding ring — the kind [...]
Need to smuggle something small in the most inconspicuous way possible? We’re not sure what professional smugglers use to perform their sneaky tricks, but for erstwhile regular folks like us, this Smuggler’s Belt should do the job just fine. Made by Barrett Alley, the erstwhile fashion accessory looks like a run of the mill leather belt doing nothing more than holding up your pants so your knickers don’t get exposed. Hiding away from sight, though, is an inconspicuous pocket hidden [...]
Want to feel like a winner every day? Pop a bottle of moderately expensive champagne instead of downing another couple of beers like you do every night. Better yet, keep that bottle in this Wine Chiller Trophy, a wine bucket clad in the form of a giant trophy cup. Billed as “the manliest of all wine buckets,” we won’t be surprised if this was based off a real trophy. You know, the kind people get for winning races or hockey [...]
If comic book fanboys ruled the world, all legal tender will have superheroes in them, instead of historical personalities you may or may not even care about. Everybody loves superheroes, after all. And giant robots. Hence, the expectedly warm reception to the Transformers Coin Set. Produced by New Zealand Mint, the coins are real legal tender. Not for New Zealand, though, but the nearby Niue Island. That means, they can be used to pay for Transformer toys, bus fare and [...]
Want a quick way to get a fire going during your time in the wild, but not interested in hauling a liter of gasoline in your backpack? Not a problem with Ready Fuel, a lightweight gel that ignites quickly and burns at high temperatures. Unlike lighter fluid and gasoline, this isn’t just a fire starter. More than simply igniting when applied to a flame, it can double as the burning material all on its own, giving you a fire that [...]
No, we don’t need another multi-tool. Unless it looks like a rhinoceros, that is. And that’s exactly what the Rhino Multitool uses to entice us with its charm. A multi-tool that looks like a rhino, it’s like someone took a rhino and turned it into a multi-tool using magical powers of transmogrification. Or someone took a standard multi-tool and figured out a way to make it look like a rhino, so simpletons like me can have a giggle while finding [...]
Using a badger brush, soap and straight razor is the real manly way to shave (no, there’s nothing manly about a $100,000 razor). You just can’t get your head around the fact, however, that your shave brush looks like one of those things women use to apply make up to their face. Put an end to the accessory confusion with the Six Shooter Shave Brush, an unmistakably masculine tool for lathering your face up. Instead of an ornate decorative body [...]
You’ve grown to rely on Yelp to get your restaurant recommendations. At the end of the day, though, it’s still just a bunch of social media geeks who like to post about food on the internet. Authored by Joe Warwick, the 700-page book details over 2,000 restaurant recommendations around the world from 400+ actual chefs. After all, who better to turn to for the best places to eat than those who fashion great food for a living? Sure, you’ll [...]
I don’t like carrying umbrellas much. I’m not entirely sure why. I know plenty of dudes who are the same way. Maybe it’s because the thing cramps our style (yeah, even the cool-looking Gunbrella ain’t workin’). Or maybe because we just don’t care about the rain. Or maybe we’re just really dumb. At any rate, here’s an umbrella I can get behind: the Manbrella. When you don’t carry an umbrella, you make up for it in other ways. Me, I [...]
When your flip-flops give out and die on you, the logical thing to do is throw them away. Who wants to keep gross, old, dirty slippers around, after all? Problem is, all that rubber will take upwards of 50 years to decompose, clogging our landfills and water systems the entire time. To help ease that, the FlipFlop Recycling Company has gone to work collecting discarded flip-flops and turning them into collectible items. An eco-business based in Nairobi, Kenya, the outfit [...]
If you loved the William Wallet and its minimal two-metal-sheets design, you’ll probably be just as enthused about the Omega Titanium Wallet, a similarly-styled cash and card holder with a sleeker, more efficient design. Made by Fireti, it uses a pair of titanium sheets held together by EPDM rubber O-rings slotted around torx screws that protrude slightly out of the sheets. Like the William Wallet, you hold your cash and cards sandwiched between the metal sheets, keeping them secure in [...]
I am a corny dude. When I make pancakes, I serve them with the syrup drawn up into a smiley face. When I make bacon, I stitch them together like the Epic Meal Time dudes do. When I make waffles, I put chocolate spread in the shape of a heart. I am a corny dude and it’s a good thing. Want to get even cornier? Start making your sunny side ups with the Sunnyside Egg Mold. A silicon egg shaper, [...]
Licking envelopes is not something many people look forward to. It’s bad enough doing it for the dozens of cards you send out during Christmas. When you have to do it for a job, like when you mail out sales letters for days on end, I can only imagine the horror. These Chocolate Flavored Envelopes should help make the work a lot more tolerable. Granted, these would have been ideal for use during the holidays when the endless amount of [...]
When camping, it’s not uncommon for experienced outdoorsmen to make arrangements to outsmart hungry bears — often, by keeping all their food inside a bag (or a BearVault) and hanging it way up in a high branch of a tall tree. And you should be doing the same. The Bear Star is intended to make the process of getting your bear bag up in the air an easier affair. A line-throwing tool, it saves you from the usual hassle of [...]
From now on, bottle openers are no longer cool. Your bottle opener barely dents the cap? Still not cool. It’s on a pair of flip-flops? Still not cool. It collects the caps so you can use it for currency in the event of a Fallout-style apocalypse? Meh. From this day forward, my unopened bottles of beer belong exclusively to the Cap Zappa. Like every bottle opener, you can use it to crank that round cap off the mouth of any [...]
Sanding is never fun. Not only is it laborious, it can get very difficult once you finish all the outer parts and move on to tight areas, such as corners, angles and grooves. The Quirky Sandables look to help out on that last part. As you can tell from the name, this is another offbeat creation from crowdsourced site Quirky. It’s, basically, a sander in a sort of Play-doh form, allowing you to shape it into whatever form factor you [...]
You want to build a steam room in your house, but not sure where to start? Buy it pre-made with the Sauna Box, a self-contained hot air retreat that you can set up anywhere without heavy construction work. Built into a shipping container, it’s about as portable as a sauna can get — sure, you can’t strap a Forearm Forklift around it and carry the whole thing to your mom’s house, but you can load it up a truck the [...]
So, the apocalypse didn’t happen in December, but that doesn’t mean you’re safe. It could just mean the end will come when we least expect it. Like when Kim and Kanye’s spawn is born. Or something. This Any Battery Light should be in your survival kit when that time comes. We know, you already have a bagful of flashlights and other portable lighting instruments for your foray into post-apocalypse times. But have you ever thought about where you’re going to [...]
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