So long as you can load up the fuel it requires, a tank will be one of the most ideal vehicles you can have during post-apocalypse times. It’s armored as heck for utmost protection, it can run over most other vehicles in its way, and you can load it with a literal gaggle of weapons. Provided, of course, you actually know how to operate one. If you think such knowledge will be priceless in your future survival, you may want [...]
We’ve extolled many times on the virtues of hanging tents. Not only is your dwelling spared from ground critters and mud, it keeps you out of reach from many wild animals and zombies, too. If you want something more elegant than the camping-friendly Tentsile Tent, you’ll probably appreciate this gorgeous Cocoon Tree. Unlike most hanging tents, this isn’t really the kind of thing hikers can take on a trip for impromptu camping duties. Instead, it’s being marketed to lodges and [...]
There was a time when all you needed was card tricks to meet girls at a party. Somehow, that got played out and all you get are jeers every time you try to pull off another one of those tricks you learned from the magic shop at the mall. If you’re looking for something fresh to revive your sleight-of-hand kickassery, you might want to get your hands on the Filter Coin Trick. Created by magician Rick Lax, the trick has [...]
You can have your survival shotguns and emergency kits, but when an apocalypse scenario really comes down on the world, you’ll never survive unless you know how to make it in the wild (where people will most likely retreat from aliens, zombies and whatever other monstrosity ends up claiming civilization). The Bear Grylls Survival Academy will get you ready for just that. Yep, the dude with arguably the most recognizable face in survival and outdoor adventure has his own school, [...]
San Diego Comic Con may be the mother of all comic book and pop culture conventions, but New York Comic Con has continued to hold its own year after year. And this year’s show (taking place at the Javits Center I from Oct. 11 to 14 ) will be no different, with a massive lineup that promises one of the best events for comic book fans of all ages. Comic Book Panels The core of Comic Con, fortunately, is still [...]
Traveling with a bicycle usually means you need to bring a car or a truck with bike carriers onboard. That means hitting the road on your Ducati Streetfighter 848 is out of the question. Well, it used to be anyway until the Motorcycle Bicycle Rack came along. Made by 2×2 Cycles, it’s a bike rack designed to mount on a motorcycle, allowing you to carry your favorite two-wheeled vehicle on the back of your other favorite two-wheeled vehicle. Mounting is [...]
A Blank Slate Hanging Board is great for a pseudo-climbing workout in your home gym. If you want to step it up a notch, though, it may be time to invest in the Treadwall, a full-fledged climbing trainer. Made by Brewer’s Ledge, it’s like a treadmill for rock climbers. Instead of a static wall of rocks like usual indoor climbing equipment, though, it gives you a rotating climbing wall so you can climb as high as you can and never [...]
The Problem: You’re interested in fiddling around with homebrewed electronics, but aren’t quite sure where to start. Sure, you can hit the local electronics store, but you’re just afraid you’ll end up being peddled a bunch of crap you won’t have any idea what to do with. The Solution: This SparkFun Arduino Inventor’s Kit. Yep, it’s a full kit containing everything you need to build an Arduino-based project right from the comfort of your home workshop/bedroom/mom’s basement. Designed for absolute [...]
Even the president of the most powerful country in the world (no, not China, the other one) gets drunk too. And if you’ve ever wondered how it must feel like to get drunk like America’s commander-in-chief, now you can with these White House Beer Recipe Kits. As you probably know, the White House blog recently revealed recipes for two beers the kitchen staff makes for the president himself, prompting many home brewers of all persuasions to recreate the thing in [...]
Love Slurpee, but hate driving to the 7-11 where all the neighborhood hoodlums gather? Until they let you order Slurpees from the internet and deliver right to your door, you know you’re stuck having to do that every time you get a hankering for a tall cup of those slushy beverages. That is, until this 7-Eleven Home Slurpee Maker came along. A mini-slushy machine, it lets you make a proper Slurpee right from the comfort of your home. Just throw [...]
We guess you can think of the Marinekart 338 as a go-kart for the water. It’s light, fast and easy to drive, making for a low-maintenance boat that you can take out for a leisurely ride around the beach or lake. The boat’s 20mph top speed doesn’t bring anything near the thrills you’ll get with a blazing fast jet ski, but it should make for a fun romp on the water, especially when riding with a group of friends. Granted, [...]
Getting that sexy swimmer’s body ain’t easy. Unless you’re doing laps everyday on a consistent basis, you’re just not going to build the same muscle structure, even if you do hit the weights every morning. That is, until the Vasa Trainer Pro came along. A standalone exercise machine, it can facilitate the exact types of exercises you need to build the same muscles you’ll develop by swimming a heck of a lot. Put it under the shower and maybe it’ll [...]
Some supervillains like to coop up in their holes, isolating themselves from the rest of the world. Other supervillains like to travel the world, cutting deals and making moves that will put them on the top of the game. The Valet is a new web and mobile service for that latter crew. Unlike most online services that pimp travel deals, the website is refreshingly clean and professional. There’s no mess of a layout with an overload of information, no Flash [...]
I’ve made sushi before. It was horrible. Making those perfect rolls just isn’t as easy as it looks in those make-sushi Youtube videos. The Sushi Bazooka aims to make the process just a little less troublesome. Anytime I hear “bazooka” in the name of a product, I immediately expect it to shoot stuff and create an explosive mess. Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on your point of view), that’s not exactly what this contraption does. Instead, the cylindrical gadget lets you [...]
Bringing a small camping stove makes hot, cooked meals easy enough in the outdoors. If you want the most convenient cooking device for camping, though, we doubt there’s anything better than the Trekmates Flameless Cook System. That’s right — cooking without flames. And, no, it doesn’t involve an electric cooker like you have at home (because, you know, there’s no wall outlet in the wild). Instead, it uses chemical heating packets that lets you cook food without having to start [...]
Looking for the smallest, most portable grill you can bring to an afternoon at the beach? Look no further than the City Boy Picnic Grill, a rectangular outdoor cooker than looks more like a lunch box than a tool to help you char that barbecue. Made by Selki-Asema and designed by Klaus Aalto, it’s literally a compact box with a top handle and a knob in front. It looks particularly sleek for a grill, which will probably make people mistake it [...]
Motorized skateboards are nothing new. The Trail Rider though, isn’t your typical electric skater, packing some serious talents that let you ride beyond paved city streets. Made by Gnarboards, this isn’t a conventional skateboard. As such, it’s not designed for conventional things like grinding around skate parks and freestyling on street corners. Instead, the motorized ride is designed for speeding through open roads and thrashing over off-road terrain. The Gnarboards Trail Rider is a 64-pound 4WD electric skateboard that measures [...]
You already use your Nike+ gear to monitor your runs and gym workouts. Might as well rely on Nike+ for your home exercise as well. And you can do that with the Nike+ Kinect Training. A new training program/exercise game for the Xbox 360, it’s like Wii Fit sans the stack of plastic gaming accessories. Since it’s for the Kinect, all you need is the console, the motion camera and the game — none of those boxes of mess that [...]
You want a personal hovercraft. But even the cheapest hovercrafts are well beyond what your 9-to-5 grind’s going to let you afford. While it’s far from the most stylish solution, this Lawn Chair Hovercraft would make a fine set to get you started. Made by Adam Savage at Wired’s Geek Dad blog, it’s a hovering platform with a plastic lawn chair attached on top. That means, you can plop down on your bottom comfortably, all while floating around the yard [...]
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