The holiday season always seems to add a few pounds to my midsection. Time to get back on the fitness equipment. I have never been a fan of the treadmill or stair steppers, they feel more like monotonous torture than anything else. The sit down rowing machines are one of…
The RideKick looks like a small storage trailer you would tow behind your bike, and yes it does have a small amount of storage room. But that isn't what the RideKick ($700) is about, it is basically a 40lb beast that stores batteries and a 500 Watt electric motor. Strap…
One of my favorite gadgets in my tool chest is my TLD100 Black & Decker Leak Detector. It is basically an infrared digital thermometer with a twist. The way you use the TLD100 is you point it at a wall in your house to set a baseline temperature, then you…
I am not typically allowed to do the dishes at home, apparently I am to rough on the glassware, just like the washing machine. Go figure. One thing even the wife never does at home, however, is put the wine glasses in the dishwashing machine. I guess it is pretty…
Whether you are expecting zombies or are just the prepared type, it isn't a bad idea to have a set of good matches. For the most part, they won't let you down in an emergency, they don't need butane or a flint. This particular set of matches, by ProForce Equipment,…
The folks at Wilton have went and made a good looking, and "unbreakable" sledge hammer. They even made it in a bunch of different sizes so you can pick the right hammer for the job. The Wilton Unbreakable Sledge Hammers come in the following sizes; 2.5lb, 4lb, 6lb, 10lb, and…
Take out your frustration on your next slab of meat. The Knuckle Meat Pounder is fashioned to look like a set of brass knuckles. Don’t let the clever design fool you, this thing really works. Made from an aluminum alloy and priced at about $12.99. Just keep it in the…
Finally a trailer I can tow behind my Toyota Prius exotic sports car when I feel like an impromptu camp trip. The aluminum SylvanSport Go ($8,000) weighs just 840-lbs and transforms shape depending on what you are toting. You can fill it with surfboards, kayaks, motorcycles, ATV's, etc, So…
If you have a survival, or bug-out bag, ready for the times when you have to grab your gear and go, you might want to pick up some Tactical Sandwiches (or in this case a Tactical Sammich). Supposedly they taste pretty good and come in two flavors (Honey BBQ…
An installation at the FRAC Centre in Orleans, France is using autonomous quadrocopter robots to build a 20-foot tall tower with 1,500 blocks. Pretty amazing. The robotic four-blade helicopters place each building block in an exact location according to an existing blueprint. "The show is the work of ETH Zurich…