This amazing bit of building technology was inspired from medical casts used to immobilize limbs. This Concrete Canvas Shelter shows up packed flat in a waterproof plastic bag. You simply fill the bag with water, soaking the concrete infused canvas, and then inflate to make a permanent structure. This concrete…
As you may have noticed, we like the idea of using old shipping containers for new purposes, mainly building homes. Makes sense considering they show up on our shores full of Chinese trinkets and tend to be shipped back empty. May as well keep some here and repurpose them. The…
If you own a bicycle, and plan on riding it, you should have a good flat tire repair kit. While you want good tools for changing a tire, size and weight are equally important. Lunar Levers ($5.01) are a good solution for packing on your next bike ride. Lunar Levers…
Luckily water is relatively easy to find in most places. Unfortunately, most water is not suitable for drinking. In fact, less than 1-percent of the Earths water is drinkable. In other words, don't drink from that river, stream, or rain barrel without some serious filtration. Or a LifeStraw. The LifeStraw…
The UltraTech Ultra-Ever Dry technology is a two stage spray on coating that repels just about anything. Spray it on work boots or gloves and mud, dirt, water, concrete, and the like simply won't stick to the surface. "Ultra-Ever Dry is a superhydrophobic (water) and oleophobic (hydrocarbons) coating that will…
Remember the waterproofing company Liquipel from last year? Well they just got some competition from a new company named HzO. The HzO coating is called WaterBlock and claims that it protects better than the competition (aka Liquipel). The WaterBlock technology is applied via a "chemical vapor deposition process" and protects…
As we get closer to our annual family camping trip I can't help but remember the nightmare we had one year. Read about it here in the NosQuito CT100-NS Review. I will do just about anything to avoid another repeat of being eaten alive by mosquitos and other annoying insects. …
Whether you are stocking your bug-out bag or just want a great all-around flashlight for home and trail use, you may want to check out the ZebraLight H502. Read on for the full review of the Zebralight H502 Flood Headlamp.