ever wished that you can text freely with your iPhone in the most remote part of world? keep dreaming cos’ that’s not going to happen. in reality, you will need a satellite-connected device such as the DeLorme inReach SE Satellite Communicator to do so. do not mistaken the inReach SE for a phone – it is not. the inReach SE
sometimes during camping, lighters and matches may not be the obvious solutions for starting a fire. this is where the EXOTAC nanoSTRIKER XL Outdoor Fire Starter will comes in real handy. though this method of lighting may proves a little too caveman-like, it is still far better than drilling a wood on pile of tinder
need something to solid to put down your ideas? then you could use a little help from this Concrete Rollerball Pen by 22 Design Studio. Concrete Rollerball Pen is what the name says it is: a rollerball pen that has a body cast in concrete – the very same material that you are probably surrounded by at this present moment
skull, despite its grim image, is a sign of manliness and so are beers. therefore, fusing a skull design into beer essentials such as a bottle opener is just about the manliest thing to do. and that is exactly what Crranky Brand did with the Crranky Skull Bottle Opener. btw, Crranky is not a typo. it is just spelt that way and believe us
uniformity is a quality that something most people love, but being conforming beings, we didn’t quite give the un-uniformed norm a thought. what if, your commonly used stuff such as stationery could be uniformed in design? awesome? we would think so. with that in mind, designer Yu Jian set out to design a truly aesthetically consistence stationery set
envy the survival skills of celebrity survivalist Bear Grylls? sadly, not everyone has that sort of aptitude like Grylls has. fortunately, Grylls has teamed up with Gerber Gear yet again and release a bunch of survival essentials to give the edge when disaster strikes. included in the line up of the 2013 Bear Grylls Survival Series
as good as our current clock or watch is, we still managed to let time slips past us. in another word, we are not conscious of the time that passes us and hence, work gets delayed, appointment missed et cetera. with the Sun Rising Lamp by Satoshi Itasaka, you will be visually reminded of the time is indeed moving.
so the Mayans were wrong and the supposed apocalypse date are behind us now, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be prepared (and so your million-dollar bunker is still useful. not to worry). though you might want to focus on real survival gear rather than one that specializes in cutting down the walking dead and for that, you
while camping might be fun, setting up a traditional tent is anything but. this is where a tent such as the HEMIPLANET The Wedge Inflatable Tent will take that ‘pain’ out of your camping experience. the concept of an inflatable, pole-less tent was first introduced some two years ago by HEMIPLANET with the inflatable 2-3 person tent dubbed
we noted there’s a sudden obsession with weather and air quality among some people. so if you happen to one of them, then you might want to check out the Netatmo Personal Weather Station. don’t worry, you won’t have to install a room full of computers to do the job. the Netatmo Personal Weather Station consists two modules: one indoor unit to measure
like most style-conscious geeks, we lament the fact that today’s audio equipment don’t quite fit those off-the-shelf furniture. gone were the days where consoles or furniture were built around your favorite audio equipment, but that’s not what the British audio equipment maker thinks. they want to change that