if i were overly obsessed about my gadgets running out of juice, i would most certainly have with me (1) the whole charger, (2) at least a portable battery, and (3) a K-TOR Pocket Socket 2 Hand Crank Generator. the ‘whole charger’ for situations where i have access to wall outlets and the portable battery (or batteries) for situations where
your iPad or Nexus tablet is as good as it gets in the urban jungle, but if you are planning to be off the grid and be somewhere in the wilderness, the Earl Backcountry Survival Tablet is what you will need. it features a 6″ flexible E-ink display that is totally glove-friendly (thanks to its infrared touchscreen) and also doubles as a handy emergency lantern.
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
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
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
the purpose of this kit is quite obvious. then again, what a man needs during an emergency varies from man to man and situation to situation, but the Gentleman’s Survival Kit you see here should covers the needs of 99 percent of the man folks population with items ranging from hatchet for cutting down woods, or for self-defense against hungry
though the threat of the apocalypse is far behind us, it doesn’t mean we should all rest on our laurels. just look at what the meteorite had done to Russia. the threat is very real and so are the daily dangers that lurks in just about every corner of our lives. sure. we could always equip ourselves with all the best gears money can buy, but we are no Bear
having a camping stove that can also juice up your gadgets in the wilderness is great but that’s only if you are fine by marshmallows and hot dogs on sticks all night long – for whatever number of nights you have planned to remain in the great outdoor and that’s also, assuming you won’t miss beef patties or whatever patties a bit. you probably won’t miss a hot sizzling burger for a night or two
a man’s manliness is best spoken with the watch that he wears and what’s better than strapping on a time piece reeked with military flair such as the Luminox RECON NAV SPC Watch? running under the Luminox’s popular RECON series, the NAV SPC basically stands for Navigation Specialist and hence the existence of the compass you see
and we thought the Boat Sofa was cool. this Foldboat is a dream come true for those (me, included) who always wanted a boat for those just-in-case days. the Foldboat sits up to two and is made from a single sheet of plastic where it can remain flatpack for ease of storage and transportation until you need to use. according to its maker, the boat can be folded into a water-worthy…
remember the super cool SpareOne Emergency Phone that’s powered by a single AA battery? well, it is a little brother joining it sometime early this year. dubbed the SpareOnePlus, it features couple of enhancements over its still-available predecessor, including location-based service for identifying the exact location of the cell ID (via a free smartphone app…