Gear

Summer is boozin' in the park season. Summer is bachelorette season. And I'm pretty sure every season is Glitter Champagne, Glitter Mermaid, and Glitter Maleficent season, so getting a Brumate Glitter Flask as a gift...

If you're off-gridding, off-roading, road tripping, or just hanging next to a 12/24V DC power supply this summer, save the ice for your drinks and swap out your cooler for one of Alpicool's portable refrigerator / freezer...

Hey! The Screaming Meanie 220 stole the name I made up for the Terminator version of my ex-girlfriend Karen! Says it's an alarm clock and timer that can buzz at up to 120dB, suitable for even the soundest sleepers and...

The PackIt Flex bento-style divided food storage container ensures you'll be able to PackIt in, and then PackIt down the hatch at lunchtime, without being dealt the crushing blow of finding your chicken salad wrap has...

The 3D neoprene kind is probably the only kind of Volkswagen T1 Bus I'd want providing me first aid in the case of a medical emergency. This one from the VW Collection by BRISA is a 9" x 4" x 3" (loose) replica of the...

Not only is the Barisieur, a coffee and tea brewing alarm clock, more than a design concept, it's about to enter its second generation with the Barisieur 2.0. Josh Renouf debuted the idea for the original Barisieur almost...

I think right now my own wife, She-Ra: Princess of Power, would rather have a cheap perfume bottle personal fan than an expensive bottle of perfume. It's hotter than a potato baked on the surface of Mercury here...

Primal Concepts may be behind the Louis Vuitton Slugger, but this high fashion piece of self defense moves way past a primal concept, right into the 2020 arsenal of Harley Quinn. Or more probably, the Instagram feeds...

On the one hand I'm not sure how often I'll want to take advantage of the Privacy Pop Nap Tent's enthusiastic offer to "Nap anywhere!" in our virus-laden world, but on the other, this tent is a fully enclosed shelter...

Snazzify Dad's pocket this Father's Day with the Gerber Armbar Drive Multi-Tool, a gift for Dad that looks nothing like a Dad gift (i.e., those featured in this list of the 16 most Dad gifts for Dad.)...

Phone germs, you're toast! ... Uh, just as soon as I check the responses to my latest Reddit post. And like my wife's latest Instagram photo. Oh, and text back my mama. But after that, Dude Jr., it's right into the UV...

Not sure how many people tire thump of fish knock anymore, but luckily this Ole Hickory Tire Thumper & Fish Knocker is a truly versatile clubbing tool. You can use it for self defense too!...

Method Seven made a clip-on mobile phone camera filter to help you take better photos of your HPS-grow-light-lit grow room, and that might be one of the most niche products I've ever heard of...

The Jabra Speak wireless Bluetooth conference speaker is a sight for sore ears. I don't know about you, but all these work-from-home conference calls have my ears worn out. And not just from listening to blowhards (e.g...

Gryphon's first foray into wifi routers worthy of their integration into both your home internet use and your home decor came a couple of years ago with the Gryphon Tower, an all-in-one mesh system with a sexy twist...

I knew baseball season was gonna look a little different this year, but I didn't realize it could look Primal Concepts Build Your Own Survival Bat different around the Dude house. Or more like, around the Dude's mama's...

While I wouldn't consider an actual classic Volkswagen bus the ultimate Dad car - leave that to the Subaru Outback - a classic Volkswagen bus cooler? On wheels so Dad can pull his beers just like his kid in a wagon? Oh...

Oh Lodge, you're such a cook-it-all. Brushing off others' dutch ovens and individual pieces of campfire cookware, acting like your 2 pieces of cast iron reign supreme for all needs, in all conditions. It's especially...

The BruMate MargTini insulated margarita martini tumbler is like Cinco de Mayo shaken up with Mother's Day and served on the decorative rocks in the backyard with a shelter-in-place twist...

And on top of everything else you've got writer's block. Designer's block. Maker's block. If you've hit a dead end, if you're at your wits' end, maybe it's time to get creative - plus down and dirty with wordplay! - and...

A travel dog water bowl that doesn't spill. Now that's an interesting concept. Interesting and ridogulous. I don't even have a dog, but if I did I know the first thing he'd do in my car with a Kurgo "no-mess" travel bowl...

Disguised as a liquid metal trinket*, the Alessi Bulla Bottle Opener ensures they'll never see but a glint and a flash coming when, with the flick of a wrist, you pop open their beer, and put a cap in their lap...

POW! you're...not dead. But down. Courtesy of the PepperBall VKS Launcher, a non-lethal gun created for self defense, and law enforcement and military training...

I think mastery of this lock pick pistol is going to be a little more complicated than point-and-shoot, but one thing I've got right now is the time to learn how to master picking locks with a lock pick pistol...