The Bottle Rocket on Steroids:
Rechargeable Rocket Launcher – up to 100 metres height. This would be a great project for an idle weekend: http://www.instructables.com/id/Rechargeable-Rocket-Launcher/
Great Way To Advertise a Shanghai:
Which are of course banned in nanny State Vic: http://www.outdoorsadventureoutlet.com/collections/featured-deals/products/alluminum-alloy-camouflage-bait-caster
Google Cardboard Virtual Reality <$20:
This is simply the most amazing thing I have seen in a long while. Turn your mobile phone into a VR headset. Download 360 degree films from Youtube. My son-in-law showed me one filmed on a roller coaster which was quite breathtaking: https://vr.google.com/cardboard/index.html PS: You can make one of these for less than $5 actually!
Go Land Rover:
‘In 2013, three friends set off on a journey that they had been told was impossible: the north-south crossing of the Congo River Basin, from Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, to Juba, in South Sudan. Traversing two and a half thousand miles of the toughest terrain on the planet in a twenty-five year
Let There be Light: Great New Head Torch
Black Diamond Spot 200 Lumens Head Torch: This is a great new head torch. Black Diamond have boosted the output on their new model from 130 to 200 lumens whilst still producing great battery life (claimed 50 hours at 200 lumens with a claimed distance of 80 metres). It also has many other brightness settings
Ultralight Pen:
World’s lightest pen? Perhaps. Anyway at @ 1 gram and for US$3 you have a 2 ½’ (6.5cm) pen which will write on practically any surface, even upside down or under water or in space. Fisher Space Pen’s Sealed Pressurized Ink Cartridge: Performs in temperatures from -30ºF to +250ºF, underwater, in zero gravity, at
Steve’s Mulligatawny:
Again, not a hiking meal but a family favourite. It may sound like a curious blend of flavors (it is not actually an Indian recipe -as you would think) but quite delicious nonetheless. Your taste might dictate a little more curry perhaps but these ingredients keep my family happy. Enjoy: Ingredients: 2 tablespoons oil
Andrew Skurka on Down Versus Synthetic
‘Down and synthetics both have pros and cons. Down is: Warmer for its weight, More compressible, and Longer-lasting. Synthetics are: Less expensive, More humane (no live plucking), and Less adversely affected by moisture. In specific regard to the issue of moisture sensitivity, I want to point out that synthetic insulations are absolutely not “warm when
Easyklip
A good emergency lightweight tarp clip that will not let go: http://www.easyklip.com/ Mini = 12 grams. Of course, this remains the lightest tarp clip: http://www.theultralighthiker.com/worlds-lightest-tarp-clip/
DIY Self-Tensioning Guylines:
I am not so keen on elastic rope (it is heavier than dyneema) and much of the problem of stretch can be overcome by caternary cutting the silnylon or using fabrics with very low stretch such as tyvek or cuben fibre, but nonetheless this method of keeping your tent taut is worth sharing: http://gossamergear.com/wp/diy-self-tensioning-guy-lines-2 A