I’m fairly certain that the idea of jumping over an island has never crossed my mind in all my years of thinking. But if you’re a champion kitesurfer like Youri Zoon and you stumble across a small enough island, well, that’s just another day on the beach for you. Jumping the damn thing and nailing it is just how you live. Watch Zoon catch the perfect gust of wind and fly over an entire 120-foot island near New Caledonia. Sick.
Barker’s not just any dog; he belongs to Andy Storms, a Seattle
softgoods designer and outdoorsman, who loves to hike and camp with his
best pal. Barker’s a tough dog; he hikes trails with Andy and he can
get down and dirty with the best of them, but when night time comes, he likes to
be cuddly and warm at the bottom of Andy’s sleeping bag. Problem is
that while Barker stays warm, Andy’s feet freeze.
Chances are you won’t see these rare animals at the local zoo because their population is down to the last hundreds. In some cases, it’s much worse than that with only a couple left. Some of these animals you’ve never heard of but others on the verge of extinction are related to animals you know and love—like certain types of tigers, frogs, leopards, turtles, dolphins, etc. In 10 years, they might not exist at all. Sad.
Often camping means sleeping on the hard ground, which can mean aches and pains. Even when air mattresses are available, they don’t always fit neatly into tents, and sharing them can be a pain in itself. Aesent hopes to change all of that with what they claim to be "the world’s most comfortable tent."
Are you wondering what this beetle has to do with holding up an ATM? Well, this innocent looking bombardier beetle
is not so innocent; in fact, this beetle is the inspiration for a foam
bomb developed to explode in a burglar’s face if he tries to mess with
an ATM.
Tent setup can be incredibly frustrating and may even be the worst part of a camping experience. With HEIMPLANET’s inflatable tents, you don’t have to bother with rods and figuring out which sleeve they go in. The setup is simple. Just inflate.
Consider two human tendencies: impulsivity and procrastination.
Impulsivity indicates a tendency to act or react quickly, perhaps
without giving an action too much thought or consideration.
Procrastination is a tendency to act later, to put things off until
tomorrow or some unknown future time. They may seem contradictory, or
like opposite traits, but they are not. Researchers at the University of
Colorado at Boulder explain how they are complementary and genetic traits.
"Just described ‘microjewel’ snail in extinction danger," announces NewScientist. Every time I see a headline like that and I look a the picture, it really makes me sad. Just admire that beautiful, delicate little beast. Which secrets will this soon-to-be-gone species take away with it?
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Grill some hot dogs while charging your smartphone. Brew coffee and read your Kindle without worrying about the battery dying. With the BioLite CampStove, these things are possible. The CampStove burns wood and, through a thermoelectric generator, sends power to a USB port.
Ooho. Who would have thought it? Three London-based design
students came up with Ooho, a water container that’s not plastic, not vinyl,
not stainless steel… but an edible algae! Ooho was considered so brilliant that, among other coveted awards, it won the 2014 Lexus Design Award.
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