Jul 04
Fourth of July is hobby grilling. But what about the other days, when temps are in the 80s and all you want is to be in your backyard with a beer and a hunk of meat to cook? Instead, it’s …
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Jun 30
Light Up Your Life With FIREase
Posted in: Today's Chili
When it comes to starting fires for your camping trip or your summer outdoor entertaining it isn’t always so easy to get that traditional wood fire going. Once you get it going it can take some work poking and prodding to keep it going and then carefully adding new wood as the fire burns down. FIREase has created the IncinerGrate to make fire starting and maintaining as simple as toasting marshmallows.
Jun 27
The Sailor School Swimsuit from Japan’s SchoolFiction turns any summertime siesta into an amusing expose of anime expression… not that there’s anything wrong with that.
Jun 27
Look! Up in the trees! It’s a UFO! It’s a hammock! It’s a tree house! No, it’s a . . . tent? Yes, that’s it. It is the Tentsile Stingray tent and it is designed to be used either on the ground or suspended in the trees. It is the brain-child of tree house designer Alex Shirley-Smith, in partnership with product designer Kirk Kirchev. The idea was to make a simple, lightweight, portable tree house using minimal materials. The result is an other-worldly looking design.
Jun 27
There is nothing like sitting around a fire on a summer night, talking with friends and family, and maybe toasting a few marshmallows. While this has long been common practice on camping trips, it is nice to be able to do it at home as well — thus the invention of the fire pit. While these fire pits are nice, they can be so much more. Just ask Melissa Crisp. She won’t just tell you, she will show you. She is an artist who is creating fire pits as works of art.
Jun 26
The Freeloader is a child carrier with a twist. Unlike
traditional carriers, which are made basically just for babies, the
Freeloader can hold a child of up to 80 lbs. It fits on the adult like a
backpack and has a lightweight, fold-down seat at the back.
Jun 24
The hottest new golf gear for summer. Sorry, but none of this stuff comes with a free bowl of soup.
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Jun 24
Climb that Strava leaderboard, and earn some points for style on the side.
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Jun 22
Hello Kitty Baby/Child In The Car Sign Rocks & Rolls To Grab Drivers’ Attention
Posted in: Today's Chili
The officially licensed “Hello Kitty Baby in the Car Sign” from Sanrio combines bright, contrasting colors and clever kinetic movement to ensure other drivers know your precious snowflake is riding shotgun. It also grows with your offspring, changing from Baby to Child when they do.
Jun 20
Hitting the rapids this summer? Consider taking this stuff along with you. We tested suits, shoes, shades — and of course, some waterproof protection to keep your gadgets safe.
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