Archive for the 'Gear' Category
Silky Professional BIGBOY 2000 Folding Saw XL Teeth
August 18th, 2020I’ve got to replace a Bahco Laplander folding saw that finally broke after many years and I wondered what my options were. During my browsing, I found a monster-sized folding saw. Check this out: Silky Professional BIGBOY 2000 Folding Saw XL Teeth This boy did a review that shows lot of cuts. Here’s another quick […]
For Tech-Weary Midwest Farmers, 40-Year-Old Tractors Now a Hot Commodity
January 6th, 2020Via: Star Tribune: Kris Folland grows corn, wheat and soybeans and raises cattle on 2,000 acres near Halma in the northwest corner of Minnesota, so his operation is far from small. But when he last bought a new tractor, he opted for an old one — a 1979 John Deere 4440. He retrofitted it with […]
Wrangler Riggs Workwear Men’s Short Sleeve Pocket T-Shirt
December 22nd, 2019Are you tired of poorly made, tight fitting, negligee thin t-shirts? I have finally found a high quality heavy weight t-shirt: Wrangler Riggs Workwear T-shirt. Imagine the nicest t-shirt you have ever had, maybe from 20 or 30 years ago, and now try to imagine it even better. Much better. Not only is this Wrangler […]
The H&K MP5 Comes Back to the USA as the SP5
December 5th, 2019$2800. That’s pretty nuts. I remember HK94s for $650-$750 around 1985. Plug $750 in 1985 into the inflation calculator and that’s $1793 in 2019. HK is definitely milking it.
Ontario RAT Folding Pocket Knives
December 3rd, 2019My youngest son, Reed, chose an Ontario RAT-1 for his first knife six months ago. I’m definitely no expert on knives or EDC gear, but I’ve been so astonished by the quality, durability and low price of the Ontario RAT-1 knife, I wanted to tell you about it. Reed is extremely hard on his tools […]
“The Anti-MacBook” – Panasonic TOUGHBOOK 55 Review
September 26th, 2019Here’s one for you 3.5mm Ports on Your Mobile Phone Luddites. This will definitely call to you. I love it! While one can dream, I still think old/used Dell Latitudes are the best laptop values to be had anywhere. Via: Mr. Mobile:
Off Topic: 3.5mm Audio Port Almost Gone from High End Phones, Consider Samsung Note 9
August 7th, 2019Off Topic – First World Problems — Update: Samsung, You’ve Let Yourself Down, You’ve Let Us Down Via: Android Authority: — Update: Samsung Is Hiding Its Ads That Made Fun of Apple’s Removal of Headphone Jack Via: Android Authority: Yesterday, Samsung made the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10 Plus official. The release of […]
Samsung’s 2019 Galaxy Tab A 10.1-inch 128GB Tablet for $250 on Amazon (Reg. $330)
July 24th, 2019Wow. That’s a good deal. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 128 GB WiFi Tablet Black (2019)
Amazon Accidentally Sold $13,000+ Camera Gear for $100 on Prime Day
July 17th, 2019A true AI success story! Via: PetaPixel: Amazon discounted a wide range of camera gear for Prime Day this week, but some photographers scored what may be the best deals of their lives. Thanks to a pricing error, many people were able to purchase high-end camera gear bundles, some worth over $5,000, for just around […]
Stainless Steel Insulated Coffee Mug 20 oz
April 24th, 2019I was so thrilled to find this, I thought I’d share it with you folks. Normal-sized coffee cups feel like thimbles to me. I’ve found a couple of larger mugs to use over the years, but my children have broken them all. I went looking for a large, double walled, stainless steel mug. Ahhh, my […]
