Archive for the 'Gear' Category
Solo 457 Garden Sprayer – Made in Germany
February 11th, 2011Just a quick FYI: If you happen to be fed up with Made in China junk garden sprayers, check out Solo sprayers. They’re made in Germany and built to last. I bought the Solo 457 and I’ve been using it this year in the garden to apply neem oil solution. It works great. The pressure […]
Today, I Want to Try to Sell You Some Soap
December 1st, 2010I noticed that a reader bought a gallon of Dr. Bronner’s Unscented soap on Amazon via Cryptogon. Most of you probably know about Dr. Bronner’s soaps, but I want to do a quick post about this just in case you’re unfamiliar with these products. Some of the things I do with the Dr. Bronner’s Unscented […]
HP Mini 5102 Review
November 11th, 2010Becky doesn’t drive. Since she was a teenager, and until we got married, she had lived in some form of student housing and always got by without owning a car. She’s now heavily involved with Playcentre and needs to go to a lot of classes and meetings. Sometimes she and the boys catch rides with […]
Ultrafire Charger Kit with Car Adapter Includes Two 18650 2400MAH Batteries
May 1st, 2010Those of you who are getting your freak on with light cannons such as the Fenix TK30 and JETBeam M1X might be interested in this Ultrafire charger kit that includes two 18650 batteries. This charger can use AC from 100v to 240v (50-60hz) as well as 12v DC (charge from a car or solar panel). […]
BioLite: Rocket Stove That Runs the Fan by Converting Heat to Electricity
April 20th, 2010No, it’s not available yet. (In case you’re new to rocket stoves.) I think that this is the first one with a thermoelectric generator. Are there others? Via: BioLite: With the BioLite Stove you can step off the grid and leave the petrol at home. Whether you’re spending a month in Alaska or a night […]
Telecom XT Blues: Resolved with Directional, High Gain Antenna
December 20th, 2009Update: Tennatron Directional Antenna Works Great As anticipated, the antenna did the trick. I bought and installed Tennatron’s antenna for mobile networks in New Zealand. With the antenna installed, my XT connection hit 2.6 megabits/sec down and 1.5 megabits up. (That’s *bleeping* fantastic; considering our deep wopwops location.) More importantly, the connection is stable. I […]
Gerber 22-01629 LMF II Black Infantry Knife
November 29th, 2009A Cryptogon reader and core contributor sent me a brand new Gerber 22-01629 LMF II Black Infantry Knife. (Thank you, Pookie.) I don’t know a lot about knives, but here are a few things that I noticed: * The knife has a seemingly indestructible build quality. * A lot of attention has been paid to […]
Gerber 22-01629 LMF II Black Infantry Knife
March 15th, 2009A Cryptogon reader bought one of these. It looks good. Lifetime warranty. 43% off. Ships for free (U.S. only). Check out the reviews. I shudder to think what I’d have to pay in NZ for this. Gerber 22-01629 LMF II Black Infantry Knife- 4.8 inch blade Gerber 22-01629 LMF II Black Infantry Knife
The Citigroup Gold-At-$2000 Story
November 28th, 2008WARNING: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. DISCLOSURE: I am a BullionVault client and affiliate. I am a Nitro-Pak affiliate. I am an Impact Guns affiliate. I hold DBA. Oh my, the Citigroup Gold-At-$2000 Story is making the rounds. If Citigroup analysts knew their collective ass from a […]
EvoLux Review
June 16th, 2008UPDATE: May 31, 2009 Both of the EvoLux lights that I purchased are now dead. One of them failed several months ago. The second one just died tonight. Buyer beware. —End Update— When the news about the Advanced Lumonics EvoLux made headlines recently, I wanted to order a couple of the units to test out […]
