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Quartz stopwatch which presents you with the time (12 or 24 hour system), has an alarm, and operates as a stopwatch. Palm sized, it has 3/16" tall LCD readouts, and comes in assorted colored plastic (our choice) with lanyard to hang around your neck. That all sounds great, and it is, once you exercise a little patience translating the instructions from the English translation of Chinese on the box!! The problem is that the case and the movements of the setting and stop/reset etc. buttons are pretty cheap. It is fully functional, but we are not going to make any claims about durability. On the other hand, how extensively do most of us use stop watches anyway?
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22152 QUARTZ STOPWATCH |
A Working Wonder
If we had a category just for customers who lust after Jules Verne inventions and elegant gadgetry, this would be in it. The wonderful brass sundial, a reproduction of an antique, is approx 3" dia x 11/16" thick overall, and actually works! A latitudinal gauge lets you tilt the engraved dial to the correct angle for your location, and a bubble and three leveling feet allow the 1-1/2" dia lock-down compass to point in the precise direction. And if you never took it out into the sunshine, you'd still love it for the look and logic of it.
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92848 BRASS SUNDIAL |
Brake Lights For Your Head
Well, we can’t call them headlights, can we? These wireless motorcycle brake lights (or just safety lights for pedal pushers) are really named Riderlight™. Each has (6) in-line red LEDs on a flexible, self-adhesive rubber bar, 7-5/8 long x 1-1/4” wide, for attaching to the back of a helmet. The lights respond to the brakes via, for Riderlight 1, a small transmitter for 6V or 12V systems, fired by the brake light switch or, for Riderlight 2, a combined replacement 1157 bulb/remote transmitter with (12) LEDs, for 12V systems only. The LEDs operate on (4) included coin cell batteries. Bicyclists can just toss the transmitters and trigger the lights manually in permanent flashing mode. Google Riderlight for additional details.
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38295 RIDERLIGHT 1 | |
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38296 RIDERLIGHT 2 |
21st Century Walking Stick
Walking sticks have moved into the space age! This walker's/hiker's friend has futuristic features and the look of an inter-galactic weapon. The high-quality collapsible aluminum stick extends from a packable 27" to a full 56", and has a carbide tip with a rubber cover, a removable 2" dia disk to keep the stick from sinking into soft ground, and an internal shock absorber that can be turned on or off. At the top, a 5-LED flashlight with a 90° pivot is embedded in a molded-plastic cane-style handle to light your way. For mountain trekking, lengthen the stick, slip the adjustable canvas wrist strap over your hand, and clutch the stick by the padded foam section below the cane handle. Directions, diagrams, and 1100mm to 1350mm gradations are marked clearly on the 3-draw pole. We'll pick a black or anodized red, green, blue, silver or purple version for you.
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93032 WALKING STICK |
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Suck Out The Bad Air!
You say it's 235° inside your parked Deusenberg in Phoenix? You say your kid's sippy cup melted while you were in the video store? You need this solar-powered car ventilator. Hook it over a window, power the window up and let the sun activate the solar panel and run the 3" dia fan, which sucks the hot air out of the car and vents it outside.The whole thing measures 6" wide x 4-3/4" x 2-3/8", with a slim 1/4" x 1" x 6" long piece outside the window. Includes 1" wide weather-stripping to seal it. Act now and get a bonus foam car caddy to organize stuff in a cup-holder.
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93385 SOLAR CAR COOLER |
Light 'n' Laser Twofer
A bright little flashlight with (8) super-bright white LEDs in a circle and a less-than-5mW red laser right in the middle. One click and it's a flashlight, another click and it's a laser pointer. (Note: flashlight and pointer can't be on at the same time.) Measures 4-3/8" long x 1-1/8" dia in dark silver, red or blue aluminum with knurled grips at both ends, and comes with a black-canvas belt pouch and a wrist strap. Lasts 30 hours on a set of new alkaline batteries (3 "AAA" heavy duty batteries included).
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93094 2-IN-1 FLASHLIGHT |
Mylar Warmth
They have the look of something designed for the space program. They're mylar, a paper-thin shiny metallic sheet, that comes in handy when your car breaks down in winter, or when you're separated from your climbing group on the slopes of Mt. McKinley. Barring that, they're also a perfect material for a do-it-yourself cold-climate Halloween costume-near impossible to rip by hand, but cut easily with scissors. There's no padding, so they wouldn't be too comfy on your bed, but they sure are warm. They both come folded about the size of a wallet. The Blanket is 52" x 82", the Sleeping Bag is 34" x 84".
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91007 EMERGENCY BLANKET | |
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91432 MYLAR SLEEPING BAG |
Sleeping Pad
Campers put these pads under their sleeping bags to insulate themselves thermally and ergonomically from the hard cruel ground. They call them "Insulite" which sounds like a brand name and they are military grade. We don't know if the items we have are seconds from that company or somewhere else, but we can't tell the difference. They are at least 20" x 60" and are 3/8" thick dense foam rubber. We have light blue, dark blue khaki/green and mauve/purple, from which we shall pick your purchase. One side is glossy with more closed pores than the other. We have used them, and they are great! Feather light too at only 20 oz. Good as light duty tumbling or exercise mats as well.
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24668 SLEEPING PAD |
Never Weaken
Good advice-and true of this dynamo torch. Actually a (3) LED flashlight, but we think the manufacturer had the Brits in mind when he named it. Has (3) LEDs and a switch that lights (1) or all (3) of them. Runs on an internal, rechargeable lithium-ion battery that you crank up-(1) minute of winding provides (30) minutes of light. (We read it on the box.) And it's a palm-sized cutie that has a very Voyage-to-the-Bottom-of-the-Sea look to it. A must for blackouts!
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92807 WINDUP FLASHLIGHT |
JUMBO Compass!
Even "mature" Boy Scouts and hikers who find that their eyesight isn't what it once was will be able to find their way back home with this 3" dia x 1/2" thick aluminum compass with its BIG, HUGE acrylic face. LARGE letters and numbers, black on a white background, very easy to read.
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92787 3 INCH COMPASS |
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Godzilla's Glow Stick
A bright, green glow stick for guys with big paws. Who are either at a really good concert, or stalled on a dark road. A full 15" long x 3/4" dia, it has a plastic loop and a festive red hang-cord on one end. They'll see you coming or (if you're stalled) not coming, for up to (12) hours, the packaging says.
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93198 JUMBO GLOW STICK |
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