BEST SELLERS

These nylon straps are made to lash a smaller piece of luggage to a larger one, or just to identify your black roller-bag among the other 965 of them on the carousel. Straps measure 1” wide x 6 feet long with a standard molle buckle and a load limit of 30 pounds. In assorted colors.

These are the gold standard of twist ties, not to be confused with those skinny little suckers that come on all electronic cords in the known universe. These are Gear Ties®, coated in protective, grippy black rubber with heavy rubber tips, 3" long x 1/8" dia (they look sort of like boot laces with match heads on the ends), suitable for indoors or outdoors, reusable veritably ad infinitum, and oh so satisfying to twist and creatively crimp. Use them for bread bags, earbuds, napkin and silverware sets, power cords, USB cables, mic cords or garden hoses--or turn them into jewelry and be the most interesting person at the party. You pick: the (4)-pack of 3” long ties; or the (2)-pack of 12” long ties.

From Gardner Bender®, these foot-long x 3/8” flexible ties have triangular links that allow them to be, with a little tugging, unzipped for re-use. Rated for 20-lb tensile strength, they can also be strung end-to-end for humongo-bundling. Our each is a pack of (24) ties.

Also Sassy lock, or Sneld lock, or any of 100,000 letter combinations that you can set on this combination lock, which has eschewed numbers in favor of (5) wheels with (10) letters on each of them. You set the word, although if you're known around campus as Porky, you’ll probably be better off picking a different word, or just a random set of letters. Measures approx 3” x 1” with a hardened steel shackle.

This is the sound and light show that could save your life! You either camp, boat, hike, cycle (bi or motor), or just generally drive a vehicle—trust us, we know—and this Alpha Outpost “SOL” Emergency Radio Kit With Lanterns is perfect for any of those things. “Sol” means “sun,” and the kit’s emergency radio can be charged by the fireball in the sky, via USB or via a good old-fashioned hand-crank for cloudy days when you forget your laptop. Also has (2) dual-function solar lanterns, a lens (in a pouch) for fire-starting, and an illustrated booklet that shows how everything works. You’ll also get a cool black and gold SOL patch for your jacket. With the SOL kit, you won’t be S.O.L. in an emergency. No emergency? No problem—just use the radio as normal and let the (2) lanterns light up your night.

Devices used to hold spring in place, thus ensuring eternally promis-ing, but changeable and wet weather. No? How about this then: Steel grips, spring loaded to keep their tips tightly closed on whatever you chose to target. The handles and tips have been coated with a light plastic to improve grip and provide a bit of insulation. The clamp is about 4" long x 5/8" wide and opens about 1-1/4". They have strong grips and will crush fragile items, but do a good job of holding things while the glue dries, you do the soldering, or the materials bond.

Our favorite LED threefer this year—a trio of heavy-duty stainless steel flashlights. Call them papa bear, momma bear and baby bear lights. Like bears, they're water-resistant. Unlike bears, they have textured rubber grips and metal loops for storage. From papa to baby, they measure 10-1/4” x 2-1/2” dia, 8” x 2-1/2” dia, and 6-1/2” x 1-5/8” dia. Papa takes (3) “D” batteries, mama takes (2) “D” batteries, and baby takes (2) “AA” batteries. You buy the batteries, but even so, this set is cheaper than three bowls of porridge.

From Gardner Bender®, these flexible re-useable straps are a foot long x 3/8” wide with triangular links and can be, with a little tugging, unzipped for re-use. Rated for 20-lb tensile strength and can be daisy-chained for big bundles. Call them the Rezippers. You'll get twelve per pack.

Brass L-shaped shoulder hooks (Why aren’t they elbow hooks?) are handy to have around. Each has a thread about half as long as the hook itself, and a small plate that fits against the wall. You get (2) packages, for a total of (6) 1” hooks, or (4) 1–1/2” hooks.

Clamps. Whatever. These measure approx 5" long x 1-1/2"' at their widest. They open to about 2", though, so they'll not only grab test tubes, they'll pluck cubes from an ice bucket. Or carry a few stems of asparagus. And you do get a pair, so you could always have a tong war.

In a world of electroplated dreck, solid brass hardware stands alone. (It’s the cheese of the hardware world!) This is a 1-3/4" x 1" solid brass slide bolt from Stanley® with a 5/8” throw. Comes with brass mounting screws.

This simple, clean-lined chromed cabinet latch will tell every visitor to your home that you're standing right at the cutting edge of elegant home design. Each latch is 3/4" x 1-3/8" long with a 1-3/8" x 5/8" plate and a 1-1/4" long handle centered on a tasteful dome. Includes a mounting nut. Made in the USA.

It's a threefer from Farpoint® so you can see what you're doing, where you're going and fix what you were going there for. Includes a 5” long, 350-lumen tactical flashlight with a slide focus, and (3) power levels, plus a strobe and SOS flash. Also includes a 200-lumen weatherproof utility worklight with a folding hanger and a magnetic base. And the coup de grace an 8-in-1 screwdriver/flashlight combo with slotted drivers at 1/8", 3/16", 1/4", Phillips #0, #1, #2, and mini-slotted and Phillips, all on hinges at the bottom of the light. Oh, and there’s a 6-LED light in the handle, just as a bonus.

From Stanley®, these turnbuckles have hexagonal aluminum bodies with stainless steel eyes. You pick: the shorter 3/16” x 5-1/2” long one with a 3/8” body, 9/32” ID eyes and a 65-lb safe working load; or the longer 1/4” x 7-1/2” long one with a 7/16” body, 3/8” ID eyes and a 110-lb safe working load.

These gray foam washers/spacers/vibration pads are 1" OD x 1/2" ID x 1/4" thick with a peel-and-stick self-adhesive face on one side. They'll make your doors and drawers land more softly when you close them. Also useful as non-scratch and non-slide feet.

As long as they weigh one pound or less, you’re in business with these Scotch® brand self-adhesive, black hook-and-loop fasteners from 3M. These are expensive little buggers in bix box stores, but not here. Measure 7/8” square, and are rated for 1-lb per pad, so your heavier hang-ups will need a couple. Mfg says made to stick on “most painted, varnished or otherwise sealed surfaces.” Our each is a pack of (12) pairs.

Pulleys? You need pulleys? Step right up and pick from our selection of single-sheave zinc-plated steel pulleys, mounted on swivel hooks with the axles held in by a cotter pin for easier rigging. We’ve got 2” dia pulleys for ropes up to 3/8” dia with a 480-lb max load, mounted to a 2” x 5/8” ID swivel hook; 2-1/2” dia pulleys for ropes up to 3/8” dia with a 550-lb max load, mounted to a 2-1/2” x 3/4” ID swivel hook; 3” dia pulleys for ropes up to 1/2” dia with a 650-lb max load, mounted to a 2-1/2” x 3/4” ID swivel hook.

These standard pegboard hooks fit, wait for it, standard pegboards, with 1” spacing on the legs, and made of 7/32” steel. Not really hooks, these are the long straight thingies with a slight upward angle to approx the last 3/4”. You pick the 3-1/2” long or the 5-1/2” long ones. Very handy in pantries, basements and garages. And isn't it time you finished that organizing project from last year?