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How to shoot an azimuth for fun and profit: Get the ultimate direction finder, a lensatic compass. It has a 2-1/8" dia face marked in 5-degree increments, a 1/4" dia sight lens, 9/16" dia bubble level, and a 1-1/2" sight with crosshairs. Measures 3-1/4" x 2-1/2" x 1-1/8" when folded and comes with an 18" long cord and an olive drab belt pouch. For instructions, go to www.armystudyguide.com, click on "prep for basic" then "land navigation," then click on "determine a magnetic azimuth using a lensatic compass." Piece o' cake.

Special for bottlesquashers. This collapsible cup collection brings together your two favorite hydration intake problems for people on the go. Your cup of morning Joe and exercising on the go. Both are non-toxic silicone bottles. (In assorted colors) The water bottle starts out like a little squat barrel approx 5-1/2” x 2-3/4” dia, but pull up on the top and it rises to a full 9” tall. Flip cap has a screw-down lock, and there’s a carabiner near the neck to hang it from. Holds approx 17 oz. Our squishable silicone coffee cup looks like the takeaway cups you get at coffee shops, complete with the slide-up cuff that keeps your fingers from burning or freezing. Holds 10 oz and stands 5” tall x 3-1/4” dia at the top. Push on its head and watch it sink to just half its size. Must have for people on the move.

It’s faux hurricane season here in Chicago, and time to break out our faux hurricane lantern. Regardless of the season, though, it’s great as an accent light in any room, back yard or camper. Stands approx 10” tall x 5” wide, in steel with an antiquey copper finish. Has a carrying/hanging handle, and a push-button turns on both a 25-lumen flickering LED flame and an 80-lumen bright-white LED. Comes with (4) “AA” batteries.

In nylon digital camo, this military radio bag measures 11" x 12" x 6" with adjustable straps on the side panels to pull them in, another to close the top, and a pair of female molle buckles to attach it to something else. Sew it all together, add a strap and you’ve got a great carry-all. Note openings at bottom corners. For you collectors, it’s marked  "APB03 RADIO POUCH SPM1C1-09-F-C002 8465015158636 F190686393 TAMCN NO. C54402F"

Yes, of course from i-Zoom. One of our best sellers, this all-purpose everyday workhorse has a super-bright white LED that focuses from ultra-wide to a tight spotlight, with settings at high (1600 lumens), medium (435 Lumens) and low (118 lumens), plus strobe and an emergency mode that flashes SOS in Morse code (…_ _ _ …). Strobe and SOS are both at 1600 lumens and have a max throw of approx 1500 feet. In black anodized aluminum with knurled handle, a personal security tactical head and weatherproof O-rings; the whole shebang and measures 10-1/4” long x 1” dia at the handle. Includes (9) “AAA” alkaline batteries with a 10-hour lifespan. We suggest keeping one in the car, on the boat, with your camping/hiking gear and elsewhere.

Our smallest leather-type-person multitool is made to hang on your keychain, and we know that because it has a 1-1/4” carabiner attached to it. Measures approx 3” long x 1” x 1/2” when closed, and opens to a spring-loaded needle-ish nose pliers with wire cutter, wire stripper, knife, file, (2) slotted drivers, #0 Phillips, serrated blade/saw, nail cleaner, bottle opener and the ever-popular awl. It’ll do most of the jobs you need done. The lightweight, stainless-steel construction means it won't drag down your pack or belt. A must-have for any scout or handy-person.

You say your Humvee® won't fit through the woods? Cut down some trees with this Humvee® Adventure Gear pocket chain saw. Also good for just sawing up some campfire wood. Has big T-handles and (65) vicious, carbon steel, 1/2” wide chain-saw-worthy teeth. Measures 27” long. Comes in a black nylon pouch so you won't cut yourself.

Tube tents are tubes in the sense that they're one piece, with floors, and can be used as shelters, ground cover or or blankets in emergencies or disasters. This one is bright orange nylon with an aluminized coating on the inside for insulation. Measures 82" x 36". Includes 23 feet of nylon rope for hanging between trees or posts and (4) 9" zinc-plated steel stakes.

Veterans will know this as an entrenching tool, but to everyone else it's a folding camp shovel. Our hardened steel version is 22-1/2" long when open, folds to a measly 9-1/2", and weighs just over 2-1/2 lbs. Blade is 8-1/4" long x 6" wide, serrated on one side. Fits into the light canvas pouch, which you can carry on your belt because you never know when you'll need to dig a hole.

The vent window is gone forever, which is why you can’t keep your entire windshield fog-free all the time. (Ask grampa.) So we recommend this low-power auxiliary windshield heater-defroster. Draws a scant 3A and measures 5-3/4" x 3-3/4" x 2" with a visor clip, a 4-foot cord and a little built-in fan. Don’t expect it to remove ice but it does the job in a pinch. Funnest part is proving to the policeman that it’s not an illegal radar detector.

It’s like an electronic version of the red safety triangles you see on horse-drawn carriages, but this one is for auto emergencies. The Versa Beam© Emergency Floodlight measures 8” x 7” with (3) bright-white light settings for (5) hours at 300 lumens and up to a max 700 lumens for (3) hours. Has (36) flashing (extremely) red LEDs, a kickstand and a non-slip, padded rubber body. Weatherproof, because it would be dumb not to be.

Made for truck and bus tires, but anyone tired of kneeling on gas station asphalt will love this 13" long x 5/8” dia air gauge. In nickel-plated brass, it has dual Schrader fittings, one straight on, the other on the reverse side at 45-degrees to ease use and save your back when the valve is at the top of the tire. Reads from 10psi to 160psi in 2psi increments.

Some of us here at the home office have a special devotion to Betty Boop, the cartoon cutie who made Snow White look like Pluto. Which is why we snapped up these 9" x 4-1/2" zippered pencil pouches festooned with images of Betty on the front and a genuine, faux, black-leatherette back. Has a surprise polka dot interior and no, of course you don't have to use it just for pencils. Got intellectual property worries? This is an Officially Licensed Betty Boop product.

SPECIAL NEWS ALERT! WINTER IS COMING! Avoid those hip-cracking amateur sidewalk double-axels with TREX™ slip-ons, extra-aggressive traction spikes. It regularly ices up here at the home office, and we stay on our feet with these. The chains and spikes are stainless steel, with both sole and heel coverage, and the stretchable rubber tops are high-visibility orange for added safety. You pick small (men’s 5-7, women’s 6-1/2 to 8-1/2 ); Medium (men’s 7-9,women’s 8-1/2 to 10-1/2 ); or large (men’s 9 to 11,women’s 10-1/2 to 12-1/2 ). The rubber uppers are uber-flexible, so they’re likely to fit larger sizes than suggested. (Pat stretched the small over his size 11 boots!)

Don’t blame us, that’s the name on the package of these disposable latex gloves--probably so all of our neurosurgeon customers know these are not sterile. Our each is a pack of (10) in size large to keep the paint, grease and general schmutz off your fingers while you work.

When temperatures dip, we’re reminded of the only phrase we can still remember from freshman Latin class: semper ubi sub ubi. Literally, that’s: always where under where, and damn if we can remember the word for “long” because we just got a whole Roman empire’s worth of long-sleeve thermal tops in all the popular sizes—you know, waffle shirts—to fend off the harshness of winter. They’re 65/35 cotton/poly, so expect some shrinkage and plan accordingly. Pat is a size large so he buys X-large. In all your favorite colors, aka. chocolate brown.

When the lights go out, and everything else goes with them, grab this dynamo light, radio, siren and power source. The am/fm radio has an antenna; the flashlight switches from (1) to (3) LEDs, all through collimating lenses; and there are both a 1/8" headphone jack and a 3.5mm power output jack, plus a 22" USB jumper cord. All this in a packable 7-1/2" long x 2" dia hand-crank flashlight-shaped unit with a recharging storage battery.

This bright headlamp has a 45-lumen LED (which is bright!), and comes with an elastic strap to put it on your noggin when you’re biking, spelunking, mining coal or burgling your neighbors. Measures 3” x 2-1/2” x 2-1/4” with a pivoting mount. In orange and black plastic, and you add (3) “AAA” batteries.