Awesome Living

Like the Hygiene Hand, the bomb-shaped Safe Nuke is designed to put a little distance between your fingertips and public surfaces. The tiny tool is made from antimicrobial copper, and features a touchscreen-compatible stylus on its tip. Plus, its attached paracord can be looped around door handles.

Short on toilet paper? Keep your rear end clean, and reduce paper waste with this easy-to-install bidet attachment. The slimline, dual-nozzle system sits beneath your current toilet seat, and requires no electricity. It’s also unique in that it includes a built-in battery-powered night light. Save 36% in The Awesomer Shop.

The Container Store’s Drop-Front Shoe Box is a transparent and stackable container for storing shoes. Since it opens up at the front, you don’t need to disassemble a stack of it to put in or take out shoes. Each box holds up to a men’s size 13 shoe.

Upgrade your home office with one of Grovemade’s premium desk pads. They’re made from vegetable-tanned leather, cushioned with natural cork. They come in keyboard/mousepad, full computer, and dual monitor sizes in both brown and black. They also make less expensive versions in merino wool and linoleum.

Jackery’s most powerful battery pack cranks out up to 1000 watts of power, so you can even use it to power small appliances. It has three 110V AC outlets, two USB-C ports, two USB-A port (one QC 3.0), and a 12V DC port. It can also be recharged with Jackery’s optional 100W solar panels.

This study aluminum tool is great for making precise angular measurements. Simply adjust its angle to match the desired location, and it can measure from 0 to 225º with a precision of ±0.5. It measures 16″ long and has both horizontal and vertical angle bubbles for ensuring a true baseline.

This versatile aluminum light kicks out up to 1000 lumens of brightness, and works not only as a handheld flashlight, but as a lantern and a bike light thanks to the included diffuser and 360º bike mount. It also can recharge USB devices in a pinch, and kicks out a beem up to 770 feet in its brightest mode.

Colorado’s Strongwater creates award-winning bitters from ingredients like turmeric, cinnamon, orange peel, clove, cherries, and lavender. They’ll give your next cocktail added dimension, flavor, and aroma. The set of five 3oz bottles is on sale for a limited time from Touch of Modern. Strongwater also makes a 1/2oz sampler.

If you’re addicted to PC games, you should at least be comfortable while you play. This highly-supportive gaming chair from Offex Gaming provides numerous adjustments so you can get your gaming space just right. It has a high back design, and comes with removable lumbar and headrest pillows. Save 40% in The Awesomer Shop.

Nintendo fans, start your day with Paladone’s officially-licensed Nintendo Game Boy alarm clock. It looks just like the classic 8-bit handheld. Use its D-pad and buttons to set the time and alarm, which plays the chiptune theme music from Super Mario Land.

Armour Supply Co’s lightweight, minimal wallet can hold up to 12 cards inside, and 5 folded bills in its money clip. It comes in aluminum, brass, carbon fiber, or bamboo, blocks RFID scanning, and is bundled with both a card-style multitool and a key organizer.

Can’t get out to the gym? Here’s an inexpensive way to build strength in the comfort of your home. Simply secure the Aduro resistance straps to the top and bottom of a closed door to enable a variety of upper and lower body workouts. Save 74% in The Awesomer Shop.

Never leave the tiniest bit of Nutella behind with Dreamfarm’s ingenious flexible spoon that’s designed to get every last bit out of the jar. It’s also perfect for peanut butter and other stuff that clings to the walls of jars or bowls. Also available as a larger serving spoon.

Carpenter Chris Salomone finds working with laminated bent wood to be one of his more intimidating pursuits, but from the looks of these shelves for his kicks, we think he’s mastered the technique. He first routed and assembled a bending template, then layered, glued, and clamped in sheets of wood veneer until they set into shape.

Thanks to our friends at Fenix and GearforLife, one lucky Awesomer reader will win a bundle of four awesome lights, valued at $329. The set includes a PD36R 1600-lumen tactical flashlight, an HM65R 1400-lumen headlamp, a BC21R 1000-lumen bike light, and a CL26R high performance lantern. (Ends 4/16/20)

In this age of digital communication, sometimes it’s nice to put down the screen and sketch out your ideas with good old pen and paper. Bolt action pens offer durability, unique styles, and a confident locking mechanism that’s great for fidgeters. Everyday Carry shares their favorite bolt-action models of 2020.

Gerber’s specialty scissors are optimized for cutting braided fishing line without fraying. Their micro-serrated blades cut with precision, and full tang construction means durability. Their finger holes and squared-off shape offer comfort, and they have a built-in bottle opener and lanyard hole for carrying.

StatGear’s pocketable tool offers up 26 different functions in one. It features a black aluminum body with a knurled grip, and interchangeable tips for cutting, prying, and opening items, along with a variety of driver bits, a flashlight, and a window breaker tool. Save 20% in The Awesomer Shop.

Sempli’s leaning glass carafe is designed to infuse spirits with fruits, vegetables, and spices, imbuing them with new depth, flavor, and character. The 13 oz vessel comes with a perforated infusing tube for ingredients, and a rubber stopper. Once infused, simply remove the tube, and decant straight from the bottle.

Yoshihiro Cutlery’s playfully designed utility knives are inspired by different species of whales. Each one has a high carbon white steel core, and a Kurouchi black forged finish and handle. They’re great in the kitchen, serving cheese, or carving.

Made entirely from titanium, Big Idea Design’s versatile pen has the unique ability to accept more than 750 different kinds of refills, letting you customize its writing characteristics to your exact preference. Available in Stonewashed, Midnight Black, and Machined Raw finishes.

Transport your keyboard and mouse to one of the creepiest locations ever captured on film – the interior of the Overlook Hotel from The Shining. Snappy Printing offers three sizes of rubber-backed fabric mats based on the hotel’s iconic carpeting. They also make a welcome mat.

Clean up accidental marks on all kinds of difficult to clean surfaces with this set of specialty erasers from Läufer. The kit includes specially-developed erasers for leather/suede, wallpaper, wood, and plastics, without the need for solvents or chemicals.