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Pop-up Fire Pit

Pop-up Fire Pit
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Set up an outdoor fire quickly and easily with this lightweight folding fire pit from Campfire Defender Protect Preserve. Its rustproof mesh platform holds up to 125 lb. of wood and helps promote airflow for a clean, low-smoke fire. It opens up to 24″ x 24″ x 15″ when in use and weighs just 7 lb. It’s also available with a heat shield.

Genesis GV60 Magma Concept

Genesis GV60 Magma Concept

Genesis is teasing a new Magma performance vehicle line. The closest to production-ready is the GV60 Magma, a souped-up version of their electric crossover with upgraded aerodynamics and cooling, a wider, lower stance, and 21-inch wheels with integrated brake cooling. Inside, it has bucket sport seats with Nappa and suede leather, and body-colored seatbacks.

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Maratac Copper Tactical Personal Flood Light

Maratac Copper Tactical Personal Flood Light
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This pocket-sized machined copper flashlight from CountyComm has a right-angle-mounted light so you can clip it into your pocket and aim it forward for hands-free use. It runs on a single AAA battery and outputs up to 185 lumens thanks to a bright Cree G3 LED. A glow-in-the-dark reflector makes it easy to find, and it comes with a stainless steel pocket clip.

LEGO Propeller Drift Car

LEGO Propeller Drift Car

Over the years, we’ve seen all kinds of interesting vehicles built from LEGO bricks. Build It with Bricks made this LEGO Technic drift car, which moves around using a fan blade. Its propeller is driven by a powerful BuWizz motor module geared to maximize speed. An additional motor lets its driver steer the blade’s direction remotely.

Fix It Sticks Mountain Bike Tool Kit

Fix It Sticks Mountain Bike Tool Kit
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Keep your mountain bike in tip-top shape with this compact tool kit. Its pair of Fix It Sticks combine to form a T-handle driver and include 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, and 6mm hex, T-25, and P2 bits. The steel alloy handles also attach to the included tire levers and chain breaker tool. The set includes a lightweight carrying case.

Making a Mexican Logwood Table

Making a Mexican Logwood Table

Mike from Modustrial Maker got his hands on some Mexican Logwood stumps and decided to use them to make a coffee table. After cutting the wood into even lengths, he set them into an epoxy bath. A cross-section of each tree can be seen through the tabletop while the stumps provide support. It took a lot of effort, but the end result is worth it.

Juniper Ridge Room Sprays

Juniper Ridge Room Sprays
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Bring the scents of the great outdoors into any room with these wonderful fragrance sprays from Juniper Ridge. Each bottle uses essential oils harvested from reclaimed trees removed by U.S. National Park forest management to help keep forest fires from spreading. Choose from Sierra Forest, Redwood Mist, Desert Cedar, Cascade Forest, or Mexican White Sage.

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If AC/DC Wrote We Will Rock You

If AC/DC Wrote We Will Rock You

Singer Otu Suurmunne of Moonic Productions replicated the powerful scream of AC/DC’s Brian Johnson with this remake of Queen’s hit We Will Rock YouBoth the original and Moonic’s versions are ideal arena rock anthems, but this interpretation definitely has a harder edge.

Timber Ridge Hammock Camp Chair

Timber Ridge Hammock Camp Chair
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Relax and unwind outside in this swinging camp chair from Timber Ridge. Its folding steel frame and sling-style seat can hold up to 300 pounds, and its back adjusts from 90º to 130º. The chair can be set up in just two quick steps and includes a head cushion, a drink holder, and a carrying bag. Available in blue, grey, or tan.

Mac Studio + iPad Mini Dock = Macintosh Studio

Mac Studio + iPad Mini Dock = Macintosh Studio

We recently saw a 3D-printed Apple Macintosh that looks exactly like the original. Scott Yu-Jan created something with a similar aesthetic but with his own unique design. His Macintosh Studio is a custom dock for an iPad Mini that sits atop a Mac Studio. The finished unit looks like one of Hartmut Esslinger’s 1980s Apple computer designs.

Conan O’Brien Must Go (Trailer)

Conan O’Brien Must Go (Trailer)

Some of Conan O’Brien’s funniest shows were the ones where he traveled to different countries. On his new series, the comedian and talk show host visits fans around the planet and embarrasses them by defiling their local traditions. Along the way, Conan stops in Norway, Thailand, Ireland, and Argentina. It debuts 4.18.24 on Max.

The Science of Animal Size

The Science of Animal Size

Animals come in all shapes and sizes. In this video from Posit Pixel, they use pixel art to describe some of the extremes of the animal kingdom, from diminutive parasitic wasps to a 42-foot-long snake. Along the way, you’ll learn about a fingernail-sized frog and Quetzalcoatlus, an extinct flying animal with a wingspan as big as a single-engine airplane.

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Neko Samurai Playing Cards

Neko Samurai Playing Cards
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These beautiful playing cards from Neversleep Co feature imagery of cats dressed in samurai armor. Each face card illustrates a different feline warrior, equipped with swords and other accessories surrounded by flourishes. The number cards have unique geometric patterns. Add-ons include poker chips, enamel pins, and a red deck as a stretch goal.

Hydraulic Press vs. Car Springs

Hydraulic Press vs. Car Springs

After the guys from the Hydraulic Press Channel got their new 300-ton press, they built an industrial-strength bunker around it to protect themselves and their workshop from flying debris. With the bunker in place, they used the machine to compress some large springs to see if they could make them go flying. It’s surprisingly harder than it looks.

CRKT Pocket Driver Stash Tool

CRKT Pocket Driver Stash Tool
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This compact tool was designed by Joe Wu for CRKT. It can store up to four bits in its chamber, and ships with T6, T8, flathead 0.6 x 4.5, Philip PH1 bits, and has a driver socket beneath its threaded cap. It’s made from aluminum with a scratch-resistant anodized finish, and includes a pocket clip and key ring.

2024 Jeep Vacationeer Concept

2024 Jeep Vacationeer Concept

One of the vehicles headed to the 2024 Easter Jeep Safari is this overland-modded Grand Wagoneer. The Spearmint green SUV is lifted 1.5″, rolls on 35″ BFGoodrich mud-terrain tires, has skid plates, a WARN winch, and TYRI LED lighting. Topping off the Vacationeer is a RedTail Overland Skyloft rooftop camper that can be accessed from inside the SUV.

Making a High-power Flashlight from Scratch

Making a High-power Flashlight from Scratch

You know we love a good flashlight around here. While we’ve seen lots of really slick production models, we have to hand it to Maciej Nowak who built a custom flashlight by machining billet aluminum, then outfitted it with a super-bright 30W LED and three lithium-ion batteries. He even etched his own circuit board.

Runt 2.0 Pocket Tool Holster

Runt 2.0 Pocket Tool Holster
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Hitch and Timber’s handmade leather pouch is a handsome and handy place to keep small EDC tools. It holds a pocket knife and a small flashlight or other similarly sized tools, along with a mil-spec pen. It can also be ordered with a credit card slot on the back. It’s available in seven shades of full-grain leather.

WANDRD Rogue 6L Sling Bag

WANDRD Rogue 6L Sling Bag
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This mid-size sling bag from WANDRD is wide and deep enough to carry a DSLR or mirrorless camera and its accessories. The weather-resistant bag is also great for your everyday gadgets, and can attach to WANDRD’s laptop case for easy carrying on your back. It’s also available in 3-liter and 9-liter sizes.

Dakota Digital Clip Watch

Dakota Digital Clip Watch
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This clip-on Dakota watch puts the time where you need it. Its carabiner-style alloy clip attaches to your belt loop or backpack and offers time, stopwatch, alarm, and calendar functions on its reverse LCD screen. The watch is water-resistant to 100 feet and has a stainless steel back. It also has a built-in compass and is available with a standard LCD.

Rough Enough Tool Bag

Rough Enough Tool Bag
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Made from a coarse, unbleached canvas, Rough Enough’s compact gear bag is built for durability. It has a large compartment that can hold small tools, accessories, chargers, knives, and more, and a mesh zippered pouch for pens and other items. It measures 9″ x 4.5″ x 2.5″, and comes in army green, black, or camo.

Alpaka Ark Card Wallet

Alpaka Ark Card Wallet
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Alpaka’s slimline wallet is ideal for carrying just the items you need with none of the bulk. The Ark has four outside pockets for cards and an inner compartment that can hold a few folded bills. It’s stitched together from durable, weather-resistant X-Pac material in black, green, grey, brown, or our favorite color, Hot Orange.

Kogalla UltRA Trail Light

Kogalla UltRA Trail Light
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We’ve never seen a light quite like the Kogalla UltRA. This outdoor adventure light connects five bright Cree LEDs on a flexible steel strap. Wrap it around your waist or hang it from your backpack for super-wide-area illumination. The light connects to an external battery pack (not included) via USB, and Kogalla also sells kits with a battery and mounts.

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