Awesome Living

The Konnected Joe ceramic charcoal grill and smoker features a pushbutton automatic fire starter, a digital display for setting temperatures from 225º to 700ºF, and Wi-Fi remote monitoring. A digitally-controlled fan helps regulate temperature and airflow, and its grill surface is big enough to cook 13 burgers at once.

These magnetic 3″ cube lights can display numbers, letters, animations, and fields of color. There are three kinds to connect: a dot-matrix, a diffused color panel, and a spotlight projector. They can react to games, music, and video, and can be programmed using mobile or desktop apps and are Matter compatible.

We’ve seen knives made from some unusual materials before. Knives Project took a box of metal arc welding electrodes, sanded off the slag layer, then forged them into a block which he hammered, cut, and polished into a knife blade. The finished piece is unique work of art – and incredibly sharp.

Whether you’re dealing with the threat of a hurricane or a zombie apocalypse, you need to be ready to run in a heartbeat. Every family should have a bug-out bag loaded with essentials for surviving on the go. Everyday Carry selected eleven great go-bags, taking into account factors such as capacity, versatility, and durability.

Skip the bottle, and keep your hair clean with Duke Cannon’s tough-lathering shampoo pucks. Each one offers up to 175 washes, with naturally-derived fragrances, and scalp-stimulating ingredients like mint and eucalyptus, argan oil for conditioning, and oat kernel protein for strength. In Field Mint, Gold Rush Fever, and Barrel Char.

Wuben’s palm-sized flashlight outputs up to 900 lumens with a 175º beam. It has five brightness levels plus strobe and SOS modes and a built-in magnet for attaching to metal surfaces. In addition to black and white cases, it comes in gold, cracked glaze, and circuit special editions, with cool white neutral white light sources.

Metal is such a wondrous material because it can be melted down over and over to make new things. In this video from domicscpy7h, they show how they melted some gold charms into an ingot, cast it into a bar, then shaped and refined it into what is basically the world’s smallest functional kitchen knife.

Matador’s weatherproof travel bag is big enough for several days’ clothing but small enough to fit in most airlines’ overhead bins. It converts between backpack and duffel, has a zippered divider system for organizing items, and a bottom section for shoes or dirty items. It’s also got an external access laptop pocket.

Give your cacti or other small houseplants a special place on your shelf in these spooky resin skull planters. The trio is based on the classic Three Wise Monkeys image, also known as “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.” Though if you had a cactus instead of a brain, you wouldn’t have to worry about any of those things.

This high-quality hair and beard comb is laser-cut from T304 stainless steel. Each is finished with a smooth-gliding polyester coating to keep your grooming in check without snags. Choose from black, copper-speckled, silver-speckled, white, or grey finishes. Find more steel comb sizes and shapes in the Heircomb Etsy shop.

This ultra-compact ratchet driver helps you turn screws, nuts, and bolts in tight spaces. It’s small enough to keep in your pocket and drives standard 1/4″ bits. Its low-profile, 72-tooth mechanism can turn with as little as 5º of motion. The set includes #1 and #2 Phillips, 3/16″ and 1/4″ flat blades, and a 1/4″ socket driver bit.

When closed, this 2.3″ tall capsule looks like a miniature version of a gas cylinder, like the ones used for welding or a tall propane tank. The keychain cache is perfect for carrying pills or rolled-up cash and has a nice airtight seal. Made from Grade 5 titanium alloy.

A modern milkshake mixer is a pretty uninteresting appliance. Apparently, it was much more entertaining to watch milkshakes being made back in the 1890s. Rescue & Restore shows us why with this video of a vintage, hand-cranked milkshake machine that shakes milk and ice like an earthquake.

These playful bear-shaped squeeze bottles from Prometheus Design Werx are great for carrying condiments or bath and body products. An air-tight flip-top lid keeps contents from leaking and has a spot for labeling contents. Each silicone bottle holds up to 2.7oz/80ml, so they’re TSA carry-on compliant. Sold in a set of three.

Masaya & Co.’s unique rockers add style and relaxation to any space. Each chair is handcrafted from sustainably sourced teak, walnut, or mahogany wood, and features a woven cord seat and back in an eye-catching pattern. Our favorites? The Mot Mot and the San Geronimo. They come fully assembled and ready to rock.

This unique pen has a built-in bit driver in its rear end. It’s made from CNC-machined GR5 titanium, and its bolt-action mechanism deploys in two directions – one for the pen and the other for the driver bit. It includes ten alloy tool steel bits and has internal storage for two of them. Accepts off-the-shelf Lamy M22 refills.

This unique titanium tool from ActMax splits in two to create a phone/tablet stand and doubles as a self-defense weapon. It also packs a pry bar, a rope cutter, a bottle opener, a screwdriver, a nail puller, and more. It’s also got slots for adding glow-in-the-dark tritium vials. Its halves hold together with powerful magnets.

This smartly designed portable grill is great for cooking over an open fire. Its stand lets you adjust the height of its grill grate from 6″ to 42″ above the flame, and it comes with an attachment for holding a killer or dutch oven over a fire too. Its base comes with stakes to anchor it securely to the ground. Assembles easily without tools.

This sturdy rig lets you work on your bike just about anywhere. The Hangar Connect can attach to a handrail, pole, van ladder, or bike rack while securely gripping your bike frame in the air. It folds up for carrying and holds up to 55 pounds. They’re being made in limited batches, so expect some lead time for orders.

This simple camping accessory belongs in every backpack. The Tindår combines an aluminum sleeve and a paraffin-infused rope that acts like an extended matchstick. It burns for up to an hour to help get your campfire started and keep it burning. The sleeve can be used to snuff the flame or as a mini-bellows with the wick removed.

This maple cutting board from AK Studios and Wren has a side slot and a silicone band to hold its knife in place for easy transport. The knife features a full-tang stainless steel blade, an integrated bottle opener, and a matching maple handle. Bespoke Post Club members can purchase it at a discounted price of $49.

YOBOgear’s packable hammock stand lets you hang two hammocks side by side for outdoor companionship. It weighs under 16 pounds and is strong enough to hold two full-size adults. You can hang a kid-size hammock or gear storage above as well. It requires no staking and holds bridge and XL hammocks up to 14 feet long.

If you use a Dremel or another hobby tool, you’ve probably got a bunch of bits rolling around your toolbox or drawer. This workbench accessory from NanoBox3D keeps all of your bits, discs, and sanding wheels neatly organized. The two-part unit is 3D printed from durable PETG filament and comes in 10 colors. (Bits not included)