Awesome Living

A great writing instrument when you need to write in a darkened location without impacting your night vision. This tactical pen has got a red LED for illumination at the tip, a non-reflective metal barrel, and comes with a pressurized ink cartridge that writes in all conditions.

A tiny circular ruler. Rollbe is perfect for taking short measurements, whether straight or curved. It’s available in two sizes: 4″/10cm and 8″/20cm. It would’ve been neat if it made a sound or had a larger knurl to indicate a full rotation.

Shake Shack’s culinary director Mark Rosati dropped by Munchies to show us how to make the chain’s deliciously cheesy fries as well as its black & white milkshake. He also shares tips on picking potatoes and storing french fries.

A brilliantly simple system that turns plastic bottles into water bladders. The Grip’enGo’s bottle cap adapter seals and fits on a variety of bottles, including juice and soda bottles. It makes it easy to enjoy different drinks on the go and clean the draw tube.

The open scales of Gerber’s Airlift framelock pocket knife reduce weight while improving grip. It features a 2.8″ long 5Cr13 stainless steel blade, and a dual thumb stud design for left- or right-handed opening. It comes in silver or black designs.

The Kirk Wrench is a modular and adjustable wrench that can reach places that traditional tools cannot. It consists of four handles, three arched wrenches and a clamshell head. It works with all SAE 1/4, 3/8 or 1/2 inch heads such as crowfoot, socket, and hex key.

La Fabrique DIY made a simple tool to fish out the cork – or other small objects – from a wine bottle in case it falls in. It’s for a niche use case, but at least it’s easy to make. It’s basically three-armed tongs made from thin wire.

An absolute must-carry for hikers, this ultra-lightweight kit is small enough to fit in your pack, and contains both a mylar reflective sleeping bag/blanket, as well as an easy to pitch tube tent for shelter. Keep one in your car trunk too.

Choosing a pocket knife can be a daunting task. There are so many designs, and quality is all over the map. Fortunately, our pals at Everyday Carry have sifted through the crowd to pick out 20 of their favorite flipper blades you can buy, no matter your budget.

After crushing it with the most rugged phone cases you can buy, OtterBox has turned their attention to beer growlers. This 64oz. stainless steel container has a copper lining for insulation, a sweat-resistant exterior, and a screw on lid that won’t accidentally pop open.

We got a chance to check out Sony’s nifty compact LSPX-P1 short throw projector, and found it to be a great way to add a splash of art, color, light, or movement to any flat surface – from walls to desktops to floors. Check out our full review on Technabob.

Binging with Babish shows two ways of cooking one of Paper Boi’s first tastes of preferential treatment: the lemon pepper joints… but with the sauce on ’em. The one from Atlanta has buffalo sauce mixed in, but chef Andrew prefers adding clarified butter instead.

A fire starter that works by ramming a small piston into a cylinder. This creates enough heat to ignite tinder or char cloth. Clickspring’s version is quite expensive, but it’s made in the USA out of aluminum and brass to ensure durability and a great fit. Skip to 2:47.

Garrett Wade’s portable lantern is a reproduction of a vintage design called “The Stonebridge,” which can be folded to just 3/4″ tall when flat, then pops open to 8-1/2″ tall. It’s made from brass with heat-resistant mica windows, and provides flicker-free airflow.

Italian furniture maker Ozzio shows off a dining/conference table that can be expanded in both length and width, using a clever series of sliding and hinged leaves that hide beneath its wooden surface. You might want to mute the audio and play your own music though.

The WOHO WOkit 2.0 is a lightweight carabiner that incorporates practically all of the tools you’ll need to tweak your bicycle, and then some. It has hex, Torx, flat screwdriver and Philips screwdriver bits, a chain rivet extractor, nine wrench sockets and a bottle opener.

Give your kids (or yourself) a place to play with action figures and other toys with these fun shelving units, which offer backdrops for acting out scenarios. They come in a wide variety of themes, ranging from superhero to Star Wars to TMNT, to The Walking Dead, to My Little Pony.

This playful set of animal-shaped holders are versatile alternatives to hook racks. AniBite secure small items like toothbrushes, keyrings and pens. Their gel suction mount grips a variety of surfaces and is highly reusable.

We’ve got Striker’s awesome LED lights in our garage, and they do a fantastic job. They’re super bright, adjustable, and have a motion sensor built in. We’re giving away one to a lucky reader ($129 value), and everyone gets 20% off with promo code AWESOME at the Striker shop.

Dürholt Zangen’s versatile pliers get their name from the shears inside their nose. The shears can handle sheet metal, wires, and other flat and relatively soft materials. The Fit also have a wire cutter on the handle side of the rivet.

Designed for law enforcement, but useful for everyone, this compact flashlight can be clipped onto a shirt pocket, belt, hat, or MOLLE webbing, and is also magnetic. Its head can swivel 160º, and it recharges via MicroUSB. Comes with white, white/red, blue, or UV LEDs.

Casper’s 72″x 20″ lounger can be used in a variety of ways. You can lay it flat and use it as a sleeping mat, prop it up against the included shell for watching or reading, or fold it into a compact chair. Like their beds, it comes with a 100-night risk-free trial.

A versatile and durable demolition tool, this 8.5 pound forged steel pry bar provides tons of leverage, and has a two-tiered jaw for grabbing frame and deck boards, a large nail puller, and a sledgehammer face for striking. Measures 30″ long, and has a textured rubber grip.