Awesome Living

You’d think that a tent made out of cardboard wouldn’t be able to withstand rain, but KarTent’s 2-person recyclable shelters can survive up to three days in the wet stuff, making them perfect for outdoor festivals and other temporary uses.

Troy Huang’s made-to-order desk features an intricate, 3D-printed scale model of Manhattan below the desk surface, while its clear acrylic legs mimic the fallen Twin Towers. The desk measures 30″x 60″x 32″ and has LEDs in the legs and under the model.

Enter now to win your choice of one of two awesome laser-cut wood wall maps (any country or state) from Beer Cap Maps. Challenge yourself to fill the whole thing with regional brews. Don’t drink? Raise the stakes and find local soda bottles. (Ends 2/16/2016)

A single-person RV from the makers of the Traveler and the original ESCAPE mobile home. The Vista is 20ft. long and is fully furnished with off-grid options such as solar panels. It has cedar panels on the outside and aspen, maple or oak for its walls, furniture and floors.

Gerber’s handy kit for campers packs a kitchen knife and paring knife into a convenient carrying case that also doubles as a 8.2″ x 10.1″ cutting board. The drawer locks, knives are held in place with magnets, and there’s a built-in ceramic knife sharpener.

Autonomous proves that you don’t need to spend thousands to own a great motorized standing desk. Its top of the line desk has bells and whistles like a personal assistant, but its basic model has all the essentials, including a lap desk-style ergonomic surface.

Johnnie Walker celebrates the Year of the Monkey with a very special limited-edition of its premium Blue Label scotch whisky packaged in an artful blue and gold bottle, symbolic of the Chinese Zodiac.

A compact titanium-alloy multitool. Use it as a universal wrench, a hex bit driver, a flat or a wide head screwdriver and a pry bar. It comes with a steel insert that’s a finger-safe box opener on one end and a fork on the other end. It also fits standard utility blades.

A pen that combines several useful functions in one pocket-sized device. In addition to working as a ballpoint pen, it’s got a 16GB flash drive, a phone charging cable (Lightning or MicroUSB), a 1000mAh battery, and a capacitive stylus built in. Save 30% in The Awesomer Shop.

Jonathan Morrison put together a modern, minimalist and crazy expensive desk setup that fits the style of fellow tech reviewer MKBHD. Skip to 4:39. The highlight is definitely the angular Furtif desk. Check out the video’s description for links to the showcased products.

Store oversized items inside your car by turning the passenger side seats into cargo racks. Replace the headrests with the mounting posts then install the cargo bars and straps. SeatRack also has an optional camera mount.

An insanely powerful compact flashlight that can push out up to 4,200 lumens, and is capable of projecting a 1/4 mile-long beam. Made from aluminum alloy, it’s IPX 8 waterproof and impact resistant.

This big-handed, battery-operated wall clock by Taichung designer Yenwen Tseng looks like a giant house fly that’s landed on your wall no matter what time of day it is. Giant fly swatter not included.

Néit has designed luggage that is waterproof and has a hard case, yet collapses to reduce its volume by up to 70%. It also has four 360º wheels, a carabiner-style handle and optional GPS tracking. Available as a 6.5lb 38L carry-on or as a 10lb 90L check-in suitcase.

A beautiful and functional manual knife at a great price. Our friends at Massdrop are showing off this Kershaw Emerson knife with a 2.75″ long black-oxide coated stainless blade, and an easy to hold ergonomic handle.

Munchies dropped down Ginza, Japan’s Bar High Five to get a look at owner Hidetsugu Ueno’s perfectly balanced and artful cocktails, and his ability to individually carve chunks of ice into glimmering diamond shapes. Ironically, Hidetsugu doesn’t even drink.

Loris & Livia refire off-the-shelf 250ml Duralex Picardie tumblers in a kiln to give them playfully warped forms that make each glass unique. Available in clear, amber and blue. The clear glasses are also available in 90ml size.

Pizzacraft’s stovetop pizza oven heats up to 600ºF in as fast as 15 minutes and bakes up to a 12″ pizza in as little as 6 minutes. It has a built-in thermometer, a moisture-vent and a mineral surface that evenly distributes heat.

While we’d all love to have perfect ice cubes in our drinks, it’s not always feasible. Nate Cotterman’s glassware has a cube or sphere built in that resembles a crystal-clear block of ice. The highball gets a pair of cubes. While they don’t improve cooling, they don’t melt either.

A serious axe for serious outdoorsmen, the Chogan T-Hawk has a drop-forged 1055 carbon steel tomahawk head, set atop a Tennessee hickory handle. Great for chopping and throwing. Its brother, the Kangee T-Hawk has a spike instead of a hammer.

Who says you need to make entire donuts to have donut hole treats? Nostalgia Electrics’ handy appliance makes 11 puffy cake treats at a time. Glaze ’em, and they’re donuts. Stick ’em on a stick and dip ’em and they’re cake pops. Includes a tool for injecting fillings too.

When you’re outdoors, you always want plenty of water. But carrying around a huge pack can be a pain. Fontus is developing water bottles that can capture condensation at a rate up to 0.8L per hour. The Airo goes anywhere, while the Ryde grabs water while you ride your bike.

Doing the opposite of its name, The HATE Project combines small charitable donations to make a real difference. These limited edition lighters are embellished with the project’s “HATE” and pig logos. Proceeds go to The Make A Wish Foundation of Central California.