Despite its heavy-duty, single-piece construction, Grovemade’s Task Knife is designed for your desk—so it’s really for opening Amazon packages and snail mail. Certainly looks like it could do much more. Choose from solid brass, stainless or black, each includes a wooden stand to keep the 4.75” knife handy & protected.
Weber’s pellet-powered SmokeFire grill & smoker utilizes smart technology from appliance upstart June for flawless wi-fi enabled outdoor cooking. This heavy-duty grill is offered in 2 sizes, with a 24″ or 36″ grilling surface. The Weber/June app offers precision cooking control from your phone as well as step-by-step instructions that will take all the guesswork out of grilling & smoking.
Designed to eliminate another single-use plastic from your life, GoSun Flatware is a portable utensil kit that fits in your wallet or pocket for plastic-free eating anywhere, anytime. Infinitely reusable, they’re made of dishwasher-safe stainless steel & PE, are BPA-free, clean easily, and store in a slim card case. Another funded Kickstarter.
Designed to fold-up & save 90% more space than a traditional treadmill, the WalkingPad R1 Pro is a home treadmill with multi-mode functionality for walkers and runners that will keep you on your program without overtaking valuable space in your home or office. When connected to the KS Fit APP it gives users a variety of training & tracking options. A funded Kickstarter.
The 5-Day Mule from surf apparel brand Roark, is a 55-liter travel/daypack that will support your daily adventures & longer trips with sweet features like a laptop sleeve, padded back support, water bottle & sunglass pockets & a side carry handle.
The conversion kits from Unlimited x Loaded allow you turn almost any old skateboard into an electric one. Featuring top name components from Paris Trucks, Orangatang wheels, and Loaded, the modular, upgradeable kits include a sleek, truck-mounted motor, handheld remote control, LED lighting, & more. They offer 3 different kits that deliver speeds up to 26MPH & ranges up to 13 miles.
YETI continues to blur the line between need & desire with their new V Series cooler. It keeps stuff cold longer and better than other YETIs & that’s saying something. As this is the first ever vacuum-insulated hard cooler, the V-Series marks another industry first for the brand—a 55-quart plastic cooler wrapped in kitchen-grade stainless steel; designed to last a lifetime & look great doing it.
This slot car racetrack was commissioned by Formula 1 and built in Detroit, Michigan by Slot Mods Raceways. Slot Mods has built tracks for corporations and private individuals including Mercedes-Benz, Ford, Audi, and Toyota. Hand-built in nearly every respect, each track is crafted by artists and takes roughly three to six months to complete, featuring hand-painted race fans, bespoke buildings, foliage lining the circuit, and much more. Now at auction, this unique 1:32 scale track will benefit the Reaching the Last Mile Fund, a global health campaign to eradicate preventable diseases.
With its rugged wireless + plug-in design, Makita’s DML811 18V LXT is a powerful, commercial-quality work light that will illuminate all kinds of jobs. 3-mode operation delivers an impressive 3,000 lumens of LED light for up to 13 hours on a charge using the brand’s long-lasting 6.0Ah 18V LXT battery packs.
The 30th anniversary of Tim Burton’s iconic Batman movie has arrived in a 3300-piece commemorative Lego Batmobile kit. The car measures over 23-inches long, highlighted by the dual turbine exhaust and goth batwing fairings. It comes with a Batman mini-fig and a rotating display that features classic branding from the 1989 film. Available November 29.
Ebo is a robot purpose-built to keep your cat company. It’s an autonomous ’bot that allows you to monitor, capture & record your feline friend in 1080p HD video. Ebo rolls on wheels & dances on its own, plus features collision sensors to keep playtime from getting too rowdy. A funded Kickstarter.
If you like to take your morning caffeine cold & on-the-go, check the HyperChiller. It will chill your coffee in less than 60 seconds. Simply fill it with water and place it in the freezer, remove and place in your Coffee maker and brew or pour from a carafe into the HyperChiller and then into your cup. It works for wine, spirits, juice, etc., & it uses no chemicals or gels, just water.
Italian upstart Unico builds bags that are 100% waterproof. Like, submerge-your-laptop-in-the-lake level waterproof. With precision, laser-cut fabrication, main compartments are stitch-free & zip-free & feature radio-frequency-welded seams to keep moisture out. With a modular system that allows you to add & subtract accessories for custom configuration it is a versatile set-up that is just as good for work as it is for weekends. A funded Kickstarter.
A powerful portable light is an essential item in your car trunk, emergency kit or bug-out bag. This one, the NoCry 18W Waterproof Rechargeable is a 1000-lumen spotlight powered by a 18,500 Lithium-Ion battery that delivers 20-hours of continuous light. It is waterproof, floatable, and impact resistant. 3-lighting modes plus a red filter add versatility. An attached stand allows for hands-free lantern-style use as well.
To get the fire blazing, we wanna work smarter, not harder, right? The Kindling Cracker firewood splitter makes it effortless. Constructed of a solid piece of high-quality cast iron, the design allows for safe, easy splitting, ejecting perfectly-sized loglets that will get your fire crackling fast. No axe required.
Handcrafted in full-grain vegetable-tanned Italian leather, the Ta-Da Card Case from Hardgraft fans open giving you easy access to at least 7 cards as well as cash. A black herringbone elastic strap keeps it closed & a small back pocket keeps a few folded bills ever-ready.
Getting stuck sucks & even if a tow-truck is an option, waiting is wack, too. The TreadReady Adirondack Strap can help you out. Using universal ratchet straps and tough traction strips that go across the tread face, a few of these on the active wheel (or wheels) of your vehicle, and you’ll be back on the road quick. Faster & easier than snow chains, they also work for mud and sand surfaces. They’re just as easy to remove & store in a compact case in your car.
The Koru Rucksack from Tanner Goods is a simple roll-top ruck made of lightweight Konbu, a military-grade cordura developed in Japan. It features black bridle leather accents and aircraft-grade aluminum hardware as well as an internal 13” laptop sleeve accessible from both the top & the side of the bag.
Rocky Mountain Underground’s 35-liter BRFCS Travel Bag is a rugged, well-designed travel bag that zips-out and expands up to 50-liter capacity. The bag is constructed of rugged cotton canvas that has a weatherproof PU & wax coating, to shed rain and snow. It can be carried as a backpack with stowable shoulder straps & waist belt. Full-zip internal organizers keep gear separated & in its place. Features like a padded laptop sleeve, locking zippers, helmet sling, & zip sidewall pockets add to its versatility.
Cotopaxi’s Allpa 42L is the largest of the brand’s range of rugged, go-anywhere travel bags. The outer shell of the Allpa is made of tough & weather-resistant TPU-coated 1000D polyester paired with 1680D ballistic nylon paneling. It will fit in the airline overhead and keep gear dry squeezed into the cargo-hold of a puddle jumper. With multiple carry options, you can run it as a duffle, pack, or (large) brief. Available in black or blue.
