Picnicking, Camping & Outdoor

Sure, could pack yourself under a bed of leaves, or slip into the carcass of a Tauntaun, but you can avoid all that mess and odor by simply packing an Emergency Blanket from The Atomic Bear. These blankets are wind- and waterproof, shiny enough to signal...

The fine folks at KingCord® make this glow-in-the-dark, diamond-braided polypropylene 1/4" rope, and you’ll be glad you have it when the sun goes down. You’ll get 50 feet of it, coiled in a nice little package, and it’ll hold a max...

Tube tents are tubes in the sense that they're one piece, with floors, and can be used as shelters, ground cover or or blankets in emergencies or disasters. This one is bright orange nylon with an aluminized coating on the inside for insulation. Measures...

Daytime, too, or whenever you need to start a fire, especially outdoors. These pressed resinous-pine tinder sticks measure 4" long x 1/2" square, and our each is a box of a dozen. Marked as being from the “Survivor Series,” they’re...

This black canvas pouch has belt loops and a cornucopia of compact construction tools inside, including a small combo hatchet/hammer/tent-stake puller; entrenching tool (that’s a shovel to you) with a compass in the handle, and pickaxe and saw...

Not when you’ve got this puppy at your side. Our latest and greatest COB LED flashlight is 7" long, rated up to 2,000 lumens with a visible distance of 100 meters. Has three modes—max, low, and strobe—and is focusable, but the best part...

It’s a rain slicker in a bag! This conveniently packaged raincoat stores out of sight and snaps into action when the sky opens. Made of 100% EVA (that’s ethylene-vinyl acetate), and it will not disappoint. You’ll be as dry as a real...

One of our coolest recent finds, this 10-oz stainless steel mug has a locking carabiner for a handle! Great for hiking, camping, boating, everyday carry, emergency prep and backyard chillin’, the mug measures 3” dia x 3-1/4” tall. Hook...

There won’t be any flicked corn niblets where you’re going, but you still get to take a spork with you. Our black heavy duty Tactical Spork from Maxam® measures 7-9/16" long with a black stainless steel knife inserted into the handle...

Before fishing got all modern with high-tech reels and rods, and lines and hooks, our ancestors caught seafood dinners with pointy things. Return to those simpler days with this 9” Fishing Spear Head from Crate Club by Martin Brothers. Technically...

How many times have you said, “Y’know, the old Tri-Beam just isn’t enough.” We haven’t said it in a while now that we have this 750-lumen, solar-powered Quad Beam LED Motion Light from iZoom®. Measures approx 3" x 5" x...

You know when you’re trying to pick up dead leaves and stuff like that from a soggy garden? That’s when you need these Garden Gloves with Claws. Don’t work your fingertips to nubs. Let the claws do the digging in. Gloves come in...

The Abominable Blade Spring-assisted action, because even mythical creatures need a quick draw. Featuring a 3.5" blacked-out 404 stainless steel drop point blade, perfect for whittling evidence or opening stubborn pickle jars. The 8" overall length...

Ever wonder why they call a staple a staple? It’s not “a main item of trade or production,” as the word book defines it. Yet when you need 6” long, U-shaped, rust-proof landscaping staples in 11-gauge, commercial-grade galvanized...

Just toss this little pack, unopened, into a wood fire and watch all the pretty colors. (For you chem majors, it contains 25 grams of cupric sulfate, cupric chloride and PVC crystals.) And do we have to tell you not to eat or inhale it? OK, don’t...

Ever tried to eat a salad with a flimsy plastic spork that bends like a wet noodle? Or cut into a sandwich with a "knife" that might as well be a butter spreader for toddlers? Yeah, we’ve been there. That’s why this 5-in-1 Wheat Straw Fiber...

You’ll never have to roll up newspaper again. The Fire Guyz wood block fire starter looks like a squared-off bundle of sticks, 2-3/4” long x 1-1/2” square with a wick on each end. Get your fire up and roarin’ in a hurry, because...

This Versa Beam® Lantern from Farpoint® looks a lot like a cowbell, just sayin’. Has the same kind of loop handle at the top and measures a cowbell-ish 8-1/2” long x 5” wide x 3-12” deep, which means you can set it upright...

Quick—everybody take cover! It's the attack of the giant, mushroom-shaped, color-changing landscape lights! Don’t kid yourself into thinking you won’t have to run very far because their batteries will run out—they’re...

You can only carry so much bottled water in the woods. Campers and preppers alike will want this water purification tube, eminently backpackable at 9" long x 1" dia x an ultralight (2) ounces. Called the Water Washer, its microfiltration membrane is good...

We love a good spring-assisted knife, and we can’t stop opening and closing this solid black survival/emergency one from SE®. Measures 8-1/4” long with a 3-1/2” blade that snaps open with a one-handed-operation lever. Also has a...

You probably don't want squirrels in your garden and bird feeder, but there's no getting rid of them. This Gnome Squirrel Feeder lets you pretend that every pesky squirrel is a whimsical gnome. When squirrels eat out of the vinyl 7-3/4" (19.7 cm) tall...

Looks like a cheap kid-sized tennis racket, but brother, this ain't for the kids. It's actually a fine way for adults to work on their upper-body strength and kill bugs at the same time. 18" long, with a 6" wide paddle lined with metal grid. A coil in...

What is it about string lights that make everything a little more pleasant? Heck if we know, but you keep asking for them, so here they are. These lights are solar-powered, and you’ll get (2) 66-foot spools, each with its own (200) warm,...

Think scarecat, like scarecrow. This black cat is an outline cut from sheet metal with green cats’-eye marbles for eyes. Cat’s-eye marbles for eyes! Measures 14” long with the tail x 6-3/4” tall. Has a small hole in the upper...

Newly manufactured P-38 Can Opener from the same folks who supply them to Uncle. It folds! into 1-1/2" x 5/8" flat piece which is easily carried and lost. Reportedly works much better than the Asian knockoffs for those who really want to gain entry to...

Grab your fuel pellets and stick them in your backpack with this tiny folding Commando Cooker from Rothco®, the ultra-light emergency/camping stove you've surely seen elsewhere. Measures 4-7/8" x 3-5/8" x 1" closed and 4-1/2" x 3-5/8" x 2-5/8" when...

Next time someone asks you how your tree glows, tell them it glows just fine, and then tell them you got it from us. It’s called the Glow Tree LED Decor Light, and it’s one of the few things that is creapy enough for Halloween but elegant...

If we were a receiver in football instead of the coolest, most interesting retail store you’ve ever seen or heard of, we’d wear these grippy gloves and never drop a pass. They’d probably be illegal—that’s how grippy they are...

This idea is for the birds. Literally. A green/black plastic perch, dish, and dispenser that you can screw onto an inverted plastic pop bottle to convert it into a bird feeder. Obviously, the bottle should have been emptied of pop and filled with...

Put your silverware on your belt. This 4-1/4" camping implement separates into a fold-out fork and spoon, and the spoon has a fold-out knife at the other end so you can use it with the fork to cut your pork chops. Also includes a corkscrew (we recommend...

Our blue plastic shaker bottle stands approx. 10-1/2” tall by 5-1/2" x 4" with a removable screw top for shaking out rock salt or grass seed. Also great as Bigfoot’s salt or pepper shaker. Top has (19) 3/8" holes in it, and the bottle has a...

Is your current fillet knife rustier than an old bucket full of nails? Are you a weekend warrior angler or a wanna be sous-chef looking to upgrade your tools? Worry no more with our Huntsman fabulous fillet knife. A 6” 3cr13 stainless blade,...

Looks like a rock, acts like a vase. Measures an uneven, rock-like 3" x 3" x 3" with a 1" x 3" opening, and it holds water. Duh. Despite looking like a rock, in the classic rock color, it’ll brighten up and transform any living space—living...

What would you rather rely on, your own elbow grease and resolve, or a set of old “AA” batteries that may or may not still work? Exactly. This 4" x 3" wind-up, hand-powered, pistol-style flashlight has a bright LED light that shines when you...

We caught a great Clavicle Luminosity set last summer at Lolla, but we’re not here to talk about music. This Farpoint® Flex Dual Detachable Neck Light & Flashlight gives us all the clavicle luminosity we need. It’s a neck band that...

How ’bout a little fire, Scarecrow? No thanks—I’ll take the plasma. That would have been the line had these handy 2-in-1, windproof, weatherproof, rechargeable plasma lighter and 500-lumen flashlights been available 85 years ago in Oz...

Just because you’re out in the wild doesn’t mean you have to eat like an animal. Enjoy civilized meals with this (4)-piece Survivor Series™ stainless-steel folding utensil set from SE®. Has a knife, fork and spoon, each 3”...

This cool-looking 16-oz stainless steel, insulated, vacuum double-wall tumbler comes in dramatic matte black and has a cork base. The cork is good for grip, but it’s also stylish as a H-E-double hockey sticks. Stands more than 7" tall and...

Our classic Sailing Knife isn’t just for sailors. It’s ideal for sailing (thus the name), but also for fishing, camping, emergency prep and generally cutting stuff. Stainless steel body has an engraved 2" ruler on one side and 5cm on the...