Swiss Army....Shoes??

The Automatic Transmission Electric Bicycle

7 U.S. Eco-Travel Destinations

National Geographic Travel recently picked these seven spots as eco-friendly, based upon their energy and water savings, recycling efforts, and even the least toxic cleaners they use.

How to gauge the temperature using crickets.

Mosaic Bike

FREE Build-Your-Own Teardrop Trailer Plans

Considering Thunderclouds

The Cardboard Bicycle

Low-tech Poision Ivy and Insect Bite Treatment

How to Open a Can with a Knife

Dedicated can openers popped up 50 years AFTER the advent of the tin can. Before then, cans were pried open with various utensils, including knives, which brings us to this video.

A Consumer's Guide to Bicycle Helmets

The UV Key Ring

What a Million Dollar Bicycle Looks Like

The Carabiner Camera

Walk on Water with the WaterMat

The WaterMat is kind of like a Slip’n Slide for adults. (Not that the Slip’n Slide isn’t for adults.) Basically, the WaterMat is a sheet of reinforced polyethylene foam that floats on water and can hold up to 1500 pounds. You just plop it in your pool or on the lake and run, jump, slip, slide or make like Jesus. It’s up to you. The 20' x 6' WaterMat will set you bat a cool 600 bucks versus 27 bucks for a Slip’n Slide.

How to Camp Out at a Music Festival

Fold-able Camp Stool

A few weeks ago I ‘reupholstered’ the shredded seat of my husband’s old camp stool. First, I had to figure out how to dismantle the stool; then I had to figure out how the old seat was sewn; and then I had to sew it. If I would have known a replacement only costs 9 bucks, I probably wouldn't have gone through the trouble. Oh well, one less thing in the landfill.

A Three-wheeled Vespa

How to survive severe weather while camping.

Our first geocache find!