Surf Sheet Sand-Free Beach Blanket

$54.99 Etsy »

Uh, Surf Sheet Sand-Free Beach Blanket, or Surf Sheet Sand-Free Beach Playpen for Adults? Not that the 8" walls of this playpen are going to keep strapping dudes like me and my friend Cornelius in. But just the image...

Lightsaber-Wielding Lamp & Liquor Dispenser

$224 Etsy »

Meet the Starkiller, here to make you the star of a killer party...especially if you're hosting a bunch of Star Wars fans. The lamp and liquor dispenser from Rustic Design features industrial pipes, metal hardware, and...

Giant Boxing Kangaroo Sprinkler

$49.99 Perpetual Kid »

Your kid in a boxing fight versus a giant kangaroo. Now that sounds like a losing battle. BigMouth Toys has even given their kangaroo - Kangaroo Jack - a pair of boxing gloves and the ability to shoot a 360-degree spinning...

Burt Brolos Bolo-Style Eyewear Retainers

$25 - $35 Burt Brolos »

Think of Brolos as eyewear retainers meet bolo ties. Or, more poetically, if you're Brolo creators Colin and Keenan Burt, lost glasses meet Uncle Carl. The brothers ("Bro") developed their glasses straps with pendant...

HOTO Tool Sets

$69.99 - $199.99 HOTO »

HOTO, we are definitely not in Kansas anymore. More like Italy, or maybe Holland, given the sleek, minimalist design of HOTO's Tool Sets - which, in fact, have won multiple iF Design Awards. I mean, I've certainly heard...

8Greens Daily Greens Lollipops

$15 Amazon »

According to 8Greens, one 8Greens Daily Greens Lollipops contains as much Vitamin C as 2 oranges, Vitamin B5 as 15 cups of broccoli, Vitamin B6 as 15 cups of spinach, Vitamin B12 as 7 cups of milk, and zinc as 3 cups...

Kammok Crosswing Fast-Deploy Car Awning

$599 - $749 Kammok »

That Kammok's Crosswing car awning takes just 3 seconds to deploy isn't even its most impressive attribute I don't think. For me, it's seeing the sunshade fully extended and ready to block UV rays without a single support...

The Rockstar Bar

$6,900 Buster + Punch »

Pooour some sugar on mayyy! And then follow it up with one bourbon, one scotch, and one beer. All taken from their shelf on the Rockstar Bar, Buster + Punch's solid America Walnut whiskey bar made, like any good rockstar...

Mash'Ems Care Bears - Squishy Surprise Characters

Discontinued

I know these Mash'Ems Care Bears are for kids, but I can't look away from them. Every one of the six squishy surprise characters contained within the Mash'Ems Super Sphere just keeps...staring at me...

Cuisinart Chimenea Propane Fire Pit

$396.42 Amazon »

While Cuisinart did a pretty good job of naming themselves a clever portmanteau word from the words "cuisine" and "art," they didn't do so great in naming their Chimenea Propane Fire Pit. First of all, to my knowledge...

E147: What Is This Thing?

$28.70 Amazon »

Welcome to Edition 147 of What Is This Thing?, my recurring visual riddle series consisting of one simple photo - see above - and one simple question: what is this thing?...

Rhino Cart All-Terrain Moving Dolly

Sold Out Amazon »

The Rhino Cart All-Terrain Mover's favorite season is summer, just like mine. Because summer is the season of beaches and BBQs. Weddings and vacation. Warm, sunny days and long, pleasant evenings. And - and this is where...

Barbecue Skillet

$26.95 Amazon »

The Barbecue Skillet is a skillet for the grill. A grilling skillet . A skill-grill. A grill-et! And, above all, a great solution for the pitmaster who 'cues up stir-fries, delicate stick- and crumble-prone seafood, and...

Industrial Container Side Table

$249.99 - $288.88 Amazon »

For all their heft, hardiness, and hardware, I'm sorry to say I don't think these Industrial Container Side Tables lock. So, apologies dudes and ladies, you're still going to have to find a better place to hide your weed...

The Scruffie Leg & Neck Shaver

Sold Out Amazon »

According to the Scruffie leg and neck shaver, "The Scruffie is a shaving tool that allows you to shave your legs and back of the neck." My question is: but is it? Is this razor with a hydra's worth of heads really going...

MOFT Graphene Laptop Cooling Stand

Your focus, your drive, your QWERTY fingers, they're on fire! Make sure the laptop you're using to execute your plans for world domination isn't too with MOFT's new Cooling Stand, an ultra-thin attachment for your laptop...

Rumble Jar Cold Brew Coffee Maker for Mason Jars

$19.99 - $21.99 Amazon »

Hey there, fight fans, are you ready for a little Rumble in the J...ar? And really, it's not so much rumble-y as it is 200-micron-holes filter-y. But the cold brew this Rumble Jar cold brew coffee maker for mason jars...

When most people think of May, I think they naturally think of May flowers, May the 4th be with you, maybe May Day or Memorial Day. But me, I think of Camelot. The musical. Sigh. I hate to reveal this about myself, but in high school my mama made me do choir, and the choir lady made me do musical...

Huupe Smart & Interactive Basketball Hoop

$3,995 Huupe »

Huupe time, Huupe time, Huupe, Huupe! The Huupe, a new smart and interactive indoor or outdoor basketball hoop, doesn't just bring the game to your gym or backyard, it brings the hype too. With the tech to stream on-demand...

Orbit Flex Cobra Portable Mist Stand

$21.94 Amazon »

Now this is the kind of coiled, hissing, spitting cobra I like. The kind that coils attentively near my sweating brow, and hisses and spits a cool and continuous mist of water my way. Orbit's Flex Cobra Portable Mist...

Snugpak Stratosphere 1-Person Bivvy Shelter

$224.95 Amazon »

Snug as a bug in a...Snugpak Stratosphere 1-person bivvy shelter. Stable, warm, mosquito-free, and ready to pack out at a moment's notice too. The Stratosphere aims to be a full-feature tent, without a tent's size, weight...

Tempo-X Submarine Music-Reactive Humidifier

$99 indiegogo »

The Tempo-X Submarine Humidifier one-ups the music-reactive lights of dancing speakers, and maybe even the music-reactive flames of the Trackside Fire Pit, with its music-reactive mist rings that both puff to the beat...

OOFOS OOriginal Sport Sandal

$76.90 Amazon »

Near as I can tell, OOFOS OOriginal Sport Sandals are orthopedic flip-flops for people who don't want to look like they're wearing orthopedic flip-flops. So, yeah. Definitely out as a gift for Dad this Father's Day, since...

Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide

$22.40 Amazon »

Gastro Obscura continues the epic and offbeat travel book series that began in 2016 with Atlas Obscura. In their latest Food Adventurer's Guide, authors Cecily Wong and Dylan Thuras home in on what is, in my opinion...