The television show Revolution made its return to Prime Time last night. When it first aired in the fall, the show about a world without power struck a bit too close to home; a few episodes into it, SuperStorm Sandy plunged much of the East Coast into darkness. I’m not sure if it was art [...]
Eton FRX3 Hand Turbine AM/FM/Weather Alert Radio Lets You Be Prepared
When Superstorm Sandy hit last fall we, like so many in our region, were left without power. For Elana and me that meant no heat, no light and no water. (Yes, we live in New Jersey and have well rather than communal water.) The outage also meant we had no way to recharge batteries. Thankfully [...]
Dorcy LED Headlamp Review
I’ll admit that the first time Kev slipped his headlamp on to go do something outside in the dark, I smirked. Why not just carry a flashlight? Why go out of your way to look like a coal miner or a caver? I’m being facetious, of course. I totally understood why he would want to [...]
Thermacell Adds Light To Their Mosquito Control, All-Purpose Swivel Light Review
A must have for all hunters, especially in the south is a ThermaCELL Mosquito repellent appliance. In fact, I actually cannot even hunt without one during the spring turkey season or the early bow only deer season here in Texas. Our mosquitos can practically carry a man during those months. Read my review on the [...]
Gear Review: Icon’s Solo and Link LED Flashlights
I loved Icon’s Rogue 2 Flashlight. It was the most durable flashlight I have ever had the opportunity to use. It was bright and well designed and will last many years. Paul Kim, the designer of the Icon line of flashlights is a genius at designing flashlights that are not only very good-looking, but very [...]
Gadget Review – The Joby Gorillatorch Flare
The other day I needed to make some adjustments behind my television. I needed both hands but I also need a light illuminating the right spot where the cable connections we. So I grabbed a small flashlight, stuck it between my teeth, and did what I needed to do. It dropped on the ground three [...]
RadTech I-Sight: Let There Be Light, Review
If you have significant other and you sleep in the same bed chances are it’s happened to you at least once. It’s nearing bedtime but one of you just isn’t ready to go to sleep yet. Do you like to read in bed? A lot of us do, it’s probably where I do most of [...]
Icon Releases The Modus Line of LED Flashlights
I liked the Rogue 2 flashlight I reviewed a while back. Well, Icon has brought out 2 more LED flashlights that are along the same lines, but have polymer bodies versus the milled aluminum bodies of the Rouge 1 and 2. They have the 1 cell version called the Modus 1 and the 2 cell [...]
The Porsche Design mPower Illuminator will shine a light on your financial situation
Do you have more money than sense? If you do, then the new mPower Emergency Illuminator will likely be your flashlight of choice. What does $289 get you — other than an LED flashlight that vaguely resembles the SS Enterprise? The mPower Emergency Illuminator™ is a personal illumination tool that offers Power On Command™. In [...]
Never Have Awkward Night Videos Again with USBFever’s Flashlight Digital Video Recorder
Have you ever needed to take a video, but had your hands full — literally — trying to record while shining a separate light? Ever taken some video at night only to find out you can’t make heads or tails out of what you actually recorded earlier? USBFever has finally solved this conundrum and launched [...]
Review: Icon Rogue 2 LED Flashlight
Not all flashlights are created equal. Back in 1979, Anthony Maglica created Maglite. Maglite is the bar where all flashlights are measured, for me. Almost nothing could top it back then. Well, Paul Kim, the designer of the Icon Rogue series of flashlights may be the new Anthony Maglica. The Icon Rogue 2 is the [...]
Review: Life+Gear 6IN1DC Flashlight
It never fails. The power goes out in the middle of the night and your flash light is out of batteries. Now that we are getting to the heart of the hurricane season, before the next storm hits maybe you should get your family a Life+Gear 6IN1DC. The 6IN1DC is touted as a quad power [...]
Review: Life+Gear 200 Hour Glow Sticks
We have all seen the cyalume glow sticks that you snap and then shake to get a chemiluminescent glow. Kids love them, but there is one downside: You can’t turn them off. Imagine having a glowstick that you can not only turn off, but at the press of a button you could make that glow [...]
Bullard TrakLight: Integrated Lighting System
Just in case you thought fast changing technology only exists in cell phones and Mp3 players I bring you this Gear Diary entry. This one hits especially close to home for me because, well you know, I’m a firefighter.
Review: AltusLumen PAD-L
Need a durable LED Light that has multiple uses? Need a light that is good for the environment? Then the AltusLumen‘s PAD-L may be the light for you.






















