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Speak softly and carry a big stick blowgun

The Crawford Hiking-Survival Staff has just enough crazy to get the job done. It combines a walking stick with a knife, lance, and blowgun.

everyone deserves a roof

Sometimes even the homeless get cool gear.

And the not-so-homeless get solar tents!

(thanks, Sharon)

fyi

If you’ve seen the movie Gallipoli you may have also wondered exactly how one uses a wristwatch as a compass. Well, here’s how you do it.

on a serious note

You know all those firefighters’ stories you heard after 9-11? Like the one about the woman who was walking so slow that firemen had to help her down the stairs of the second WTC building, and as a result all their lives were saved? Those stories can be found here. I really didn’t want to to read these, but I did. You should too.