Hard Hat ear muffs - Years ago when I worked regularly in saw mills (I did controls), we were issued these (may have been a different brand, but same concept) along with our hard hats. I like them a lot better than earplugs, but I noticed that after a few months of light usage, cracks were developing in my hard hat around the point where the ear muffs attached.

It appeared that the ear muffs put wierd stresses on the hard hat, and caused some cracking.

I don't know if it was a bad hard hat or if I was doing something wrong, but if you get these, make sure to keep an eye out for such problems.

This smacks of being a sellout. The main attraction of this site was trusted reviews. This is being diluted by pitch for products under guise being cool. This will make the site less trustworthy. If I need opinions for products that look cool I will go to Amazon or epinion.

This site had a different niche where you could come for things that have unique uses or people have found different uses than the makers originally intended. This you could not get anywhere else.

the lifesaver bottle judgeing by the official websites own claims is no better then existing water filters that have been on the market for years. It's more expensive then both MSR and kataydn filters, and appears to be made out of cheaper materials, I haven't used it, but I own a kataydn filter, it works perfectly and makes life a lot easier for me.

I use my USBcell batteries all the time -- they're great.

They're a little pricy, but Staples had them mislabeled at $10 less than normal price. Bwahaha.

I have been using the USB batteries for my apple wireless mouse for around a year and find them very useful as I don't need a separate charger when I am traveling on long journeys. Plus they pay for themselves within a few charges compared to standard AA batteries.

They don't last as long as high end non-rechargeable batteries but the difference is not that noticeable and doesn't really matter as they are rechargeable. Perhaps a third less use at worst. They do not seem to self discharge too rapidly either. I generally leave my mouse on constantly and with medium-heavy use tend to need a recharge every month.

They charge in about 4 hours and have an indicator that tells you when it is 90% and 100% charged.

In short I would recommend them especially for wireless peripherals that require a charger or don't have one (as is the case with the mighty mouse).

Note to mighty mouse users: as the mouse runs on 1 or 2 batteries you can charge one while still using the mouse with the other. Good Times!

I tried these and had a negative experience. Besides the obvious fact that they don't last as long as a regular AA because there's actually less battery there, two or three of them broke their tips off in my computer's USB ports. I needed to use needle nose pliers to free up my USB ports!

@selloff: We've run Untried items before, usually one set per year. It's a way for us to see if any reader have tried what looks like a promising item. We don't endorse these, and hopefully they aren't the same items you'd see even at gadgety sites.

The bulb augers are a waste of money. You're still providing the muscle power to drive the thing into the ground. They bounce and skip on dry ground and heavy clay, so be sure to use boots or be very careful about your toes. And the long shaft is prone to bending, which makes it completely useless since it will no longer dig neat little holes but instead try to scrape out arcs as it skitters across the ground. No I've never tried, why do you ask?

You'll do better with a dibber ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dibber ) for small bulbs, a narrow trenching shovel ( http://www.hisco-okc.com/category.asp?idCategoryID=9) for deeper work, or if you're planting a large area use a tiller.

The dibber and trencher cause minimal ground disturbance if you're working around existing plantings; you can step down on the trencher, push away from yourself to open the soil, kick a bulb into the hole, and pull the tool out to move onto the next bulb. It's a very efficient method of planting in all but the heaviest soils, and you'll scarcely break a sweat. Dibbers make for hands and knees work, but again you're not disturbing the soil layers, just poking a hole, popping in a bulb, and closing it right back up.

Don't waste your money on the bulb auger, though.

The guys at Grainger use that scooter cart. Looks fun but no brake??? Def a liability.