Personally, I like to try to keep liquids away from my electronic devices, but not so the inventors of the Smart Spray Smartphone case.
This thing is billed as “an innovative and cool smart phone case with an integrated sprayer that can be filled with any fluid for any use.”
There’s supposedly a Kickstarter coming soon (good luck!), but no word on price or availability. But that’s okay, because you don’t need this thing.
Puck Walsh, a man who calls himself a thru-hiker in training (as are we all), hiked the John Muir Trail in the summer of 2014. He took a picture of the trail every half-mile (!) and shot a 360-degree video at the top of every pass.
He recently finished stringing it all together and the final result is a 21-minute video that’s well worth your time. Check it out:
Watching it makes me want to hike the JMT all over again.
There’s this new robot, the result of the Wearable Tomato Project, called Tomatan. You wear it while running, and it feeds you tomatoes. No, really.
Continue reading Tomatan, a wearable robot that feeds you tomatoes.
If you’re the sort who likes to go backpacking or camping with that special someone on Valentine’s Day, hit the trail with the Backcountry Bed Duo 600, the new 2-season bag from Sierra Designs.
Continue reading Backcountry Bed Duo 600: A Sleeping Bag Built for Two
To help non-JMT hikers enjoy some of the other tails within Yosemite National Park, the National Park Service has issued a new interim exit quota system, which took effect February 2, 2015.
Continue reading New Rules for John Muir Trail Permits
A fire needs three things to burn—oxygen, heat, and fuel. The conditions were just right for a monster fire, and when an illegal cooking fire got out of control, all it took was a stray ember to set off the Rim Fire, the largest wildfire in California’s history.
Yosemite National Park recently released The Rim Fire, a 10-minute film explaining how the Rim Fire turned into such a devastating wildfire and what can be done to help better control forest fires in the future.
Continue reading Video Examines Rim Fire and Fire Management Techniques
My disdain for the sales practices of Girl Scout cookie peddler parents has been well documented. However, it’s important to note that I don’t dislike Girl Scout cookies themselves—especially if those Girl Scout cookies are paired with bourbon.
Continue reading Girl Scout Cookies are Better With Bourbon
I ignored the Ostrich Pillow for a long time, because, well, it’s ridiculous. Just look at it. But it keeps showing up on lists of things people need, so I couldn’t remain silent any longer. So let me just start off with this: no, you do not need an Ostrich Pillow.
Continue reading Stuff You Don’t Need: Ostrich Pillow
For all those times you’re attacked in the bathroom. Just don’t bring it with you when you board the plane.
The Girl Scouts have some problems with their cookies, and not just that I won’t buy them. No, they’re charging $11.25 to deliver a box of cookies placed with their new online ordering system.
That’s a lot of dough — and sounds like most of it’s going to pay for pensions, not programs.
