Bison Designs has developed and released a new survival bracelet. The bracelet is made up of 15 ft. of woven, 550-test paracord, and contains a flint clasp and 1-in. blade, burried in the paracord. Although these objects aren't ideal for your everyday hike and campout, they would be great tools in the event that you'd need to tie, cut, or start a fire.
Swiss has produced a line of barefoot socks that are cut resistant and as close to being actually barefoot as you can get. The material used is equivalent to bulletproof vests, but is pliable like cotton. Without the soles getting in the way, like some of the well-known barefoot shoes, these socks allow your natural barefoot movement while protecting your feet from pointy glass and sharp glass that might be on your trail. They are also excellent for water, capable of protecting your feet from coral and other sharp objects.
Brett Keisel, known as the guy with probably the best NFL beard of all time, has shaved it completely off to support the Shear The Beard Foundation. The beard will be missed by it's devoted Facebook fans, which total at about 38,000.
Check out these new Podhouses, available for rent at the PODhotel in Flims, Switzerland. Drop one of these in my backyard, give me a couple hours, and I'd have a mounted 55 inch flatscreen, full man-bar, and a keg ready to go. You'd never get me out.
Thousands of Americans participate in marathons every year. Completing a marathon is challenge that is worthy of bragging about to friends and family. Although, many people would agree that a marathon is longest distance that a human can run there is a sport in running that is almost unknown to the average American and that is the sport of ultra-marathon. An ultra-marathon is any distance that is over marathon distance of 26.2 miles. Typical races that runners who are participate in ultra-marathons are the 50K and 50 mile trail races. An even smaller percentage of runners participate 100 mile trail races. Some would say the people are participating in these 100 mile races and missing some brain cells, and even I agree.
The Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run is the Superbowl of ultra-marathon racing. A runner must complete a 100 mile race in under 30 hours or a 50 mile race in under 11 hrs just to be put into a lottery to hopefully be picked to race. In 2010 four of the best ultra-marathoners (Geoff Roes, Anton Krupicka, Killian Jornet, and Hal Koerner) participated in the Western States 100. Each of these runners typically run between 150 to 200 miles a week in preparation for the Western States.
To capture the competition between these four runners Journey Film created a documentary titled, Unbreakable: Western States 100 to display to viewers the intensity that the best of the best displayed at the June 2010 Western States race. Director JB Benna does a fantastic job at capturing the raw intensity that is displayed by the four best ultra-marathoners in the world. It was during the 2010 Western States that Geoff Roes won the race with a course record of 15 hours and 7 minutes, which is truly amazing.
The four runners highlighted in this film reach a place in themselves where they push themselves to their limits and is shown in unique way throughout the film. Here is a link to the trailer of the film and I am fairly confident that after viewing this four minute trailer you will be motivated to dust off your running shoes and go for a jog.
A 24 year old war hero named Daniel Rodriguez promised a fellow soldier that he would return to college to play division 1 football. His fallen friend was killed during a shootout in Afghanistan, in which Daniel was also injured. He received a bronze star for valor and a purple heart, for his heroic actions during combat. While he was stationed in Afghanistan, the soldiers "had nothin". He mentions that sometimes the soldiers would fill ammo cans and curl them for exercise. Back home, in the U.S. has been following his own workout routine (based on the one he did in Afghanistan), training, running routes, and drilling the books, to be able to get back into a division 1 college to live up to that promise he'd made. His workout is somewhat unconventional, involving lots of exercises that use his normal body weight. He also hired a production company to develop a highlight tape for him to send to colleges, in search of a scholarship.
Field and Stream put together a manly slideshow of the best knives of 2012. There are 12 slides, each one telling a bit about the knife. Some of these blades look like you could accidently cut off the end of your 12-gauge if you dropped them on the barrel.
The Cook-Air is the latest product in grilling technology. It is a wood and electric element heated grill that can really pump out some heat. Also, for the perfect tailgate party, it comes with a warming rack, wood pucks (to smoke the food as it cooks), as well as a cigarette lighter adaptor. Did I mention that it is made of top quality stainless steel and can be powered with 8 "D" batteries?
An epic adventure enthusiast named Dan Martin is going to attempt a triathlon around the world. Yes, you read that correctly, AROUND THE WORLD. Dan is going to start his journey in New York by swimming across the Atlantic Ocean. Using a GPS device, he will swim 8 hour spurts, mark his location, get on a boat to rest, and jump back in at the same spot he stopped to continue his grueling swim. Once (if) he reaches France, Dan will bike across Europe, as well as Asia to the top right corner of Siberia. From there, he will trek through the snow and ice to the middle of Alaska, where he will start the running part of the journey. He'll run nearly half-way across Canada before crossing back into the United States and finishing back where he started in New York. If he finishes the triathlon, it will be the first time anyone has completed anything like it.
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Steve Sanderson and Sandia's Titus Appel have devised a new fiber optic cable that carries both electricity and data. The cable is still in the early stages of overall development, which means it is expensive as hell and it doesn't pack enough heat to power your computer or television, yet. But in situations where copper cable is not a valid power/data source, this cable is the bee's knees. An example of such a case would be for explosives, aviation, and medical devices, where a power surge, short, or lightning strike could spell disaster.
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Bison Designs has developed and released a new survival bracelet. The bracelet is made up of 15 ft. of woven, 550-test paracord, and contains a flint clasp and 1-in. blade, burried in the paracord. Although these objects aren't ideal for your everyday hike and campout, they would be great tools in the event that you'd need to tie, cut, or start a fire. 
Here is an awesome new article from Bass Resource about river bass fishing!
A 24 year old war hero named Daniel Rodriguez promised a fellow soldier that he would return to college to play division 1 football. His fallen friend was killed during a shootout in Afghanistan, in which Daniel was also injured. He received a bronze star for valor and a purple heart, for his heroic actions during combat. While he was stationed in Afghanistan, the soldiers "had nothin". He mentions that sometimes the soldiers would fill ammo cans and curl them for exercise. Back home, in the U.S. has been following his own workout routine (based on the one he did in Afghanistan), training, running routes, and drilling the books, to be able to get back into a division 1 college to live up to that promise he'd made. His workout is somewhat unconventional, involving lots of exercises that use his normal body weight. He also hired a production company to develop a highlight tape for him to send to colleges, in search of a scholarship. 
Field and Stream put together a manly slideshow of the best knives of 2012. There are 12 slides, each one telling a bit about the knife. Some of these blades look like you could accidently cut off the end of your 12-gauge if you dropped them on the barrel.
The Cook-Air is the latest product in grilling technology. It is a wood and electric element heated grill that can really pump out some heat. Also, for the perfect tailgate party, it comes with a warming rack, wood pucks (to smoke the food as it cooks), as well as a cigarette lighter adaptor. Did I mention that it is made of top quality stainless steel and can be powered with 8 "D" batteries? 
Steve Sanderson and Sandia's Titus Appel have devised a new fiber optic cable that carries both electricity and data. The cable is still in the early stages of overall development, which means it is expensive as hell and it doesn't pack enough heat to power your computer or television, yet. But in situations where copper cable is not a valid power/data source, this cable is the bee's knees. An example of such a case would be for explosives, aviation, and medical devices, where a power surge, short, or lightning strike could spell disaster. 