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Ryobi ONE+ 18V HP SWIFTClean Mid-Size Spot Cleaner If you own a car with cloth upholstery, there is a good chance you have stains on that upholstery. If you own a house with rugs, there is an excellent chance you have stains on those rugs, especially if you also have pets or children! Dirt and…
Pizza Oven Installation There’s nothing like the smell of a wood-fired pizza cooking, but imagine having that smell in your own backyard or patio. The Dome Ovens pizza oven can make that a reality. Dome Ovens offer a quality hybrid pizza oven that is fueled by wood or gas and is sure to be the…
WARMBOND BondStove Fire Pit Claims of the first smokeless fire pit to hit the market run back to 2014. Over the last several years however, there has been an explosion of new designs and a red-hot market to bring smokeless fire pits to the backyard, tailgate, or campsite. One of the newest contenders in this…
A New Kid on the Block: the CAT 18” 60V Chainsaw The CAT 18” 60V Chainsaw (model DG631) is one of the tools in the new line of CAT-branded outdoor power equipment (it also comes in a 16” version). I recently looked at CAT’s new 21” lawn mower, another new CAT-branded OPE tool, and found…
Truewerk T1 Werkshort — the advantages of engineered fabrics and garments The Truewerk T1 Werkshort is a great example of why synthetic materials are replacing traditional ones in construction and trades clothing. As much as I like tradition, and even traditional denim, cotton, and canvas work clothes when the weather is unpleasant synthetics get my…
Lufkin Shockforce G2 Tape Measures The Crescent Lufkin Shockforce G2 tape measures are, as the name suggests, the Generation 2 (G2) versions of the original Crescent Lufkin Shockforce tape measures. When the Gen1 (G1) versions were first introduced a few years ago I reviewed them and really liked them. They were tough, feature-rich, and…
RYOBI 1-Gallon Wet/Dry Vacuum When cordless tools first hit the market, the push was on for ever-more powerful versions from year-to-year. But now that battery-powered tools can out-power their cordless counterparts, we’re seeing a trend towards smaller, “right-sized” tools, incorporating appropriate power for a job but at reduced weight and bulk. RYOBI has been introducing…
Helly Hansen Workwear Review Helly Hansen, a company well-known for its range of sailing apparel, is making a splash—actually, more of a CANNONBALL—in the workwear apparel market. A Norwegian sea captain, named Helly Hansen, discovered a more effective method of protection from the ocean’s harsh elements in 1877. Soon after, he and his wife started…
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