ALL-WEATHER MINI BOLT PENS

So my Rite in the Rain Metal Readiness Pen has two new little brothers, the Mini-Bolt Pens. And they’re twins. It’s funny because my Rite in the Rain was gifted to me by my little brother. But he isn’t a twin, thank Goodness!

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Klein Tools for my G-Shocks

It just jumped into my cart! What can I say? The Klein Precision Ratchet and Driver had a bunch of tools that looked really useful and the Mod Box looked well designed. It took a lot of will power not to buy them all. So in this video I tested the bits on my G-Shocks to see if it would be useful as a mobile repair kit.

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DeWalt Speaker Earbuds: Your Co-Workers Will Love You (or Hate You)

DeWalt’s new Jobsite Promax Neckband Earbud Speaker set may ingratiate you with the guys at work, or could lead to you getting pilloried. It all depends on your music choice. With one button press the Bluetooth audio feed switches from the ear buds to the integrated speakers. Allowing you and everyone around you to hear.

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Jim Kinkade on the Real Ideal Gear Podcast

Jim Kinkade joined Tim Johnson and Paul Whaley on the Real Ideal Gear Podcast to discuss what famous movie characters would wear what watches. Click through and give the episode a listen, especially if you are a movie buff.

What movie characters did I choose? What watches did I give them? I’ll tell you but obviously I will need to issue a spoiler alert if you haven’t watched the episode yet.

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G-Shock GW9400Y: Chaotic Unboxing

So many viewers of the Jim Kinkade YouTube channel begged me to test the first generation Rangeman, the G-Shock GW-9400, that I picked up the one with the Dewalt accents (yellow.) Yes, the unboxing is chaotic, as normal, but the information contained therein is so valuable that make sure you take copious notes.

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Promaster Land FAIL: An Unboxing gone WRONG

The box said Citizen. The Pelican-like case said Promaster. The label said Promaster Land U822. The hang tag on the watch said model number JV1007. But something was off about the watch I got. Can you see what it might be?

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