*I was not paid for this review! I received this product free of charge for my honest opinion!

 I'm an avid coffee drinker and can't go a morning without having my starter cup at least. I like to slow sip my coffee and enjoy it throughout the morning. One thing I've had a lot of trouble with is trying to brew coffee when we are camping! I've had some pretty disastrous attempts with paper filters and funnels that just never had a happy ending. My desire for coffee while camping is easily fixed with this Oishii Pour Over Micro Coffee Brewer! Genius!

 The coffee dripper is made of laser cut 18/8 double-layer stainless steel filter that sits in an attractive steel coil. The coil has a base that easily fits over even the largest of mugs. It's super simple and fast to get a perfect cup of coffee in less than a minute! Simply set the filter on top of your favorite mug. Put in two to three tablespoons of coffee grounds. Pour hot water over the top and just let it drain through. You can squeeze the base a little bit to get the last few drops out. It took less than a minute and filled the room with the delicious smell of fresh coffee. To clean up, I simply rinsed it out in the sink and let it dry. The filter didn't let a single ground leak through, yet allowed the coffee to flow fast through the bottom. The coffee was absolutely delicious and tasted better than my regular coffee machine makes! It's so quick, so easy and so delicious! This is absolutely perfect for our camping trips!
  If you'd like to get one of these easy to use coffee brewers too, you can get one here:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BB71KEK


​#OishiiKitchen

*I was not paid for this review! I received this product free of charge for my honest opinion!

  Me and my family love camping and consider ourselves survivalists. A good flashlight is a must-have necessity for any camping or survival bag! AYL makes a high quality Cree LED Tactica Flashlight that can cover all our needs!

 The AYL flashlight is made of a lightweight metal and measures 5.5" long. It is small and light enough to easily slip in your pocket or a side pocket of a backpack without taking up much room. A handy clip is on the side to easily attach to your pocket or belt for quick access. A black lanyard is also attached to the base so you can easily slip it around your wrist or tie it off to whatever you may wish. It takes 3 AAA batteries that you install by unscrewing the bottom and removing a plastic battery holder. Insert the batteries as directed and be sure to put the battery sleeve back in the right position! 

 The AYL flashlight has a super-bright Cree LED light bulb in it.  To turn on, you firmly press the black button on the bottom of the flashlight. You can easily adjust the beam's width from a pinpoint all the way up to a large range by sliding the tip of the flashlight up and down. If you lightly press the button on the bottom, it also switches to a strobe light and an emergency SOS light. 
  This flashlight is super bright and I love how adjustable the beam is! It's very lightweight and easily attaches wherever you may need it to. The silver metal case is very stylish and still rugged looking! This is a perfect flashlight for camping or for survival bags! 
   If you'd like a really neat, fully adjustable, super-bright flashlight for yourself, you can get one here:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B018S4QJNG


​#AYLFlashlight

*I was not paid for this review! I received this product free of charge for my honest opinion!

 If you're like most people, making your yard look good is a priority. Curb appeal is the first thing people see when they come to your house. Bushes especially tend to grow out of control very rapidly. The Careful Gardener makes a Pruning Saw to rival others of it's size.

 The Pruning Saw is a fast cutting, foldable and easy to use saw that is perfect for trimming up your bushes quickly and effortlessly. It's also a must have when you're camping to get some good kindling for the fire. With a bright yellow and black color, it is very easy to spot among grass or brush if you set it somewhere. The blade is very sharp and cuts very quickly with minimal effort. The handle has a hand guard that helps protect your hand and has a rubberized grip to help you hold on to it better. The saw folds up and releases the blade by pressing a durable switch on the side. When open, the blade securely locks into place and actually stays put very strongly. This is a really great quality saw and is backed by a lifetime warranty!

 I tried out the pruning saw on this berry tree on the corner of my house that always gets random wild growth all over it. The saw was a little hard to unfold, you definitely need two hands to fold the blade out and lock it into place. It was very comfortable to hold and didn't slip at all during my cutting. It sawed through the branched like butter! It really surprised me how effortless it was and I was able to saw quite a few branches in just a few seconds! It cuts extremely well and very quickly. To fold up, you have to press the locking lever and pull the blade up a little for it to release and fold back up. When the blade was out, it was very sturdy and did not threaten to fold back up on me. This is a really durable, great quality saw and I would completely recommend it to anybody with bushes to trim. It will also be invaluable camping, and I can't wait to use it the next time I go! 
  If you'd like to get a saw that is durable and easy to use for yourself, you can get one here:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B018N0S6OK


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*I was not paid for this review! I received this product free of charge for my honest opinion!

 Live Infinitely has come out with some really great, high quality products that have become some of my favorite everyday items. I have one of their muscle stick rollers and a cooling towel, and they are just amazing! I had very high expectations for their Infuser Water Bottle, and I was not disappointed! 

  Since my favorite color is purple, I got the water bottle in the Orchid Purple color. I absolutely love the rich, perfect shade of purple! It's a very nice 32 oz so you can make a drink to last for hours. I hate bottles that are too small, and this king sized one perfectly covers my needs! It's made of top quality Eastman Copolyester Tritan that is FDA approved, BPA free , eco-friendly and leak proof. It's completely dishwasher safe, so you can just take it apart and throw it in there with everything else without worrying about it.
  The lid had a handy thumb lock on it, releasing a flip top lid that covers the nozzle that you drink out of. It's completely leak proof, so you can easily just throw it in a gym bag without worrying about it leaking on everything.  The infuser part is the first full sized one on the market. It goes all the way to the bottom to make sure ever last drop gets saturated with flavor. I never understood why nobody else came out with this before! There's a very nice no slip grip on the side that won't slip out of even the sweatiest hand. A handy clip is also on the side of the lid so you can clip it to a bag or on your bike if you need. This cup fits perfectly in my car's cupholder, which is a huge bonus to me! 
  To use, you simply fill the infuser with fruit or whatever else you may desire, drop it in the bottle, fill with water, shake and let sit for about 10 minutes. This bottle infuses my water with flavor way better than any other one that I've tried! And if you just want plain water or any other beverage, simply remove the infuser and you still have a nice 32 oz water bottle. It's so easy to clean since it doesn't have any weird crannies that get stinky over time. Every single piece comes apart for easy cleaning! I absolutely love this infuser bottle and how durable and versatile it is! Live Infinitely has done it yet again!
   If you'd like the best infuser bottle on the market, you can get one here:
http://www.amazon.com/Live-Infinitely-Infuser-Bottle-Recipe/dp/B0157KNGIU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1453785757&sr=8-1&keywords=live+infinitely


​#liveinfinitely

* I was not paid for this review! I received this product free of charge for my honest opinion!

 My son has a playhouse out back that we love to go hang out in. It's become a little weekend tradition if the weather is night, we'll go watch a little movie or some cartoon episodes and have some popcorn while we snuggle in sleeping bags. We only had a small overhead light in it, and desperately needed some more soft lighting. These Oakleaf LED String lights were the absolute perfect solution!

 The Oakleaf LED lights come in a nice tiny package that would be a perfect surprise gift for anybody! The lights are made of a waterproof copper wire that is completely safe to touch even after 15 hours of continuous use. The copper wire is extremely flexible and easy to shape into designs that stay in place. Each strand has 120 LED lights on it that provide a soft yet bright light to make a perfect setting anywhere. These lights run off of 2 'C' batteries and have control box with three different settings. You can click a button to turn them off or on anytime. There's also a timer on the box the keeps the lights bright for  6 hours and then they dim for the next 18 hours. This makes it extremely convenient where you can just collect them the next day without worrying about them. 

 I installed these lights in my son's playhouse around the upper borders. They easily wrapped around thumbtacks and stayed securely in place. It took only a few minutes to get them all up! We turned out the big light, and these string lights illuminated everything perfectly in a nice soft, cozy light. It was soft enough that we could watch a movie without bothering us, and was bright enough to see each other and everything else in the playhouse. I think these are the absolute perfect addition to the playhouse! It makes our movie nights out there 100x better!
  If you'd like to jazz up an area of your own, you can get some here:
http://www.amztk.com/b019doyn9w


​#oakleaf

*I was not paid for this review! I received this product free of charge for my honest opinion!

 Me and my husband are constantly working outside doing projects on the weekend and we just have to have music while we do stuff. We live in a small town and the local radio stations only play country music from the 60's. I mean seriously, who even listens to some of that stuff anymore? It can be horrible and we end up just turning off the radio and working in silence rather than listen to some of that stuff. Don't get me wrong, we love country music- just not the slow big band opera song type they always play. Sometimes we just need to jam out to get the job done if you know what I mean.  iClever makes a portable waterproof speaker that easily connects to our phones with Bluetooth and we can finally jam out!

  The iClever portable bluetooth speaker is  one powerful little speaker! It's very small and compact, measuring only 3.9 x 2 x 3.5 inches and comes with a handy silicone wristlet to easily take wherever you may need it. It comes with a USB charging cable and an aux jack as well. When you first plug it in to charge, there's a small light that is red. Whenever it is fully charged, the light turns green. It didn't take very long for me to charge it fully, only about an hour or so. The speaker can give you up to 10 hours of continuous play time! On top of the speaker is an on/off button, volume buttons and a play/pause button.

  Connecting to my phone was very easy! I simply turned my bluetooth on and then turned the speaker on. When the speaker turned on, it actually surprised me when it talked and said "Power on"! It easily connected and I was able to play music in seconds. The speaker gets surprisingly loud and has incredibly great sound! This really is one powerful speaker! When you turn it off, it says "Power off" as well. This speaker is also waterproof, and while I wasn't brave enough to throw it in a bucket of water, I believe that it is fully capable of surviving if it got sprinkled on while we are working outside. i love the colors and the quality of this incredible speaker!
  If you'd like a power-packed bluetooth speaker too, you can get one here:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B019GY0UL4



​#bluetoothspeaker

*I was not paid for this review! I received this product free of charge for my honest opinion!


 Me and my husband are survivalists and somewhat obsessed with collecting multi-functional knives. Survival Hax came out with an awesome knife that is absolutely perfect to carry around for everyday use!

  The Survival Hax foldin knife is made of strong titanum steel with a durable black plastic handle. It is 4.5" folded and flips out to a total length of 7.5" . The blade is partially serrated and is large enough to cut through small tree branches while still being small enough to be agile. The blade is 1" wide with a thickness of  1/10" and a hardness of 58 HRC. The handle is titanium coated and can easily break glass if you were ever in that situation. A handy belt clip and bottle opener is on the side of the case to easily carry for an EDC (Every Day Carry) knife. 
  A handy 1/4 hex drive flips out the opposite end that you can easily insert the included screwdriver tips into. On one side is two sizes of flathead bits, the other side has two sizes of phillips tips to cover your everyday needs.  The bits are held in the slots securely with magnetic strips. This knife is very easy to use and can easily fit in your pocket or clipped on your pocket without taking much room up at all. I absolutely love this knife and all the different functions! This really is a high quality, very useful knife that would make a perfect gift for anybody!
   If you'd like a high quality, versatile knife, you can find them here:
http://www.amazon.com/Survival-Folding-Knife-Multitool-Screwdriver/dp/B01AVN4AYC


​#survivalhax

*I was not paid for this review! I received this product free of charge for my honest opinion!

 Where I live, in Central Texas, it can get hotter than a skillet on most days. This winter, our average temperature averaged in the 50's and today it's actually pushing 90! In the peak of summer, we usually average about 106 on a nice day. I like to do a lot of activities outside, but sometimes it's too darn hot! The last time I had a garage sale, I ended up burning so bad I got blisters and was peeling for weeks afterwards. Staying cool is a necessity sometimes! I have a Live Infinitely Muscle Stick roller that was amazing and really high quality so I was thrilled to try out one of their cooling towels.

  The Live Infinitely cooling towels comes in a nice compact hard shell container that is perfect for throwing in a gym bag or purse. The towel itself is a beautiful, vibrant pink color and the texture is soft and kind of smooth feeling. There's a slight smell kind of like paint, but it didn't really bother me at all.     The towel measures 31.5" x 13" and is perfect for draping around your neck or over your head. I noticed that the towel was a little cool feeling directly out of the package. to use, I wet it and then snapped it a few times. It was pretty neat how it immediately cooled down and felt very refreshing! Even though I just wet it, it felt like it was already dry. The towel cools to about 30 degrees below it's average temperature and can stay that way for up to 4 hours. To recharge, you just get wet again and snap it some more. I love how it doesn't get your clothing all wet when you're using it too. I absolutely love this towel and will b using it quite a bit this coming summer when I'm working outside!
   If you'd like an amazing cooling towel too, you can get one here:
http://www.amazon.com/Cooling-Towel-Temperature-Extremely-Free-Fitness/dp/B00NVR2AR0/ref=sr_1_32?ie=UTF8&qid=1454562850&sr=8-32&keywords=cooling+towel


​#liveinfinitely

*I was not paid for this review! I received this product free of charge for my honest opinion!

 My family absolutely loves camping! We usually go quite a few times a year and have just about every gadget and gizmo you can think of for tent camping. However, one thing we didn't have was a hammock!

 Rallt makes a wonderful ultralight hammock that is perfect for camping, hiking or just lounging in your backyard. Everything you need to get set up is included right in the package- the hammock, carabiners and rope. The whole setup weighs less than a pound and packs up into a tiny 6" x 6" x 4" package that will easily fit in a backpack or among other camping gear without taking up too much room at all. The 6mm polypropylene rope does not stretch and each rope measures 10' so you can string up between trees up to 20 feet away from each other! The hammock itself is 9' long and 4'7" wide and made of a strong 210 nylon fabric that is tear-resistant and can hold up to 400 pounds!This hammock guarantees that you won't end up on the ground in the middle of the night! The hammock folds up into a little pouch that is sewn onto the hammock itself.

 Installing the hammock was very easy and we had it done within 5 minutes. We simply looped a rope around a tree and tied it to the carabiner with a square knot. Then we repeated on the other side, and it was completely set up. My six year old son just couldn't wait to climb into it and it was near impossible to get him out of it! The hammock is very comfortable and feels very secure. When it came time to putting it away, it was very easy to roll back up and stuff into the attached pouch on the hammock! This hammock was super easy to setup and take down, me and my family absolutely love it!
  If you'd like an ultralight hammock to take camping too, you can get one here - 
http://amzn.to/1kQjFl4


​#None

*I was not paid for this review! I received this product free of charge for my honest opinion!

  My family loves to go camping. A true must have item is a lantern, otherwise you're outta luck after dark! The LED lantern by Vodiy covers all of our basic needs and is safer than our other kerosene lanterns. I have a six year old son and he's forbidden from touching our glass-domed kerosene lanterns. However, this lantern seems completely safe for him to use- even unsupervised!
   Made of a durable military grade materials, the triple sealed base makes it rain, moisture and condensation proof. The rubberized coating on the top and bottom is meant to withstand even the most drastic of dropping. There's even a removable outer globe that is of a soft plastic type material guaranteed not to break. The lantern is very small and easy to use with a convenient carrying handle as well. Overall, this lantern is very safe for kids to use by themselves and can withstand habitual clumsiness.

 The lantern also has six lighting modes to suit all your different needs. There's 4 white light modes- high, med, low and SOS flashing. Then there's also two red light modes- red light still and flashing. Each can be cycled through by pressing the lit green button. To turn off, you just press and hold the button for 2 seconds. The lantern runs off of 3 D batteries and can last up to 6 days of solid lighting.
  I absolutely love this lantern and my six year old has officially made it "his". I feel completely safe letting him run around on his own with this lantern! There's no risk of broken glass or getting burned!!
  If you'd like to get one for yourself, they're available here-
http://vodiystore.com/collections/frontpage/products/fonuslight-led-lantern


​#VODIY