*I was not paid for this review! I received this product free of charge for my honest opinion!
Me and my husband are survivalists as well as the proud owners of enough tools to stock a hardware store. One priceless tool we commonly carry are multitools. They can come in all styles with several different functions. Multitools are perfect for quick fixes of everyday problems if you have the right one. Cerberuso makes a multitool that is by far one of the best I've ever had!
The multitool is made of high quality durable stainless steel with a nice powder black finish. The design is very sleek and stands out from the rest by just looking so awesome and high tech. It has 13 different functions to cover every possible need. You can easily open it up to have expose the spring loaded pliers that also have a wire cutter and stripper part near he base of the pliers. On one side of the multitool you can easily fold out a sharp knife, philips screwdriver head, flathead screwdriver and a serrated saw. On the other side you can easily fold out a bottle/can opener, another flathead screwdriver, letter opener or awl and a file with a tip that also doubles as another flathead screwdriver as well. Once folded down, each piece locks into place and you can easily fold it back in by just pressing a button on the inside of the tool. I love the easy button since I'm used to a sliding lock, which can be a bit challenging if your hands are sweaty or gunky.
The multitool is a little heavy, but I just credit that to the great quality of the steel- it's meant to last and get the job done! A very nice canvas carrying pouch is included with a belt loop sewn on the back for easy portability. I'm very impressed with the quality of this multitool and I'm proud to show it off in public any chance I get. I've gotten quite a few comments on how nice it looks! It's definitely way nicer than my plain silver Leatherman! If you'd like a sharp looking, high quality multitool too, you can get one here- http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AE0IQRE #Multitool
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*I was not paid for this review! I received this product free of charge for my honest opinion!
If you're like me and my husband, then you have a lot of keys! With three vehicles, riding lawn mower, two storage sheds, and countless tool boxes with locks, the keys tend to really accumulate. An then of course, there's those mystery keys floating around. We're not quite sure what they go to, but they ARE for something, so we're going to hang onto them for years in case we ever figure out what they go to. Keychains can get quite bulky, especially if you need to carry them in your pocket. A simple way to condense them all is to use a compact key holder.
The W-Plus compact key holder can hold anywhere from 2-15 keys, compacting them all into a small form about the size of a pocket knife. You can easily slip the key holder into a pocket without a bunch of bulging and poking. The key holder kit comes with all the needed pieces, a velvet like storage pouch and detailed instructions. The instructions make it look a lot more intimidating than it really is. I was able to put together a small bundle of 6 keys in less than 5 minutes.
I decided to combine keys from two different keychains that are for the sheds and come toolboxes to try to make it easier for my husband. I simply put a small black washer on two screws, inserted them into one of the bottom plates, put a red washer on, layered the keys on there, put another red washer, then top plate and screwed a smaller screw into the top. It was actually really simple and easy to do. There's extra spacers and some extenders included if you want to load it up with even more keys.
The keys tended to kind of wiggle loose and splay out the sides. However, when I tightened down the screw until they were absolutely snug, the keys stayed in there better. It seems the more keys you put in it, the better it holds. Overall, this compact key holder is a great way to cut back on bulky keychains! If you have too many keys on your keychain, you can get one here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B016IA3H82 #Keyholder
*I was not paid for this review! I received this product heavily discounted for my honest opinion!
I love cooking and baking. A vital necessity is having quality utensils and equipment. Having a good mixing bowl set is almost priceless, especially when you're using a hand mixer or making some really thick dough. Cheap flimsy plastic bowls just will not cut it in my kitchen! Kukpo makes the most high quality plastic mixing bowl set I've ever used! I also have a measuring cups and spoon set from Kukpo also, and they are just incredible! Kukpo is definitely becoming one of my favorite kitchen brands!
The three piece mixing bowl set is made of the highest quality BPA free FDA approved plastic and has a stylish shiny finish. They are literally meant to last decades! They come in three different sizes - a large 5 quart, medium 3 quart, and small 1.5 quart to suit you every need. They each come with a perfectly fitting lid that seals airtight and is waterproof. That is a huge thing for me as I sometimes have to refrigerate doughs sometimes. They would also be great to use to marinate meat in since they'll help keep everything sanitary! I'm used to just slapping some saran wrap on top of bowls when I put them in the fridge to set, so this is a really huge bonus for me! Each of the bowls also has a no skid rubberized bottom that can grip even under the most rigorous of mixing. I tried my hand mixer and a hand whisk in these and they didn't move at all. That means you don't have to hold on to them and can use your hand for other more useful stuff. No more spinning bowls while you have to gradually add an ingredient while beating at the same time! Cleanup is a breeze as they are completely dishwasher safe and nothing really sticks to slick plastic sides much anyways. If that's not enough, these bowls are also freezer safe too!
There's so many possibilities of different things you can do with these awesome bowls! You can mix, store food, marinate, freeze, keep salads fresh, or even just use them as serving bowls since they're so nice looking! These are the most versatile bowls I've ever used and I'm absolutely in love with them!The possibilities are endless! If you'd like the best mixing bowl set you've ever experienced, you can get some here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B014EMQCVK #http://www.amazon.com/dp/B014EMQCVK
*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. AYL makes a portable waterproof speaker that easily connects to our phones with Bluetooth and we can finally jam out!
They AYL portable speaker is very small and compact and well....cute! It only measures 3.5" x 3.5" x 1.5" and comes with a nice mesh type carrying bag. It can very easily fir into a purse or other bag so you can take it with you anywhere without it taking up too much space. It also has a nice silicone handle that you can use to easily carry it around or to hang somewhere. The speaker is very cute and attractive and I absolutely love the blue color that it came in. Also included with the speaker was a USB charging cable, and aux in cable and a short instruction manual. This powerful little speaker easily charges off a USB cable and I even plugged it into my phone charger and it charged just fine. No more worrying about changing out expensive batteries! You can listen up to 12 hours off of one charge! I simply plugged the USB cable into my computer and in less than an hour it was fully charged. While it's charging, a small orange light came on. The speaker easily paired with my phone in just a few seconds, it came up under "SoundFit". It makes a cute little chime when it connects and it's ready to go.
When I played my first song on it, I was surprised with how great the sound quality was! It sounded just as good as my 60" soundbar that I have and actually played bass really good. On top of the speaker is volume buttons, a power button and a play/pause button so you can control it from there or though your phone. It has a very versatile range of up to 33 feet, so you can put it somewhere and be pretty far away with your phone and still control it easily. I'm very happy that it's waterproof as well just in case it starts raining while we're outside I don't have to have a heart attack if it gets a little wet. I wasn't actually brave enough to throw it in a bucket of water, but the instructions suggest to let it drain fully if it gets wet. The speaker itself seems very durable and can definitely be dropped and roughed up a bit without any damage occurring. This speaker is absolutely awesome with incredible sound quality! I can't wait to take it camping! If you'd like an absolutely awesome waterproof bluetooth speaker too, you can get one here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B016G6X9WC #AYLBluetoothspeaker
*I was not paid for this review! I received this product free of charge for my honest opinion!
We like to try to eat thrifty in my household, and I'm always storing leftovers from dinner for our lunches the next day. My six year old is also very picky and won't eat his school lunches, so I have to pack him a lunch a few times a week also. A common problem we've had is that the standard tupperware is just one compartment, and food tends to run together or leak occasionally. A simple solution that is becoming more popular nowadays is to use Bento lunchboxes that also help with portion control.
Orgalif make a wonderfully durable lunch box set. It comes in a handy 5 pack to easily cover each day of the work week if you'd like to plan ahead. The lids are each a different color- blue, green , orange, red and purple . Each lunch box is divided into three parts- a large section perfect for a sandwich or piece of chicken, a medium compartment perfect for a small salad or other good sized side, and a smaller compartment that's perfect for a good side vegetable or even dip. Each section is perfectly sized to help with portion control so you don't end up packing too much, yet they're still large enough o have a nice full lunch. The plastic is amazingly strong and can definitely stand up to being dropped or battered around a little bit. The lids seal really good and are completely leak proof, making them ideal for putting in a backpack without worrying about them. They are microwavable, dishwasher-safe and perfect for freezing! I really love these containers and have been packing my husband's lunches in these for a few days now. He tends to just throw a container into his front seat and these have stood up to that without any leakage! I love how they're color coded too so I can assign one to each day of the week and know which lunch to grab each morning.
If you'd like to have organized lunches in a durable container, you can get some here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0118HCX8U #Orgalif
*I was not paid for this review! I received this product heavily discounted for my honest opinion!
Exercise balls are a wonderful accessory to any workout plan. As I'm 6 months pregnant, I'm looking for more versatile ways to get my exercises done. I'm also scheduled to have a c-section again so I need an easy way to exercise with minimal strain. The Champion's Vitality is a perfect ready to go out of the box solution to my needs!
The Champion's vitality exercise ball came with everything in the package that you need for a quick setup. It included the ball, a hand pump, a tape measure and two plugs. Inflating the ball was a little bit of a workout in itself, it took me about 15 minutes using the hand pump. The tape measure was invaluable in helping get it to the right size of 65cm. Of course, my six year old was trying to "help" me the whole time. The instructions suggested inflating a little larger the first time to help improve elasticity. I absolutely loved the vibrant blue color of the ball! The texture was great, with nifty anti-slip rings across the body of it. The ball held up very well to me doing a few exercises on it and definitely stood up well to my six year old bouncing around the house on it. After some rigorous "testing" by my son, it didn't deflate or lose any shape whatsoever. I also tried deflating the ball and it only took about 5 minutes to completely air out. I was able to squeeze it back in the box with the pump and tape measure, so it's also easy to take with you if you need to travel or take it to the gym! I absolutely love this ball and have begun doing daily exercises on it! It makes movements so much easier for me!
If you'd love a gorgeous ready-to-go exercise ball too, you can get one here: http://www.amazon.com/Anti-Burst-Champions-Vitality-Measuring-Inflating/dp/B00ZB3JHHI/ie=UTF8?m=%20AZRH0BO87MHGZ&keywords=exercise+ball #championsvitality
*I was not paid for this review! I received this product heavily discounted for my honest opinion!
My husband recently had his credit card stolen without it even leaving his wallet! It's amazing how advanced thieves are getting nowadays. Somehow, they can steal your entire identity just by walking past you. It's extremely frustrating to cancel all your cards and then having to use cash for everything for two weeks until your new cards come in. You never realize how much you use your cards until it's time to pay all your bills, get gas,, or simply go grocery shopping! But, with thieves getting more advanced, ways of fighting them are getting more advanced too. While there are RFID blocking sleeves, they can be troublesome to fumble with them trying to get your card out at the register and they can get quite bulky if you need quite a few of them. RF Shield has come up with a perfect way of fighting those annoyingly advanced thieves! They produce a whole RFID blocking wallet.
RF Shield's RFID blocking wallet came nicely gift wrapped, and perfect for gifting to any man in your life. The wallet itself is made of genuine leather with a cowhide layer on top that is very sleek and soft to the touch. The wallet is very nicely made, with fine stitching along the edges. The leather seems very durable and can withstand quite a bit of battering. The RFID blocking material is built into the inside of the wallet, you don't even see it, it looks just like a normal wallet.
The wallet is very easily accessible with a see thru mesh ID pocket and three credit card slots that perfectly accommodate your cards. It also has two nice big cash compartments as well, perfect for keeping cash and receipts. The wallet is very easy to use, and very convenient to get to your cards whenever you need quick access. It's nice and slim, not bulky and bulging like some other wallets, perfect for slipping in your back pocket without feeling like you're sitting on a phonebook! This wallet really works!! Usually, when my husband gets to work, he just passes his whole wallet underneath the time clock and it scans his time card. Well, yesterday morning, it couldn't scan it, and he had to go take his card out of the wallet before it would scan. It's a little inconvenient, but at least we know it really works! He'd rather do that than have to go through canceling cards and getting new ones which is a nightmare! My husband feels so much more secure going places with this wallet now! If you'd like to get somebody something really special, you can get one here: http://rfshieldwallet.com #rfshieldwallet
*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 ridiculously hot sometimes! Summers usually peak at around 105 or more most days. Even this winter has been unusually warm with the average temperatures a picture perfect high 70's usually. Since I have a black car, it can get extremely hot in there! I make sure to have seat covers and a steering wheel cover to help, but I've desperately been needing a good windshield shade.
The sunshades come in an attractive little pouch that is perfect for fitting under your seat when not in use. When I pulled the sunshade out, it immediately popped up into shape, ready to use. Installation was very simple, I simply put it in my windshield and put my visors down to hold it in place. It gave my windshield full coverage and significantly darkened and cooled it inside. Also included was two bonus side shades with one suction cup each. They easily fit over my windows but did not cover the whole window, just the middle area. Better than nothing though! They were easily see-thru but they did help shield some sunlight out. When I was done with all the shades, a little bit of twisting, and they all fit back into the storage pouch very easily! This windshield shade is so much better than the accordion style one and is so easy and fast to put in place and take down! It really did cool my car down significantly!
If you have a hot car you need to protect, you can get your own set here: http://www.amazon.com/AlphaShades-Car-Windshield-Sunshade-ultraviolet/dp/B00XAX4B9A #AlphaShades
*I was not paid for this review! I received this product free of charge for my honest opinion!
With everything going digital nowadays, CD's are becoming outdated. I have a massive CD collection that I've built up over the years just sitting on a shelf getting dusty now because I have all my music on my phone. Unfortunately, not every vehicle has a radio compatible with receiving music from a phone. I had to pay a good chunk of change to get a bluetooth deck in my main car, and I absolutely love it, but it still cost a lot. I can't afford to outfit all of our vehicles with a bluetooth deck, so I decided to try the next best thing- an FM transmitter.
The FM transmitter was super easy to install. It's all a one-piece system. You simply plug one end into your cigarette lighter and plug the other end into your phone's earphone jack. You then find a station that isn't broadcasting anything and match the transmitter and your radio to the same channel. The buttons on the transmitter help you to easily scan through and find any station in the spectrum. I tried it out in my husband's secondary car- a little 97 Camry that he likes to drive to work since it's a standard and he thinks it's fun to drive. The quality is very good as long as your phone is turned all the way up. I started out with my phone about halfway turned up, and there was a weird whining noise in the background. After a few minutes of playing around with it, I turned my phone all the way up and the weird noise disappeared. It has way better quality than this other transmitter we have. The other one we have is battery operated and only plugs into the phone. That one will easily skimp out on the signal even though it'll be a foot away from the antennae. I think this FM transmitter is much better since it makes direct contact from phone to car and won't lose the signal.
If you'd like to listen to your phone on your car radio, you can get one here: http://www.amazon.com/iClever-HB-F01-Wireless-Transmitter-Adapter/dp/B019LNR5SG/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1453780252&sr=8-7&keywords=iclever+fm #FmtransmitterHB01
I* I was not paid for this review! I received this product free of charge for my honest opinion!
With all the apps and whatnot running on our phones nowadays, it can be challenging to keep them charged. I can't tell you how many times my phone has died while I'm far away from a charger. A simple solution is to have car chargers, but they seem to frazzle out, or lose connection. My car charger would have to be at a certain angle with the wire at a certain angle, and it'd hopefully charge my phone. If I was lucky. I was offered to review this nifty charger by ShuoGe, and I must say I'm impressed!
The two port charger is nice and compact, it measures 2.5" long by 1" wide at the port area. The ports are labeled 2.4A and 1.0A . They both easily accommodate a standard USB plugin. The two port charger cmes in a nice black color that matched my interior very well and has is textured for a nice grip. The charger made great contact when I plugged it in and didn't shake loose, even over a bumpy road. I was somewhat surprised when I plugged it in and a nice blue light came on around the edges, making it very easy to find in the dark. The light is definitely bright enough to see, yet soft enough to not distract you while you're driving. I was very easily able to charge our phones using both ports and they actually seemed to charge slightly faster that my old charger. I am impressed with this charger, and absolutely love the look and feel of it.
If you would like a great two-port charger for your car, you can get one here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0156YPOAK #carcharger |
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