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Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” – Check the Milano, Yo!

Saturday, August 9th, 2014

In this video, Chris Pratt (Star Lord) goes over the on-set Milano, his space ship in the movie.

Down Range Decals

Friday, August 8th, 2014

Down Range Decals

Down Range Decals is a Veteran-owned business that specializes in military related vinyl decals for vehicles and other surfaces. In addition to military themed decals, Down Range Decals also handles custom morale work as well as architectural signage, P.O.P. graphics, banners, striping, window graphics, and lettering. Their entire line is made in the USA.

Check them out on eBay and Facebook.

OR Summer Market – Sleefs

Thursday, August 7th, 2014

Sleefs are an arm covering for outdoor activities that offer protection from sun at 30 SPF. They also keep the muscles warm during cold weather activities.

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Here, Titus models the digicam version but they offer a wide variety of patterns including sports teams.

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www.sleefs.com

-Isiah

OR Summer Market – Selk’Bag

Thursday, August 7th, 2014

Selk’Bag, the sleeping bag that you wear like a sleeper has teamed up with Marvel to offer four new bags.

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Featuring Spiderman, Iron Man, Captain America and The Hulk, they integrate foot, hand and head covers. These are real sleeping bags for the outdoors and not just some costume or couch potato wear. Adult sizes only (sorry Titus).

www.selkbagusa.com

-Eli

OR Open Air Demo – Fitovers

Thursday, August 7th, 2014

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Since I wear glasses, I really like the Fitovers from Jonathon Paul. I don’t have any sun glasses and these fit over my regular glasses to protect my eyes from the sun. I also like that they come in kids sizes. In fact, they offer X-small, Small, Medium, Large and XLarge for all face sizes. Also, they have many different lens colors. My favorite is the polarized green mirrored but the best one is the yellow which filters out 95% of blue light.

www.fitovers.com

-Titus

OR Open Air Demo – Kahuna Creations

Wednesday, August 6th, 2014

Last year at OR, we bought a Kahuna Creations longboard called the Black Wave. This board is a drop deck used for high performance carving. It’s also low, at an inch from the ground, so anyone could ride the board. I ride it all of the time. When used with the paddle it’s great for off-season Stand Up Paddleboarding and offers an intense upper body and core fitness workout.

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But their newest board is the Shaka-kahili which is the board in the upper left of the photo. It is in the shape of a hammock and the board has two high points on the trucks. The Shaka-kahili is mainly used for cruising and has a great stable design.

www.KahunaCreations.com

-Isiah

OR Open Air Demo – Personal Security Products Hike N’ Strike

Wednesday, August 6th, 2014

PS Products had two cool items. First was the Blast Knuckles Extreme which packs a punch of 950,000 volts. Not only can you punch someone trying to hurt you, you can also shock them. You just press the button while you are punching them.

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I’m a hiker and I often worry about wild animals and dogs who might attack me on the trail. Some people are also dangerous. The Hike n’ Strike includes a flashlight and extreme spike electrodes with 950,000 volts of power to scare anyone or anything off. I like that it has a light to light my way as well as the built in shocker. It also has a non-slip molded group so you won’t lose it.

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www.psproducts.com

-Eli

OR Open Air Demo – Industrial Revolution Softshell Ice Cream Ball

Wednesday, August 6th, 2014

One of the most useful things I saw at the event was the new softshell ice cream ball from www.YayLabs.com.

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It’s very simple to use and I want to get one for use while camping. The inside of the ball is hollow and you put ice cream mix inside at one end and ice and salt at the other end. Then you just roll it around until the ice cream is made. It looks like lots of fun and the ice cream I tried was awesome.

-Titus

The 3 Amigos Are On The Ground At Outdoor Retailer

Tuesday, August 5th, 2014

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Watch this space for coverage of Outdoor Retailer Summer Market all week, by the 3 Amigos.

Chris Weston – Kurt Russell/John Carpenter Triptych

Monday, August 4th, 2014

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This piece by Chris Weston is a triptych of posters of the most memorable John Carpenter films staring Kurt Russell: Escape from New York, The Thing, and Big Trouble in Little China. Limited to a run of 120, the piece was produced under private commission for a Facebook group called “Poster Buddies and Traders”.

www.ebay.com/itm/Kurt-Russell-John-Carpenter-Triptych-2013-Chris-Weston

Motopeds – Survival Bike

Monday, August 4th, 2014

Motoped is a company formed from a successful Kickstarter venture for a motorized bike kit that utilizes an XR50/pitbike engine and standard mountain bike components. They’ve recently unveiled a prototype of their next product, the ‘Survival Bike’.

Survival Bike

Although the specs haven’t been released yet, the base model Survival Bike shown above has changes over the standard model including a subdued color scheme with Olive Drab overtones, additional fuel canisters, and a carry rack.

Survival Bike Black Ops

Pictured above is the ‘Black Ops’ model, which features the following tools and accessories:

– Barnett Recruit Compound Crossbow

– Rotopax RX-1G Gas Packs – 1 Gallon

– United Cutlery M48 Tactical Survival Shovel

– United Cutlery M48 Hawk Tomahawk

– United Cutlery M48 Hawk Harpoon

– Gerber Fixed Blade Saw

– Blackburn X6 Light System

– Black Diamond Carabiners / Climbing rope

– Cree Mini LED Flashlight

– BioLogic Bike Mount for iPhone4/gps

– Tool Logic Tactical Multifunction Knife / light

– Tool Logic Credit Card Companion multi-tool

– CRKT Guppie multi-tool

– Tactical-Warrior Neck Knife

Be sure to frequent the Motopeds Facebook page for continuing information on the Survival Bike, including final specs and pricing, as it becomes available.

motopeds.com

Forgotten Weapons – Schwarzlose 1908 Blow-Forward Pistol

Sunday, August 3rd, 2014

Chances are good you’ve never heard of the Schwarzlose 1908 Blow-Forward pistol. It’s one of only a few blow-forward operation pistols from the late 19th/early 20th century, and saw limited commercial success.

The Venture Bros. – Season 6 Teaser

Saturday, August 2nd, 2014

In true teaser fashion all we get is a few flashes of some backgrounds, the promise of a Gargantua-2 special later this year, and…. oh, yeah, a mysterious new man clad all in blue who’s been bumping off members of the Guild of Calamitous Intent. Who could it possibly be?

NERF Zombie Strike Chainsaw

Friday, August 1st, 2014

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A new addition to the Zombie Strike line, this chainsaw takes an obvious cue from the Lancer in Gears of War, but it’s pretty badass so we’ll forgive ’em. Made of NERF’s trademark foam, it functions as a standalone toy chainsaw, all marked up with battle damage and the like. Pressing the green button on either side will produce chainsaw noises, although the left side also functions as the speaker so unfortunately the sound gets a bit muffled when in use. The coolest feature is its compatibility with the NERF tactical rail, so it can be attached to the forend of any compatible NERF blaster.

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The Zombie Strike Chainsaw should be available wherever NERF is sold.

www.hasbro.com/nerf/en_US/zombie