Evan Hartley
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Each Camping Hammock Strap Carries All of You, Not Half
Grand Trunk rates its Trunk Straps at 400 pounds, then adds in capitals that each single strap may carry no…
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BPA-Free Is the Least Useful Word on Meal Prep Containers
Freshware and Bentgo’s Easyboxes print the polymer on the page: polypropylene. Glasslock names its glass as silica, soda ash and…
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The Aftermarket Head-Up Display Everyone Recommends Is Sold Out
HUDWAY’s Drive and Drive Lite are out of stock on HUDWAY’s own store, Pyle’s HUD is sold out, and the…
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The Fiber in Low-Carb Bread Is Still Waiting on the FDA
FDA has formally approved seven isolated fibers for the Nutrition Facts label. Five of these six loaves get their subtraction…
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Two Wide Sleeping Pads Need Fifty Inches of Tent Floor
Two 25-inch sleeping pads need 50 inches of floor. The Big Agnes Copper Spur UL2 tapers to 42 inches at…
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Pet Hair Removal Tools: Which Ones Still Sell Spare Parts?
The $5.98 Scotch-Brite is the only tool here whose maker sells the part that wears out. Bissell lists twelve spare…
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The Memory Ceiling on a Budget Editing Laptop Is Set at Checkout
Most editing laptops solder their memory to the board, so the 16GB you buy is the 16GB you keep. Which…
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Why Does a Heating Pad Run Longer Than a Doctor Recommends?
Mayo Clinic puts heat at up to 20 minutes, three times a day. Only one pad here shuts off that…
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A Solar Security Light Doesn’t Cover a December Night
Baxia is the only one of these seven makers that publishes how long its light runs on a charge: 8…
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One Dead Key Decides What a Gaming Keyboard Costs You
Every maker on this list quotes a keystroke rating for its switches. Two of the six numbers are not published…
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The Soap in a Car Detailing Kit Lasts About Five Washes
Using Meguiar’s own mixing ratio and Chemical Guys’ own bucket, a 16-ounce bottle of car shampoo comes to about five…
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A Merino Wool Base Layer Is Covered for Thirty Days or for Life
Six merino base layers, read off their makers’ own pages: coverage windows from 30 days to lifetime, the failure modes…
