Gadgets and Gear

With all the rain here lately, I’ve found myself living in a very damp climate—the kind of damp in which my bath towel never fully dries, a leather bag stowed in the closet sprouts mold in a matter of days, and my sneakers live in, well, a perpetual state
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The idea behind the Boom Board Body Shaping System is intriguing: You use your own resistance to build strength. In other words, no need to scatter a bunch of dumbbells around the den. For that fact alone, it’s definitely worth a look.
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I love sleeping out under the stars. Although I’ve fallen out of practice during my adult life (something I’m hoping to soon remedy), I spent many girlhood summer night in tents at various sleep-away camps. Thus, testing the new Sierra Designs Lightning XT 3-person, 3-season tent was a delightful prospect.
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