Rolex Submariner

Back when I first seriously considered buying one, it cost under $3000. Today it retail for over $5000.  One day when I win the lottery…that I don’t even play.

Here’s a place that legitimately that sells used:

Aaron Faber

Here’s a site that goes into some details on what to look for in spotting real vs fake Rolexes.

Micro Jet 310 Lighter Torch

Take an ordinary lighter and convert it into a 2400 degree F torch.  Guy Stuff! It use to be available at Lowe’s.  Now I can’t find it.

Cooper Cooler

It cools a 12 oz can of pop from 77 F to 34 F in 1 minute.  That’s what the ad claims.  It’s more than a claim and is fact according to an article I read.

Here’s more information at: http://www.coopercooler.com/index_1.html

When I can get rid of some of my other stuff posted here, I’ll get one.

Bushnell 8 x 21 Binoculars

Binoculars can run into the thousands of dollars. For an avid birder or hunter, it pays to have top quality optics.  For a casual birder like me, I probably should step up and get a better grade binoculars.

When testing a pair of binoculars, they all seem pretty decent until you do a side by side comparison. That’s when you notice the difference between good and excellent.

This Bushnell at $10 on sale is decent. I can’t complain for the money and if I happen to drop it, no big loss.

Scottevest

I fly often enough that it’s a pain.  I’d like to get a Scottevest packable wind breaker to carry all the stuff I need to get through security.

But at $75, I find it hard to justify. For now, it falls under the Wish List category.

http://www.scottevest.com/v3_store/nylon-windbreaker-packable-jacket.shtml

Fox Whistle

A whistle should be part of every survival kit.  You can’t yell for help forever but you can blow til the cows come home.

The whistle is a pealess design that never fails to sound when you need it. It comes with a cleverly designed breakaway lanyard but I fear that it make break away or wear prematurely.

Armitron Automatic Watch

I remember the wind-up Timex mom had bought.  It wasn’t the fanciest but it was reliable and once the plastic crystal cracked, I felt compelled to take it apart and see how it functioned.

I shunned watches for the most part and when I finally realized I should get a watch, the only ones commonly available were battery operated quartz and digital. I got tired of changing batteries and wanted the old fashioned wind-ups. I became quasi-Luddite in this regard.

Rolex was well out of my budget and so I settled for one of these, an Armitron automatic manual powered by body movement. Armitron goes under the slogan that they are America’s watch. Ironic that it’s Chinese movement, isn’t it? Even so, I can’t complain. It’s functioned beautifully so far. It’s asthetically pleasing and it’s fascinating just watching the movement through the front as well as the crystal back. It has a stainless body and it’s water resistant to 165 ft (50 m).  It’s a great value for the money but when I win the lottery, Rolex will have a new customer.