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Rats

As you can see, I have a small rodent problem ! Here is what I have tried: Glue sticky traps –They avoid stepping on them. Or somehow take the bait but don’t get stuck. Perhaps we have smarter Rats here in California. Traditional Mouse traps – They also avoid them. Or somehow take the bait but don’t set ...

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Packing-Cubes-1

I tend to be on the road a lot in my quest to bring you  the latest ultimate gadgets. When I travel, I never leave home without having everything organized in Packing Cubes by eBags . While not exactly a gadget. These babies keep everything together for easy packing and unpacking.  Imagine opening your suitcase and ...

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Filtrete-Wifi-Thermo

Installation: I was initially concerned that the installation would be complicated. In my situation I had two wires running to my thermostat and I needed to run a 3rd to power the unit. Since the thermostat was on the other side of the wall I just ran some Bulk Thermostat Cable I purchased some at the ...

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What no beige? No grey? Finally, some design engineer was thinking outside the box ! This is a sleek all black design with rounded edges that actually looks good on my desk ....oh and its compact so it fits on my desk too. How it ships Here is a Pic of the stuff right out of the box Quite a bit of ...

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Coleman LED Lantern

My wife picked this up for our last minute weekend camping trip. When we arrived late at our campsite it was a pleasant surprise to find that it actually came with 3 AA batteries. With it's two extremely bright (for it's size), long-lasting LED's and compact size it's the perfect addition to our camper-van kit.   Features: Built in flip ...

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