For fans of electronic gadgets, there are sites like gizmodo.com and
engadget.com where all the latest totally rad button-encrusted phones
and game controllers and 'puters can be found.

But what about the inveterate camping gear-head? Where does he go to get
his daily fix of what's new? Granted, regular camping gear doesn't see a
lot of changes (unlike mountaineering gear or other cutting edge stuff),
but still, a fellow never knows when some manufacturer might bring out
something handy. Take the Cabela's cupboard, for example (I'm not
affiliated, etc., www.cabelas.com, item Item:IH-516773): Just the
ticket, I thought, to place right outside the sliding door. A couple of
telescoping light stands and a crossbar of 3/4'' PVC pipe to hang this
thing from and I have a handy place to stash that box of Kleenex, the
star chart, binoculars, the Viewmaster (this week: Tahitian Cuties of
the 1890's!) and other essentials. Point is, if I hadn't been poking
around their site when I should have been working I might never have
seen this item.

Are there sites where folks with nothing better to do blog about camping
gadgets?

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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
KG6RCR