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Dyson V8 Animal : Vacuum w/o cords

November 3, 2024 // 0 Comments

V8 Animal Someone in the local Buy Nothing group was giving away a Dyson V8 Animal vacuum stick with all the attachments, tools, and bits. Apparently, the vacuum had a [...]

DJI Neo : FirstLook

October 13, 2024 // 0 Comments

We looked at quadcopters—what we all call “drones”—back in 2005 and again in 2012. They were…interesting, but required too much user interaction to be [...]

COFB X-Pak EVO Sling Pack: FirstLook

September 29, 2024 // 0 Comments

A backpack is something everyone is familiar with, has used, and probably owns more than one. We certainly have reviewed many over the years, our favorites being from Tom [...]

NOT Oakley X-Metal Collection: Mars Leather

August 4, 2024 // 0 Comments

We have a couple of pairs of Oakley sunglasses (Juliet, Madman) in our collection. Oakley glasses are instantly recognizable to those who know their X-Metal line. They are [...]

Snailax Neck and Back Massager: FirstLook

June 2, 2024 // 0 Comments

Doing physical work in the RainyDayGarden is hard on the neck and back, which is why we have interns. But working at a desk all day—which is what we do most days—is not [...]

BeaverLAB Microscopes: FirstLook

April 28, 2024 // 0 Comments

RainyDayMagazine has always been deeply interested in various forms of digital microscopy (iPhone, converting old scopes, etc.). We are particularly intrigued and have [...]

Birding Gear : Big lens transport

April 21, 2024 // 0 Comments

When we acquired our Nikkor 200-500mm lens, we had to consider the best way to carry the big lens on outings. Together, the zoom lens and D850 body weigh almost 8 pounds (!), [...]

QuietOn 3: InTheWild

February 4, 2024 // 0 Comments

Sleep: it’s important. So important that most human beings will literally go mad if they don’t get it. A good night of solid sleep is often hard to come, but [...]

Lock-picking “Night School”

November 26, 2023 // 0 Comments

Learning how to pick locks is a lot of fun, in a challenging sort of way. To “know” how to do something is nice, but being able to “do” the thing is a [...]

Nikon D850 Accessories

September 17, 2023 // 0 Comments

The last time we upgraded our Nikon body we went from a D40 to a D90. A LOT of new Nikon bodies have been released since then, but we resisted because the D90 was “good [...]
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