Gimmicky products that work

[Tallpine]

The expandable hose is pretty decent if used in a fairly light duty environment, I got one to keep on the boat and it does what I need without the bulk of a traditonal 50' hose.

Very sensitive to sunlight, however. Don't leave it out.

Not sure where to get one, but a 3/4" mop-up (fire) hose would work great.

I'm not sure that our VFD has ever even bought one.  The feds seem to hand them out like candy at big fires.

[KD5NRH]

I pick this up: http://www.asseenontv.com/windshield-wonder-fast-and-easy-windshield-cleaner/detail.php?p=296792 it really cleans windshields well.

I picked up something pretty similar at the dollar store, except that the head was more triangular for getting into acute corners.

[230RN]

http://www.walmart.com/ip/HandyBar/15751848

This thing?

Also available here: http://www.amazon.com/Stander-HandyBar-Automotive-Standing-Emergency/dp/B000GUKKMW

Hmmmm, close, but the TV thingamus seemed to have a longer "tang" and some sort of locking/gripping mechanism for stability.

I guess I'll have to look around, but I don't do well prowling around big stores anymore.  More and more, I'm starting to call first and get an exact location for things.  So I guess I'll do that.  So thanks for the heads-up!

Seems like it would be better to get a real one rather than trying to flange something up out of an L-bracket.

¡ Muchas danke !

Terry

[makattak]

Hmmmm, close, but the TV thingamus seemed to have a longer "tang" and some sort of locking/gripping mechanism for stability.

I guess I'll have to look around, but I don't do well prowling around big stores anymore.  More and more, I'm starting to call first and get an exact location for things.  So I guess I'll do that.  So thanks for the heads-up!

Seems like it would be better to get a real one rather than trying to flange something up out of an L-bracket.

¡ Muchas danke !

Terry

Then you must mean this:

http://www.carolwrightgifts.com/car-cane-as-seen-on-tv/41278.cfm

[White Horseradish]

The Ron Popeil Rotisserie. Set it and forget it.

Have had one for years. Still works fine. Use it for chicken and an occasional pork roast.

[Cliffh]

Can't remember what they're called at the moment, but they're a set of bits, one end is for drilling a hole in a broken bolt and the opposite end is an easy-out. 

[HankB]

I just load them into GI stripper clips and use the stripper loader.  Virtually no effort on both, same or less manipulations, and also makes ammo storage/inventory much easier.

Whatever floats your boat . . . but I'm having a hard time believing taking boxed or loose rounds and loading them into stripper clips, then loading them into mags, is more efficient/easier than using a LULA. (unless you're using something like a Butler Creek or StripLULA to load the stripper clips?)

[French G.]

The Ron Popeil Rotisserie. Set it and forget it.

Have had one for years. Still works fine. Use it for chicken and an occasional pork roast.

Reminds me. Nu-wave oven. I don't have one, but know some people that do and pack them when we travel as a squadron. Wonderful portable cooking tool.