CINXE.COM
VSSL Flask hides your favorite tipple inside a flashlight
<!DOCTYPE html> <html data-environment="production"> <head><script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=HxkREWBo" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("https://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("http://www.gizmag.com/vssl-flask-compass-flashligh/39147/","20150905112942","https://web.archive.org/","web","/_static/", "1441452582"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=S1zqJCYt" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=3PDvdIFv" /> <!-- End Wayback Rewrite JS Include --> <title>VSSL Flask hides your favorite tipple inside a flashlight</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="robots" content="index, follow"> <meta name="description" content="The amount of kit needed to go camping in the great outdoors can soon add up. Which means multi-purpose products can be an absolute godsend. The VSSL Flask is one such item, combining a flashlight, compass and a flask for discreetly storing a beverage of your choice."> <meta name="keywords" content="Stainless Steel, Drinking, Flashlights, Torch, Camping"> <meta name="news_keywords" content="Stainless Steel, Drinking, Flashlights, Torch, Camping"> <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image"/> <meta name="twitter:site" content="@gizmag"/> <meta name="twitter:title" content="VSSL Flask hides your favorite tipple inside a flashlight"/> <meta name="twitter:description" content="The amount of kit needed to go camping in the great outdoors can soon add up. Which means multi-purpose products can be an absolute godsend. The VSSL Flask is one such item, combining a flashlight, compass and a flask for discreetly storing a beverage of your choice."/> <meta name="twitter:image:src" content="http://images.gizmag.com/hero/vssl-flask@2x.jpg"/> <meta name="twitter:domain" content="gizmag.com"/> <meta property="og:type" content="website"/> <meta property="og:image" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/vssl-flask@2x.jpg"/> <meta property="og:title" content="VSSL Flask hides your favorite tipple inside a flashlight"/> <meta property="og:description" content="The amount of kit needed to go camping in the great outdoors can soon add up. Which means multi-purpose products can be an absolute godsend. The VSSL Flask is one such item, combining a flashlight, compass and a flask for discreetly storing a beverage of your choice."/> <meta property="og:url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/vssl-flask-compass-flashligh/39147/"/> <link rel="canonical" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/vssl-flask-compass-flashligh/39147/"> <link rel="image_src" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_lrg/vssl-flask.jpg"> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="//web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://production-assetsbucket-wvksza8x3q2f.s3.amazonaws.com/ico/favicon.feae52afa635.ico"/> <link href="//web.archive.org/web/20150905112942cs_/http://production-assetsbucket-wvksza8x3q2f.s3.amazonaws.com/COMPILED/public.cb6e783c49ce.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="application/javascript" src="//web.archive.org/web/20150905112942js_/http://production-assetsbucket-wvksza8x3q2f.s3.amazonaws.com/COMPILED/public.2624c987c052.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> var googletag = googletag || {}; googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || []; (function() { var gads = document.createElement("script"); gads.async = true; gads.type = "text/javascript"; var useSSL = "https:" == document.location.protocol; gads.src = (useSSL ? "https:" : "http:") + "//web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.googletagservices.com/tag/js/gpt.js"; var node = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; node.parentNode.insertBefore(gads, node); })(); </script> <script type="text/javascript"> googletag.cmd.push(function() { gpt_pushdown = googletag.defineSlot('/1007667/pushdown', [[728,90], [970,90], [970,250]], 'pushdown') .addService(googletag.pubads()); gpt_skyscraper = googletag.defineSlot('/1007667/Outdoors_Skyscraper_Right_160x600', [160,600], 'skyscraper_right') .addService(googletag.pubads()); gpt_bottom_inc = googletag.defineSlot('/1007667/bottom_include', [1,1], 'bottom_include') .addService(googletag.pubads()); gpt_islandtr = googletag.defineSlot('/1007667/Outdoors_IslandTop_Right_300x250', [[300,250], [300,600], [300,1050]], 'island_top_right') .addService(googletag.pubads()); gpt_islandbr = googletag.defineSlot('/1007667/Outdoors_IslandBottom_Right_300x250', [[300,250], [300,600]], 'island_bottom_right') .addService(googletag.pubads()); gpt_hmpg_fllwr = googletag.defineSlot('/1007667/Article_300x600_Follower', [[300,250], [300,600]], 'article_follower') .addService(googletag.pubads()); stacksocial = googletag.defineSlot('/7346874/GZM-300x250', [300,250], 'stacksocial') .addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().setTargeting('pt', 'a'); googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); googletag.pubads().set('page_url','https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/vssl-flask-compass-flashligh/39147/'); googletag.enableServices(); }); </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//web.archive.org/web/20150905112942js_/http://a.postrelease.com/serve/load.js?async=true"></script> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=10"/><script type="text/javascript">window.NREUM||(NREUM={}),__nr_require=function(e,n,t){function r(t){if(!n[t]){var o=n[t]={exports:{}};e[t][0].call(o.exports,function(n){var o=e[t][1][n];return r(o?o:n)},o,o.exports)}return n[t].exports}if("function"==typeof __nr_require)return __nr_require;for(var o=0;o<t.length;o++)r(t[o]);return r}({QJf3ax:[function(e,n){function t(e){function n(n,t,a){e&&e(n,t,a),a||(a={});for(var u=c(n),f=u.length,s=i(a,o,r),p=0;f>p;p++)u[p].apply(s,t);return s}function a(e,n){f[e]=c(e).concat(n)}function c(e){return f[e]||[]}function u(){return t(n)}var f={};return{on:a,emit:n,create:u,listeners:c,_events:f}}function r(){return{}}var o="nr@context",i=e("gos");n.exports=t()},{gos:"7eSDFh"}],ee:[function(e,n){n.exports=e("QJf3ax")},{}],3:[function(e,n){function t(e){return function(){r(e,[(new Date).getTime()].concat(i(arguments)))}}var r=e("handle"),o=e(1),i=e(2);"undefined"==typeof window.newrelic&&(newrelic=window.NREUM);var a=["setPageViewName","addPageAction","setCustomAttribute","finished","addToTrace","inlineHit","noticeError"];o(a,function(e,n){window.NREUM[n]=t("api-"+n)}),n.exports=window.NREUM},{1:12,2:13,handle:"D5DuLP"}],gos:[function(e,n){n.exports=e("7eSDFh")},{}],"7eSDFh":[function(e,n){function t(e,n,t){if(r.call(e,n))return e[n];var o=t();if(Object.defineProperty&&Object.keys)try{return Object.defineProperty(e,n,{value:o,writable:!0,enumerable:!1}),o}catch(i){}return e[n]=o,o}var r=Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty;n.exports=t},{}],D5DuLP:[function(e,n){function t(e,n,t){return r.listeners(e).length?r.emit(e,n,t):void(r.q&&(r.q[e]||(r.q[e]=[]),r.q[e].push(n)))}var r=e("ee").create();n.exports=t,t.ee=r,r.q={}},{ee:"QJf3ax"}],handle:[function(e,n){n.exports=e("D5DuLP")},{}],XL7HBI:[function(e,n){function t(e){var n=typeof e;return!e||"object"!==n&&"function"!==n?-1:e===window?0:i(e,o,function(){return r++})}var r=1,o="nr@id",i=e("gos");n.exports=t},{gos:"7eSDFh"}],id:[function(e,n){n.exports=e("XL7HBI")},{}],G9z0Bl:[function(e,n){function t(){var e=d.info=NREUM.info,n=f.getElementsByTagName("script")[0];if(e&&e.licenseKey&&e.applicationID&&n){c(p,function(n,t){n in e||(e[n]=t)});var t="https"===s.split(":")[0]||e.sslForHttp;d.proto=t?"https://":"http://",a("mark",["onload",i()]);var r=f.createElement("script");r.src=d.proto+e.agent,n.parentNode.insertBefore(r,n)}}function r(){"complete"===f.readyState&&o()}function o(){a("mark",["domContent",i()])}function i(){return(new Date).getTime()}var a=e("handle"),c=e(1),u=window,f=u.document;e(2);var s=(""+location).split("?")[0],p={beacon:"bam.nr-data.net",errorBeacon:"bam.nr-data.net",agent:"js-agent.newrelic.com/nr-686.min.js"},d=n.exports={offset:i(),origin:s,features:{}};f.addEventListener?(f.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",o,!1),u.addEventListener("load",t,!1)):(f.attachEvent("onreadystatechange",r),u.attachEvent("onload",t)),a("mark",["firstbyte",i()])},{1:12,2:3,handle:"D5DuLP"}],loader:[function(e,n){n.exports=e("G9z0Bl")},{}],12:[function(e,n){function t(e,n){var t=[],o="",i=0;for(o in e)r.call(e,o)&&(t[i]=n(o,e[o]),i+=1);return t}var r=Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty;n.exports=t},{}],13:[function(e,n){function t(e,n,t){n||(n=0),"undefined"==typeof t&&(t=e?e.length:0);for(var r=-1,o=t-n||0,i=Array(0>o?0:o);++r<o;)i[r]=e[n+r];return i}n.exports=t},{}]},{},["G9z0Bl"]);</script><script type="text/javascript">window.NREUM||(NREUM={});NREUM.info={"beacon":"bam.nr-data.net","queueTime":1,"licenseKey":"2798a8ea7c","agent":"js-agent.newrelic.com/nr-686.min.js","transactionName":"Y1BUNxcHV0IEUENYXVoacBYLBU1YCl0YXEdYQV8WFwoDXBBfQ1hEXVBB","applicationID":"12753935","errorBeacon":"bam.nr-data.net","applicationTime":48}</script> <!-- Chartbeat Config --> <script type="text/javascript"> var _sf_async_config = _sf_async_config || {}; _sf_async_config.uid = 4159; _sf_async_config.domain = "gizmag.com"; </script> </head> <body> <!-- Google analytics tracking script --> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-2235360-4']); _gaq.push(['_setCustomVar', 1, 'Section', 'Outdoors', 3 ]); _gaq.push(['_setCustomVar', 2, 'Writer', 'Dave Parrack', 3 ]); _gaq.push(['_setCustomVar', 3, 'View', 'Article', 3 ]); _gaq.push(['_setCustomVar', 5, 'ArticleID', '39147', 3 ]); _gaq.push(['_setCustomVar', 4, 'PPV_test3', '1', 3 ]); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageLoadTime']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://' : 'http://') + 'stats.g.doubleclick.net/dc.js'; (document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]).appendChild(ga); })(); </script> <div id="fb-root"></div> <script> (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3&appId=38456013908"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); </script> <script>!function(d,s,id) { var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https'; if(!d.getElementById(id)) { js=d.createElement(s); js.id=id; js.async=true; js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js'; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs); } }(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');</script> <div class="ad ad-block"> <div class="ad-label">Advertisement</div> <div class="ad-inner" id="pushdown"> <script type="text/javascript"> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("pushdown"); }); </script> </div> </div> <div class="ad-skin"> <div class="container container--opaque"> <a href="/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/" class="logo logo--desktop"></a> <!-- Google Search --> <form action="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/search/" class="header-search"> <input type="hidden" name="cx" value="partner-pub-1607124478120364:cf1bgg5f284"/> <input type="hidden" name="cof" value="FORID:11"/> <input type="hidden" name="ie" value="ISO-8859-1"/> <input type="text" name="q" class="input-inline header-search__input"/> <button name="sa" class="btn btn-secondary">Search</button> </form> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942js_/http://www.google.com/cse/brand?form=cse-search-box-top&lang=en"></script> </div> <!-- Top Stories --> <div class="container container--opaque container--pad"> <a class="more-top-stories" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/top-stories/">more top stories »</a> <ul class="top-stories highlights highlights--top-stories"> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/kodak-pixpro-sp360-4k-actioncam/39267/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/pixpro-sp360-4k.JPG" alt=""> </a> <div class="highlights__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/kodak-pixpro-sp360-4k-actioncam/39267/">Kodak's 360-degree action camera goes 4K</a> </div> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/huawei-watch-review-hands-on/39265/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/huawei-watch-hands-on.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="highlights__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/huawei-watch-review-hands-on/39265/">Huawei Watch hands-on: The most fashionable Android Wear watch yet</a> </div> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/magnetic-wormhole/39257/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/magnetic-wormhole.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="highlights__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/magnetic-wormhole/39257/">World's first magnetic "wormhole" produces magnetic monopole</a> </div> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/fantic-serves-up-electric-fat-bikes-two-ways/39238/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/fanfic-fat-e-bikes.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="highlights__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/fantic-serves-up-electric-fat-bikes-two-ways/39238/">Fantic serves up electric fat bikes two ways</a> </div> </ul> </div> <div class="container container--opaque js-container-main"> <div class="column-primary column-primary--default"> <div class="article-top" data-article="39147"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/outdoors/"> — Outdoors </a> <h1>VSSL Flask hides your favorite tipple inside a flashlight</h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/author/dave-parrack/" rel="author">Dave Parrack</a> - August 27, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/vssl-flask-compass-flashligh/39147/pictures"> 4 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/vssl-flask-compass-flashligh/39147/pictures"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/vssl-flask@2x.jpg" alt="The VSSL Flask hides your favorite tipple inside what appears to onlookers to be a simple flashlight" class="hero-img"/> </a> <div class="caption caption--hero"> <p> The VSSL Flask hides your favorite tipple inside what appears to onlookers to be a simple flashlight </p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/vssl-flask-compass-flashligh/39147/pictures" class="gallery-link">Image Gallery</a> (4 images) </div> </div> <div class="article-body"> <p>The amount of kit needed to go camping in the great outdoors can soon add up. Which means multi-purpose products capable of catering to more than one need can be an absolute godsend. The VSSL Flask is one such item, combining a flashlight, compass and a flask for discreetly storing a beverage of your choice.</p> <ul class="gallery-preview"> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/vssl-flask-compass-flashligh/39147/pictures#1" class="js-gallery-preview-link"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/vssl-flask-4.jpg" title="The VSSL Flask hides a wealth of extra features within its suitably simple exterior" alt="The VSSL Flask hides a wealth of extra features within its suitably simple exterior"/> </a> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/vssl-flask-compass-flashligh/39147/pictures#2" class="js-gallery-preview-link"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/vssl-flask-3.jpg" title="The VSSL Flask even comes with its own stainless steel shot cups" alt="The VSSL Flask even comes with its own stainless steel shot cups"/> </a> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/vssl-flask-compass-flashligh/39147/pictures#3" class="js-gallery-preview-link"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/vssl-flask-2.jpg" title="The VSSL Flask offers three functions in one: a flashlight, a drinks flask, and a compass" alt="The VSSL Flask offers three functions in one: a flashlight, a drinks flask, and a compass"/> </a> </ul> <p>Despite its name, the VSSL Flask is primarily a flashlight. However, the name of this product reveals its true nature, as the VSSL Flask contains a 300 ml (10 fl oz) vessel in which you can store your favorite beverage. </p> <p>There is also a hidden compartment into which two collapsible stainless steel 10 ml (0.35 fl oz) shot cups are stored, along with a bottle opener. Completing this multi-purpose piece of kit is an oil-filled compass that acts as the end cap protecting your boozy secret.</p> <p><div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/vssl-flask-compass-flashligh/39147/pictures#4" target="_blank"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/inline/vssl-flask-4@2x.jpg" alt=""> </a> </div> </p> <p>The flashlight offers an LED torch with three different settings: flood, dim, and SOS. Three E90 batteries can run the brightest setting for 20 hours. The flask is made from extruded anodized aluminum, with a bonded glass layer preventing the flavor of the liquid inside being compromised.</p> <p>The manufacture of the VSSL Flask was funded by a recent <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/toddweimer/vssl-flask-light/" target="_blank">Kickstarter campaign</a>, which raised CAD$53,000 (US$40,000). It can now be purchased directly from VSSL for US$65. </p> <p>The video below shows the VSSL Flask being used in the wild.</p> <p>Source: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.vsslgear.com/collections/vssl/products/flask" target="_blank">VSSL</a></p> <p><div class="inline-item js-article-video"> <iframe src="//web.archive.org/web/20150905112942if_/http://www.youtube.com/embed/jZcH2Uijv-o" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> </p> </div> <!-- Share Bar --> <div class="page-section"> <ul class="list-ui list-ui--horizontal share-bar"> <li> <div class="fb-like" data-href="http://www.gizmag.com/vssl-flask-compass-flashligh/39147/" data-send="false" data-layout="box_count" data-show-faces="false" data-share="true"></div> <script type="text/javascript"> _ga.trackFacebook(); </script> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="vertical" data-via="gizmag" data-url="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/vssl-flask-compass-flashligh/39147/">Tweet</a> </li> <li> <div class="g-plusone" data-size="tall" data-href="http://www.gizmag.com/vssl-flask-compass-flashligh/39147/"></div> </li> <li> <iframe style="overflow: hidden; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942if_/http://badge.stumbleupon.com/badge/embed/5/?url=http%3A//www.gizmag.com/vssl-flask-compass-flashligh/39147/" width="50" height="60" id="iframe-stmblpn-widget-1" name="iframe-stmblpn-widget-1"></iframe> </li> <li> <div class="pin-it-button" data-url="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942oe_/http://www.gizmag.com/vssl-flask-compass-flashligh/39147/" data-image="http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_lrg/vssl-flask.jpg" data-description="The amount of kit needed to go camping in the great outdoors can soon add up. Which means multi-purpose products can be an absolute godsend. The VSSL Flask is one such item, combining a flashlight, compass and a flask for discreetly storing a beverage of your choice."></div> </li> <li> <script type="IN/Share" data-counter="top"></script> </li> <li class="js-share-reddit"> <script type="text/javascript"> reddit_newwindow='1' </script> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="ad "> <div class="ad-label">Advertisement</div> <script async src="//web.archive.org/web/20150905112942js_/http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script> <ins class="adsbygoogle ad-article-bottom" style="" data-ad-client="ca-pub-1607124478120364" data-ad-slot="6055296962"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> <!-- Outbrain --> <div class="page-section"> <div class="OUTBRAIN" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942oe_/http://www.gizmag.com/vssl-flask-compass-flashligh/39147/" data-widget-id="AR_1" data-ob-template="Gizmag"></div> <script type="text/javascript" async="async" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942js_/http://widgets.outbrain.com/outbrain.js"></script> </div> <!-- Bio --> <div class="page-section media"> <p class="h2 title-standout">About the Author</p> <a class="media__right" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/author/dave-parrack/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/CACHE/images/avatars/167.ed2cee7e1bf9.jpg" alt="Dave Parrack"/> </a> <p>Dave is a technology journalist with a ravenous appetite for gadgets, gizmos, and gubbins. He's based in the U.K., and from his center of operations writes about all facets of modern and future technology. He has learned more in his five years writing for the Web than he did in 11 years at school, and with none of the boring subjects thrown in to the mix.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/author/dave-parrack/"> All articles by Dave Parrack </a> </div> <!-- Tags --> <div class="page-section"> <p class="h2 title-standout">Tags</p> <ul class="list-ui list-ui--horizontal article-tags"> <li>» <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/stainless/" rel="tag">Stainless Steel</a></li> <li>» <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/drinking/" rel="tag">Drinking</a></li> <li>» <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/flashlight/" rel="tag">Flashlights</a></li> <li>» <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/torch/" rel="tag">Torch</a></li> <li>» <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/camping/" rel="tag">Camping</a></li> </ul> </div> <!-- Comments --> <div class="page-section"> <p class="h2 title-standout">1 Comment</p> <ul class="list-ui list-ui--vertical word-wrap"> <li> <p>If you fit the demographic niche of alcoholic survivalist, then this is your product.</p> <span class="strong">sk8dad</span> </li> </ul> </div> <!-- Post a Comment --> <div class="page-section"> <a name="comment-form"></a> <p class="h2 title-standout">Post a Comment</p> <div data-article="39147"> <form class="login-form form-full js-login-form" action="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/login/" method="post"> <p class="strong">Login with your Gizmag account:</p> <p class="js-login-error"></p> <input type="hidden" name="csrfmiddlewaretoken" value="bQQJhloPfTRACGihlEJXp9iYagXgxjli"/> <input type="hidden" name="next" value="/vssl-flask-compass-flashligh/39147/"> <tr><th><label for="id_email">Email:</label></th><td><input id="id_email" maxlength="254" name="email" type="email"/></td></tr> <tr><th><label for="id_password">Password:</label></th><td><input id="id_password" name="password" type="password"/></td></tr> <button class="btn btn-primary btn-lg pull-right">Log In</button> <div class="pull-left"> <a class="small" href="/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/register/">Register here</a><br/> <a class="small" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/password-reset/recover/">Forgotten your password?</a> </div> </form> <p class="strong">Login with Facebook:</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/login/facebook?next=/vssl-flask-compass-flashligh/39147/" class="facebook-login-button" rel="nofollow"></a> </div> </div> <div class="page-section"> <p class="h2 title-standout">Related Articles</p> <ul class="list-ui list-ui--vertical related-articles"> <li class="media"> <a class="media__left" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/fogo-smart-flashlight-gps-walkie-talkie/36202/" title="Fogo smart flashlight packs more than just a torch to help you find your way"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero-related/fogo.jpg" alt="Fogo smart flashlight packs more than just a torch to help you find your way"/> </a> <a class="h3 title-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/fogo-smart-flashlight-gps-walkie-talkie/36202/"> Fogo smart flashlight packs more than just a torch to help you find your way </a> <p class="related-article__date"> February 22, 2015 </p> </li> <li class="media"> <a class="media__left" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/moma-bulb-flashlight/29152/" title="Bulb Flashlight does double duty as a light bulb and a flashlight"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero-related/momabulbflashlight-2.jpg" alt="Bulb Flashlight does double duty as a light bulb and a flashlight"/> </a> <a class="h3 title-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/moma-bulb-flashlight/29152/"> Bulb Flashlight does double duty as a light bulb and a flashlight </a> <p class="related-article__date"> September 23, 2013 </p> </li> <li class="media"> <a class="media__left" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/body-heat-powered-flashlight/28113/" title="Canadian schoolgirl creates Hollow Flashlight powered by body heat"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero-related/body_heat_flashlight.png" alt="Canadian schoolgirl creates Hollow Flashlight powered by body heat"/> </a> <a class="h3 title-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/body-heat-powered-flashlight/28113/"> Canadian schoolgirl creates Hollow Flashlight powered by body heat </a> <p class="related-article__date"> June 30, 2013 </p> </li> <li class="media"> <a class="media__left" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/erembald-laser-cut-bicycle/36526/" title="Erembald bike is laser-cut from stainless steel"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero-related/emerbald-laser-cut-bicycle.jpg" alt="Erembald bike is laser-cut from stainless steel"/> </a> <a class="h3 title-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/erembald-laser-cut-bicycle/36526/"> Erembald bike is laser-cut from stainless steel </a> <p class="related-article__date"> March 12, 2015 </p> </li> <li class="media"> <a class="media__left" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/nite-ize-wraplit-flexible-led/22869/" title="Nite Ize WrapLit LED bends and contorts to your lighting needs"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero-related/niteizewraplit.jpeg" alt="Nite Ize WrapLit LED bends and contorts to your lighting needs"/> </a> <a class="h3 title-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/nite-ize-wraplit-flexible-led/22869/"> Nite Ize WrapLit LED bends and contorts to your lighting needs </a> <p class="related-article__date"> June 8, 2012 </p> </li> <li class="media"> <a class="media__left" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/spotlight-plug-in-car-flashlight/14404/" title="A car flashlight that's always ready to go"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero-related/spotlight.jpg" alt="A car flashlight that's always ready to go"/> </a> <a class="h3 title-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/spotlight-plug-in-car-flashlight/14404/"> A car flashlight that's always ready to go </a> <p class="related-article__date"> March 4, 2010 </p> </li> </ul> </div> <!-- Google Search Box --> <div class="page-section"> <form action="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/search/" name="cse-search-box-bottom"> <p class="h2 title-standout">Looking for something? Search our articles</p> <input type="hidden" name="cx" value="partner-pub-1607124478120364:bqw4wo-1udf"/> <input type="hidden" name="cof" value="FORID:11"/> <input type="hidden" name="ie" value="ISO-8859-1"/> <input type="text" name="q" size="10" class="content-search__input"/> <input type="submit" name="sa" value="Search" class="btn btn-secondary"/> </form> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942js_/http://www.google.com/cse/brand?form=cse-search-box-bottom&lang=en"></script> </div> <div id="subscribe_modal_container" class="jqmWindow"> <div class="modal_close"> <a href="#" class="modal_close_button close_modal"> </a> </div> <div class="modal_inner"> <div id="modal_title"></div> <div class="modal_content"> <p class="h2">Over 160,000 people receive our email newsletter</p> <p class="note_normal">See the stories that matter in your inbox every morning</p> <form id="subscribe_modal" name="subscribe_modal" action=""> <label>Your Email</label><br> <input name="email" type="text" id="modal_email" size="425"> <center id="modal_result"></center> <input class="btn btn-primary pull-right" type="submit" value="Subscribe"/> </form> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="column-tertiary"> <ul class="tertiary-articles highlights highlights--tertiary-articles"> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/ucla-robotic-exoskeleton-non-invasive-spinal-cord-stimulation/39216/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/neurostimulation-walking.jpg" alt="UCLA researchers claim to have provided the means for a person with chronic, complete paralysis enough voluntary control to actively walk with a robotic exoskeleton."> </a> <div class="highlights__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/ucla-robotic-exoskeleton-non-invasive-spinal-cord-stimulation/39216/">Completely paralyzed man steps out in robotic exoskeleton</a> </div> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/3d-printer-glass-objects/39137/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/3dprinter-glass.jpg" alt="The G3DP process produces an array of quite beautiful glass objects worthy of a Dale Chihuly exhibit"> </a> <div class="highlights__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/3d-printer-glass-objects/39137/">3D printer extrudes molten glass to produce objets d'art</a> </div> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/construction-approval-worlds-most-powerful-digital-camera/39183/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/lsst-green-light.jpg" alt="Rendering of the LSST camera, which will be the size of a small car and weigh more than 3 tons"> </a> <div class="highlights__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/construction-approval-worlds-most-powerful-digital-camera/39183/">World's most powerful digital camera gets the go-ahead</a> </div> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/panasonic-cz-950-oled-tv/39226/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/viera-cz-950-oled-4k-tv.JPG" alt="Panasonic's new Viera CZ-950 is reportedly the first OLED TV to be THX-certified"> </a> <div class="highlights__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/panasonic-cz-950-oled-tv/39226/">Panasonic breaks out its first commercial OLED TV</a> </div> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/aston-martin-db9-gt-bond/39237/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/aston-martin-db9-bond.jpg" alt="Only 150 of the Aston Martin DB9 GT Bond Edition will be made"> </a> <div class="highlights__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/aston-martin-db9-gt-bond/39237/">Aston Martin DB9 GT Bond celebrates 007, license to kill not included</a> </div> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/polaroid-snap-instant-print-camera/39248/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/polaroid-snap-instant-digital-camera.jpg" alt="The Polaroid Snap instant digital camera is expected to be available in black, white, red, and blue"> </a> <div class="highlights__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/polaroid-snap-instant-print-camera/39248/">Polaroid Snap camera brings back instant, ink-free photo prints</a> </div> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/infento-constructible-rides/39222/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/infento.jpg" alt="The reconstructible Infento lets young designers build 19 models of scooters, bikes, trikes, carts, and sledges"> </a> <div class="highlights__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/infento-constructible-rides/39222/">Infento offers transformable transportation for kids as they grow</a> </div> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/acer-revo-build-modular-pc-ifa-2015/39217/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/acer-revo-build.jpg" alt="The Acer Revo Build lets you create your own PC like a Lego tower"> </a> <div class="highlights__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/acer-revo-build-modular-pc-ifa-2015/39217/">The Jenga PC? Acer's Revo Build is a modular tower</a> </div> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/chilli-island-electric-lounge-chair/39159/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/chills-island-watercraft.jpg" alt="Not quite a boat, not quite a lounge chair ... it's a Chilli Island"> </a> <div class="highlights__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/chilli-island-electric-lounge-chair/39159/">Electric boat meets lounge chair on Chilli Island</a> </div> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/sony-xperia-z5-review-hands-on/39227/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/sony-xperia-z5-hands-on.jpg" alt="The new Xperia Z5 is available in three different flavors"> </a> <div class="highlights__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/sony-xperia-z5-review-hands-on/39227/">Hands-on: Sony's flagship Xperia Z5 lineup</a> </div> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/navigation-haptic-yale-animotus/39130/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/shape-shifting-navigator.jpg" alt="The Animotus changes shape to point you in the right direction"> </a> <div class="highlights__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/navigation-haptic-yale-animotus/39130/">Shape-shifting navigation device points you in the right direction</a> </div> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/bioengineered-heart-tissue-velcro/39173/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/bioengineered-heart-tissue-velcro.jpg" alt="T-shaped posts allow layers of a scaffold for growing heart tissue to join together like Velcro"> </a> <div class="highlights__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/bioengineered-heart-tissue-velcro/39173/">Bioengineered heart tissue can be stuck together like Velcro</a> </div> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/deepflight-dragon-video-review-personal-submersible/39121/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/deepflight-dragon-video-review-personal-submersible.jpg" alt="Deepflight Dragon: operates like a quadcopter in reverse, pulling down instead of lifting its whole weight upward"> </a> <div class="highlights__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/deepflight-dragon-video-review-personal-submersible/39121/">Video: Underwater flight in the DeepFlight Dragon</a> </div> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/kickstand-pump/39158/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/kickstand-pump.jpg" alt="The Kickstand Pump, folded up and serving as a tail light"> </a> <div class="highlights__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/kickstand-pump/39158/">Kickstand Pump does quadruple duty</a> </div> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/huilo-huilo-patagonias-pristine-eco-lodge/39075/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/huilo-huilo.jpg" alt="The Nothofagus Hotel Lodge at Huilo Huilo Biological Reserve"> </a> <div class="highlights__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/huilo-huilo-patagonias-pristine-eco-lodge/39075/">Huilo Huilo: A night in Patagonia's fairytale eco-lodge</a> </div> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/swincar-tilting-4-wheel-spider-car-concept/38745/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/swincar-tilting-4-wheel-spider-car.jpg" alt="Swincar's ridiculous degree of independent suspension freedom allows it to keep a driver upright over some very strange terrain"> </a> <div class="highlights__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/swincar-tilting-4-wheel-spider-car-concept/38745/">Swincar tilting 4-wheel-drive "spider car" makes light work of bizarre terrain</a> </div> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/how-the-fogcatchers-of-the-atacama-are-bringing-water-to-the-driest-desert-on-earth/39040/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/fogcatchers.jpg" alt="The Camanchaca presents a unique opportunity for those suffering drought in Chile's north"> </a> <div class="highlights__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/how-the-fogcatchers-of-the-atacama-are-bringing-water-to-the-driest-desert-on-earth/39040/">How Chile's fogcatchers are bringing water to the driest desert on Earth</a> </div> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/facebook-tips-tricks-2015/39092/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/facebook-tips.jpg" alt="Gizmag breaks down some of the top tips for using the popular social network"> </a> <div class="highlights__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/facebook-tips-tricks-2015/39092/">Tips and tricks to get more from Facebook</a> </div> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/darlinghurst-apartment-brad-swartz/39058/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/darlinghurstapt.jpg" alt="The 27-square meter (290-sq ft) apartment was transformed into a multi-functional home that comfortably accommodates two"> </a> <div class="highlights__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/darlinghurst-apartment-brad-swartz/39058/">Architect Brad Swartz discusses his winning tiny home formula</a> </div> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/self-driving-cars/38601/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/self-driving-motors.jpg" alt="Self-driving cars are progressing at a rapid pace"> </a> <div class="highlights__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/self-driving-cars/38601/">Man vs. machine: Can self-driving cars really replace human drivers?</a> </div> </ul> </div> <div class="column-secondary"> <div class="ad-island-top-wrapper"> <div class="ad js-ad-island-top"> <div class="ad-label">Advertisement</div> <div class="ad-inner" id="island_top_right"> <script type="text/javascript"> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("island_top_right"); }); </script> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ad "> <div class="ad-label">Advertisement</div> <div class="ad-inner" id="skyscraper_right"> <script type="text/javascript"> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("skyscraper_right"); }); </script> </div> </div> <div class="ad "> <div class="ad-label">Advertisement</div> <div class="ad-inner" id="island_bottom_right"> <script type="text/javascript"> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("island_bottom_right"); }); </script> </div> </div> <div class="ad stacksocial"> <div class="ad-label">Advertisement</div> <div class="ad-inner" id="stacksocial"> <script type="text/javascript"> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("stacksocial"); }); </script> </div> </div> <div class="ad js-ad-follower"> <div class="ad-label">Advertisement</div> <div class="ad-inner" id="article_follower"> <script type="text/javascript"> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("article_follower"); }); </script> </div> </div> <!-- Detect adblocker --> <div id="adsense" style="visibility:hidden; position:absolute;">unused</div> <script type="text/javascript"> $ = jQuery.noConflict() $(document).ready(function() { setTimeout(function() { if ($("#adsense").height() < 8) { if (window._gaq) { window._gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'AdBlocker','Blocked',undefined, undefined, true]); } if (window.ga) { window.ga('send', 'event', 'AdBlocker', 'Blocked'); } } else { if (window._gaq) { window._gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'AdBlocker','NotBlocked',undefined, undefined, true]); } if (window.ga) { window.ga('send', 'event', 'AdBlocker', 'NotBlocked'); } } }, 2000); }); </script> </div> </div><!-- close main container --> </div><!-- close ad skin --> <!-- Subscribe --> <div class="subscribe"> <div class="container"> <form class="subscribe__form js-subscribe-form"> <p class="h2">Subscribe to Gizmag's email newsletter</p> <input type="text" name="email" class="subscribe__input-email" placeholder="Enter Your Email Address ..."/> <button class="btn btn-secondary">Subscribe</button> <p class="js-subscribe-error"></p> </form> </div> </div> <!-- footer --> <div class="footer-highlights"> <div class="container"> <ul class="highlights highlights--footer"> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/beauer-3x-expandable-teardrop/38991/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/beauer-3x.jpg"> </a> <div class="highlights__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/beauer-3x-expandable-teardrop/38991/">Beauer 3X expandable teardrop trailer gives you 3x the space </a> </div> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/knaus-eurostar-caravisio/39105/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/knaus-tabbert-eurostar.jpg"> </a> <div class="highlights__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/knaus-eurostar-caravisio/39105/">Knaus Tabbert brings the Caravisio caravan concept to reality (kind of)</a> </div> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/alto-teardrop-trailer-safari-condo/31178/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/altor1713-40.jpg"> </a> <div class="highlights__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/alto-teardrop-trailer-safari-condo/31178/">Compact teardrop trailer transforms into a large family camper</a> </div> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/lava-flow-adventure-van-mercedes-sprinter/39032/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/outside-van-lava-flow.jpg"> </a> <div class="highlights__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/lava-flow-adventure-van-mercedes-sprinter/39032/">Lava Flow adventure van hauls bikes, sleeps bikers</a> </div> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/fiat-4x4-ducato-camper-show-van/39182/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/fiat-ducato-4x4-expedition.jpg"> </a> <div class="highlights__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/fiat-4x4-ducato-camper-show-van/39182/">Fiat experiments with 4x4 Ducato camper van</a> </div> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/gidget-retro-teardrop-camper/38756/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/gidget-teardrop-trailer.jpg"> </a> <div class="highlights__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/gidget-retro-teardrop-camper/38756/">Gidget teardrop camper takes sliding approach to extra space</a> </div> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/ecombo-camping-trailer/39081/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/ecombo-trailer.jpg"> </a> <div class="highlights__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/ecombo-camping-trailer/39081/">ECOmbo solar-equipped camper designed to keep you comfy off grid</a> </div> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/winnebago-era-4x4-sprinter-camper-van/38855/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/winnebago-era-4x4.JPG"> </a> <div class="highlights__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/winnebago-era-4x4-sprinter-camper-van/38855/">Winnebago launches Mercedes Sprinter 4x4-based Era 4x4 camper van</a> </div> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/triaca-caravan-concept/39208/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/roller-team-triaca-concept.jpg"> </a> <div class="highlights__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/triaca-caravan-concept/39208/">Roller Team rethinks the modern motorhome with basalt fiber-walled concept </a> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="footer-links"> <div class="container"> <div class="footer-links__column"> <p class="strong">Technology</p> <ul class="list-sections"> <li><a href="/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/3d-printing/">3D Printing</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/computers/">Computers</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/digital-cameras/">Digital Cameras</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/drones/">Drones</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/electronics/">Electronics</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/games/">Games</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/goodthinking/">Good Thinking</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/homeentertainment/">Home Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/laptops/">Laptops</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/military/">Military</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/mobiletechnology/">Mobile Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/remarkablepeople/">Remarkable People</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/music/">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/robotics/">Robotics</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/smartwatches/">Smartwatches</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/telecommunications/">Telecommunications</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/wearableelectronics/">Wearable Electronics</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="footer-links__column"> <p class="strong">Science</p> <ul class="list-sections"> <li><a href="/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/environment/">Environment</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/medical/">Medical</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/science/">Science</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/space/">Space</a></li> </ul> <br> <p class="strong">Transport</p> <ul class="list-sections"> <li><a href="/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/aircraft/">Aircraft</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/automotive/">Automotive</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/bicycles/">Bicycles</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/marine/">Marine</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/motorcycles/">Motorcycles</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/urbantransport/">Urban Transport</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="footer-links__column"> <p class="strong">Lifestyle</p> <ul class="list-sections"> <li><a href="/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/architecture/">Architecture</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/aroundthehome/">Around The Home</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/children/">Children</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/collectibles/">Collectibles</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/health/">Health and Wellbeing</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/destinations/">Holiday Destinations</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/outdoors/">Outdoors</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/pets/">Pets</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/sports/">Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/tiny-houses/">Tiny Houses</a></li> </ul> <br> <p> <a class="highlight" href="/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/features/">Features</a> </p> <p> <a class="highlight" href="/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/reviews/">Reviews</a> </p> </div> <div class="footer-links__column social-icons"> <ul class="list-ui list-ui--horizontal"> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/https://www.youtube.com/gizmag" target="_blank"> <svg version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px" viewbox="0 0 512 512" enable-background="new 0 0 512 512" xml:space="preserve"> <path d="M129.861,50h24.735l16.933,63.551L187.265,50h24.951l-28.58,94.504v64.486h-24.558v-64.486L129.861,50z M211.104,179.739c0,20.668,10.8,31.428,31.949,31.428c17.538,0,31.35-11.729,31.35-31.428V122.25 c0-18.357-13.674-31.509-31.35-31.509c-19.204,0-31.949,12.691-31.949,31.509V179.739z M233.544,124.184 c0-6.419,2.956-11.184,9.081-11.184c6.688,0,9.549,4.622,9.549,11.184v54.555c0,6.385-3.254,11.104-9.122,11.104 c-6.022,0-9.508-4.926-9.508-11.104V124.184z M333.349,91.706v89.025c-2.657,3.328-8.569,8.783-12.821,8.783 c-4.666,0-5.809-3.186-5.809-7.902V91.706h-21.806v98.029c0,11.586,3.543,20.949,15.232,20.949c6.598,0,15.755-3.433,25.203-14.641 v12.947h21.806V91.706H333.349z M301.273,332.134c1.48,1.954,2.22,4.815,2.22,8.583v57.672c0,3.561-0.601,6.127-1.798,7.698 c-2.289,2.996-7.246,2.86-10.625,1.149c-1.589-0.8-3.227-2.11-4.916-3.926v-69.607c1.409-1.533,2.835-2.669,4.281-3.403 C294.07,328.46,298.762,328.818,301.273,332.134z M371.182,329.604c-7.695,0-9.277,5.415-9.277,13.091v11.307h18.347v-11.307 C380.251,335.146,378.65,329.604,371.182,329.604z M434.516,412c0,27.614-22.386,50-50,50H127.484c-27.614,0-50-22.386-50-50 V285.684c0-27.615,22.386-50,50-50h257.031c27.614,0,50,22.385,50,50V412z M161.734,295.128h24.195V273.15h-71.778v21.978h24.195 v129.44h23.388V295.128z M244.924,312.871h-20.768v84.785c-2.534,3.174-8.163,8.365-12.211,8.365c-4.442,0-5.531-3.033-5.531-7.527 v-85.623h-20.768v93.359c0,22.664,15.367,22.803,26.561,16.391c4.141-2.376,8.121-5.839,11.949-10.383v12.33h20.768V312.871z M324.866,339.459c0-15.15-5.037-27.999-20.247-27.999c-7.416,0-13.779,4.727-18.465,10.437V273.15h-20.97v151.418h20.97v-8.586 c5.789,7.219,12.121,9.998,19.725,9.998c13.818,0,18.987-10.733,18.987-24.555V339.459z M401.624,342.901 c0-20.188-9.627-32.853-29.55-32.853c-18.734,0-31.543,13.463-31.543,32.853v50.136c0,20.107,10.141,34.557,29.971,34.557 c21.884,0,31.122-13.034,31.122-34.557v-8.39h-21.373v7.763c0,9.725-0.511,15.625-9.277,15.625c-8.361,0-9.069-7.246-9.069-15.625 v-21.071h39.72V342.901z"/> </svg> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://facebook.com/gizmag/" target="_blank"> <svg version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px" viewbox="0 0 512 512" enable-background="new 0 0 512 512" xml:space="preserve"> <path d="M204.067,184.692h-43.144v70.426h43.144V462h82.965V254.238h57.882l6.162-69.546h-64.044c0,0,0-25.97,0-39.615c0-16.398,3.302-22.89,19.147-22.89c12.766,0,44.896,0,44.896,0V50c0,0-47.326,0-57.441,0c-61.734,0-89.567,27.179-89.567,79.231C204.067,174.566,204.067,184.692,204.067,184.692z"/> </svg> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/https://twitter.com/gizmag" target="_blank"> <svg version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px" viewbox="0 0 512 512" enable-background="new 0 0 512 512" xml:space="preserve"> <path d="M462,128.223c-15.158,6.724-31.449,11.269-48.547,13.31c17.449-10.461,30.854-27.025,37.164-46.764c-16.333,9.687-34.422,16.721-53.676,20.511c-15.418-16.428-37.386-26.691-61.698-26.691c-54.56,0-94.668,50.916-82.337,103.787c-70.25-3.524-132.534-37.177-174.223-88.314c-22.142,37.983-11.485,87.691,26.158,112.85c-13.854-0.438-26.891-4.241-38.285-10.574c-0.917,39.162,27.146,75.781,67.795,83.949c-11.896,3.237-24.926,3.978-38.17,1.447c10.754,33.58,41.972,58.018,78.96,58.699C139.604,378.282,94.846,390.721,50,385.436c37.406,23.982,81.837,37.977,129.571,37.977c156.932,0,245.595-132.551,240.251-251.435C436.339,160.061,450.668,145.174,462,128.223z"/> </svg> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/xml/" target="_blank"> <svg version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px" viewbox="0 0 512 512" enable-background="new 0 0 512 512" xml:space="preserve"> <path d="M161.757,406.249c0,30.791-24.96,55.751-55.75,55.751c-30.79,0-55.751-24.96-55.751-55.751 s24.961-55.75,55.751-55.75C136.796,350.499,161.757,375.458,161.757,406.249z M50.256,190.424v82.593 C153.994,274.083,238.172,358.261,239.238,462h82.593C320.764,312.48,199.774,191.491,50.256,190.424z M50.256,132.602 c87.695,0.381,170.084,34.695,232.135,96.747c62.175,62.173,96.506,144.764,96.754,232.651h82.6 C461.228,234.858,277.333,50.794,50.256,50V132.602z"/> </svg> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/https://store.gizmag.com/" target="_blank"> <svg version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px" viewbox="0 0 512 512" enable-background="new 0 0 512 512" xml:space="preserve"> <path d="M346.914,143.609H50.168l53.563,121.166h205.085L346.914,143.609z M461.832,105.109l-12.746,40 h-29.98l-59.178,188.166H132.856l-17.625-40H330.68l59.18-188.166H461.832z M316.816,380c0,14.852-12.039,26.891-26.891,26.891 S263.035,394.852,263.035,380s12.039-26.891,26.891-26.891S316.816,365.148,316.816,380z M227.933,380 c0,14.852-12.04,26.891-26.893,26.891c-14.852,0-26.891-12.039-26.891-26.891s12.039-26.891,26.891-26.891 C215.893,353.109,227.933,365.148,227.933,380z"/> </svg> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/https://plus.google.com/+gizmag" target="_blank"> <svg version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px" viewbox="0 0 512 512" enable-background="new 0 0 512 512" xml:space="preserve"> <path d="M462,141.347h-54.621v54.622h-27.311v-54.622h-54.622v-27.311h54.622V59.416h27.311v54.621H462V141.347z M307.583,367.26 c0,40.943-37.384,90.787-131.434,90.787C107.365,458.047,50,428.379,50,378.478c0-38.514,24.383-88.511,138.323-88.511 c-16.922-13.792-21.075-33.077-10.733-53.959c-66.714,0-100.879-39.222-100.879-89.023c0-48.731,36.242-93.032,110.15-93.032 c18.66,0,118.398,0,118.398,0l-26.457,27.77h-31.079c21.925,12.562,33.586,38.433,33.586,66.949 c0,26.175-14.413,47.375-34.983,63.279c-36.503,28.222-27.158,43.98,11.087,71.872C295.121,312.074,307.583,333.882,307.583,367.26 z M233.738,150.453c-5.506-41.905-32.806-76.284-64.704-77.243c-31.909-0.949-53.309,31.119-47.798,73.035 c5.509,41.905,35.834,71.178,67.749,72.139C220.882,219.333,239.242,192.363,233.738,150.453z M266.631,371.463 c0-34.466-31.441-67.317-84.192-67.317c-47.542-0.523-87.832,30.042-87.832,65.471c0,36.154,34.335,66.25,81.879,66.25 C237.267,435.866,266.631,407.617,266.631,371.463z"/> </svg> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="copyright-message">All content copyright © Gizmag 2003 - 2015</div> </div> </div> <!-- Footer Index --> <div class="bottom-index"> <ul> <li><a href="#top">Top</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/">Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/about/">About</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/contact/">Contact</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/privacy/">Privacy</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/termsofuse/">Terms & Conditions</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://www.gizmag.com/advertise/" class="highlight">Advertise</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="ad hide ad-bottom-include"> <div class="ad-label">Advertisement</div> <div class="ad-inner" id="bottom_include"> <script type="text/javascript"> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("bottom_include"); }); </script> </div> </div> <!-- Clicky Tracing Code --> <script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942js_/http://static.getclicky.com/js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript">clicky.init(110681);</script> <noscript><p><img alt="Clicky" width="1" height="1" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942im_/http://in.getclicky.com/110681ns.gif"/></p></noscript> <!-- Netshelter Tracking --> <script type="text/javascript"> (function() { var nstrack = document.createElement("script"), el_nstrack = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; nstrack.async = true; nstrack.src = "https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://track.netshelter.net/async/js/sites/gizmag.com-async.js"; el_nstrack.parentNode.insertBefore(nstrack, el_nstrack); })(); </script> <!-- Chartbeat Tracking Code --> <script type="text/javascript"> var _sf_async_config = _sf_async_config || {}; _sf_async_config.authors = "Dave Parrack"; _sf_async_config.sections = "Outdoors"; (function(){ function loadChartbeat() { window._sf_endpt=(new Date()).getTime(); var e = document.createElement('script'); e.setAttribute('language', 'javascript'); e.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript'); e.setAttribute('src', '//web.archive.org/web/20150905112942/http://static.chartbeat.com/js/chartbeat.js'); document.body.appendChild(e); } var oldonload = window.onload; window.onload = (typeof window.onload != 'function') ? loadChartbeat : function() { oldonload(); loadChartbeat(); }; })(); </script> </body> </html> <!-- FILE ARCHIVED ON 11:29:42 Sep 05, 2015 AND RETRIEVED FROM THE INTERNET ARCHIVE ON 23:57:09 Dec 15, 2024. JAVASCRIPT APPENDED BY WAYBACK MACHINE, COPYRIGHT INTERNET ARCHIVE. ALL OTHER CONTENT MAY ALSO BE PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT (17 U.S.C. SECTION 108(a)(3)). --> <!-- playback timings (ms): captures_list: 0.581 exclusion.robots: 0.027 exclusion.robots.policy: 0.015 esindex: 0.012 cdx.remote: 81.84 LoadShardBlock: 154.477 (3) PetaboxLoader3.datanode: 184.293 (4) load_resource: 117.646 PetaboxLoader3.resolve: 51.144 -->