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As some of you may know, I will be studying in Austria come January and will riding my bike around Europe for a month afterwards. The biking trip is going to require some outdoor gear that I don't have so I have been doing some research online to find out where I can get good quality at a decent price. My dad always taught me to think before I make a purchase because if you buy on impulse you will waste time, money, and energy. Buying a quality set of knives for example (just pulling examples out of thin air here ;-)) will save you time in your cooking by not having to deal with dull blades, money because you won't have to replace your knives every 5-10 years, and energy because you don't have do any more shopping for that item for years to come. Anyways, to the point... I love finding out about cool tools and what the "best" item in a particular category is. Like "surefire" flashlights for example.
Cool Tools
This site run by a man named Kevin Kelly is an awesome resource for so many different things. People write in and tell him about a product that they have found to be extraordinary or extremely useful.
Zappos
This is probably the best online store besides Amazon that I know of. Their customer service is unparalleled in my experience. You will be amazed.
Sierra Trading Post
These people have quality products at very discounted prices.
Backcountry
This store I like a lot because of the layout of the site, but more importantly because they actually use the stuff you can read reviews on the items you are interested in. Plus their prices are hard to beat (especially in their outlet store).
Most Comfortable Shoes
I was very pleased to find this site. These people basically tell you what 5-10 shoes are the most comfortable in any category of shoes that you are interested in.
Froogle
This is basically a search engine by google that searches online stores for the item you're looking for. Just type it in, then you can arrange your results by price, relevance, etc. Then you can click the link and you can buy knowing that you're most likely getting the best price for that item there is.
Tom Bihn Backpacks
This guy from Seattle makes the best backpacks according to Cool Tools.
Merino Wool Clothing
Basically for Fall, Winter, and Spring, Merino Wool is the way to go. Period. Forget underarmor and all those other fancy synthetic fabrics. I always knew natural is best and I'm proven right again and again.
Cool Tools
This site run by a man named Kevin Kelly is an awesome resource for so many different things. People write in and tell him about a product that they have found to be extraordinary or extremely useful.
Zappos
This is probably the best online store besides Amazon that I know of. Their customer service is unparalleled in my experience. You will be amazed.
Sierra Trading Post
These people have quality products at very discounted prices.
Backcountry
This store I like a lot because of the layout of the site, but more importantly because they actually use the stuff you can read reviews on the items you are interested in. Plus their prices are hard to beat (especially in their outlet store).
Most Comfortable Shoes
I was very pleased to find this site. These people basically tell you what 5-10 shoes are the most comfortable in any category of shoes that you are interested in.
Froogle
This is basically a search engine by google that searches online stores for the item you're looking for. Just type it in, then you can arrange your results by price, relevance, etc. Then you can click the link and you can buy knowing that you're most likely getting the best price for that item there is.
Tom Bihn Backpacks
This guy from Seattle makes the best backpacks according to Cool Tools.
Merino Wool Clothing
Basically for Fall, Winter, and Spring, Merino Wool is the way to go. Period. Forget underarmor and all those other fancy synthetic fabrics. I always knew natural is best and I'm proven right again and again.
posted by Matthew at 1:22 PM
3 Comments:
And with some more research one can sometimes find products that are just as good -- if not better -- than the famous brand products, thus being an even better buy because you are not paying for the "name".
For example, you could buy a Lexus ES 330 and spend $32k; or you could buy a top of the line Toyota Camry XLE and spend $28k. You'd basically have the same car -- except the Lexus brand costs you about $4k more.
Similarly, you could spend $100 or more on a Surefire flashlight; or you could spend $30 for a Streamlight Scorpion Flashlight. They're basically the same (in fact the Streamlight may be better) -- except that the Surefire brand costs you $70-80 more. :-)
You're point is well taken. =) My defence was that I was a freshman at the time and didn't have the knowledge I have now. Though I'd still like to compare flashlights when I get home. ;-)
Sounds good. But, you should know that I heard the power went out during a game at Dodgers Stadium in L.A.
However, the security guards had all been issued Streamlight flashlights. So, they took 4 Streamlights and shone them on the field and the game was able to continue without interruption!
(It was 3 o'clock in the afternoon though, so it was hard to tell what effect the Streamlights had on visibility. ;-)
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