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Stay Safe While Camping by Sleeping Inside a Big Bear

Don't you hate it when you're camping and you get mauled by a bear? I do, and apparently, so does Eiko Ishizawa. That's why the eclectic designer invented "The Great Sleeping Bear," a sleeping bag made to resemble a big brown bear. The idea is simple: if you're sleeping in one of these and a bear comes across your campsite looking for a meal, it will think you're a fellow bear and opt to eat your friends and family instead. (Apparently, bears are pretty dim.) Of course, there could be a downside as well. What if you make a particularly attractive bear?

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Say I Love You With a Tick Twister

OK, so we're not saying this would make the sexiest of Valentine's Day gifts, but at $4 it's a lot cheaper and more useful than flowers and chocolates. Whether your sweetie is a hiker or just someone with dogs who like to run through the brush, the Tick Twister removal device seems like a really good thing to have. It looks like it's worlds' easier to use than Crisco, a lit ciggie, hairspray, a flame-thrower, or all the other dodgy tick-be-gone methods out there.

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