to quote Jeremy Clarkson
"I cant see why thats a holiday. come on everybody we can go away and defecate in a bucket, and live in a field in a small box and get in everybodys way on the way there"
@jeffreywsnyder Actually two different shows with different casts. If you have Prime, look up “The Grand Tour” - it’s Clarkson, May, and Hammond traveling the world and doing a show similar to Top Gear. Season 2 of it is coming soon.
@mike808 According to Amazon it is a 4 in 1 tool. Spoon, Fork, Knife, and Pot Scraper. They used the last function on the idea barrel to figure out what the fourth function would be.
@gertiestn To be fair, the description apparently had a different product in the picture for some time and most of the one star reviews are from people who ordered what they thought was an orange inflatable mattress with a bag and got a piece of shitty blue foam instead.
My experience with those cheap blue pads is “chill deflector” is a good name. It doesn’t stop the ground from sucking the heat out of your body, it just deflects it like 20%.
I really want to like this bundle. I’m going camping soon and need a foam mat, but there is just too much other junk jacking up the price. Give me just the mat for $5 or everything for $10 and you’ll have a buyer.
^If the last part of the discription of the flexWare bowl is correct that you get a free dishwasher then for $20 it’s a good deal.^ Otherwise that’s a Nope for me - even to throw it in my survival box. I have other items that are better including hammocks with included mosquito nets. Why lay on the ground when you can swing high up in the trees and avoid the bugs and people.
I have these utensils, including that large four-in-one odd thing. Recently I went camping and we needed something to serve salad with. I jumped up and said “I have just the thing!” It actually served that purpose surprisingly well.
@Goatherd Wouldn’t you need two of them? Like salad tongs where you can grasp the leafy concoction to serve a helping? (Disclaimer: not being mean/nasty just inquiring)
Oh man, I should have saved my mean ol’ “this is garbage” post for today instead of the crummy earrings the other day. The only thing I dislike more than junk jewelry is junk “camping” gear.
Although… I could use that sleeping pad, if it were cheap/not part of a horrid bundle. It looks pleasantly light and probably provides a little touch of comfort for casual camping without being too much of a pain to carry.
@jiltant If you spread a layer of 'Natty Light 12-pack boxes you’re sure to find at virtually any campground you will be able to replicate both the comfort and the heat retention that pad can provide.
Camping is one place where it is worth buying non-meh stuff. The flashlight apparently frequently doesn’t work and often doesn’t have much battery life. The cup is way too small. The bowl might be OK. The sleeping pad looks generic which is probably OK, the “silverware” I have no experience with, but a regular spoon is handy as you can then stir food with it too (well if cooking in a 2 person pot that is) because the handle is long enough where as these you can not…
@Kidsandliz I have one of these flashlights that is over 10 years old. The battery doesn’t work, but the lights will still go on as long as you are cranking it. It’s annoying (sound and awkwardness), but it is the only flashlight that we know 100% will work when we get it out of the drawer.
@wickhameh Well yes that is true, problem is if they have been sitting for a while before they are sold, most of them are going to be in that state of affairs already when they arrive. Also if it comes working you need to charge the battery on a regular basis or it no longer holds a charge. I didn’t know that and messed up a really, really nice one that was bright, perfect size…
Everyone is talking shit about these, but sadly I found them more interesting than most of the crap that’s on here these days. I even briefly considered buying, but the price is just too high for something like this.
I don’t go camping because I have a house I can live in instead.
@cengland0 And you can still crap in a hole in the backyard if the mood strikes you.
@cengland0 this
to quote Jeremy Clarkson
"I cant see why thats a holiday. come on everybody we can go away and defecate in a bucket, and live in a field in a small box and get in everybodys way on the way there"
@communist honestly, pretty much anything he and James May have to say on camping fits so well with my views
@communist THANKS
I just added the show to SERIES RECORD in my DVR.
There seems to be two editions: “TOP GEAR” on BBCA, and "TOP GEAR AMERICA " on The History Channel.
@jeffreywsnyder Actually two different shows with different casts. If you have Prime, look up “The Grand Tour” - it’s Clarkson, May, and Hammond traveling the world and doing a show similar to Top Gear. Season 2 of it is coming soon.
@djslack Thanks
I camped out here for this? Meh.
Looks like something you’d find on a shelf at a dollar store, and still avoid.
"An exclusive 8-piece bundle of camping crap that we really want to get rid of"
That said it all right there. You get points for honesty.
Did someone screw up and accidentally inlude that zero in the price?
@Pufferfishy Nah, they should have left the 2 off.
@2many2no Seriously. This is a collection of garbage.
@2many2no Now that’s funny…
I’m so sorry y’all had to see this.
I say that with true heartfelt empathy because it’s my job this month.
/giphy bleat
@2many2no You’re doing a bang-up job. Carry on.
@2many2no doesn’t even feel satisfying to blame you for this
Is that a comb?
@awk The big green thing looks like someone smarted off that he could make a better spork and got called on it. He did not win that bet.
@awk Either that or it’s some Australian spork that you can throw and it comes back to you.
@Tin_Foil That’s obviously a fork + shoehorn. A shoehork.
EDIT: no wait it’s the fabled SHOEHORN WITH TEETH! Previously thought not to exist.
/youtube shoehorn with teeth
@awk Well, it wasn’t very good at getting the nits out.
@awk it’s a combo spoon+fork+knife.
A noopsknirf.
@mike808 According to Amazon it is a 4 in 1 tool. Spoon, Fork, Knife, and Pot Scraper. They used the last function on the idea barrel to figure out what the fourth function would be.
@jandrese I like @mike808 's idea : noOOPSsknir(foreign language)f(uck).
@awk Actually that was my first fleeting impression too - comb + who knows what…
Nah
I know meh is about second rate stuff. But this camping gear I wouldn’t even consider as a backup for my backup. Sorry, guys!
@einrad Even giving this to a small child would be grounds to call the CPS.
@einrad Cup is the size of a small dixie cup 5.5 oz. Seriously? That is way too small.
It’s like someone left their 3D printer on repeat and went on vacation – now he’s trying get back the cost in all that filament.
The Chill Deflector has straps so that it takes up less space in the trashcan.
@MrFiskars So does my ex-wife’s “personal massager”.
Absolutely not
In all the extra pictures that blue Chill Deflector Lightweight PE Foam Pad is never seen again. Even Meh is embarrassed by its inclusion.
A flashlight and electric razor in one - that’s amazing!
@norman8 So are the his & hers pocket urinals.
@mike808 (not included in this kit)
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Oh, man, Meh. I especially like all the the one-star ratings for the Chill Deflector.
@gertiestn It’s thickness is less than the average size of gravel.
@gertiestn To be fair, the description apparently had a different product in the picture for some time and most of the one star reviews are from people who ordered what they thought was an orange inflatable mattress with a bag and got a piece of shitty blue foam instead.
My experience with those cheap blue pads is “chill deflector” is a good name. It doesn’t stop the ground from sucking the heat out of your body, it just deflects it like 20%.
@jandrese So the chill comes at you from a slight angle instead of straight-on?
Donchoo be trash talkin the Travelling Wilburys, Willis.
I really want to like this bundle. I’m going camping soon and need a foam mat, but there is just too much other junk jacking up the price. Give me just the mat for $5 or everything for $10 and you’ll have a buyer.
Tonight’s item/bundle actually made me laugh. I guess that’s worth something . . . but not twenty bucks.
@huja I laughed at it for free.
@2many2no I can’t say the same exactly since I’m paying $5/month to be a VMP.
^If the last part of the discription of the flexWare bowl is correct that you get a free dishwasher then for $20 it’s a good deal.^ Otherwise that’s a Nope for me - even to throw it in my survival box. I have other items that are better including hammocks with included mosquito nets. Why lay on the ground when you can swing high up in the trees and avoid the bugs and people.
@WTFsunshine The cup may come with an undocumented handyman, too.
/image handy biner
@djslack Even more bang for your 20 bucks!
New York City?!
Just gonna say this: The Booma is the most ridiculously-engineered thing I have ever seen.
Bought one of these and gave it to a homeless person,he gave it back to me.
i like things i eat with to be made of silicon, metal and I don’t think this stuff meats all or any of those things
It looks like the most current adapter in there is a mini USB and apple 30-pin for iPhone 4. No micro USB, no lightning.
@katbyter and iphones wont even charge that well, after the voltage drops below 5v iphones pop up the this accessory is not compatible error.
Throw in a tent along with this array of goods, and 'twould still be overpriced
Does it include a left-handed smoke shifter?
@norman8 I think you mean ‘smoke sifter’, not ‘smoke shifter’. A smoke shifter doesn’t exist.
Who’s idea was this? Take him out back and make him sing children’s songs all day while you throw small annoying objects at him.
I’m imagining woot! lost a bet to Amazon, and then woot! shipped this crap to meh with a note that they found this in Snapster’s old office.
Probably a candidate for top 10 Worst offers…
I can’t wait until this stuff is gone. Somebody please buy them all.
Side note: this is the kind of shit that you need to make unlimited sales on. If someone is willing to buy ten of these, let them.
Lets all take a breath, and have a moment of silence for all the poor future Fuko winners and their camping gear.
I have these utensils, including that large four-in-one odd thing. Recently I went camping and we needed something to serve salad with. I jumped up and said “I have just the thing!” It actually served that purpose surprisingly well.
@Goatherd Salad and camping - you lost me right there
@Goatherd Wouldn’t you need two of them? Like salad tongs where you can grasp the leafy concoction to serve a helping? (Disclaimer: not being mean/nasty just inquiring)
@WTFsunshine LoL. I think it was not a very leafy salad. Maybe a lentil-based dish. I don’t recall precisely.
@Goatherd You get points for finding a use for it
@Pufferfishy Likely car camping with coolers and a nearby grocery store.
Oh man, I should have saved my mean ol’ “this is garbage” post for today instead of the crummy earrings the other day. The only thing I dislike more than junk jewelry is junk “camping” gear.
Although… I could use that sleeping pad, if it were cheap/not part of a horrid bundle. It looks pleasantly light and probably provides a little touch of comfort for casual camping without being too much of a pain to carry.
@jiltant If you spread a layer of 'Natty Light 12-pack boxes you’re sure to find at virtually any campground you will be able to replicate both the comfort and the heat retention that pad can provide.
@Pufferfishy
Bring your own bark or leaves or whatever makes you happy…
Candygram for mango
Camping is one place where it is worth buying non-meh stuff. The flashlight apparently frequently doesn’t work and often doesn’t have much battery life. The cup is way too small. The bowl might be OK. The sleeping pad looks generic which is probably OK, the “silverware” I have no experience with, but a regular spoon is handy as you can then stir food with it too (well if cooking in a 2 person pot that is) because the handle is long enough where as these you can not…
@Kidsandliz I have one of these flashlights that is over 10 years old. The battery doesn’t work, but the lights will still go on as long as you are cranking it. It’s annoying (sound and awkwardness), but it is the only flashlight that we know 100% will work when we get it out of the drawer.
@wickhameh Well yes that is true, problem is if they have been sitting for a while before they are sold, most of them are going to be in that state of affairs already when they arrive. Also if it comes working you need to charge the battery on a regular basis or it no longer holds a charge. I didn’t know that and messed up a really, really nice one that was bright, perfect size…
Everyone is talking shit about these, but sadly I found them more interesting than most of the crap that’s on here these days. I even briefly considered buying, but the price is just too high for something like this.
@Al_Coholic I agree that they are more fun to talk about than crappy earrings, but that doesn’t mean they are any less shit.
45,000 people visited only 123 bought and even their too ashamed to admit here that they bought it.
I bet they all bought it for the person they hate as a present
@AiraCobra Well 2 hours later only 2 more sold.
@AiraCobra I think this was an online shopping addiction test and 128 people so far have flunked, or passed, depending on how you look at it.
Camping is a hotel without room service, right?
Well this is one way to give the warehouse a break.
Specs
Spork
Model: 32-PKT0031
Condition: New
Built-in carabiner
BPA free and dishwasher safe
Dimensions: 6.5 x 1.5 x .5 inches
Knife
Model: 32-02067-00
BPA and dishwasher safe
Dimensions: 6.5 x .75 x .5 inches
Chill Deflector Lightweight PE Foam Pad
Model: HB 5420
Basic, lightweight PE pad
Keep the cold ground from getting to your bag
Convenient cinch straps so that you can roll, strap, and stow on your backpack or trunk when traveling
Dimensions: 72" x 24" .625"
Viatek Dynabrite Tri LED Flashlight
Model: FD01C-S
60 seconds of hand cranking provides two hours of light
Cell phone charging plug for cell phone adapters
Magnet to attach to fridge or automobile
Rechargeable LIR2032 lithium internal battery: 3.6V, 35mA
Wrist strap
Weather resistant
FlexWare Cup
Model: 32-02079-00
Includes protective carrying case with handy biner
Collapsible for clean and easy storage
Holds up to 5.5 ounces of liquid
BPA free and dishwasher safe
FlexWare Bowl 2.0
Model: 32-02077-08
Sturdy support ring around top edge for extra support
Holds up to 24 fluid ounces
BPA safe and dishwasher free
Booma 4-in-1
Model: 32-PKT0047-07
Combines a fork, knife, spoon and pot scraper all in one
Durable, lightweight, and easy to clean
Dishwasher safe and stain-resistant
FDA approved and BPA free
What’s in the Box?
2x Random color sporks
1x Chill Deflector Pad
1x Viatek Flashlight
1x FlexWare Cup
1x Booma 4-in-1
1x Flexware Bowl
1x Knife
Pictures
Stuff
Flashlight
Things to keep track of
Crankin’
BOWL
ᵇᵒʷˡ
CUP
ᶜᵘᵖ
Booma
Knife
Spork (random color)
Fart
Price Comparison
Spork: $8.54 at Amazon
Chill Deflector: $16.68 at Amazon
Flashlight: $13.28 at Amazon
Bowl: $7.99 at Amazon
Booma: $2.49 at Amazon
Cup: $3.23 at Amazon
Knife: $3.98 at Amazon
Warranty
90 day Mediocre
Estimated Delivery
Monday, July 13th - Thursday, July 16th
I’d rather buy actual sin.
Looks like it can double as a Yoga Mat…