Interesting christmas gifts? Show & Tell

I got a BioLite KettleCharge. It's a thermoelectric generator that doubles as a kettle so you can boil water and charge your electronic devices while camping or in the event of a power outage. It's a pretty cool gadget, I have the BioLite Stove as well, which is a wood powered camp stove that generates power the same way, via the thermoelectric effect, to power it's internal fan and charge devices like phones, headlamps, etc.

What's more, it actually seems to work!

 

They're really cool gadgets. Amazing how much power you can get out of them. They do really work, not just gimmicks.

I highly recommend it. It has a little learning curve but it's a great piece of gear. Make sure to use dry wood, I made that mistake once, but it still charged my phone from 30% to 50% battery before I got tired of waiting.
The KettleCharge puts out more watts than the stove. So far I haven't had a chance to field test it, just in the house on the kitchen stove.

 

Another exciting X-mas for me! Wanna trade your gun for my gift??

 

I've got a first kid landing in early Feb so the only gift I got was a bottle of Woodford Reserve from my boss. EVERYTHING we've got is for the kid.

 

New wallet, and a bunch of thermal shirts. I'm a simple man.

 

Sure does! the Mrs's and I have been together 19 years... stopped trying to not be pregnant about 5 years into our relationship. We both assumed it just wasn't going to be... then oops!

 

My wife and I got t shirts from the Cancer center where my wife gets her treatments from her step mother. While I appreciate the profit going to Cancer center, it's a shirt that I have no desire to wear and harbors nothing but fear and tears. What a crappy gift...

 

A WWI History book on Gallipoli

but in the weeks before xmas I bought myself an MXR M87 Compressor, an MXR Phase 90, a Sansamp PBDDI and a Boss Bass Chorus that Aussie Post hasn't delivered yet.



PS all the best wishes for your wife's recovery, Texan, keep your chin up

 

Bought myself a vintage crocodile leather wallet. It makes me feel fancy.

 

I got the Star Wars Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels. It has blueprints, descriptions and awesome magic marker renderings of 100 different spaceships, etc.

 

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy TV show on DVD...

 

Gifts I bought myself:
Lumber for a work bench.
30" smoker for my balcony.
aguilar db210
New jig saw and sander.

Gifts I got from others:
Variety of homemade sauces from girlfriend.
one off Kuat Systems Engineering t-shirt made by the same woman.
Lego maersk container ship from my aunt

 

I have been threatening my wife with buying a theremin. When the Theremini (yup, kinda mini-theremin) came out recently, I told her I was buying one or she should get me one for Christmas.

No idea why I actually want one as I have never even touched one. Just to be funny/annoying, I guess. Be fun to screw around with in any case.

So I open my first gift and it is this....



Looking good right? What box holds the theremin that will make the dogs bark, my kids scream and my band members fire me after I bring it to one rehersal?

Nope. No theremin. My wife is a wicked woman and was just screwing with with me. When I asked where the actual theremin was she said "Not a [email protected]%#ing chance you are playing one of those in the house".

I will laugh about this later likely.