Was researching hiking boots online, having worn out my last pair of Timberlands. I am a regular hiker, backpacker and camper, so having the correct foot where is very important to me. I loved my Timberlands, but my biggest issue with those was that the tread always seemed to where out too fast for my liking. I found several boots that I wanted to find locally to try out before buying. These Merrells were not on my list. What a mistake! I was at Dick's Sporting Goods trying on some of what I had researched and was very disappointed in what I was finding. These were on the rack, so I tried them out. I normally where a size 11, but when I put that size on I felt like my feet were being squeezed. Not a good thing, but I beyond that these boots felt like they had potential. I decided to go a 1/2 size bigger and my oh my what a fit. I have now had them for a grand total of two days and have taken the dog out on two walks totaling about 3miles and have been wherein get them around the house for break-in. That almost seems unnecessary as these boots fit me about as perfectly as I could ever ask. The price was the same as online. The real test will come when I trap on a backpack for a multi day trip. I will follow up after that.

I'm a big fan of all things BatteryMINDER, and this box is no exception. I use a variety of vehicles "intermittently" and all (RV - chassis and house, Tractor, Jeep) there is to my thinking few if any products in the price and performance arena that could compete with BatteryMINDer..

This is a must read for anyone interested in what a nuclear blast would do. Also have very detailed instructions on how to protect your self from the blast and what to do after. In the place the world seems to be at now, I would highly recommend this book to interested people. Not as dry as I thought it would be either.

I'm something of a political junkie and was eagerly awaiting this book. As a subscriber to the Washington Post. I read Dan Balz's columns during the election and feel that he didn't do much more than regurgitate them here. It's a long boring slog. The author doesn't even get to the general election until about page 300. There are 27 chapters in the book and many read like stand alone essays. Having a couple of chapters on whether Obama is a boring person is well...boring. And reading a fifteen page chapter on an asterisk like Tim Pawlenty is mind numbing. In general the author dawdles on the front end,and compresses the general election in the back end, no doubt thinking of his publication deadline. The author spends only a few sentences each on the subjects of Michele Bachmann, Obamacare, and Benghazi, but takes 15 pages to describe the process of selecting Paul Ryan as VP. About the only new thing I learned about in the book was the arguments going on back stage with Chris Christie before he went on stage to give his keynote address at the GOP convention.

At first it seemed to repel the rain, but after a week, the fabric turned brownish and spotty. It is a Restoration Hardware fabric, and should not have turned color.

I really was hoping for the bowel movement effect being experienced by others based on review but alas I don't get that much bowel movement and when I do it's not much. Really was hoping it would work as promised.