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Pro-Chip Island Golf

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Give your golf swing some poolside practice with the Pro-Chip Island Golf set ($50). Drop your chipping pad beside the pool, float the target and take turns with family or friends trying to get closest to the flag. Up to four players can compete against each another.
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Terra Cotta Oven

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Impress your backyard BBQ buddies this summer as you wheel out this Handcrafted Terra Cotta Oven ($2,000). This European wood-fired oven makes use of hard- and fruit-woods to heat up and cook all of your favorite meats, pizzas and vegetables. The oven ships with a stand, door, rack and other tools you'll need to make your warm nights that much hotter.
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Swisher Big Mow Zero-Turn Riding Mower

Sculpt your lawn like the pros with Swisher's Big Mow Zero-Turn Riding Lawn Mower ($4,500). This top-of-the-line model has a 66-inch-wide cutting deck, powerful 27-horsepower Briggs & Stratton Extended Life Series V-Twin engine, and the sought-after zero degree turning radius, which Swisher has been perfecting since 1945. Other features include anti-scalp rollers, 8 cutting height settings, and dual two-gallon fuel tanks. In addition to helping you cut grass in less time, the Big Mow also lets you cut it in style with features like ergonomic steering handles, deluxe high-back seat with armrests, and adjustable legroom.
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Cool Mist Umbrella

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While umbrellas do a decent job of shading you on hot, sunny days, they don't always keep you cool. The Cool Mist Umbrella ($200) goes a long way to change that, with mist nozzles built into the umbrella's support ribs that produce a cooling mist, and requiring only a simple garden hose connection at the bottom to keep you cool all day.
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Cocoon Hammock

Hammocks are a mainstay of Summer living, and this might just be the king of hammocks. The Cocoon Hammock ($19,500) features a great-looking terrace base that holds the 113-inch diameter hammock. The frame is made from Taukkyan wood with electropolished stainless steel components, and the hammock and covering are made from Batyline fabric. The hammock can also be adorned with curtains to make it your own private getaway, right in your backyard.
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War Bird Water Chariot

Be the Ben-Hur of your neighborhood lake as you race along in your boat-pulled War Bird Water Chariot ($240). This towable raft, designed to look like a chariot of old, has a 44-inch wide deck for holding up to two people. There's double webbed foam handles to ensure better gripping and the chariot is made of strong PVC to resist punctures. It can hold up to 340 pounds of Roman warrior goodness, and a lounge canopy (sold separately) will keep you shaded.
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Mentos Geyser Tube

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The Mentos Geyser Tube ($5) is a small clear tube that will help you maximize the effect of the best backyard science experiment ever discovered. Just load the Mentos into the tube, lock it onto your 2-liter of Coke (diet works best), pull the pin and run like hell. The little tube will more than double the normal distance of the soda blast ¡ª be prepared for your fructose fountain to reach 30 feet or more.

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Dockitjet

If you have a jetski, you're going to want one of these. The Dockitjet Rigid Inflatable Boat ($TBA) lets you dock your watercraft on the back of the boat, giving you room for up to six people, and helping you handle choppy conditions. Worried about getting it to the lake? The custom-made trailer can carry both your jetski and the Dockitjet as one.
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WaveBox Portable Microwave

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Camping is fun, but if you miss the creature comforts of home when out in the wild, the WaveBox Portable Microwave ($200) is just the thing. It can run at 660 watts with a direct battery connection via the included alligator clamp cable, and can also run directly from a car power outlet at a slightly less-inspiring 175 watts. Not full-powered, but it sure beats eating unknown forest fruit.
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Pak-Lite

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Life's not a party if you have to stumble around in the dark. You can remedy the stumbling with the Pak-Lite Super White LED Flashlight ($25). This minimalist flashlight, powered by a nine-volt battery, puts out light near that of natural sunlight quality via two super bright white LED blubs.
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MSR Lightning Ascent Snowshoes

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After having strapped on tennis rackets for our poor man's version of snowshoes, we've decided to step it up with the MSR Lightning Ascent Snowshoes ($260). These snowshoes are lightweight and give a 360-degree grip. The Ascent Snowshoes sport two cross-members of high-strength steel and heel bails to take strain off your calves as you flee from bears.
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Hammerhead Snow Sled

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Take snow sleddding in a whole new direction with the Hammerhead snow sled ($299). This sled on steroids is described as having Ferrari-class handling and Cadillac-class comfort, and offers up a tight aluminum frame, dead on steering and suspension fabric seating. It also has a myriad of accessories to pimp it out with including taillights and reflector tape.
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POC Spine

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It's never a bad idea to have some protection on the slopes, especially if you're one of those crazy-asses that think they're invincible once they set foot on the powder. POC's lightweight Spine body armor ($160) protects your back from any mishaps you might make. The Cervical ($40) and Coccyx ($40) add-ons insure that the upper part of the spine, including vertebrae C1 to C7, as well as the lowest part of your spine, the caudal region, are safe from impact.
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iGlove

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One of the more irritating aspects of cold weather comes into play when you try and use things with gloves on. Things like iPods, for instance. Now, with the iGlove ($35), at least you can use your iPods in warmth, thanks to Click Wheel compatible tips on the thumb and forefingers. Just make sure not to try and change tracks during a snowball fight.
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The Club Seat

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Never worry about placing your precious backside on a cold seat in a sports stadium again with The Club Seat ($100). This tush warmer has a rechargeable battery system to power heat elements to keep you toasty for up to five hours. An aluminum frame back offers up support as you lean back to drink another cold, frosty one. It's also water resistant and folds up when you're ready to leave.
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