Thursday, September 22, 2016

ScotteVest: The Q.U.E.S.T Vest




















This, is the ScotteVest's Q.U.E.S.T Vest. What the hell does Q.U.E.S.T stand for well, I don't know. What I do know is that this thing has an absolutely ridiculous number of pockets and amount of pure storage space.

The ScotteVest QUEST Vest comes jam packed with 42 pockets, including IPad pockets, a pocket for your smartphone, an RFID pocket, magnetically concerned front pockets and a side pockets on the front that can hold a full size water bottle in one. and the piece de resistance a gigantic back storage pocket that is large enough to hold a full-sized laptop. Believe me, I've tried it.

You could hold off a small army with the things the things that you could probably carry in this vest. This thing has so many pockets that someone would need a map to mug you.

The vest also included a hood stowed away in the collar,  I haven't needed to use it yet, but the hood feels pretty large and somewhat thin. It'll most likely hold back rain, but I doubt it'll beat back the cold. The jacket itself doesn't seem to be very insulated (I wore it with a bit of difficulty all day today ) so I wouldn't count on it on cold days, but I'd have to test it to make sure.

It comes included with ScotteVests patented Personal Area Network, which helps you keep all of your cords in line inside the vest. Beyond all that, it looks straight up sexy. If you've never gotten complimented on your dress, well, the first day you wear this you will probably get one. The vest also seems to include some vents near the large back pocket that you can unzip to keep cooler.

If your love being organized, this vest is for you, if you love looking good, this vest is for you, and if you are just a weirdo who absolutely can not get enough of all these god damn pockets, well god damit this vest is for you too.

And now the price, the only thing that could ever keep someone from this vest. The price tag on it regularly is $175.00. Yeah, that's really steep, but when these go on sale their prices drop 20%- 40% with certain codes you can get from sponsored videos on Youtube you can also get a 20% deal.

Their last sale for the year just passed us all by, so bank on those Youtube codes if it's just out of reach for you.

What rating do I give the ScotteVest Q.U.E.S.T Vest. 10/10. This is the one and only piece of clothing that I have ever, so far, felt the need to actually give a review on. And it is well-deserved.

Thursday, September 8, 2016

The Frixion Erasable Pen













The Frixion Erasable pen is an erasable gel pen. The Frixion uses thermochromic ink in order to "erase". Included in it is a hard, rubber tip at the end. The heat from the friction (hence the name) generated using the rubber tip is used to heat the ink until it turns clear.

Well, does it work is the question? Yes. It writes fairly well, and with a bit of pressure will write without much skipping at all. However, if you are looking for an erasable pen that acts more like liquid graphite then you might want to beware of this pen.

It's very hard to get thinner lines with the Frixion that you can get out of a sharpened pencil or lead pencil because trying to write that lightly will cause more frequent skipping. This means that this pen would also be a bit of a problem for anyone who's trying to use it to ink a sketch or do any detailed inking.

The pen also had a tendency to let out more ink than needed, however, it's usually only a small drop and doesn't affect it's performance, although I'd recommend anyone using it have a quick writing hand. The pen erases pretty well, provided that one didn't press too hard, and manually warms up the eraser before erasing the ink, it basically erases clear, with little to no shavings to brush off the page.

Overall the pen gets a 3.7/5. Better than most "erasable pens" which become permanent over time, but not enough to replace a standard pencil

You can catch them in a pack of 6 for $12.20 on Amazon here