by Stowaway Magazine | Jul 1, 2013 | Gadgets & Gear, Summer 2013
You don’t have to be an archaeologist to unearth a few treasures. When I was a kid, I bounced down a bumpy road in our old family car on the way to dig up some geodes. The dust flew into the sky behind us as we crossed the desolate landscape of western Utah. Soon I...
by Stowaway Magazine | Dec 28, 2011 | Gadgets & Gear, Insider
In 1897, Karl Elsener, a native of Switzerland, attached a can opener and a screwdriver to a common switchblade and unknowingly created a cultural icon. The tool rose to international popularity when American troops began buying the knives en masse during World War...