Chad Ina

Forty-something years later, Chad still doesn't' know what he wants to do if he grows up. Raised around cars and trained in diesel mechanics, Chad has owned a successful detail shop, developed and sold software, led a K-9 SAR team, ridden the dot-com wave as a marketing & PR executive, led digital strategy teams at both large and small agencies, and now this. He digs Jeeps, off-road racing, football, photography, writing, making EDM, cranking metal, PC gaming, and a plethora of other contradictory things.

Outdoor Wood-Fired Pizza in Your Kettle Grill

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I’ll probably get slammed for this, but I’m just not a gas grill kinda guy. I love the old-school kettle grills—the process of making the perfect fire, the wait, the rich taste of charcoal… oh yeah. Now, I’m certainly far from a BBQ connoisseur and even further from being a grill master, but the idea … Read more

Extra Hands: The Woodpeckers X-Mat Assembly System

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Ever been assembling a project and really, really wished you had an extra pair of hands? Most of us improvise using whatever clamps, vices or props we have laying around to hold everything in place. I once drilled through a piece of wood right into the plastic housing of a portable radio I was using … Read more

GazeBox: A Gazebo, Carport and Garage, All in One

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Ahhh Italian design. Trendsetters, indeed. And the Gazebox (pronounced ɡəˈze… I think), is no exception. The somewhat portable garage, developed by MIKEA Engineering in Italy, is a new concept in outdoor vehicle protection. Just look at this thing—like something out of a James Bond movie. The GazeBox foldable car cover system can be used as a modern … Read more

Craftsman’s New Pro Series Mowers w/ Power Steering

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Back in the 1970s, we lived on an acre of land in South Florida. Before my parents trusted me with a go-kart, I would jet around the backyard on dad’s riding mower. One day, I drove it into our swimming pool. The deep-end. True story. How could a pre-teen possibly drive a lawn mower into … Read more

Openbay Now Available on Android – Book Car Repairs and More

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Openbay, an online marketplace for auto repair and maintenance services, released its Android app this week, which has been available to iOS users for a while. Openbay gives consumers the ability to compare automobile maintenance and repair services, book appointments and pay, once services have been rendered. Everything is backed by the Openbay guarantee. Openbay’s nationwide network … Read more

Hands-On: The Bondic Plastic Welder

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If you haven't seen Bondic, a unique liquid plastic welder or, as they're marketing themselves of late, the world's first 3D pocket printer (which is beyond a stretch), it's a nifty little tool about the size of a pen that basically holds a small tube of bonding material with a pen tip dispenser at one end and a special UV light at the other.