Category Archives: Product Reviews

Gadget, gear, and technology

$20 Bipod Good or Garbage?

CVLife Bipod M-Lok Review The CVLife BiPod with M-Lok adapter is a budget bipod that was sent to me by CVLife to review. I was frankly surprised it performed well. I was able to print the same 3″ groups at 100yrds as I usually did with a rifle rest or sandbags. The bipod attaches to most standard rifle sling swivel pins. This model comes with an adapter plate that allows the bipod to be attached to a rifle with M-Lok handguards. 

AMAZON PRODUCT LINKS

M-Lok: https://amzn.to/2QolB9z

Picatinny: https://amzn.to/3fkkyA8

VIPHiker is a Scam: Wolfroad laser bore sighter.

*DO NOT BUY VIPHIKER*
I got scammed by a VIPHiker’s Ji Xuan who promised to send bore sighters to 10 of my fans who won the contest giveaway I announced up this summer. After I created my reviews and selected 10 winners, I contacted Ji Xuan multiple times by email. He never replied. I was forced to notify the winners and appologize that their Wolfroad boresighters would not be coming.


This Laser Bore Sighter kit is sold under the VIPHiker and Wolfroad brand names. The model currently sold on Amazon has an activation button and an internal screw-on battery chamber. The product was provided to me by VIPHiker.

PRODUCT LINK
Wolfroad: https://amzn.to/3fkGpIX
Wolfroad Upgraded Model: https://amzn.to/3oQyJkG

WIN A FREE LASER BORE SIGHTER

Thanks to VIPHiker, I’ll be giving away 10 Wolfroad laser bore sighters. We will be randomly picking 10 lucky winners from among my Moondog R&D YouTube subscribers and my mailing list subscribers on this website. You could one of ten lucky winners. Entering is free and there are two ways to enter so do both and double your chances. The winners will be chosen on 8/31/21


Parblo A610 Drawing Tablet

The Parblo A610 is a 6″ x 10″ Digital Drawing Tablet that is feature-rich. We had to replace a similarly priced X-PEN Deco 01 V2 which only lasted us about a year before its USB-C port started to fail (we have to tape down and push in the cable to get it to work now). I certainly hope A610 lasts longer than that. And while Wacom tablets cost 4x as much, all of my Wacom’s still work (though I take a lot greater care of my peripherals than my daughter).

PRODUCT LINK
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3okNnjL

FEATURES
• 10″ x 6.25″ Work Area
• 8192 Pressure Levels
• 5080LPI resolution
• Tilt Sensitive Stylus
• Battery-free Stylus
• 8 x Programable Hot Keys
• Dial Ring
• 8 x Replacement Nibs
• USB-C

Fyland Picatinny Pistol Rail Adapter

Fyland sent this pistol accessory adapter to review. I tried it out on my 22LR converted Glock 17 and it worked perfectly to allow me to attach a holographic red dot for bullseye precession. And it less than $20, it’s a no-brainer to pick one up if you want to add an optic to a semi-auto pistol with a rail that isn’t pre-drilled for a micro-red dot.

PRODUCT LINK Amazon: https://amzn.to/33tKuDJ

Aegis200 Bodycam

My Geko Gear (yes, that’s the company name) sent me their most popular security bodycam to review. Unlike my previous bodycam reviews, this unit is professional grade equipment. It’s rugged and waterproof (to rain and sweat); just don’t make my mistake and shoot it with a high-pressure water hose. 

I misread the IP65 rating and got moisture jetted into the unit which fogged it up. I had to wait a day while I dried it out before I could film my conclusion video. You can see some residual fogging in the nigh-time video samples. 

Overall it has excellent image resolution for a camera in the bodycam category. It won’t compete with the current crop of GoPro, Osmo or current generation smart-phones in terms of video quality but it is as good or better than bodycams and dashcams in the +$200-$400 category. My Geko Gear also makes dashcams from which, I presume, their bodycams base their technology. 

While my personal use for a pro-grade bodycam is limited (I don’t work in Security or Property Management), I will likely use this as on the gun range where it’s +13 hours of battery life is perfect for a down-range target camera. 

Bazic Correction Fluid: Better than Liquid Paper or WhiteOut

Bazic Correction Fluid. No this is not an April Fools prank, that is the actual brand name. Despite the Dad Joke pun, this office supply has all the best features found in Name Brand corrections fluids and does so for half the price. We don’t often need correction fluid anymore because we have cheap color inkjet and laser printers. But it’s surprising how handy an unopened bottle is when you do.  

PRODUCT LINK

https://amzn.to/39ycoBT

BOG Deathgrip and Great Divide

https://youtu.be/XuzZhwVilwA

The BOG Deathgrip Ultralight tripod adapter and the BOG Great Divide turns a photo tripod into a rifle tripod-mount for hunting or long-range shooting. The Deathgrip worked well as intended but the Great Divide wasn’t able to hold my rifle level despite tightening it down as best I could.

PRODUCT LINK
Deathgrip https://amzn.to/3qnVgnZ
Great Divide https://amzn.to/2PLnzA3

Wireless Presentation Clicker

This is a handy little presentation clicker with an emphasis on tiny. About the size of a whiteboard marker, this has a next and previous slide button, a laser pointer, volume control, and is AAA battery powered. It also comes with a USB-A (that’s the big flat standard USB-A connection) and the newer USB-C connected dongle that fits inside the clicker. Attach the USB dongle to your computer and the clicker connects wireless via Bluetooth as a pseudo-keyboard. 

PRODUCT LINK

https://amzn.to/2P5JUrY