Best Bird Cage for Parakeets 2026: My 10 Picks After a Research Day
Straight up: a bird cage for parakeets is the one piece of pet gear in this house I have never owned, because I do not keep birds. Dogs, barn cats, two rescue rabbits and a desert tortoise, yes. Budgies, no. So this page is not me telling you what my birds think. It...
Best Chicken Waterer 2026: My 11 Picks After a Research Day
A chicken waterer is the one piece of coop gear that cannot have an off day. I do not keep chickens. I want that said plainly in the first line rather than buried, because you should know exactly what you are reading. What I keep is a giant English Mastiff, a pack of...Best Airline Approved Dog Carrier 2026: My 10 Picks After Owning Several
I have owned several airline approved dog carrier models over the years, and most of them let me down at the worst possible moment. Here is where that comes from. I spent years as a mechanic in a custom off-road shop outside Henderson, Nevada, and we kept the garage...
Best Horse Fly Mask 2026: My 11 Picks After a Research Day
I do not keep horses. I am saying that in the first line, because a horse fly mask is one of the few pieces of gear I review that has never hung on a hook in my own barn. What I do have is Henderson, Nevada, years as a mechanic in a custom off-road shop, and a house...
Gunner VanceOff-road shop mechanic in Henderson, Nevada. I buy the gear, break it, then research what to buy instead.
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