Nettle Net Boat Pools Protect Your Ass from Jellyfish

March 20th, 2008 by BallerRide

If you spend your time boating around the Atlantic coast, then you’re familiar with the sea nettle, a species of Jellyfish that invades Atlantic estuaries during the summer. The Nettle Net Boat Pool is an innovative product that allows you to swim amongst them. Available in eight, 12 and 20-foot diameters, the Nettle Net comes with 1/16″ mesh netting that sinks eight feet deep and comes attached to a rugged flotation ring. The netting is so small that it prevents any sea nettle tentacles from poking through, preventing you from painful stings. Setup and breakdown times vary by size and range from two to six minutes, and the largest net collapses to the size of a 15” beach ball and weighs only 18 pounds. Prices range from $480 for the 8’ net up to $1,360 for the 20’ net. We hope to see a shark net in the works.

Available through: Nettle Nets

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Scarab Evolution: Ultralight/ Snowmobile/ Speed Boat

February 13th, 2008 by BallerRide

A Russian company called Scarab Aviation Lab has developed the perfect exploration craft, an ultralight flying pod coined the Evolution that can travel across land, snow, and water. The Evolution uses a gliding parachute that allows the craft to fly at speeds up to 100 mph. One seat Evolutions start at $7,200, and two-seaters run up to $13,500. Each is custom built and shipped within 60 days of order.

We’re waiting for Scarab to develop a rack that will hold guns, snowboards, and fishing equipment, and , so the Evolution can serve a more practical purpose. We’re also looking forward to two personal planes Scarab has in the design process: Sirius and Iris (pictured in thumbs below). No word yet on when they’ll be available for sale or what the pricing will be, but we’ll keep you posted as soon as we hear.