How About A Collapsible Picnic Basket?

When was the last time you went on a picnic? I love going on them, and enjoy every aspect of them. There's something about being in the fresh air, enjoying the people you are with and the simple meal you share.

I am blessed to have my Mother's picnic basket and I love it! I can't tell how many years she used it. I remember being allowed to carry it as a child and feeling special. Well I have a new picnic basket (no, I am not getting rid of my Mother's), and this picnic basket is pretty nifty!

AspenBox has the Sprucebay Insulated Picnic Basket and the neatest thing about this basket is the fact that it collapses, making it easy to store when you aren't using it. Let's face it, picnic baskets can take up a lot of room in storage.

The picnic basket has an aluminum frame with soft grips on the handles, and is insulated so it will keep your foods inside nice and cold, or hot depending on what you take along with you. The basket is 17"x9"x9". It's a good size for taking along pretty much everything you need. When it is collapsed it is about 2" thick, so it won't take up a lot of room at all. This thing will hold up to 65 pounds of food & supplies! That's amazing and if you take that much food on a picnic you have enough to feed a small army!

The material is waterproof, so it is super easy to clean and keep clean. I like the grey and white chevron pattern of the material. It's distinctive and very much "in" right now. The lid has a nice zipper that goes around three sides of the basket making it easy to get to everything inside. There are small metal frame pieces to help hold the basket shape when you are using it and they fold down to collapse it.

I think this is a really nifty idea and I am pleasantly surprised at how much it holds. I think it is a great idea and will enjoy using it for a long time. Now to plan a picnic with my husband!

You can purchase the AspenBox Sprucebay Insulated Picnic Basket HERE!

This reviewer received the product free or at a discounted price in order to bring you an honest review. No other form of compensation was given. All opinions are those of the reviewer.

Saves Me Time, Energy, And Space!

Laundry, everyone's favorite thing to do. Okay, maybe not, but it is something we can't get out of. Think how awful the world would smell if we didn't do laundry. Eeeww!

We live in a small home and one thing I struggle with is having laundry baskets in the way a lot. Every time I turn around I seem to have one in a place where I don't want it to be. It's hard to store them and there really is not place to tuck them out of the way. So.......

I am using now the Smart POP UP Collapsible Laundry Basket from Proper Goods. This thing is super nifty!! It's not your average laundry basket. It is so much more.

The basket holds a good amount of laundry. It is sturdy and the handles are comfortable to hold on to and to carry it with. There are plenty of vent holes all around the basket and the best thing.......it folds down to take up very little room and can be stashed out of the way when I am not using it!

How cool is this? The basket is all of 3 ½" high when it is collapsed. Seriously, I was amazed at how little space this basket takes up when it is folded down. The secret is that part of the basket is made from silicone, which can bend and fold in all kinds of ways and then pop back into place for when you use it.

It is really easy to pop it out to be full size. Just hold on to one handle and push down on the bottom of the basket. When you want to fold it back up again, I just push the basket down on the floor and it fold back in place. Quick, easy and a HUGE space saver!

Can't say enough good about this basket. I even love how you can pop out the basket just half way and use it for smaller loads. Very handy! I plan on getting several more and doing away with all the old ones that I struggle with storing and that always seem to be in my way.

You can purchase the Proper Goods Smart POP UP Collapsible Laundry Basket HERE!

This reviewer received the product free or at a discounted price in order to bring you an honest review. No other form of compensation was given. All opinions are those of the reviewer.

A Nifty Sports Bottle To Have On Hand

Living in a smaller sized home, I often think about saving space and products that help me do that. It's not that we have too much stuff. Okay, maybe it is, but I like my stuff and I need to figure out how to store it without it disrupting my life too much. Come on, you have too much stuff too and know what I am talking about.

That's why I like things like the Home Yile Collapsible Sports Bottle. This thing is pretty nifty! It is a full 17 oz sports bottle with a carry strap and it collapses to take up less space when needed.

The bottle is made from platinum silicone that is non-toxic, BPA free, and safe to use with all kinds of liquids, or foods if you'd like. It is super easy to use and easy to carry around either with your hand around the bottle or by the nice wrist strap it has, which has a duel purpose.

The bottle has a hard plastic top and cap where you fill it with your beverage. The entire top screws off and then there is a smaller cap you screw on and off to drink from. It is liquid tight and you can turn it upside down, lay it on it's side and it still will not leak (if you have the lid screwed on correctly).  To help keep it sturdy, since silicone tends to have a lot of give to it, there is a hard plastic sleeve that helps the bottle always keep it's shape and to make it easier for you to grasp without squeezing it too hard.

The hard plastic sleeve moves up and down on the bottle, making it easy for you to adjust it to where it is the easiest for you to hang on to it. I like it in about the middle. That sleeve moves all the way to the top of the bottle when you want to collapse it. It is really easy to collapse it too. You need to unscrew the cap so the air can get out. Lay the bottle on it's side, making sure you have the little hook just under the lid centered with the opening on the sleeve. Roll up the bottle by pushing down on the bottom and rolling like you would a tube of toothpaste. Grab the wrist strap and fold it around the rolled up bottle. On the strap is a little plastic loop. Hook the loop on the bottle and then close the cap again. All collapsed and easy to store.

This is great for taking on a camping trip, stashing in the car, or keeping with your picnic supplies. I really like it. There is no transfer of flavor from the silicone to your beverage, whether hot or cold. When it is filled with hot water or coffee, it becomes a nice hand warmer. Filled with something cold, it can be a great ice pack too. Oh, and you can freeze things in it. Pretty nifty!

It is easy to wash. You can hand wash it or toss it into the dishwasher on the top rack. Sometimes silicone will have an odd smell when you first get it. Rinsing it with baking soda will help remove that smell and will not harm the silicone.

I think this is a great sports bottle and it will come in very handy for us often!

You can purchase your own Home Yile Collapsible Silicone Sports Bottle in your choice of three colors, HERE!

This reviewer has been compensated with receiving the product free in order to bring you an honest review. All opinions are those of the reviewer.