lol in a basic sense yes. However; I'd say you want to let MOISTURE escape and retain the heat. It's all about warm and dry, not warm and moist.

I've worn the same pair of wool socks for 6 days and they were perfectly fine. Wool really is great at the no stink factor.

This wet cotton wicking property was great when I lived in FL. Not so much in WI. Why did I leave there again?

I wouldn't say "avoid" synthetic materials, those are materials you actually want to wear if you don't want to spend money on wool. Wool will be best but it costs much more. I would say the material that you should definitely avoid would be cotton. Cotton doesn't dry well, and if you start to sweat, you will get cold…

I can see the appeal. My mom has this big fancy wine opener that takes up half of a kitchen drawer. It is pretty effortless and works great.

Seriously, you guys like that wine opener that much? I love my wine a lot, but that just sounds like 'omg need wine now omgz!!1!' I have tried all sorts of wine openers and I always end up going back to the most basic and cheap bartenders corkscrew with a handle. I've pretty much mastered opening a bottle with that in…

You have quite the nerdy triple monitor setup there, I love it! Seriously keep the Android articles coming, and all the geeky gaming rig/windows pc gadget love coming. I believe we also share a strange obsession with all things coffee :) Lifehacker has started me down the rabbit hole that is perfecting the morning…

Here's a good question, what sort of oils are best for seasoning a cast iron skillet? I've always used refined canola oil in the past and I've had pretty decent results. Some sort of cheap and readily available oil is probably most preferred. I've heard of seasoning with flax seed oil or linseed oil or something like…

My wife's car totally needs this sort of system. A few things that I've done is I always keep a roll of paper towels stashed in the car, along with a plastic grocery bag to throw away any garbage so it doesn't end up on the floor. I'm definitely getting some rubber floor mats. With the salt on the roads this time of…

Does anyone have any advice on what I should do if I've been living paycheck to paycheck each month for the last 6 years since I've been out of college? I'd love to start putting money into savings, but unfortunately after being unemployed, paying for a house I wasn't living in for a year, finally selling that house…

18 or 12V versions?

Your experiences seem to be a lot like my own. I have tried numerous times to try to talk to my Android phone, only to notice that I pause a lot while talking, and I start talking to my phone right away, maybe say one or two words, wait 10 seconds to think of what else to say, then my phone times out on listening to…

Now here's the real question no one can answer. Which is better, Makita, DeWalt, Milwaukee? I guess it all comes down to personal preference, I'm not sure one brand is inherently worse than the other when it comes to tool design, features, build quality, and ergonomics. Lets not forget the other brands! Bosch, Ryobi,…

Pretty sure I would have been drooling all over the floor if I was in that room. Beautiful.

The key is a very light application, but several applications. You don't want anything dripping.

I find that I need at least a solid 8 hours to be productive the next day. I can get away with 7.5 hours the night before, but I always feel a bit groggy. My sleep app of choice, Sleepbot, has helped me find my ideal amount of sleep each night.

It's a bit smelly once the oil starts smoking, so I do my re-seasoning every few months when no one else is home. I just put a very, very thin and light coating of canola oil on it and set it upside down in the oven at 450 degrees for an hour. Let it cool, repeat, a couple of times. Only has to be done once or twice a…

My wife thinks I have a problem. I prefer my cast iron over my high end Calphalon non-stick stuff in many circumstances. Non-stick has its time and place, but cast iron is king.

This blog makes me hungry.

This process is actually called "stropping" the blade, not honing. Honing, or sometimes steeling, refers to realigning the edge so it is straight again. Stropping polishes and refines an already sharpened knife, and can sometimes be all that you need to keep a knife sharp for longer between sharpening.