Enjoy Not Fighting The Sun

As BikerMentalists we live to be outdoors. All of our activities involve wind in our hair, mud on our boots and the sun on our skin. Unfortunately the sun has some pretty damaging affects on our health. Sunblock and sunscreen has been touted as a protectant from the sun for the last few decades, new [...]

Whale Watching Maui – Choosing the right boat

Learn how to evaluate whale watching boats in Maui Hawaii.

Where the road ends in Hawaii

We have spent the last few days on the Big Island of Hawaii, on what we are affectionately calling the sunny side of the rainy side. That feeling of remoteness is both a positive and a negative.

Gift that make you look good

When giving a gift in the clothing and accessories category, you now have a number of great options that are earth-friendly. Who knew sustainable, recycled, organic and planet-friendly could be so beautiful.

One of the best gift ideas

Wow, did we love the SodaStream, a home soda-making machines — that cuts back on packaging consumption that comes from purchasing soda. Sodastream machines turn water- from the tap, filter, whatever- into sparkling water or soda in a matter of seconds. It retails from $99 and it a great gift idea.

Unique Kids Gifts

Part two of five. With all the great kids on my list, I know how hard it is to find gifts kids will love that also are planet-friendly. Below are a few ideas that would appeal both to kids or the kid-at-heart.

High Mileage and Leaded Toys

Even after the extensive recall of Thomas the Tank and other major manufacturers toys from China, we still see every week a new toy recall from China. And lead is no small matter.

Not Just Idle Practice

Idling is linked to increases in asthma, allergies, heart and lung disease and cancer.
Idling gets ZERO miles per gallon.
Idling for 1 hour burns nearly 1 gallon of gasoline.
Ten seconds of idling can use more fuel than turning off the engine and restarting it.

Letting your car idle vs turning it off:
If you know you are going [...]

Defining Better Pet Food

Pets are not only companions, they are an important member of most of our families. We take great care in what we eat so shouldn’t we do the same for our four legged family members? When shopping for your pets look for products that uses natural ingredients with no by-products or rendered meats and are [...]

Baby Products That Are Baby Safe

For generations babies across the nation have been slathered with lotion that comes from a pink bottle, bottoms have been powdered from a white bottle and shampoo has been dispensed from a yellow labeled bottle. Many mothers never thought twice about what ingredients filled these containers, they just followed what the mothers before them practiced.

Today’s [...]