outdoor camping, carp fishingToday when I was looking online for new camping gear, I found a perfect martini glass for a family friend who has a late afternoon ceremony of sipping a martini after he gets home from work or outdoor camping. He has a reputation for going through martini glass after martini glass. These are the GSI LEX Martini Glasses and I ordered four of them for him, not because they will break, but because I'm a female with the matching gene and thought that they would not only make a nice display in his dining room hutch, but also good to have when he's entertaining. He's a bachelor but is very social, and likes having nice things.

The LEX stands for lexan, which is a nice plastic that is almost indestructible. They are scratch resistant, almost impossible to crack or break, and should last a long time. I've admired the Lexan products and am glad that I found these for him. Now he can take the glasses when he's outdoor camping and still enjoy his martini ritual. Once in a while he and my husband  like to go carp fishing and outdoor camping for a few days at a time. There's a wonderful lake and campground just 15 miles from our house and the carp in that lake are huge. They are considered an invasive fish in our lakes, so the state game department encourages people to fish for them, and not practice catch and release. From time to time, they will find food vendors who are interested in buying their catch, and our friend and my husband enjoy being able to make a little money and having fun outdoor camping at the same time.

I found these martini glasses at Route 66 Mega Mall located at www.route66megamall.com. I was searching for outdoor camping gear for the upcoming season and ran across these. When I saw them, I knew they would make the perfect gift for our friend, and I ordered them, along with new water containers for us and from new pots and pans. When I get these martini glasses, I'll give them to our friend as a "just because" gift. I'm sure he'll appreciate having something unbreakable for outdoor camping and carp fishing, and even at home when he's relaxing at the end of the day. Finding gifts like this is one of the benefits of online shopping; one never knows when something will pop out as the perfect gift for friends and family.