With gas prices over $4 a gallon, maybe it's time you started taking the commuter train to work. If your home or office is more than a few blocks from the train station, consider getting a Strida folding bike. Already popular in Europe and Asia, Strida bikes have a triangular design for folding and unfolding in just a few seconds. And thanks to the greaseless Kevlar chain, you don't have to roll up your pantleg. Best of all, the bikes are one-size-fits-most; a Strida bike can accommodate riders 5'4" - 6'4".

With the Dualist cooking system, everything you need for outdoor cooking for 2 people fits inside one pot, and the whole thing weighs just over a pound. This set includes 2 insulated cups, 2 bowls, 2 Sip-It tops, a 1.8-liter pot with a lid that has small holes for straining pasta, and a carrying sack that doubles as a sink or water-hauling container. Backpacker says: "The nine-piece cookset simply disappears into itself." The Soloist is the same thing, but for one person.

Backpacker magazine recently gave GoLite's Adrenaline sleeping bags an Editors' Choice award, saying "These sacks are warm like the Grand Canyon is big: You gotta experience it to understand it." The lightweight bags have a trimmer mummy shape that ensures a close fit, warmth efficiency, and core temperature regulation. Available in men's and women's sizes, they're made with premium 800-fill goose down and are waterproof at the head and feet to protect against condensation. Choose bags rated to 0, 20, or 40 degrees. More sleeping bags.

If your scale only tells you how much you weigh, you are missing out on all kinds of interesting data. The Homedics HealthStation scale, Real Simple magazine's pick for best advanced scale, measures your body fat, body water, muscle mass, and bone mass. It's also got a Daily Calorie Predictor that tells you how many calories you should be consuming each day. Which makes us wonder if it also knows about that pint of Haagen Dazs we ate last night. Anyway, it runs on AAA batteries and you can create personalized settings for up to 12 different people in your house. More Homedics scales.

The May issue of the Oprah magazine has a full page feature on a Raleigh bicycle and the Carrie bicycle basket. The basket is made out of rugged plastic and has a lace design (the deisgner was inspired by the Swedish tablecloths her grandmother once used for tea). It comes with everything you need to attach it to your bike, as well as a strap so you can use it as a shopping basket. Oprah says to buy it for $75 at Design House Stockholm, but we found it for $47 at Unica Home.