DeepCoveBC Shops
Our Favourite Things and Some Not so Fave

The items below have all been purchased by DeepCoveBC.
We are interested in environmentally-sound, useful and practical products
that work well and last a long time. The opinions expressed here are just that
opinions of the DeepCoveBC staff, our testing grounds are day-to-day
use of these products in our office, our homes, on the trails, or on ourselves.

Apple iMac We love it! Our new 24 inch iMac. It's so big and fast and wonderful - and we're really Windows people. We've always had a Mac in the office but we've decided to take the plunge and get into the Mac scene. With the new Unix OS, how could we resist? We're really techies at heart. But that doesn't stop us from appreciating all the dazzling beauty of the design, the screen and all the fun stuff about a Mac. And the fact that we can always run Windows on it, if we feel the need - well, why buy anything else? Did we mention we love it?
Now Stevia Extract Like to use a natural sweetening plant that doesn't include any calories and won't give you that sugar high and then low. South Americans having been using it for centuries and we've been using it for years. We carry it everywhere it in our purses or packs. Why haven't you heard about it - the sugar lobby.		Merry Hempsters Balm We like the Hempsters lip balm and we like to support a business that uses weeds as it's base and is certified organic, and the fact that they make a vegan version makes us very happy, of course. The only thing to watch is that you get a fresh tube. We bought a whole bunch at once and the old ones got hard and unusable.		eyetv 3 A very cool TV tuner for your Mac. Watch, record, playback on your mac or save it to your ipod. We've been using one for over a year now and like the company and the free and worthwhile software updates. And on our new 24 inch iMac the playback is amazing!
Matt and Natt The DeepCoveBC staff is vegan and proud of it. That means we don't eat or wear products made of (flesh, leather) or by (milk, honey, eggs) animals. Matt and Natt make beautiful, high quality bags that embrace the stylin' vegan culture. And, they're a Canadian company - bonus!		Olympus SP 550UZ We are always looking for a digital camera that has a good zoom and is still small enough to carry without a sherpa. We had the earlier version and now we've moved up to this 7.1 mega pixel with it's powerful 18x zoom, 15fps, pre-capture & manual exposure control.		Klean Kanteen Why keep buying water in disposable plastic bottles? Fill up this reusable, lightweight, stainless steel canteen and stop the mountains of plastic going to our landfills. Even if you recycle, not using them is better. Non-leaching & toxin-free - we like that!
Mini Everlite Bright solar powered LED lamp. Attach to any clothing or pack with supplied velcro. Excellent for camping, backpacking, or just using around the house. Now available as a Petzl-like headlamp.		Canon Pixma Pro 9000 Professional inkjet photo printer that prints beautiful colour photos up to 13x19 inches. Stunning. There is a newer version but this one prints just as well according to what we're reading.		LaCie Big Disk Extreme We got the 1TB disk to backup everything! Runs FireWire + USB. Some power issues had it dropping the connection. LaCie sent us a new power supply and that seems to have resolved the issue.
OR Drybag Backpack This Outdoor Research bag is sweet! It's light and packs into nothing - yet carries a lot while functioning as a drybag, comfy daypack and compression sack. External side mesh pockets for h2o, snacks and stuff. We have many bags but wouldn't be without this one.		Herbatint We're big on experimenting with hair colour: from naturals to neons, from salons (good, expensive) to at home colours (cheap, not so good). Herbatint is the best of both worlds. Herb extracts, plant proteins, no ammonia, grey coverage. We use it exclusively now.		Motorola MD7091 Phone Buying this phone was a huge mistake. Pricy, heavy, clunky, terrible interface, answering machine playback awkward, short! battery life on cordless, base phone doesn't always hang up, buzz when using headset on cordless, etc., etc. Should have stayed with Panasonic.
North Face Hot Shot Needed a day pack with a laptop sleeve. This one was well made and comfy: large compartment, front pocket, padded back, tuck-away belt and dual side mesh pockets. Only drag - our 15" Sony laptop was too big for the inner sleeve. Kept it anyway (we pad the computer in the main compartment) but it would have been nice to have a sleeve that fit 15".		Organic Clothing Think you're making a healthy choice wearing cotton, think again. Cotton is one of the most chemically intensive crops to grow and that harms the earth, the water, the farm worker and us. Next time you buy that cotton tee or jeans, ask the store for organic products. Get the word out! Use your consumer dollars to help better the world!		AMO Solution One of our staff who wears contacts and used AMO Complete MoisturePlus was travelling in Central America and got her first ever eye infection. The doctor said it may have been the dust. It was treated but she had 5 painful days. Then back home and more infection. The Canadian doc couldn't explain it. Then our staffer saw the AMO recall. She no longer uses AMO products.