Lambert Zainey wishes everyone a safe and happy holiday season!
Yes, it’s that time of year again — time to buy those presents for the maritime worker on your gift list. With so many great items to choose from, we’d thought we’d give you a little help finding that special something:
Vintage Brass Sextant
HarborFreight.com
$20.99
What seaman wouldn’t like this vintage brass sextant for their home or office? This classic nautical tool has been used by sailors to measure the angle of stars above the horizon and calculate global position. This decorative vintage brass sextant from harborfrieight.com includes an adjustable arc, a 2x scope, an index mirror, sun filters, and a horizon mirror.
Ship in a Bottle
Shipsinbottles.com
Various prices
There’s not much more of a nautical-themed gift than a bottle with a ship in it. Shipsinbottles.com provides a wide selection of ships in a bottle, including classic sailing vessels, pirate ships, etc., with custom orders welcome. Their ship in a bottle pieces are of such high quality that they were used as props in the Disney motion picture, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
Paperdry Letter Portrait Waterproof Clipboard
Amazon
$22.99
The Paperdry Letter Portrait Waterproof Clipboard allows you to write in the rain and spray, without your papers getting wet. The hood is made with a cold proofing agent and thicker PVC, for better resistance against the cold and greater longevity. Comes in half-letter, letter, and tabloid landscape sizes. Sturdy internal clip holds papers in place; there’s also a clip on the back, so you can use the board in a dry environment.
Silver Mermaid Pendant
Etsy.com
$47.70
This beautiful silver mermaid pendant is made to order from 925 silver that comes with or without a dark grey/light black patina. Necklace length: 20 Inches; Pendant height: 1.38 Inches; Pendant width: 1.38 Inches.
CHUMS Safety® Glove Clip Carabiner
Magid
$5.60
Keep your gloves handy with these CHUMS Safety® Glove Clip Carabiner. The simple one-handed capture and release mechanism secures your work gloves to your person, tool belt, vehicle or work station.
Otter Water Proof Phone Cases
Otter Box
Various prices
Water and smartphones don’t mix. These high quality, durable phone cases protect your phone from not just from getting wet, but also from serious drops, dirt, scrapes and bumps. Otter cases are designed to fit just about any Samsung or Apple smartphone, as well as other electronic devices.
Oil Rig Hard Hats
Custom Hard Hats
Various prices
These heavy duty, OSHA and ANSI type I compliant hard hats are available in a wide range of colors and can be customized with a company logo. Their extended brims provide protection at all angles from the sun, rain runoff, and debris without affecting visibility.
Viking® Journeyman 420D Waterproof Bib Pant
Galeton.com
Starting at $57.00
This is the perfect gear for any weather. Double stitched, with taped and heat sealed seams maximize waterproofness, these bib-pant are made from heavy duty 420D nylon with PVC backing for superior cut and snag resistance. Detachable bib/elasticized waist design means they can be worn as pants if needed.
Ironclad® Deck Crew Oil & Gas Safety Gloves
Starting at $31.95
Global Industrial
These gloves are designed to take some serious abuse; treated with DuPont Teflon for oil and water resistance, they feature a 4-layer palm for maximum abrasion resistance, and exclusive CT5 cut resistant material for cut level 5 protection, as well as complete back of hand protection.
Oil Rig Patent Print
Etsy.com
$17.33
This high quality reproduction of a patent drawing of an offshore drilling rig originally patented in 1941 by E R Armstrong is printed on museum quality thick, durable, archival, acid-free matte paper. Looks great on any home or office wall.
Oil Rig Shirt with American Flag
Etsy.com
17.95
This handmade, cotton blend T-shirt is the perfect gift for your patriotic rig-worker.
Best LED Headlamp Flashlight
Amazon.com
$24.95
The best and brightest hands-free headlamp flashlight on Amazon. The adjustable lamp features three high-performance LED bulbs combine to deliver a 10000 lumens beam. Features four working modes: Brightness 40%, Brightness 60%, Full Brightness, and Strobe.