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" Heavy Metal Herbivore Hacking off limbs with a lopper can be a real pain. With the Alligator Lopper ($100), a vicious-looking hybrid of a lopper and a chain saw, you can clamp a metal jaw onto your prey and buzz right through it with the 6-in. cutting bar. Since it&amp;#039;s basically a mini chain saw, the Alligator can cleave branches too thick for a lopper. The nose and top of the chain are protected by a cover, because when you&amp;#039;re in a sap-thirsty frenzy, safety is key. blackanddecker.com Any snowshoe can plod across a wintry plain, but to be mountain-worthy a snowshoe must deliver deep-snow flotation and icy-slope traction. The lightweight MSR Lightning ($220) does both jobs, but its special strength is grip, thanks to a serrated outer frame. msrcorp.com Like a lot of Hitachi tools, the CJ110MV Variable Speed Jigsaw ($99) looks like the mutant offspring of a speed bike and the power tool it actually is. Style and ergonomics aside, this 4.9-pound, 5.8-amp jigsaw is lightweight and powerful. Its four-stage orbital action pivots the blade forward and back to efficiently cut wood and metal. hitachipowertools.com Orange Alert A well-placed electric space heater can reduce fuel bills, but safety is always a concern. The Ultra Quiet Ceramic Heater with ViziHeat ($60) has orange bars that appear when the grill heats up, and stay visible until the unit has fully cooled down. holmesproducts.com/estore "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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