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Christmas is on its way and if you've got orienteers on your shopping list, then you've come to the right place! We're here to help you find just the right gift for all the orienteers in your life.  Take a look at the following top ten gift ideas!

1. Handmade Note Cards		These greeting cards are perfect for orienteers to address notes, letters, or gifts to loved ones over the holidays.  They are designed and created by orienteer and artist Silva Tratnik.  What better way to celebrate the holidays than by supporting a local artist?	Order here
2. Scents of Direction Lip Balm		This lip balm makes a great stocking stuffer.  It is created with all natural ingredients and has a delicious, lemony scent.  Fight the dry winter air with a delightful, locally made lip balm.	Order here
3. Stephen Stagg Story and Puzzle Books		These adorable books will definitely become your child’s favourite.  With flowing rhymes, beautiful artistry, and fun puzzles, Stephen Stagg can be read many times and reveal something new every time.	Order here
4. Murder at the 14th Control Novel		For the older reader in your family, Wilf Holloway’s classic Murder at the 14th Control is a must read for every orienteer.	Order here
5. SI 10 Timing Chip		Does someone in your family need an upgrade to their SI timing chip? This is the perfect time to surprise your loved one with an SI timing chip that will help them achieve their orienteering goals.	Order here
6. Orienteering Canada Buff		It’s getting chilly out there! Provide your beloved orienteer with a comfy, multi-purpose neck warmer and support Orienteering Canada’s High Performance Program at the same time.	Order here
7. Orienteering Board Game		This is a fantastic game for the whole family! Imagine sitting by the fire, with a nice cup of hot chocolate, all cozy in your blankets, and having a great laugh as the family races toward the finish line of this orienteering board game.	Order here
8. Orienteering Themed Rubik's Cube		Do you have a puzzler in your family? This orienteering themed rubik’s cube is a fun twist on the classic cube puzzle, with an extra challenge (orientation matters!)	Order here
9. Orienteering Bumper Sticker		Everyone knows someone whose car is an homage to all of their marvelous adventures.  These bumper stickers are an excellent addition to any orienteer’s bumper sticker collection.  Or maybe this gift will jumpstart a new love of collecting bumper stickers.	Order here
10. Gift Card for o-store.ca		Got an orienteer who’s tricky to buy gifts for? How about a gift card for Canada’s orienteering store? You can choose the value so they will be certain to find something they’ll love.	Order here

The O-Store family is very excited about a project we did during the pandemic: an orienteering clock! The o-clock has all the features of a regular race clock plus the universally recognizable orienteering beeps!  Our clock is great for use as either a start clock or a finish line clock at all your events.  And of course a clock with all the start beeps is particularly valuable at any championship event. As organizers and participants ourselves, we’ve tried to incorporate in our clock all the features that we would want to have available. Here are some details:

Display

• Size: 34 x 8 cm
• Each digit is 11 x 16 LEDs
• Adjustable brightness, with 5 settings
• Red LEDs
• Excellent visibility from large angles of centre, readable in direct sunlight
• High-accuracy, temperature-compensated internal clock

Case

• Size: 46 x 20 x 13 cm
• Weight: 3.6 kg, including battery
• Aluminum handles for easy carrying; doubles for hanging the clock
• Multiple set-up options including,: stable on a flat surface; hangs easily using straps through handles either left to right or back to front (through the hollow handlebars); sits nicely on a tripod using tripod mount on base of case
• Case has no parts sticking out, no pieces to cause damage or get damaged during transportation
• Battery pocket at back of case makes inserting and removing the battery an easy task
• Case is water resistant, but should have tarp above it if being used in significant rain
• 12 key numeric keypad for easy programming of all modes
• Built-in, waterproof speaker allows ample volume for beeps to be heard throughout the starting arena of your race

 

Power

• Rechargeable battery and charger included
• Battery life: 8 hours at regular brightness with beeps

 

Modes and Command Codes

• Count Up or Count Down modes; count down mode can stop after reaching 0 or can begin counting up
• Numerous beeper options include
  • Intervals of 60, 30, 15, or 10 seconds
  • One beep per interval or "O-beeps" (10 second warning beep, followed by leadup beeps (optional number) and, longer beep on the interval)

 

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Now that you know a little bit about the clock, we hope you'll invest in one for your club or event and let us know what you think of it! We are always open to feedback and are looking forward to continuing the development and improvement of this passion project.  

If you're interested, read on for a little bit of behind the scenes/making of!

The R&D Process

This project has been on our minds for a long while and the COVID-19 lockdown provided the perfect opportunity to spend some quality time with it.  We now had the chance to delve in and start building.  

Our home office white board was perfect for drawing out our design ideas.

Here's a few more early drawings.  These were our ideas for the battery case.

We tested various possibilities for the display and software design.  Here you see the time display on two panels.  We decided to add another panel, allowing us to increase the size of each digit.

We used one of our favourite toys in the basement, the CNC router, to create the front of the case.

Here you see the three panels and larger digits with the front of the case for a better sense of what it would eventually look like.

Even during breaks we couldn't stop thinking about the readability of our clock 

Even once we had the design it took several attempts to perfect the battery case.

Here's an early pre-assembly of the clock case.

 O-Store Gift Suggestion #4

A set of 6 note cards by orienteering friend Silva Tratnik. 

Specially designed for the O-Store, three of these hand made cards feature an orienteering theme, the other three feature a floral theme.

A beautiful gift idea for any orienteer!