Summer is upon us! Let us prepare for the traditional Memorial Day BBQ with our ultimate guide to grills, gadgets, recipes, camping gear, umbrellas, mosquito repelants, music, mosquito repellents, outdoor furniture, home theaters, and showers!

Roundups

• Happy Memorial Day: Outdoor Tech Solutions
  
• 5 Great Barbecues to Liven Up Your Parties
  
• Tech Elements for Making the Best Outdoor Parties
  
• The Best in Outdoor Tech
  

Gadgets

• Digital BBQ Tongs Come Equipped with LCD & LED
  
• 5 Grilling Gadgets That Will Help Your Next BBQ
  
• Hi Tech Tools for a Summer BBQ
  
• Propane Tank Gauge

Grills: From fancy to portable to eco-friendly, you're grilling in style

• 5 Great Barbecues to Liven Up Your Parties
  
• Plek66 Compact Barbecue
  
• Woodflame Automated Portable BBQ
  
• Use the Gastar miGrill Portable Gas Grill to Jazz Up Any BBQ
  
• PIZZONI Backpack BBQ Grill
  
• BioLite: Bringing Camping & Gadgets Together
  
• Use an Altoids Sours Tin to Create a Mini BBQ Grill
  
• Wrap Stove
  

Food: Yummy, delicious food ideas fos the weekend's festivities!

• Picnic Salads & Beyond: 15 Recipes for Memorial Day
  
• A Guide to Latin Grilling for your Memorial Day BBQ (the kitchn)
  
• Yummy, Healthy Snacks for a Memorial Day Road Trip? (the kitchn
  
• Get Your House Party Sponsored Online (with Free Food!)
  

Tunes: Jamming and grooving to music during the BBQ

• Musical Outdoors: A Playlist of Outdoor Spaces
  
• Logitech to Jawbone: 4 Portable Speakers We Love
  
• JBL Control 2.4G: Music Anywhere in Your Wireless Network
  
• Re(al)view: Audioengine W1 Wireless Stereo Adapter
  
• Outdoor Entertaining Made Easier with Outdoor Speakers
  
• Joel's DIY Wi-Fi Speaker System Solution
  
• Re(al)view: Life With Sonos Bundle 150 with Loudspeakers
  
• Eton Soulra iPod Dock is Waterproof & Solar-Powered
  

Backyard Home Theater

• The Perfect Backyard Home Theater: Epson MovieMate 62
  
• Inspiration: Amazing Outdoor Home Theaters
  
• Blogging... Domino's Backyard Theater
  
• Cal Spa's Ultimate Outdoor Theater
  
• How To Build an Outdoor Home Theater
  
• Outdoor Movie Night (Ohdeedoh)
  

Outdoor Lighting: A little mood lighting goes a long way! And it helps you see at night

• 8 Best Outdoor Lighting Options (Apartment Therapy)
  
• 5 Great Garden Lighting Solutions
  
• How to Make Your Own Sun Jar and Save Money
  
• Sun Jar: The Perfect Way to Light Your Garden
  
• The Weatherproof Nokero Solar Light Bulb
  
• Ikea's Collection of Solar Powered Lighting
  
• Mathmos: Perfect Store For Outdoor Lights and Lava Lamps
  
• Outdoor Solar Shoji Lanterns
  
• Green Style: LED String Lights on the Patio
  
• LED Candle is Perfect fr Outdoor Entertaining and Camping
  

Outdoor Furniture

• Help Power Your Home with a Really Chic Patio Table
  
• LED Light Bench by Frellstedt
  

Wet and Wild: Outdoor showers

• Green Ideas: A Great Solar Powered Shower
  
• Body Weight Activated Upside Down Outdoor Shower
  

Mosquito Repellents

• A Simple Fan is Your Best Mosquito Repellent
  
• Castro Mosquito Vaporizer
  
• 5 Great Pest Repellent Solutions
  
• Roundup: 5 Home Tech Items We're Itching To Play With
  
• Windmill Misting Fan Keeps You Cool and Repels Pests
  

Patio Heaters: When the party's going late and it's getting chilly outside

• The Heat Is On: Modern Patio Heaters
  
• DIY Patio Heater from Washing Machine Parts
  
• Chillchasers Are Eco-Friendly Patio Heaters
  
• The Eastlake Umbrella Patio Heater Warms Up Al Fresco Dining
  
• The Hotspot Mini Tech Outdoor Table Heater
  

Umbrellas: Keeping cool in the shade

• Follow the Sun With Your Patio Umbrella
  
• LED Patio Umbrella Perfect for Outdoor Entertaining
  
• Tucci Razor Self Tilting Umbrella
  

Camping

• 10 Camping Gadgets Worth Packing
  
• 8 Great Apps for Your Next Awesome Camping Trip
  
• Tech Essentials For Your Next Camping Trip
  
• LEDs Add Some High-Tech Flair to Campsites
  
• New Coleman Inflatable Mattress has Bult-in Speakers
  
• How to Use Your Android Phone for Travel Success
  
• Eureka Intent
  
• Solar Powered Tent
  
• Outdoor Tech Roundup: Our Favorite Pieces
  
• Night Vision on a Budget
  
• Keeping Your Previous Tech Dry In Torrential Downpours
  

Fun and Out There: Some wacky and fun

• Scion Pimps a Mobile Kitchen
  
• Wirelessly Powered Hanging Grill
  
• Hate Sunburn? Build a Sun Monitor!
  
• Pylones' Flashlight Projects Constellations for Each Day and Hour of the Month
  

Saving Money

• What Else Can I Do to Bring Down Bills in the Summer?