Eco Friendly Christmas Gifts for Him

Great Ideas for Cool Eco-friendly Christmas Gifts for Him

 

Eco Friendly Christmas Gifts for himI often find it difficult to buy gifts for the men in my life – and my girlfriends often say the same thing. Of course they must be eco-friendly Christmas gifts for him – but in fact, as you look through this interesting list of gifts, you might find suitable presents for women too!

Just please don’t give him another pair of socks this year!  🙂

You’ll find eco-friendly Christmas gifts for him that are perfect for older AND younger men who enjoy wine, gadgets, DIY, watches and occasional or devoted gardening. Let’s get started!

 

The Gadget Lover 

These gifts are great for those who love gadgets.

eco friendly christmas gifts for him smart thermostatA “smart” thermostat lets you change the settings in your home from anywhere via your smartphone, computer or tablet.

There’s a wide range of options, including some that work with Amazon Alexa.  Some also have a  weather feature that allows you to save the most energy possible!

 

eco friendly christmas gifts for him - speakersIf he likes music – and likes it everywhere – consider this Get Together Portable Bluetooth Audio Systemeco friendly christmas gifts for him - speakersmade with eco friendly bamboo. Powered by a rechargeable battery, it’s great for travel, the beach, dorm room and at home.

 

Give Him Eco-Cred! 

eco friendly christmas gifts for him - wooden watchThis cool watch just screams green and eco-cred! This Tense Mens Multi-Eye Date Time Month Wood Watch is made from natural wood, it’s light and easy to wear, and gets a lot of attention!

 

The Wine Lover – Eco-Friendly Gifts for Him

As a wine lover myself, it was great fun researching these gifts!

Waste is not eco-friendly at all.  So what happens when you don’t finish a bottle of wine?  Air is a problem for wine – once opened, it can taste more like vinegar than wine after a while.  So to avoid wasting the rest of the bottle, opt to remove the air from it in order to prolong its life.  Then you can enjoy the rest of the bottle at your leisure – by using the Vacu Vin Wine Saver Pump – it makes a great gift!

Some tips:

  • Wine degrades faster in warmer temperatures, so keep it in the fridge to further extend its life
  • Wine air pumps are designed to extend the life of the wine for a few days, not indefinitely! They can really help to reduce wine waste, so check out these stoppers here.
  • Try to minimise the amount of air in the wine – so for example, don’t decant the wine if you’re not sure you’ll finish the bottle in one sitting.
  • To keep wine fresh over time you need to keep the air out, but sometimes when drinking red wine you want to add air in, to get the full flavors. Consider a wine aerator as a lovely gift for a wine lover – see a wide range of aerators here.

To me, nothing beats drinking wine from a nice glass.  However, there are times when glass just isn’t practical – by a pool, where there are tiles, on a picnic...  For these occasions, try the Govino Wine Glass Shatterproof which won’t break.

You can choose from a wide range of materials here, and they’re a much better option than disposable cups when you’re in places where you can’t risk glass.

 

Planning ahead, it’s going to be hotter each year courtesy of climate change / global warming.  You don’t want him (or you or your guests) to drink warm white or rose wine! You might need to chill the red wine too.  So consider a wine fridge – it’ll leave space in your normal refrigerator for food, while your wine is kept at the optimum temperature.

  • You can choose from counter-top or free-standing models, depending upon the space you have available.
  • If, for example, you only drink white wine, you won’t need a dual-zone wine cooler. But if you enjoy a variety of different wines, a dual zone will be useful.
  • Thermo-electric refrigerators are more energy efficient, and also often quieter.

If you’re looking to enhance his knowledge on the subject of wine, then check out these wine kits (make your own wine), books on wine, and of course, courses on wine.

 

eco friendly Christmas gifts for him - rackOf course he’ll need to store his wines, and there’s a huge range of wine storage racks to choose from. I like this one Oenophilia 6-Bottle Bouquet Wine Rack, Black because it’s got a small base (small footprint) so it’s easier to find a place for.

Anyone who transports liquids such as wine knows that commercial transportation (e.g. airplanes) can be rough from a handling point of view. These wine bags let you bring your wine safely back home. They make great gifts for anyone who travels! (They can also be used for other liquids such as olive oils, vinegar, spirits and beer).

 


Finally, of interest to any of us who hate

  • getting bugs in our wine
  • not being sure which wine glass is ours

these Tap and Seal Silicone Drink Covers solve both these problems elegantly and easily.

They also reduce spills and splashes, and can be used as a coaster and even as a plate.

 

The Home Owner or DIY-er 

There are loads of gifts for men with homes, and men who enjoy DIY.

Arriving home in the dark is never pleasant, but it can be made much easier if a good light switches on automatically when it senses movement.  Go wireless for easy installation – there’s no fussing with cables.  And of course, because they’re all LED light, they’re very energy-efficient.  Some of these lights switch off automatically if there is no motion for more than 30 seconds, so they’re very eco-friendly and economical to use.

Solar-powered outdoor lights for your home are very green, and also delightfully easy to set up (no cables. no batteries!).

 

 

The Gardener  – Eco Friendly Christmas Gifts for Him


If he potters or if he is committed gardener, he’ll appreciate this clever multi-purpose set of tools and stool, especially designed for gardeners. It’s great for weeding, spraying, tidying, pruning or picking fruit or planting your own vegetables, fruit, flowers, or herbs. It’s easy to store indoors or outdoors for any home activity.

This set contains a sturdy foldable stool, a washable polyester canvas tote bag, a trowel, transplanter, cultivator, weeding fork and weeder. It’s lightweight and portable. But there’s a wide range of stools with storage to choose from

eco friendly Christmas gifts for him - kneelerIf you know someone who loves to garden but has knee and/or back problems, consider this Wide-Seat Garden Kneeler. It helps to protect your knees while gardening and also helps you to easily get upright again – and even provides a seat which you can also use for gardening (or even some indoor chores). It folds flat for storage and offers a wider-than-normal seat.

If you need a set of small garden tools, I recommend Fiskars Softouch Garden Tool Set. Made from aluminium the tools are sturdy, strong and rustproof, so they last a long time and don’t need to be replaced regularly. The soft-grip handles make it easier on your hands to do the gardening chores.

Consider Gardening Books as eco friendly gifts.  This most useful book Square Foot Gardening (Revised and Updated) describes how to grow fruit, vegetables and flowers in raised beds (less back-ache) to improve soil conditions and reduce the amount of space used for growing.

The Vegetable Gardener’s Bible eco friendly Christmas gifts for him - gardeningis a wonderful resource. The author is a vegetable grower living in Vermont, where he and his wife live off-grid in a house they built on land they cleared by hand. This book, updated and revised, is of interest to newbies as well as more experienced gardeners. Although the methods he shows (lots of great photos in the book) are for larger gardens, they can be easily adapted to smaller spaces using his easy W-O-R-D principles. He promotes organic gardening and shows easy methods of pest control which don’t involve chemicals.

 

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Want more green gift ideas? : Eco Friendly Book Recommendations

More eco friendly gifts!        Homemade Christmas Gifts (quick and easy)

And of course  eco friendly gift wrapping


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