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There are some things you don't think of often but end up using quite a bit. Like when we first saw Packaway Buckets, we thought, "Do we really need to spend $30 on a collapsible bucket [...]

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Try to use a standard black crowbar in the dark and not look like you're thief or a criminal.  Impossible.  Go ahead, try and pry open a crate at night and not appear to be [...]

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Cards on the table, we haven't picked up a guitar in ages. We were never very good at it to begin with, so it serves a much better purpose hanging on the wall as art [...]

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We're tired of using the toothpick in our Swiss Army Knife as a unit of measurement. "How far down the block should we make the notch? About 2-1/2 toothpicks, right?" Not only is that not accurate, it [...]

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As guys, we don't need overly decorated or visually appealing tools. We make our investments based on functionality cause we plan on beating the crap out of them. Most of the time. Sometimes we find [...]

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How many of you reading this have contingency plans prepared for the zombie apocalypse? Be honest. Even before The Walking Dead (one of the few reasons we'll actually get out of bed on Sunday), Romero [...]

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Pens are cool. Magic 8-Balls are cool. Naturally, combining the two is a fantastic idea. Which is, obviously, what this pen is all about. Is that third Jager bomb going to end up haunting me [...]

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People have tendency to get a bit freaked when you carry around a knife. They say things like, "Oh my God, is that a knife?" and, "Sir, you can't take that on the plane." That hasn't stopped [...]

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You can learn a lot about a man by the tools he keeps. If you want to learn about guys in general however, running into open garages and rifling through toolboxes is probably a poor way [...]

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We've said it before and we'll say it again--everything is cooler when it's housed in stainless. Drinks, appliances and even pens are prettier, more fun to use and probably even more efficient when their clad [...]

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There aren’t many things made today that are higher in quality than their original counterparts from years, if not decades ago. That brand new LED powered flashlight you carry around everywhere for emergencies is bright, [...]

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You can have your gift giving and fireworks, leave us with the glory of Halloween. Why? Well, there are plenty of reasons (most involving the lack of non-slutty female costumes), one being the creepy decor. What can we [...]

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We know, we know, it's a garage door opener. Traditionally, garage door openers fit in the same category as everything Ron Popeil has ever made - set it and forget it. In the case of [...]

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You'll one day reach the point where it is no longer feasible to park your car in the garage. Sure you wanted that roomy space for your ride, but the tools, bikes and mounds of sawdust [...]

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Unlike the word processing programs (let's just lump Excel and Powerpoint in here for argument's sake too) you use to finalize reports, write memos and tally sales, real life doesn't have an undo button. You [...]

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