It’s finally here! Grilled meat season is upon us ladies and gentlemen. Manning (or womanning) the grill takes a few things: meat (some encased), cold beer, fire, an appetite and tools. Bare minimum, you’ll find yourself using a spatula and... continue...
When you think about manly clothing accessories, the apron is probably not the first thing that comes to mind, but it should be. If there was any company that could make the manliest of them all, it would be Best Made Co. Each of these aprons is made... continue...
Few foods allow for such creativity as the humble sandwich. By definition, it’s just bread and . . . stuff. PB & J on white? That’s a sandwich. A mountain of pastrami and a bit of slaw between rye? Also a sandwich. Wonder bread with... continue...
How many times has this happened to you? You’re out back enjoying a few beers with your friends when you get the urge to fire up the grill for a couple of burgers. You leave the group to keep eye on the patties so you don’t serve up a round... continue...
Multi-tools are great. You can have pliers, scissors, screwdrivers, a few blades and even a ruler all in one hand whenever you need it. But what happens, MacGuyver, when you run across a bomb that needs diffusing or you need to create one to deal with... continue...
Even if you’re not John Cusack, boomboxes are cool. We gotten past the point of cassette tapes and D-batteries (if they even make these anymore) though, so we need one that works with phones and mp3 players. Unfortunately, finding a boombox that... continue...
The utilitarian nature of a titanium spork is usually reason enough to justify owning one, but add some style to it and we’re sold instantly. Triple Aught Design and Snow Peak have teamed up to create the T-Skull Titanium Spork. Compact and strong,... continue...
The only problem we have with an Everyday Carry is that we don’t always find ourselves having a need for all those cool gadgets and tools everyday. We’re running a men’s website here, not putting the hurt on bad guys (or zombies) or... continue...
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We’ve been known to enjoy a beer or three on occasion. Seeing as how this is Cool Material after all, it should come as no surprise that we have a pretty expansive collection of openers at our disposal. Some beers call for knuckles, others for knives... continue...
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 gear that we want both for its purpose and for... continue...
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 to run a case study. To see where we’re at as a society and... continue...
In addition to our watch addiction, we have a thing for bottle openers. We generally pass on the talking cartoon characters and ones that look like body parts (only because we still have so many from college) and only seek out stuff that’s really worth... continue...