Gear

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If you’re anything like us, you refuse to admit that you’re the type of person that regularly uses–and needs storage for–paper clips, thumb tacks, staples and other small binding solutions. Forget all the traditional magnetic…

In the Shop

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If there’s any EDC piece that can be dreamt up, designed and machined from solid metal, it’s a fair bet that California-based J.L. Lawson & Co. has done it. We all live in a world…

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The James Brand makes some of the best everyday carry blades in the business, and that’s saying something given its youth amid more storied knife brands. Their latest is called The Pike, and it harkens…

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When it comes to modern light fixtures that really impress, it’s actually all about vintage styling. You can throw an Edison bulb in just about anything and make it cooler, but most portable light sources…

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Individual cultures across the world have developed their own unique solutions to everyday problems, and that’s also true when it comes to getting your lunch to work. This style lunch box has been widely used…

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When it comes to tents, the traditional options we all grew up with and their pull-apart bungee skeletons are no more. They’ve been replaced with inflatable exoskeletons and hanging options that are easier to deploy,…

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Whether you’re lighting a fire, cigar, cigarette or anything else, everyone needs a reliable way to create fire. You won’t find better than this Black Helix Match Cloche and the fire-starting wooden sticks it contains.…

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If you’ve never been to Alaska, you probably don’t understand the sheer wonderment of the tool you see hear. For the better part of 5,000 years, the all-purpose ulu knife has been a part of…

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These days, touching anything can be hazardous to your health. With the Sigma Touch Tool–named for its resemblance to the Greek letter Sigma (∑) and machined out of naturally antibacterial solid brass–you don’t have to…

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Coffins are strangely refined containers that can prolong body composting longer than necessary, and their high-grade materials like lacquered hardwood and brass don’t exactly belong in the ground. Delft University of Technology researcher Bob Hendrikx…

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