Skip to Content
Gear
Tech
Watches
Fashion
Lifestyle
Guides
steals

Get the Cool Material Newsletter

Insider recommendations, the best deals, and the most unique products & experiences, delivered right to your inbox.

Subcribe

Gear

The latest innovations, performance reviews, and buying guides for everything from athletic apparel and footwear to fitness trackers and sporting accessories.

1
Gear
Win $1,000 Worth of Gear From Iron & Resin
By John A. Paradiso
The Best Products of the Week: Buck Mason x J. Press, Apple M4 Mac Mini, and More
Gear
The Best Products of the Week: Buck Mason x J. Press, Apple M4 Mac Mini, and More

Including Ratio's smallest, most efficient coffee brewer.

By John A. Paradiso
1
Gear
Black Book: 12 Products Our Editors Loved in October 2024

These are the best things we tested this month—from a tandem shower system to WhistlePig's annual Boss Hog whiskey.

By John A. Paradiso
1
Gear
The Best EDC Gifts for 2024

Never leave the house empty-handed. These are the best EDC gifts for the 2024 holiday season.

By John A. Paradiso
Accessories
iNA Titanium Capsules Are Perfect for Your Tiny EDC Items

When anyone talks about a great everyday carry, they tend to focus on the wallets, watches, knives and other big pieces. But what about the essential small items like microSD cards for a phone or camera, some cash for emergencies, a sewing kit or lip balm? That's where iNA minimalist…

By Ben Dahl
ina-cm-if1-7-8
Accessories
Dango Coin Capsule

Dango makes some remarkable niche products like brilliantly ingenious wallets and robust watches. Now, they've created something that's truly unconventional and easily qualifies as something we don't need but really want. The Coin Capsule stores your loose change in an aerospace grade aluminum disc of wonder. The Capsule has contoured…

By Amos Kwon
Dango-Coin-Capsule-1
Accessories
Built for Athletes Hero Backpack Is Perfect for Workouts

That's where Built for Athletes comes in. Built for Athletes exists to supply athletes like you with the backpacks and accessories you need to surpass boundaries and continually crush your goals. Their Hero backpack is the perfect example of this. It's a 45L large capacity backpack that's rip-proof, water-resistant and…

By Ben Dahl
builtforathletes-cm-sp-7-1-01
Home
Powers Construction Steel Site Shack

The Powers Construction Site Shack isn’t trying to be a fancy tiny home. It’s really designed as a portable workspace and shelter. The design copies pitch-roofed homes, only way smaller. Constructed with weathering corten steel that requires no painting and adopts a resilient, rust-colored (but not rusting) appearance, along with…

By Amos Kwon
Powers-Construction-Steel-Site-Shack-1
Gear
The 5.11 Tactical Operator Axe

A couple years ago, Kyle Lamb of Viking Tactics designed a multi-functional axe with hammer and pry-bar ends that would ultimately evolve into the 5.11 Tactical VTAC Operator Axe. As much as we loved the hammer, axe, pry-bar and two dozen other functions packed into this behemoth of a tool,…

By Ben Dahl
The-5-11-Tactical-Operator-Axe-Now-Comes-in-a-More-Compact-Size-1