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The Best Bags, Suitcases, and Duffels for Holiday Travel
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The Best Bags, Suitcases, and Duffels for Holiday Travel
By John A. Paradiso
The Best Products of the Week: The James Brand × Timex Automatic GMT, Leica’s New Projector, and More
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The Best Products of the Week: The James Brand × Timex Automatic GMT, Leica’s New Projector, and More

Including a Red Wing x Steve McQueen boot collaboration.

By John A. Paradiso
The Best Products of the Week: Bertone Runabout, Hamilton PSR 74, and More
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The Best Products of the Week: Bertone Runabout, Hamilton PSR 74, and More

Including Old Grand-Dad 16-Year bourbon.

By John A. Paradiso
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Win $1,000 Worth of Gear From Iron & Resin

Iron & Resin is giving away $1,000 worth of menswear and gear, including their newly launched Overland Weekender Bag.

By John A. Paradiso
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The Life-Saving Apollo Penlight is Being Revived on Kickstarter

Usually, military and government products end up being sold on the civilian market in one way or another. This never happened with the Apollo penlight. There were only roughly 2000 made, so they never hit numbers that would have allowed them to make a profit or to hit military surplus…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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The Delta Prime Fidget Spinner Opens Your Beer

Pangea Designs, makers of the awesome Beertop Delta Spinning Top Bottle Opener, are back on Kickstarter with a new project designed to satisfy both your fidgeting and bottle opening needs. The Delta Prime fidget spinner opens your beer, will keep you entertained for hours and also works as a 1/4"…

By Ben Dahl
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Rimowa Is Adding Digital Luggage Tags to Their Suitcases

From photographers traveling the world with expensive shooting kits to people who want a next level amount of protection, Rimowa makes what many consider to be the best luggage on the planet. While everyone else is upgrading their bags with batteries, scooter functionality and sliding doors, Rimowa is adding digital…

By Ben Dahl
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The Olympics May Soon Have Shareable Medals

No athlete reaches his ultimate potential alone. There are coaches, family members, friends, and training partners that all play a part in that journey. With that in mind, Philippe Starck went ahead and designed a medal that any victorious Olympian could share with those most important to him. Each can…

By Mike Newman
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Sol y Luna Leather Toolbox

Elegance isn't something we normally talk about when it comes to the toolbox, but elegance is the first thing that comes to mind when looking at this one from Sol y Luna. Sol y Luna is a Spanish manufacturer that's internationally known for decking out furniture and everyday household objects in…

By Ben Dahl
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