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

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VESSEL Solved One of the Most Annoying Things About Your Golf Bag
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Build the Perfect Bonfire with the Best Gear for the Great Outdoors Build the Perfect Bonfire with the Best Gear for the Great Outdoors
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Build the Perfect Bonfire with the Best Gear for the Great Outdoors

From the right axe to the perfect sipping whiskey and a proper outdoor speaker, a night under the stars awaits.

By Beau Hayhoe
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A Better Way to Bring the Shade

Shibumi Reinvented Beach Shade. Now It’s Coming for the Pop-Up Tent.

By Cool Material
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Black Book: 12 Products Our Editors Loved in September 2026

The products our editors have been obsessed with in September 2026.

By Cool Material
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Wemo Is a Slap Bracelet for Notes

If you're of a certain age, you remember slap bracelets as a fad that stuck around a tad longer than Pogs. Concealed in some funky fabric was a piece of steel that wrapped around your wrist after you slapped it on. Outside of being a questionable style choice, slap bracelets…

By Mike Newman
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Williams Tactical Key Self-Defense Tool

There's an Onion article that claims, the average guy is 4,000% less effective when fighting than they think they will be. Yes, it's The Onion. Yes, it's a joke. That said, like many posts on the satirical news site, there's truth in comedy. Should you need to defend yourself, don't go assuming you're…

By Mike Newman
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Gerber Fishing Collection

Whether you’re talking about their capable multi-tools or their incredible pocket knives, the odds are that Gerber makes at least one tool that will fit the bill for whatever you need. With the release of their latest collection, that now includes a whole suite of tools purpose built for the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Land Rover Defender Multi-Tool

In what is easily the most unique multi-tool design we've ever come across, Land Rover tossed this do-everything assistant into its shop recently. The Defender Multi Tool looks, well, like a Defender, only it's outfitted with a bevy of useful features. The 11 tools on the stainless steel multi-tool include…

By Mike Newman
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Gravity Chopsticks 2.0 Never Touch the Table

Chopsticks are some of the simplest, most utilitarian and well-designed utensils that have ever been created, which is probably why no one has really iterated on the design significantly since they were invented over 6,000 years ago. Once you overcome the learning curve, the only real issue with them was…

By Cooper Fleishman
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