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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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Mark Is the Wallet for Minimalists

The bulky wallet is a dinosaur that should go the way of giant, brick-shaped cellphones. Problem is, you still need to carry certain necessities. That's why there's Mark. Mark is a minimal wallet that fits everything you need in a slim package that can slip easily into any pocket. Mark holds…

By Mike Newman
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The Elbow Revitalizes Your Old Cassette Collection

Why anyone's inventing things for cassette tapes is a mystery to us, but we appreciate good design when we see it, so we couldn't let The Elbow slip by us without a post. The basic idea of The Elbow is to play cassette tapes without the bulky stereo system they used…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Camp on Top of Your MINI Countryman With This Tent

Thanks to a new partnership with BMW, you can now camp on top of your MINI Countryman with an Autohome tent. If you've never heard of Autohome before, they're Italian specialists in all things rooftop camping. If you want an alternative to a great camping tent that requires setup on…

By Ben Dahl
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The Pocket Shot Hammer Handle

The Pocket Shot came out a few years ago and showed everyone that the traditional slingshot could benefit from a little modernization. It could shoot 3 times faster than a normal shot, was easier to load, and could fit in your pocket without sticking out like the one Dennis the…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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The 25X Follows Best Made and Gerstner’s Rich Collaborative History

Best Made is known for having some of the highest quality products in the business and their collaborations even more so. Their Gerstner Chest line, the result of a prolific collective effort between Best Made and Gerstner, is one of the more well known product lines Best Made stocks. The…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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