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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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Bit Bar Is a Pocket Friendly EDC Screwdriver

Not content with the fact that all their other fantastic products left a gap in the full-size screwdriver section of your everyday carry, the guys at Big Idea Design spent ten months developing Bit Bar. Bit Bar is a pocket-friendly EDC screwdriver with a full-sized handle designed with a profile…

By Ben Dahl
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The Moondrop Desk Toy Imitates the Moon’s Gravity

If you're anything like us, you fidget with plenty of toys, gadgets and gizmos while on conference calls, in boring meetings or just pretending to work. The Moondrop desk toy displays gravity on your desk while still allowing you to pass the time between interesting things at the office while…

By Ben Dahl
Moondrop
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Folding Steak Knife

Okay, so you probably won’t encountered too many impromptu steak dinners in your life, but you will run into some delicious seared meat at a campsite, tailgate, or other occasion where your utensil options are subpar. A good steak deserves better—needs better—than plastic cutlery. It’s time to say hello to…

By Mike Newman
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BULLET 02 Is the World’s Smallest LED Flashlight

When the BULLET Flashlight was originally released, it was the world's smallest LED flashlight. Slughaus is back, and now BULLET 02 is the new world's smallest LED flashlight. At only 10mm x 26mm, the list of things BULLET 02 is smaller than is too long to get into, but suffice…

By Ben Dahl
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This Opinel and L.L.Bean Knife Is Made from Wood Found at the Bottom of a Lake

The Opinel No.8 knife is one of the most iconic knives ever created, so it should come as no surprise that their collaboration with L.L.Bean is equally iconic. The Opinel No.8 L.L.Bean Moosehead Knife takes the popular size, shape, functionality and heritage of the classic and combines it with a…

By Ben Dahl
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