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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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Wander Workshop Leverage Bottle Openers and Keyhook

Launching soon on Kickstarter, the Wander Workshop Leverage Collection focuses on minimalist, geometric design and features two bottle openers and a keyhook all cast in solid brass and made in the USA. The wall-mounted bottle opener functions just like any other wall-mounted bottle opener, but it looks a helluva lot better thanks to…

By Ben Dahl
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Backup Batteries That Will Give Your Phone Lots of Extra Juice

Let’s face it, sometimes we rely on our phones a little more than we should. Ever since the inception of the “smart phone” we’ve used our phones for everything. They are our camera, journal, social media machine and sometimes we even use them to make phone calls. We use them…

By Christopher Osburn
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8 Products Every Person Should Have in Their Car in Case of Trouble

The question isn't whether or not you'll run into car trouble, but when. We recommend being prepared so minor trouble doesn't become major trouble. If the only thing in your glove box is your car's paperwork and the only thing in your trunk is an empty cooler and some trash,…

By Mike Newman
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Linc Turns Your Smartphone Into a Walkie Talkie

Fantom Dynamics has been developing modular walkie talkie technology for the better part of a decade. Their latest release, Linc, turns your smartphone into a walkie talkie, and puts everything they spent all that time developing in the palm of your hand. Developed as part of the MotoMods system, the…

By Ben Dahl
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Unsettle’s Commuter Roll-Top Is the Perfect Commuter Bag for Any Weather

The ideal commuter bag must be sharp and clean so it's appropriate for the office, able to stand up to the elements, and rugged enough to last for years of travel. Unsettle's new Commuter Roll-Top checks all those boxes and more. With a large main compartment, a separate laptop section, and…

By Mike Newman
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