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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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We Did a Little Sole Searching for Pickup Season
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A Better Way to Bring the Shade

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

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VESSEL Solved One of the Most Annoying Things About Your Golf Bag

The new Player VI Series gives every club its own space and rethinks the golf bag from top to bottom.

By Cool Material
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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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This Watch Winder Is Made from an Engine

The world of horology and racing have long overlapped. While we've seen plenty of watches developed for drivers and racing enthusiasts alike, we've never anything like the Vulcan Innova. The Vulcan Innova is a watch winder crafted from an inline 6 engine block. The inline 6, as opposed to the V6, was the…

By Mike Newman
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Bloqbag Is a Modular Backpack System

What works for some may not work for all. It's true for many products and backpacks are no exception. Instead of buying a bag someone things fits your lifestyle, why not design your own? That's what Bloqbag offers. Bloqbag is a modular backpack system, in which you take a base…

By Mike Newman
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The Story of the (Almost) All-American Barlow Knife

Players in the pocket knife industry are constantly trying to build a better, more durable, more versatile knife and, in the interest of fairness, we think they’re doing a pretty good job. Every year knives in a dozen different price ranges are released, each of them making full, punishing use…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Fender Built a Guitar with Benches from the Hollywood Bowl

The Fender Custom Shop has made some pretty incredible things over the years. They've released an amp made with wood leftover from building the U.S.S. Constitution and one made from whiskey barrels, and now Fender has built a guitar with benches from the Hollywood Bowl. What began almost a century…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Our Favorite Seiko Watches Currently on Amazon

Far and wide, Seiko watches are considered to be one of the best deals in watches because they pair movements that have tank-like durabitily with a great aesthetic at a price that won't put you in the poorhouse. Those same features are what make picking a favorite amongst all the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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