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These $228 Vintage NFL Hoodies Aren’t for Fair-Weather Fans
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These $228 Vintage NFL Hoodies Aren’t for Fair-Weather Fans
By Lanny Fuller
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We Did a Little Sole Searching for Pickup Season

Your basketball shoes might be ready for the court. But are your feet?

By Cool Material
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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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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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The Lindlund Ruler Helps Translate Physical Drawings to Digital Ones

Today's graphic designers have a unique challenge facing them. If they've done most of their work on a physical medium, eventually they're going to have to digitize it. But since digital displays use different measurements than what the designer was probably using on paper, moving work over quickly becomes a…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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The High Knife Has a Built-In Pipe

What do you get when you take a Swiss Army Knife and all the necessary tools to get your smoke on? The High Knife. It's got everything you need from your pocket multi-tool for everyday tasks: large blade, small blade, corkscrew, bottle opener, can opener, tooth pick, awl, screwdriver and tweezers.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Solid Brass Fire Kit

It was way back in 2013 when Fort Standard built an all brass fire kit concept. That concept was known as “Life Is Precious,” and it was a marriage of functionality and beautiful design that was met with overwhelming fanfare. That fanfare encouraged the brand to make an actual, purchasable…

By Mike Newman
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Own Elvis Presley’s .357 Revolver

From birth record documents and signed Amex cards to Tissot watches and a custom Karate gi, we've seen a lot of interesting Elvis memorabilia come up for sale over the years. But nothing like The King's gold and silver Smith & Wesson .357 Revolver that you have a chance to…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Patagonia Finally Built a Sleeping Bag

Forty-five years in the making, Patagonia finally built a sleeping bag. Based on Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard's original design that he only built one of for himself, the Patagonia 850 Down Sleeping Bag is built with the same durability and thoughtfulness you've come to expect from everything Patagonia. Each of…

By Cooper Fleishman
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