Skip to Content
Gear
Tech
Watches
Fashion
Lifestyle
Guides
steals

Get the Cool Material Newsletter

Insider recommendations, the best deals, and the most unique products & experiences, delivered right to your inbox.

Subcribe

Gear

The latest innovations, performance reviews, and buying guides for everything from athletic apparel and footwear to fitness trackers and sporting accessories.

1
Gear
Why The Field Watch Is The Ultimate Spring Watch
By Beau Hayhoe
1
Gear
The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

It's a hat trick this week.

By Cool Material
1
Gear
The Vacay Shave

One of the most wholesome corners of the internet taught me to love shaving again.

By Lanny Fuller
1
Gear
The Unofficial Dress Code of the Masters, Decoded

Badge or not, dress like you belong there.

By Cool Material
Features
6 Better Gym Bags

It's time to ditch the poorly constructed, pocketless black hole you call a gym bag and upgrade. You're no longer relegated to cheap, mass-produced bags that rip at the site of a locker's frame and organize your gear about as well as your kitchen's junk drawer. Today, there are better options.…

By Mike Newman
6-Better-Gym-Bags
Gear
READYMAN Hostage Escape Card

The shakers and movers of this world are men who are ready for anything. The Hostage Escape Card by READYMAN is a small, inexpensive insurance policy that’s compact enough to fit in your wallet, but useful enough to get you out of all the precarious hypotheticals you can think of.…

By Maxwell Barna
readyman-hostage-escape-kit
Features
Goods: Unusual Beer Glasses That Don’t Suck

When you think of an unusual beer glass, you probably think of a novelty item for sale at Spencer Gifts that’s sadder than the swill someone will put in it. That’s why, for the most part, you should stick to the appropriate glassware for your different brews. That said, it…

By Mike Newman
beerhead
Fashion
Columbia Built Survival Tools Into Their Clothing Labels

Columbia—the outdoor sportswear company that's been outfitting people the world over with everything they need to stay warm, dry, cool and protected for over 70 years—has outdone even themselves by building survival tools into their clothing labels. Each of the six different stainless steel tools (Purifier, Sextant, Handsaw, Sewing, Fishing…

By Cooper Fleishman
Columbia-survival-tags-5
Gear
Railroad Spike Bottle Opener

The best bottle openers don’t just open bottles; they start conversations. Handmade using real antique steel railroad spikes, this Railroad Spike Bottle Opener from Muirwood Reclamations is sure to get the conversation going. Each individual opener is hand drilled and cut, and features a beautiful leather lanyard. Additionally, each opener…

By Maxwell Barna
railroad-spike-bottle-opener-1