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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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Star Wars Props From Lucasfilm and Disney

If you're looking for display-worthy Star Wars props, don't turn to the toy aisle of your local big box store. Instead, allow Disney and Lucasfilm to fill your pad with items from Star Wars Collectibles: Ultimate Studio Edition. Produced by the same company that made the actual props for Star Wars:…

By Mike Newman
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Food
Trinken Lids Hide Beer in a Coffee Cup

There are plenty of clever ways to drink in public, but none of them compare to the simplicity and ease of the Trinken Lid. Trinken Lids hide beer in a coffee cup with six sets of snaps to hold your can and a silicone gasket seal to ensure the beer…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Gear
Filson Wedge Tent

Filson has a way of distilling almost any product to its most minimalistic form without compromising what makes it great, and the new Filson Wedge Tent is the perfect example of that. The tent uses an old-school triangle style design that can be pitched with sheer poles or set up…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Machined Magnetic Bottle Opener

There’s a reason we chose this Machined Magnetic Bottle Opener as one of the best bottle openers out there. Not only does the simple, clean design make for one sexy bottle popper, but the embedded magnets actually catch your cap from falling to the ground after you crack a beer.…

By Mike Newman
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Features
We Tested a Bunch of Growlers to See How Long They Kept Our Beer Cold

The growler has made it possible to bring fresh beer home from your favorite brewery. Normally that is a simple process, and the growler ends up in the fridge in minutes, not hours. Other times, however, it doesn't. What if you're taking it camping? What if the brewery is located in…

By Mike Newman
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