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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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Lansky Firefighter Battle Axe

Designed by Lansky in conjunction with a bunch of firefighters, this battle axe has everything you need in an axe and plenty of things you'll probably (hopefully) never have the need for. The handle is insulated up to 10,000 volts. The plus sign style cutout in the middle is a…

By Cooper Fleishman
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OneBlade Is the Last Razor You’ll Ever Need

Tucked away in San Marino, a microstate along the Adriatic Coast, is a traditional barbershop doing straight razor shaves that will change the way you think about shaving. It was a stop at this barbershop that inspired Porter Stansberry to create OneBlade, a razor that will turn your morning shave from a chore…

By Mike Newman
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The 8 Best Tactical Flashlights

A tactical flashlight is one of the best, most useful things you can carry on a daily basis. Not only can it be used to illuminate dark paths, hard-to-see keyholes, and other late night mysteries, but it is one of the best self-defense tools you can have. Unlike knives or other…

By Mike Newman
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Cotter Keychain

There was a day, many years ago, when someone decided to adopt the standard climbing carabiner as a keychain. Practically, it made a lot of sense. But not long after, belt loops everywhere had the simple device hanging from them. If you’re looking for something a little sharper that isn’t…

By Mike Newman
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Melina Is a Tent You Can Wear as a Backpack

Designed to give wearers the ability to create their own personal space in an urban environment, David Shatz's Melina is a backpack that transforms into a single person tent using a clever accordion-style folding mechanism. Details about the project are scarce, but we do know that it was produced "under…

By Cooper Fleishman
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