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

It's a hat trick this week.

By Cool Material
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The Vacay Shave

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

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

Badge or not, dress like you belong there.

By Cool Material
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Turn Your Disposable Lighter Into a Pocket Torch

Using a disposable lighter to try and ignite firewood or get a camping stove going isn’t easy, but that doesn’t mean you need a different tool for the job. With The Pocket Torch, your cheap disposable lighter transforms into powerful little torch with a flame temperature of 2,300 °F. A…

By Mike Newman
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Unclip Quick Release Carabiner Keychain

San Diego-based creative upstart Unsettle & Co has been hard at work rethinking the way we all carry our keys. At this point, it's more common than not that you have some sort of carabiner you use you to attach your keys to a belt loop for easy access. In…

By Cooper Fleishman
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CRKT Viva Multi-Tool

Columbia River Knife & Tool—aka CRKT—has been making fantastic knives, tools and accessories for more than two decades. They have a mini pocket knife for your everyday carry. They have a multi-tool with a built-in spork. Now, they also have the Viva Keychain Multi-tool. Built with 3cr13 stainless, Viva packs…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Cocoon’s GRID-IT Backpack Organizes All Your Gear

In case you're not familiar with Cocoon's GRID-IT system, it's essentially a series of interconnected and overlapping straps designed to stretch and hold an entire trip worth of gear in an organized fashion. One GRID-IT will hold a camera, portable hard drive, chargers, tools, cords, plugs and batteries in an…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Readyman Wilderness Survival Card

With over 73 years of special operations experience, it's safe to say that the guys behind Readyman know a thing or two about what it takes to survive in the wilderness. They've poured the things they've learned from their experiences and SERE (Survive, Evade, Resist, Escape) training into one credit…

By Cooper Fleishman
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