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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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Cool Material x Bradley Mountain Waxed Canvas Knife Roll

As any outdoorsman knows, there isn’t just one knife to rule them all. Certain tasks require a small Swiss Army knife with a pair of tiny scissors, some call for a robust folder, others demand a well-equipped multi-tool. For carrying your prized collection, we teamed up with Bradley Mountain to…

By Mike Newman
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Features
8 Great Office Chair Alternatives to Herman Miller

The Herman Miller Aeron is easily one of the most well-known office chairs ever made. There's science and style to support the $700+ price tag new, but it's hard to justify that price when someone else isn't footing the bill. Instead of picking up a used Aeron, check out some…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Gear
The Water Bottle That Doubles as a Bike Light

Biking at night can be terrifying, dangerous or downright painful depending on where you are and what you're riding. You can mitigate some of the risk with front and rear lights, reflectors or special clothing, but none of that really addresses visibility from the side. Elite, an Italian firm of…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
Limited Edition Star Wars Pens by Cross

Cross has been making high-end writing instruments since the 1800s, and they’re so good at it that everything carries a lifetime mechanical guarantee. What originally started with just the manufacture of pencil casings has evolved into fountain pens, ballpoint pens and now, this limited edition collection of Star Wars pens…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Gear
Interconnectable Tents From POD Tents

POD Tents are a whole new way to tent camp. Designed to sleep 4 (POD Mini) or 8 (POD Maxi), each POD is made of ripstop polyester with taped seams and designed to assemble into its own tent very easily. The revolutionary part of each of the units is that…

By Cooper Fleishman
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