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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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Barrow Multi-Tool

Pop a can of beans around the campfire? Done. Snip the string hanging from the seam of your shirt? Got it. Open a bottle of wine for an impromptu date? The Barrow Multi-Tool is there for you. Designed to fit comfortably in the hand, the surprisingly affordable pocket device packs…

By Mike Newman
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Prisma Guitars Are Made from Old Skateboards

Failed nose grabs and poorly landed kickflips have littered the world with wrecked skateboards. Instead of letting those decks sit and die, Nick Pourfard gives them a second life-as guitars. Thanks to an industrial design background and skills as a self-taught woodworker, Pourfard takes wrecked decks and turns them into one-of-a-kind…

By Mike Newman
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The Bison Bag Is A Sleeping Bag Hammock

About a year ago, Clayborne Outdoor Goods launched the Bison Bag, a unique product that was a combination of a sleeping bag and a hammock. The portable, convenient and downright comfy Bison Bag was far superior to the standard tent in a lot of ways, but the Bison Bag G2…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Goods: Affordable Water-Resistant Watches

Having to take off your watch to participate in an activity with any sort of proximity to water is a pain in the ass. Buying a water-resistant watch is the obvious solution, but what rating do you need? Unless you're deep water diving (think ocean, not pool), 200 Meters (aka…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Hults Bruk Axes Are Finally Available Stateside

The Hults Bruk brand has been making some of the world's finest axes since 1697. That's not a typo. They've been making axes for almost one hundred years longer than the USA has been a country. And now, finally, Hults Bruk axes are finally available stateside. The process might no…

By Cooper Fleishman
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