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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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Brilliant Ideas I Had While Stoned Notebook

Some of the greatest creative minds in the world can credit some of their success to a little inhaled inspiration—including Stephen King, Tarantino, and pretty much every musician ever. It’s pretty well known that there’s a link between creativity and cannabis, but unfortunately the same can be said about short…

By Cool Material Guest
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The First Suitcase With Retractable Wheels

When luggage got the universal upgrade from standard, fixed wheels to multi-directional spinner wheels it was a big deal. Heys has taken their new Stealth series of luggage even further with a mechanism built into each of the wheels that makes them retractable. Initially it might seem like adding four…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Limited Release Filson Bags

Some companies try to lure you in with Swiss cheese warranties, while others simply go on reputation. Filson is one of the latter. Now they've redone some of their bags in two new stylish fabrics. Three of their classics—the Tote, Heritage Sportsman, and Duffle—now come in Rugged Twill and Horween…

By Mike Newman
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A Flashlight and Flask in One

When VSSL rolled out their unique outdoor canister kits, they did so with packing space in mind. Now the guys are back and ready to tackle another aspect of our outdoor adventures: drinking. The VSSL Flask is the world's first stainless steel, dual mode flashlight that just happens to safely…

By Mike Newman
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This Mini EDC Pen is Just 2″ Long

You never have a pen when you need one. That’s a fact. But it’s not because you’re forgetful; it’s because pens are funny-shaped objects that jut from pockets, jab legs, and turn you into a drafter when tucked behind your ear. This is why we fully endorse slapping the Mini Brass…

By Mike Newman
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