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How Danner Makes Its Perfectly Rugged Boots Right Here in the U.S.A.
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How Danner Makes Its Perfectly Rugged Boots Right Here in the U.S.A.
By Beau Hayhoe
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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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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
These $228 Vintage NFL Hoodies Aren’t for Fair-Weather Fans 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

Greyson's limited-edition collection brings old-school style and premium craftsmanship to 17 NFL teams.

By Lanny Fuller
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Approved: Pens

Many of you reading this, and the guy writing it, can’t justify spending money on what we affectionately refer to as “Rolex class pens.” Those are your Montblancs, Krones, Tibaldis, etc. Spending a couple hundred dollars on a writing instrument that, let’s be honest here, you’re probably going to lose…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Mission Workshop R2 Arkiv Field Pack

We could go on for days about how awesome the things coming out of Mission Workshop are. There's no other entity in the bag industry with their finger on the pulse of what people want like Mission Workshop, and we've probably said something like that before. The R2 Arkiv Field…

By Cooper Fleishman
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SOG Folding Blade Light

When you're camping, you can get by without a lot of things. Those things do not include: a knife, extra beer, a flashlight and a fire source. If you've ever tried to cut timber, cheese or open one of those sweet Jiffy Pop things in the dark, you know it…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Meshmedium MA-1 iPad Sleeves

The importance of protecting your gadgets isn't something that we need to explain to anyone reading this--especially when it comes to iPads. The base model (16g) with WiFi and 3G costs $529 without tax and shipping (we know because we just had to replace ours), which isn't an inconsequential amount…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Shelby Leather One Pocket Wallet

When Carroll Shelby passed away earlier this year, it was a sad day for any auto enthusiast (especially one hardcore into Mustangs). It also marked the passing of a man badass enough to not let having a girl's name keep him down. Display some of that badassness with this one pocket…

By Mike Newman
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