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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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Black Book: 10 Products Our Editors Loved in April 2026
By Cool Material
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Why The Field Watch Is The Ultimate Spring Watch

The military classic is a remarkable addition to your EDC this season, and these are a few of our favorites.

By Beau Hayhoe
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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

Run season is here. Act accordingly.

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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Victorinox Horseshoe Nail Knife

You don't bring a knife to a gunfight, but you bring one everywhere else. You never know when you might need to cut some cheese, sharpen a stick or spring a trap so it's good to be prepared. Even better if the knife is a multi-tool because then you can…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Treasure Wheels

Put treasure in the name of anything and the 8 year old still inside of all of us is immediately intrigued. If the product in question just so happens to be practical and also cost less than $50 it's pretty much a guaranteed winner. This is the case with Treasure…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Behind Simple Ingenuity

This post is brought to you by Saab. At Saab, we believe in independent thinking. It’s in everything we do. Learn more here. Some of the greatest inventions of the modern era--the microprocessor, the internal combustion engine, Bloody Marys--took years of development and contain complex systems and parts working in…

By Tim Jacobsen
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Shop Cool Material Additions

We don't remember much from our business classes at community college, but the words of one particularly influential professor will stick with us for the rest of our lives. "No one likes change but a wet baby." Generally, he's right. He couldn't be further from the truth when it comes…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Urban Quiver Camera Bag

The standard camera bag is fast becoming the modern day fanny pack.  With tourists in large brimmed hats, hiked up tube socks and t-shirts displaying their excitement for the city they're visiting carrying the small rectangular bags around, it's high time for guys like us to find a more stylish option to…

By Mike Newman
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