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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.
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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?

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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.

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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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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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CXXVI Handmade iPhone Wallet

iPhone wallets are the ultimate invention in pocket convenience, but many of them make the mistake of emphasizing the wallet part and not the iPhone. As we all know, the iPhone is far more important than the credit cards because credit cards can be canceled and iPhones are forever. If…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Swiss-Tech Micro-Max XI 19-in-1 Tool

If you dumped the average guy’s toolbox into a Tumi messenger bag or a Diesel backpack and slapped it on someone they’d tip over like Snooki at 3am.  Unless you plan on using tools around your own house only, you’re going to need a more convenient means to transport them.  Whether…

By Mike Newman
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