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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
Sports
Freebord

If you ever learned how to snowboard, you understand the withdrawl symptoms that are all too common come the off season. If you're not willing to shell out ridiculous amounts for airfare (and the obscene baggage fees for a board and gear) to someplace a little more chilly, you're shit…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Engineered Garments Herringbone Bike Pack

There are a lot of different ways to get your important stuff from one place to the next. Take your pick: messenger bags, backpacks, engineer bags, satchels, weekend bags and the list goes on and on. The problem is, if you're an active guy - the kind that rides his…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Getting the Digits: Gloves for Warmth and Touch Screens

We love a White Christmas as much as the next guy, but everything before and after is brutal. Snowfall, frigid temperatures and a stiffening wind have a way of dampening spirits, but productivity shouldn't be affected. We're talking about the important kind of productivity here: text messages, twitter, Angry Birds,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Accessories
DeBruir Weekend Holdall

The DeBruir Weekend Holdall is an enigma, wrapped in a riddle, shrouded in mystery. It's a weekender bag with dimensions as follows: 620mm x 250mm x 250mm. There is an interior flap that secures closed with leather straps and brass buckles. Then, there's another flap on top of that to…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Eton Raptor

If Batman could have gotten all these life-saving gizmos in one handheld device he could've ditched that heavy old belt (assuming it wasn’t holding up his Batpants - fighting crime in boxer-briefs is most likely frowned upon).  The Raptor from Eton is an emergency radio that has a billion (estimated) other…

By Mike Newman
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