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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: 12 Products Our Editors Loved in August 2026
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6 Health and Wellness Products to Upgrade Your Routine

Better sleep, smarter workouts, healthier skin, and a few other ways to take care of yourself.

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The Back to School Guide for Guys Who Aren’t Going Back to School The Back to School Guide for Guys Who Aren’t Going Back to School
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The Back to School Guide for Guys Who Aren’t Going Back to School

Your syllabus for an adult-life reset in September.

By Lanny Fuller
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Menswear Staples You Didn’t Know Had Golf History

The Harrington jacket is only the beginning.

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REI Storm Proof Matches

When it starts to pour, some guys decide to move their camping trip to the nearest Holiday Inn. Others, however, hunker down and don’t act like pansies. Instead of being one of those guys who warms up by adjusting the thermostat, pack a box of REI’s Storm Proof Matches for your next…

By Mike Newman
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Porte Monnaie Wallets

If you’ve wanted to make more of a splash with your wallet choice but don’t want to dive into Toddland cheeseburger wallet territory (good choice) the offerings from Porte Monnaie are a solid place to start.  Besides the enjoyable snobbery of telling people your wallet is made by a company…

By Mike Newman
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Swiss Army Axes

If you want to drop a grand, you can get a Swiss Army Knife with 85 different tools. Of those 85 tools though, there are zero axes. This is probably due to the fact that it would take you up to a week to chop firewood with such a tiny axe and…

By Mike Newman
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Custom Lighter Branding Iron

There's a lot of cool things you can do with a lighter. You can light a cigarette, start a forest fire and even keep your glaucoma at bay. After cancer this and Smokey the bear that - plus the whole legalization issue if you don't live on the coast -…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Orvis Knife-Making Kit

After much discussion, we ultimately decided that Bear Grylls is relatively manly - if for no reason other than the fact he's got a Gerber knife named after him. We also decided that the really manly men are the ones without camera crews. You know, the ones who make their…

By Cooper Fleishman
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