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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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Ballistic Systems Bulletproof Clipboard

As men, we enjoy the unbreakable. Not so much M. Night's Unbreakable, the one that means impervious, invulnerable, indestructible. In our minds, adding it to a product description is pretty much the same thing as calling something perfect. You buy it once and it lasts forever. Or at least that's…

By Cooper Fleishman
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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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