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Gear

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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An Ode To Kapital, One of the Coolest Brands in Japanese Menswear
By Beau Hayhoe
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Gear
Black Book: 10 Products Our Editors Loved in April 2026

The products our editors have been obsessed with in April 2026.

By Cool Material
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Gear
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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Gear
The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

Run season is here. Act accordingly.

By Cool Material
Accessories
Nixon Landlock Backpack

Getting through your daily grind (or your weekend escape) with everything you need can be difficult from a gear transportation perspective. You need a man's bag that isn't a man bag. Something that lets you carry all without being a carryall. The Nixon Landlock Backpack is that bag. With enough…

By Cooper Fleishman
Nixon Landlock Backpack
Accessories
Oceanist Large Messenger Bag

Simple is good, but today's market is flooded with messenger bags that have forgotten the concept.  They come tailored with pockets for everything: your cellphone, your iPod, your laptop, some spare change, your pen, a piece of dental floss, some lint you found the other day in your pants, a…

By Wylie Overstreet
Oceanist Large Messenger Bag
Accessories
Maxx & Unicorn Co. Camouflage Wallet

What do you get for the man who has everything and more money than God? A place to stick it. If the Maxx & Unicorn Co. No.43 Wallets just aren't unique enough for that man then you do what every self-respecting guy does in this situation - buy it for…

By Cooper Fleishman
Maxx Unicorn Co Camouflage Wallet
Accessories
Leg Opener

Guys have, out of necessity, invented bizarre and ingenious ways to open beers.  Fair enough when you're out at the tailgate, but when at home, substitute ingenuity for class, and, ideally, some sexy.  The Leg Opener is just that: a sexy female leg cast in stainless steel, complete with stiletto for popping the tops…

By Wylie Overstreet
Leg Opener
Entertainment
Bear Pong Oversized Beer Pong

You already know what Bear Pong is - it's big ass beer pong. But Bear Pong is careful to point out that "THIS GAME IS NOT INTENDED TO BE USED WITH ALCOHOL or by children under the age of 5 without adult supervision." You know they mean business about the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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