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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.

By Cool Material
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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Food
Stanley Lunch Box Cooler Set

Likely the last time you used a lunch box was when your shoes fastened with Velcro. Turns out lunch boxes have grown up in the time you have; they're no longer tiny boxes adorned with well-muscled heros. Take Stanley's Lunch Box Cooler set for instance. No matter what situation you…

By Wylie Overstreet
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Boxsal Cardboard Picnic Boxes

There are a number of reasons guys love picnics: looking at women running, working on your tan (hopefully that's just what you tell her so you can look at women), and getting drunk in the middle of the day. The problem of course is the fact that when you're done…

By Cooper Fleishman
Boxsal Cardboard Picnic Boxes
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Logic Lodge’s Sportsman’s Grill

Several years ago one of our editors, on an alpine camping trip, decided to make a fire and grill some food.  We won't go into details, but some lessons learned that day were 1) don't make a fire at 2 in the morning after downing six beers, 2) sleeping bags…

By Wylie Overstreet
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Accessories
Mnmur Inner Tube Bags and Wallets

We're always impressed when people take old, thrown-out objects and turn them into new, cool things.   Take Mnmur's line of messenger bags, wallets, and accessories, for instance.  They're all made from discarded bike inner tubes, and they win points with us for both their unique look and MacGuyver ingenuity.…

By Wylie Overstreet
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Tumi Vapor Luggage

Men are like Tootsie Pops - hard on the outside and soft on the inside. Through no fault of our own we have developed hard - almost exoskeleton like - exteriors to protect ourselves from all the bullshit we're forced to deal with on a daily basis. The Tumi Vapor…

By Cooper Fleishman
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