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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
Health
ChapFix

Men don't use lip balm all that much.  If we do, it's normally in situations where lips actually have a tendency to get chapped--say, ascending a mountain or sailing an ocean. Problem is, when those situations arise, we're usually left with the stuff that is a off-putting shade of purple…

By Wylie Overstreet
ChapFix
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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Food
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
Logic Lodges Sportsmans Grill
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
Mnmur Inner Tube Bags and Wallets