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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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The Journey Collection Makes a Strong Case for Packing Less
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Your One-Bag Weekend Getaway Packing Guide

Cover all the bases with versatile selections for your EDC, your outdoor kit, and some R&R afterwards.

By Beau Hayhoe
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The Coolest Father’s Day Gifts of 2026 (New Products Added 6/15)

A curated collection of the best Father’s Day gifts for dads who appreciate craftsmanship, clever design, great stories, and really cool stuff.

By Cool Material
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Bring the Soundtrack With You This Summer

The best outdoor portable speakers for beach trips, lake weekends, backyard hangs, and every adventure that calls for a little music.

By Beau Hayhoe
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Montblanc’s Latest Pen is an Ode to Enzo Ferrari

Car people and pen people have a lot in common. They both enjoy the finer things in life. They both have a deep appreciation for mechanism and craft. And they both respect heritage. The latest release from Montblanc focuses on the Venn diagram between cars and pens with the release…

By Brett Braley
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The James Brand Cambro Tray Set is Your New Bedside Companion

It's hard to reinvent the wheel, much less make a tray exciting, but The James Brand's Cambro Tray Set may have just succeeded. Tapping Southern California-based Cambro (the traymakers of prisons and schools alike), The James Brand injected a bit of style into an otherwise blank slate to make one…

By Brett Braley
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Vermont-Based Startup Wasted Wants to Revolutionize the Way You ”Go” On-The-Go

If you're anything like us, there is no world where taking a shit in a 5'x5'x7' plastic rectangle can be considered anything other than degenerate, but when you gotta go, you gotta go. That's what Porta Potties are for, and startup Wasted* wants to change the way you think about…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
This Folding, Multi-Use Cart Is the Best Way to Get Your Stuff Home

We've pulled the trigger on quite a few different fire arms at the range, but we've never consider ourselves hunters. That said, survival skills 101 is up there on our to-do list--not just because of Last of Us, but that was a great refresher why we're doing it--so we wanted…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The 5 Best Japanese Pocket Knives You Can Buy on Amazon

There are plenty of options to choose from when it comes to pocket knives. The choices are seemingly endless when you factor in the different types of pocket knife blades and styles. Do you want a fixed blade or a folding pocket knife? Do you want to spend a whole…

By Cooper Fleishman
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