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Your Blundstone Boots Could Use a Day Off
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Your Blundstone Boots Could Use a Day Off
By Beau Hayhoe
A Conversation with Saquon Barkley on His H. Moser Watch Collaboration A Conversation with Saquon Barkley on His H. Moser Watch Collaboration
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A Conversation with Saquon Barkley on His H. Moser Watch Collaboration

The Eagles superstar talks personal style, understated luxury, and why his nearly $100,000 timepiece is about more than telling time.

By Karlton Miko Tyack
Your Car Deserves Better Than a Gas Station Air Freshener Your Car Deserves Better Than a Gas Station Air Freshener
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Your Car Deserves Better Than a Gas Station Air Freshener

Olauto is bringing fine fragrance, clever design, and a little personality to the humble car air freshener.

By Cool Material
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A Better Way to Bring the Shade

Shibumi Reinvented Beach Shade. Now It’s Coming for the Pop-Up Tent.

By Cool Material
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The Kaze Pen Is a Re-Imagined Bolt-Action Pen

It takes a disruptor in an industry to change the way we see the potential of a product - and that’s exactly what The Kaze Pen has done. D Rocket Design saw the problem of a bolt-action pen (in which a protruding plunger mechanism often gets snagged on pants pockets…

By Brett Braley
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YETI Spring 2022 Cooler Collection

Last year, warm weather and sparkling new vaccines meant we were able to socialize. This year, warm weather and boosters mean the same. Those, and YETI’s Spring 2022 Collection. For anything that absolutely needs to stay cold, there’s the new (and improved) Hopper M30. The main improvement made this year…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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The James Brand × Topo Designs Utility Capsule

The James Brand and Topo Designs have joined up again for their second collaboration. The Utility Capsule pairs up a specially-branded red and black Topo Designs Mini Shoulder Bag and a James Brand Redstone EDC folding knife. The bag is made with 100% climate-neutral X-Pac nylon with water-resistant DWR finish.…

By Amos Kwon
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Spyderco Stovepipe Knife

We've long been fans of Spyderco for their impressive, powerful collection of pocket knives. While many are versatile, do-anything EDC tools, we love coming across some of the more unique options from the pocket knife company. Case in point: the Spyderco Stovepipe Knife. Inspired by custom knifemaker David Rydbom’s “Bill…

By John A. Paradiso
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Ignik FireCan

If you're like me and struggle to reliably get a fire going on camping trips, the Ignik FireCan might be your saving grace. This portable bonfire allows users to easily get a roaring fire on the beach, at a campsite, in your backyard, or anywhere really. The durable and packable…

By John A. Paradiso
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