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Build the Perfect Bonfire with the Best Gear for the Great Outdoors
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Build the Perfect Bonfire with the Best Gear for the Great Outdoors
By Beau Hayhoe
This Los Angeles-Based Microbrand Makes the Best Tool Watch Under $1,000 This Los Angeles-Based Microbrand Makes the Best Tool Watch Under $1,000
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This Los Angeles-Based Microbrand Makes the Best Tool Watch Under $1,000

The $800 Nodus Sector Deep Damascus combines 500-meter dive credentials with a one-of-a-kind Damascus steel bezel.

By Amos Kwon
It’s Time to Upgrade Your Gas Station Lighter It’s Time to Upgrade Your Gas Station Lighter
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It’s Time to Upgrade Your Gas Station Lighter

These 5 lighters turn a disposable necessity into a piece of EDC you’ll actually want to carry.

By Beau Hayhoe
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What I'm buying, wearing, and using, this week.

By Lanny Fuller
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The Kinetic Driver Is the Best Precision Screwdriver We’ve Seen

We're willing to bet that every single one of you reading this has a set of "precision screwdrivers" that you bought yourself, were gifted or acquired over the years. Throw them all out and back the Kickstarter project for the Kinetic Driver because this is the best precision screwdriver we've…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Direct Wood Co. Multi-Function Table

We love ourselves a good workbench on which to tool around and build (or break) stuff. But we hate their bulkiness, weight, and lack of portability. Sometimes you wanna be inside, other times outside, depending on the project. UK's Direct Wood Co. has created a simple but brilliant solution with…

By Amos Kwon
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HUNT3.0 Is the World’s Smallest Multi-Function Flashlight

Gadgets are judged on how well they do their jobs despite being in the smallest packages possible--the HUNT3.0 Ultra Compact Flashlight reigns supreme. This latest iteration takes all the life-proof features of the previous models (iceproof / smashproof / waterproof / fireproof),along with the titanium body and pry bar that…

By Cooper Fleishman
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At Home: Open All of Your Packages with This Affordable, 5-Star Utility Knife

Ordering things online for delivery is something we can all but guarantee everyone reading this has been doing for years. But we're also willing to bet that you've been having even more things delivered during the current COVID-19 pandemic because interacting with as few people as possible is just a…

By Cooper Fleishman
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At Home: This Popular Set of Saw Horses is 50% Off

Since many of us are still home, we decided to do some digging to find useful products to help stay productive, occupied, entertained and fit while you’re At Home. Ever since the stay at home orders went into effect--let's just call it quarantine because that's what it is--we've spent a…

By Cooper Fleishman
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