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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
The Cool Shop The Cool Shop
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The Cool Shop

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

By Lanny Fuller
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Toadi AI-powered Autonomous Lawn Mower

Robotic lawn mowers are a great idea in principle, but not so much in execution since they require perimeter cables so you don't shred your neighbor's rose garden. But Toadi changes the game with artificial intelligence that eschews those stupid cables once and for all. Ignore the fact that "she"…

By Amos Kwon
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At Home: Start All Your Fires with the Looft Charcoal Electric Lighter & Firestarter

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. As much as everyone appreciates freshly grilled meats straight off the grill, they equally hate the discussion about gas versus charcoal.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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At Home: Barebones Flatware Set

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. At this point in the quarantine, you've upgraded to a Bourdain Approved Chef's Knife, a Lab Decanter, and a new Cast…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Safety Grabber Lets You Safely Use Doors, Buttons and Touchscreens

Whether you're venturing out into the world for some fun, or just traveling locally to pick up groceries, you need to limit exposure to germs as much as possible. That's where the Safety Grabber comes in. This hands-free tool makes it easy and safe to operate doors, touchscreens and buttons--without…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Dagr Go Anywhere Micro Knife

When it comes to EDC knives, there are a lot of factors to consider like blade length, build quality, carryability, overall form factor and ease of integration. There are a lot of knives that fulfill our requirements for all of those categories, but when it comes right down to it,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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