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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
Gear
The Bolt With A Hidden Compartment

Do you need to hide micro film from prying eyes? What about coded messages? Are you secretly a member of the Cold War era KGB in need of a more secure dead drop? Of course you're not, but that doesn't mean the idea of a hollow bolt for secure storage…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Gear
The Dog Tag Disguised As A Multi-tool

Prometheus Design Werx has created their first one piece tool, and the footprint of the tool is one you're already familiar with. Each standard issue dog tag tool from PDW includes a lot of the hardware you need to work on bikes (motorized and pedal powered), battery doors and beers.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Modern Peg Board

There's nothing quite like walking into an old garage and seeing a beat up peg board on the wall. If your Dad and/or Grandfather were anything like ours, it's an organized work of art with Sharpie marker tool outlines because everything has it's place. Unfortunately, those cool peg boards don't…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Gear
Tool Pen is a Toolkit in a Pen’s Body

Having a set of screwdrivers is great when you're around the house and can easily grab whichever one you need, but when you're on the go, you need a better option. The Tool Pen is a clever solution that houses multiple bits right in its body. Besides adopting the slick…

By Mike Newman
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Gear
Leatherman Hail + Style PS Is The Best TSA Compliant Multitool

Until we have actually taken one of these new stainless steel Leatherman Hail + Style PS through a TSA security checkpoint ourselves--or one of you has and you report back--we're dubious about them being travel-friendly, but we're willing to give them a shot anyway because of their feature set. The…

By Cooper Fleishman
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