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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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Wilson Keyring

There is beauty in simplicity. In fact, the larger the mess of keys you carry, the less attractive it is. For a sleek and minimal holster option, check out the Wilson Keyring. The key shackle is a simple brass spring with just a little pop of color. It doesn't open…

By Mike Newman
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TRVR Gentleman’s Apron

Cards on the table, we never saw ourselves as apron guys until very recently. It's funny how things change when you actually care about the clothes you're wearing on a daily basis. If you don't want to screw up those new chinos, jeans or sweet button down, and don't really…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Rezon Multi Notebook

The combination of graph paper, sticky notes, flash cards, legal paper and the black college style notebook that was popular on Ghostwriter back in the day could lead to an entire drawer or backpack of writing accessories. Not in the case of Japanese brand Rezon and designer Hideo Kawamura. They've…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Lockpick Tool Set Made From Bandsaw Blades

We've gone through our share of bandsaw blades. Despite the fear instilled in us from our 8th grade wood shop teacher, none have flown off and landed directly in our eyeball. Still, when they were no longer useful, the blades simply found their way into the trash. A far, far…

By Mike Newman
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USAG Compartment Tool Box

You know all those screwdrivers, Allen wrenches, and odd amount of hammers you have in that ugly toolbox bursting at the seams? Well, it's time to get them stylishly in order. This compartment toolbox from USAG is your well-made solution. The 646 toolbox is made in Italy out of sheet…

By Mike Newman
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