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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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Fold Away Harp Toolkit

If you're the kind of guy who polishes his tools after using them and has a neatly designed work space in his garage, this is your new tiny toolkit. The Fold Away Harp Toolkit from Restoration Hardware is a sharp and useful pocket set of tools based on the 19th-century…

By Mike Newman
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Pixel Ruler

As much as we sometimes try to convince ourselves otherwise, we're not all designers. We know what pixels are, and we like to think that we have the "eye" to make things look good. But there are plenty of people that are way better at layouts, image manipulation and design.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Prop Power Extension Cord

Until we get Go Go Gadget Legs, we're going to be stuck with doing some home improvement work atop a ladder. Perched up on one presents a slew of problems and annoyances. Besides keeping your balance and attempting to carry a screwdriver between your teeth, you're going to have to…

By Mike Newman
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Craftsman Bolt-On Modular Power Tools

Craftsman is the go-to for most guys when it comes to tools. Just about everyone lives within a reasonable distance from a Sears; the tools are all reliable and most importantly, they work well. Craftsman has outdone themselves again with the Bolt-On Modular Power Tools. One part giant Dremel tool,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Zai Higo Pocket Tools

There are some things that cross our desk that are so beautiful we don't even know if we'd take them for a test drive--let alone actually use them. Most of the time that's reserved for the newest offerings from supercar manufacturers, but today it's all about Kacper Hamilton and their…

By Cooper Fleishman
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