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

By Lanny Fuller
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Buffer Bit

Buffing and polishing anything is a pain in the ass. We put up with it for our cars because it gives us an excuse to stand outside in the nice weather and spend some quality time with the "lady." When it comes to shoes, seats and couches though, we'd rather…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Best Flashlight Ever

It takes balls to call your product "The Best ______ Ever." If BK put out "The Best Burger Ever," you don't think the suits at Mickey-D's wouldn't take that as the initial act of a coming fast food fight? It also, however, takes confidence and a strong belief in what you've got…

By Mike Newman
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Packaway Buckets

There are some things you don't think of often but end up using quite a bit. Like when we first saw Packaway Buckets, we thought, "Do we really need to spend $30 on a collapsible bucket for range balls?" and that was about all we came up with in terms of…

By Mike Newman
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Glowbar Classic

Try to use a standard black crowbar in the dark and not look like you're thief or a criminal.  Impossible.  Go ahead, try and pry open a crate at night and not appear to be stealing the contents.  Not gonna happen.  (Also, it can be hard to see.)  Whether you're…

By Mike Newman
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Corter Leather Guitar Picks

Cards on the table, we haven't picked up a guitar in ages. We were never very good at it to begin with, so it serves a much better purpose hanging on the wall as art than it ever would in our hands. But that's ok because we have friends and acquaintances…

By Cooper Fleishman
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