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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
Clothing
STEAL: REI Labor Day Sale – Up to 75% Off Sale Items

Everyone's favorite outfitter and store to hang out in--REI--just kicked off their Labor Day Sale & Clearance. That means you get all the same clothing, gear and accessories you were happily going to pay full ticket on for up to 75% off (sometimes with coupon code code LABOR22). Whether you're…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Food
Cook What You Want–How You Want–With the Apex Grill

When it comes to grilling, we love both the flavor you get from a good pellet smoke and the convenience of a quick propane cook. When you want the best of both worlds--and who doesn't--there's the Camp Chef Apex Grill. By combining a wood pellet grill and a propane grills--with…

By Pat McLaughlin
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Gear
Shinola x Machine Era Markup Pen

Shinola is among our favorite producers of watches, EDC, homegoods, and, well, the list goes on. They've teamed up with Machine Era on what looks to be a stellar office pen. Machine Era caught our attention with their Kickstarter pen, so it's exciting to see two excellent brands link up…

By John A. Paradiso
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Home
Roborock Has Reinvented the Future of Cleaning With the S7 Robot

Whether you're cleaning for a party, keeping things tidy just because or picking up after your favorite animals, you need a powerful vacuum and mopping system to keep things in check. That's where Roborock comes in. The world's-first sonic mopping system with intelligent lift technology on a robot vacuum delivers…

By Pat McLaughlin
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Home
Roborock’s Q5+ Robot Vacuum Makes Cleaning Automatic

Are you tired of vacuuming your living room? Mopping your dining room? Doing both in your office?  Enter Roborock with the new Q5+ Robot Vacuum. These ultra-intelligent, home-based, robot-vacuums check all the boxes you'd expect on the cleaning front, while also featuring LiDAR, advanced app-controls, multi-level mapping, and, all the…

By Pat McLaughlin
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