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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
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Magic 8 Ball Pen

Pens are cool. Magic 8-Balls are cool. Naturally, combining the two is a fantastic idea. Which is, obviously, what this pen is all about. Is that third Jager bomb going to end up haunting me later? "Without a Doubt." Will I finally win the Mega Millions? "Dude, No Way." "Not…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Gentleman’s Hidden Knife

People have tendency to get a bit freaked when you carry around a knife. They say things like, "Oh my God, is that a knife?" and, "Sir, you can't take that on the plane." That hasn't stopped us from carrying one around though (well, except for the plane thing, we're not looking…

By Mike Newman
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Anso Barbar

You can learn a lot about a man by the tools he keeps. If you want to learn about guys in general however, running into open garages and rifling through toolboxes is probably a poor way to run a case study. To see where we're at as a society and to learn…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
PHX-1 Design Tool Set

We've said it before and we'll say it again--everything is cooler when it's housed in stainless. Drinks, appliances and even pens are prettier, more fun to use and probably even more efficient when their clad in the shiny stuff. If you're a fan of Hi-Tec-C or Uni-ball Signo DX pens…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Vintage Swiss Army Flashlight

There aren’t many things made today that are higher in quality than their original counterparts from years, if not decades ago. That brand new LED powered flashlight you carry around everywhere for emergencies is bright, effective and energy efficient, but will it be around in a decade? Ok, probably, but…

By Cooper Fleishman
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