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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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Tactical Grilling Apron

We've never had an experience where we were manning the grill and some sniper tried to pick us off and snatch our porterhouse or a grenade was lobbed at our feet and a gang of guerrilla fighters waited on our soon available Igloo Cooler.  We have however needed two tables…

By Mike Newman
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The Mopha Tool Roll

It seems kind of random but we like how professional chefs keep their knives in a roll-up then lay them out when it's time to go to town on a whole pig.  The simplicity of having all your tools for a job compacted like that is something we'd love for…

By Mike Newman
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Striker Light Mine Professional

At first glance this does not look like something you'd want to stick under the hood of your car, the crevice under the sink or even carry around in general.  The Striker Light Mine Professional is the steroid injected version of Striker's original Magnetic Light Mine and is far more…

By Mike Newman
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Victorinox Horseshoe Nail Knife

You don't bring a knife to a gunfight, but you bring one everywhere else. You never know when you might need to cut some cheese, sharpen a stick or spring a trap so it's good to be prepared. Even better if the knife is a multi-tool because then you can…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Behind Simple Ingenuity

This post is brought to you by Saab. At Saab, we believe in independent thinking. It’s in everything we do. Learn more here. Some of the greatest inventions of the modern era--the microprocessor, the internal combustion engine, Bloody Marys--took years of development and contain complex systems and parts working in…

By Tim Jacobsen
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