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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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Swiss-Tech Micro-Max XI 19-in-1 Tool

If you dumped the average guy’s toolbox into a Tumi messenger bag or a Diesel backpack and slapped it on someone they’d tip over like Snooki at 3am.  Unless you plan on using tools around your own house only, you’re going to need a more convenient means to transport them.  Whether…

By Mike Newman
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Garden
Antique English D-Handle Garden Fork and Spade

With rooftop gardens popping up in Brooklyn and big-name chefs touting their locally grown produce, gardening is enjoying a bit of a guy-friendly rebirth of sorts.  Despite being dominated by the likes of Martha Stewart and fuchsia-shaded kneeling pads for the last few decades, gardening is – and always was…

By Mike Newman
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C.H. Hanson Power Drill Pencil Sharpener

Measure twice, cut once. It's been ingrained in our psyche since we were five years old and dad showed us that hammers were for things other than hitting our little brother. Unfortunately, math has never really been our strong suit and using a tape measure is hard, so we always…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Tin Cloth Shop Apron

Aprons tend to be a mixed bag among men. Long associated with the generator of cupcakes, steak dinners and other fantastic edibles, the apron has manly purposes too, and it's high time we reclaim the apron from our better halves. This Tin Cloth Shop Apron is a perfect example of…

By Cooper Fleishman
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BRATT

We’re not going to admit when we need help defending ourselves or when we could use a hand prying out a stuck nail but that’s not to say we wouldn’t appreciate the helping hand, and that’s exactly why we’re digging the BRATT.  Solving a slew of little issues in the…

By Mike Newman
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