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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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Nasty Clamps

At first glance it looks as if the guys who invented Nasty Clamps simply rummaged through the drawers of their workbench and Gorilla Glued a few things together.  Despite the fact that the Nasty Clamp looks like a standard metal spring clamp on a bendable stick, the whole in this…

By Mike Newman
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Adirondack Firestone Starter Kit

Listen up: we didn't start the fire. It hasn't always been burning; definitely not since the world's been turning. But we do, in fact, know what Billy Joel was talking about. He was talking about the aftermath of the Adirondack Firestone Starter Kit. This kit includes a ceramic vessel, 2…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The SOL Origin Survival Kit

If the SOL Origin wasn't so damn awesome, it would sound a lot like a cheesy infomercial product.  It can do everything – slice, dice, fit in the palm of your hand and save your life.  Despite the fact that it sounds like the free gift you’d get if you…

By Mike Newman
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Swedish Firesteel Army Model

In the world of man, names are very important. McClane. Rambo. Matrix. Firesteel. Ok, so maybe Firesteel isn't a character from a famous Willis, Stallone or Schwarzenegger movie, but it should be because it's pretty damn manly. It's also the name of the stick originally developed for the Swedish DoD…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Shovel Master

If you’ve ever been in a Brookstone during the holidays you’ve probably noticed their massaging chairs are always being used.  Sure, some people are checking them out as gifts but others are trying to work out the knots from shoveling the driveway.  If you’ve ever fallen into that second category,…

By Mike Newman
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