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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

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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

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What I'm buying, wearing, and using, this week.

By Lanny Fuller

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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
Tools

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
Tools

The Cool Shop

What I'm buying, wearing, and using, this week.

By Lanny Fuller

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SURLY Jethro Tule Bottle Opener

You could slap a bottle opener on just about anything and make it better – a belt buckle, TV remote, baby stroller – but most of the time it’s more for a laugh than anything else. When you’re doing some real work, however, and you’ve got your toolset out, having…

By Mike Newman

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Dyson DC26 “City” Vacuum

Right now you're probably pondering why there's a vacuum on Cool Material. But this is no ordinary vacuum, it's a Dyson. Actually, it isn't even the usual bagless, triple-quadruple-mega-fusion Dyson you were used to seeing back when you still watched television with commercials. The Dyson DC26 "City" kind of looks…

By Cooper Fleishman

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FLEXiT

Whenever you’re trying to fix something in a cramped, dark area – be it under the hood of your car, behind your entertainment unit, where ever – the trickiest part is usually not the work itself, but rather just seeing what you’re doing. Sure, you can attempt to cradle a…

By Mike Newman

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Bionic Wrench

Somewhere over the last couple of decades we lost a significant portion of our manliness. When something broke around the house we didn’t grab the toolbox like our fathers, we grabbed the telephone and called our fathers. It’s time we reclaimed our responsibilities, but like knocking a few back after not drinking for…

By Mike Newman

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Grease Monkey Wipes

When was the last time you bought anything useful for $1. Seriously, think about it. Even double cheeseburgers from McDonald's - which are very difficult to classify as "useful" - cost more than $1 now. Tim Stansbury and Erin Whalen still understand the value of a dollar. Having clean hands…

By Cooper Fleishman

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