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

By Lanny Fuller
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TC Studio Knife Magnets

When was the last time you were so furious that you wanted to put a knife in something? Last week? Yesterday? 10 minutes ago? Now you can get that satisfaction without someone calling the cops, the mess, and all the yelling - if you want to stab a fridge. The…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Timbuk2 Tool Shed

Sometimes you just have to forgo the cavernous storage space of a container and roll your own - and we're not just talking about pieces. Ultimately you're going to get just the right amount of whatever you need because you're the one that decides how to pack it. Timbuk2 saw…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Windproof, Waterproof Survival Matches

There's a long list of things we were under the impression we would never be privy to: Justin Bieber hit songs, double rainbows, Jersey Shore, and matches capable of giving mother nature the middle finger. These windproof, waterproof survival matches from Garret Wade are waterproof and windproof and were specially…

By Cooper Fleishman
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CRKT Eat ‘N Tool

When socioeconomic foundations of our world topple like the emaciated Jenga tower they are and civilization is plunged into chaos and ruin, and also more chaos, only those with the foresight for survival will remain.  And by "foresight of survival" we mean "sweet combo camping tools you can keep on…

By Wylie Overstreet
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Ryobi Tek4 4V Infrared Thermometer

The Ryobi Tek4 infared thermometer is one of those things that combines many innate joys of the male mind.  It looks like a laser gun, you get to "shoot" it at anything and everything, and it supplies random information at the press of a button. Moreover, you can shoot it…

By Wylie Overstreet
Ryobi Tek4 4V Infrared Thermometer