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The Cool Material 2025 Holiday Gift Guides

From style and home goods to EDC and food and drink, we rounded up the coolest gifts of the year.

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Looks Like a Teddy, Wears Like a Grizzly
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The Watch That Proves Toughness Has Always Been a Kind of Elegance
Our Picks

Featured Stories

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Sports
The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

Pack your bags...

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How to Give the Gift of Pappy This Year (Even If You Can’t Get Your Hands on a Bottle)

You don’t need a rare hookup to gift a piece of bourbon history.

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Review: Nike x Hyperice HyperBoot – A Game-Changer for Foot Pain and Recovery
By Travis Haley
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Outdoors
The Best Gear for Life on the Trail, According to the Couple Who Wrote the Book on It
By Lola Méndez
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Sports
The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

Pack your bags...

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How to Give the Gift of Pappy This Year (Even If You Can’t Get Your Hands on a Bottle)

You don’t need a rare hookup to gift a piece of bourbon history.

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Review: Nike x Hyperice HyperBoot – A Game-Changer for Foot Pain and Recovery

Check out our CM product review of the hottest product in wellness right now: the Nike x Hyperice HyperBoot. Spoiler alert -- it’s a gamechanger!

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Outdoors
The Best Gear for Life on the Trail, According to the Couple Who Wrote the Book on It

They've explored 10,000 miles together. Here are their essentials.

Steals

The best deals and offers on the web

Editors' Picks

A curated selection of our favorite gear

Must-Reads

Our team’s top picks

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Feeling the Burn

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The Handsome Fan’s Style Guide to the NBA Finals

The Best Wheated Bourbons That Aren’t Pappy Van Winkle
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Drinks
Drinks

The Best Wheated Bourbons That Aren’t Pappy Van Winkle

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Hypershell X Review: The Future of Hiking Has Legs

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The Story You’ll Tell When Someone Compliments Your Shirt

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Watches
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G-SHOCK’s 10-Year Pursuit of Perfection: The Fine Metallic Series Delivers Unseen Innovation

50 Books Every Man Should Read Before He’s 50
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50 Books Every Man Should Read Before He’s 50

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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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Watches
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150 Years of Bulova: The Watch Documentary You Didn’t Know You Needed

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I Went Down a Nixon Watch Rabbit Hole. Here Are the 4 Most Surprising Details I Found

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All the Electrolytes You Need Without All the Sugar You Don’t

LMNT is an electrolyte drink mix. But not like any electrolytes you’ve had before. It contains 1,000mg of sodium, 200mg of potassium, and 60mg of magnesium. But most importantly,  zero sugar, zero coloring, and no artificial ingredients or gluten. Basically, it’s the perfect recipe to rehydrate and prevent headaches and…

By Pat McLaughlin
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Fashion
DOXA Army 42.5mm Watches of Switzerland Edition

The DOXA Army watch is a legend from 50 years ago and pretty tough to find these days in any condition. It was commissioned by the Swiss Army and was one of the first black oxidized stainless steel watches created. It was meant to reduce glare on missions and became…

By Amos Kwon
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The Doomsday Alarm Clock

There is a therapeutic practice called exposure therapy in which the patient is, you guessed it, exposed to their fear in the hopes of overcoming it. Eventually, your brain becomes numb to the outside source of one’s phobia through prolonged interaction with the culprit. I don’t know about you, but…

By Brett Braley
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Features
How to Shuck an Oyster Without Hurting Yourself

If you're looking to add some interactivity to your next dinner party, there are few better ways than having folks shuck their own oysters. Invite friends over for a backyard oyster fest and it'll be the party of the year. But, we'd recommend a little preparation and care before you…

By John A. Paradiso
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What We're Buying
What We’re Buying: Vintage Japanese Button Downs, Refillable Deodorant, and More

Every week there are dozens of new and exciting pieces of gear. But are they actually worth buying? Trust the team at Cool Material to help you find the latest and greatest releases in a recurring column: What We’re Buying.

By John A. Paradiso
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