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An All-In-One That Does It All Well (Really!)

One of the traits most valued in a Gear Patrol man is versatility. Unsurprisingly, we appreciate the same thing in our gadgets, particularly in those upon which we rely for daily productivity. You need only to glance down at that smartphone that’s likely never out of reach to confirm my hypothesis. That’s why we jumped [...]

A Superb War Movie, Less The War

Not too long ago, we told you to watch The Hurt Locker and now we’ll say it again. Even better, this time it’s worth buying. Without crossing any political boundaries (for or against), director Kathryn Bigelow weaves a tension filled suspenseful cinematic “war movie” with The Hurt Locker, but not in a way you’d expect. [...]

Own All of Your Favorites in 1080p

Released today for the first time on Blu-ray, The Mel Brooks Collection includes nine must-have movies for anyone who loves the king of parody. The titles include Blazing Saddles, Spaceballs, Young Frankenstein, High Anxiety, History of The World Part 1, Robin Hood Men In Tights, Silent Movie, To Be Or Not To Be, and Twelve [...]

Some Bad (In A Good Way) Plaid

This unique collaboration between two Oregon-based companies has produced some interesting bag options that are quite in line with the valiant rebirth of plaid as the new trend to follow in the world of men’s fashion. For those of you unfamiliar with either brand, Pendelton is a classic American company that has been around for [...]

Products For Decades

In time for this year’s winter, Fjällräven has launched its North American presence with a store in New York City, but finally bringing its wares to the masses with the newly launched online shop. One of the world’s foremost outdoor gear outfitters, the Swedish company founded by Ake Nordin 50 years ago, focuses on durability [...]

Shooting Down Putts with RifleScope Technology

When we first teamed up with MyGolfSpy back in June to feature an in-depth behind the scenes look at the making of SeeMore Putters, we may have left some of you waiting for a full review. The wait is finally over as we’ve gotten our hot little hands on two Private Label SeeMore Putters. Hit [...]

Ridiculously Thin Home Theater PC's

Contrary to what you might assume about our love of gear, most of us on the Gear Patrol staff are still quite enamored with the concept of electronic consolidation (even if it will eventually cause our gear caches to dwindle). Indulging this particular fantasy and trend in the consumer market in a striking way is [...]

Green Golf Goodies

The venerable golf tee: it’s the most basic of all the equipment that you faithfully wag around in your bag. Honestly, you don’t even think twice before blasting handfuls of the wee wooden props into oblivion each and every round. It’s just the cost of doing business. Not so, according the the folks at Evolve [...]

Beyond being a product review site, we at Gear Patrol have been striving to create a community of men that (for lack of a better term) help men. We don’t draw the line at simply hashing out the best insights into the products we cover, but we extend that mantra to life in general. We’ve [...]

Few things hit strike my inner nerves harder than Industrial Design: purposeful, task oriented, functional. This week’s fixation comes from Long Island City, New York based designer (literally, they’re a mile away from our offices) Mark Albrecht who’s fashioned together an achingly gorgeous desk, with an aching price to match. Fashioned in your choice of [...]

The Only Set You'll Need

Music and winter sports are a match many adrenaline junkies just can’t go without. Realizing this trend early on in the Ski and Snowboard scene, Burton created the Redphone system to let riders easily listen to tunes both on and off the slopes.

A Classic Tome for Males Who Aspire to be Men

It’s pretty clear that making your way in the world today takes everything you’ve got. The hustle and bustle of modern life, combined with financial meltdowns and the 24 hour news cycle has worn some men down, shoving class and civility into a dark, forgotten corner of their psyches. Not to mention the disgrace of [...]

Suit Your Mac In Style

Known for their exquisite hand made leather goods, Vaja’s iVolution Suit for the MacBook Pro is possibly the most stylish Mac accessory we’ve ever laid eyes on. Completely customizable, buyers can choose everything from the color of the grip, outside leather, and inside leather, to the leather type, and even have their name stitched in. [...]

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Deep Depth, High Def

It’s almost impossible to describe what it’s like to scuba dive to someone who hasn’t done it.  Since Jacques Cousteau’s epic film, The Silent World in 1953, divers have tried to bring back a little bit of the experience on film and megabyte, still and video. There have been any number of dedicated underwater cameras [...]