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Sustain Your Summer and The Environment

Winter is the number one destroyer of patio furniture. Well at least that sounds like a slogan some wood finishing or furniture cover sellers would promote. Whether its true or not though, if you’re outdoor setup was ravaged by the elements during the off season, the Sawyer Adirondack from CB2 ($250) is an attractive chair [...]

Is this the Droid You've Been Looking For?

If you didn’t already bite on the Motorola Droid or the HTC made Google branded Nexus One, then your patience might have just paid off. Announced yesterday as coming to Verizon, the HTC Droid Incredible falls in line with the new slew of high powered Android smart phones storming the market. It will run Android [...]

A Lightweight Headlamp at an Unbeatable Price

I recently decided to ditch the use of flashlights entirely in my life, in favor of a solid headlamp. After all, what can a flashlight do that a headlamp can’t (aside from not sticking tenaciously to your noggin, of course)? After researching the best model for my need, which include camping, hiking, and late night [...]

Your Basic Stool with a Nifty Trick

At Gear Patrol our love for clever practical items runs just as deep as our love for the ridiculous. These space saving stools from Kikkerland may not draw as much excitement from you as some of the other products we’ve featured on site, but they are tremendously helpful for reaching high things without cluttering up [...]

The Classic Desert Boot With An African Twist

Charities, non profits, and governmental aid are some ways countries around the world and their citizens can be helped back on their feet. We don’t want to undermine the noble work and impact of these forces of good, but the reality is nothing really helps a struggling country like developing a strong economy and successful [...]

Don't Just Hold Your Pants Up

By Gear Patrol Reader Brett Prior The Patagonia Friction Belt breaks away from the dreary leather belt that often straps in our whimsical being. After looking for the perfect belt for well over a year, I finally realized that I was looking in all the wrong places. I realized that I do not need my [...]

Developed By the U.S. Navy Seals... Enough Said

Working out should be an integral part of your life. Maintaining consistency with your workouts is probably the hardest part for many of you (it certainly is for us). Trips, late nights at the office, meeting up with friends, and being tired all make it incredibly easy to start skipping your workouts. With that in [...]

Bachelor Pad owners take note. If you’ve got money to burn and a penchant for a unique industrial aesthetic, then this distinctive coat rack design by Nick Fraser should be on your wall. Offered in three piping colors of white, black, and gray, each is made to order by the designer from parts typically used [...]

A Historical Overview of Both the Good and Bad

As part of a series of books from The London Museum of Design, Fifty Cars That Changed the World ($14) examines the evolution of the modern era’s most important mode of transportation: the automobile (sorry Dean Kamen it’s not the Segway). Starting in 1908 with the Ford Model T and ending in 1998 with the [...]

Aperion's First Move Into Space Conscious Audio

Gear Patrol’s editors have always been fans of Aperion home theater systems mainly because they offer outstanding audio quality relative to their price. Recently the company has made significant strides though to expand their line of products outside of your typical 5.1+ speaker packages. Released today, the Aperion SLIMstage30 sound bar is the Portland Oregon [...]

Be Prepared In Style

Appearing originally back in 1914 within the company’s Brooks Book for Motor Cyclists, Brooks recently decided to bring back this classic and classy motorcycle accoutrement with a modern twist. Made of stout leather that is vegetable tanned in Europe, bikers can choose from three color options shown above including: brown, black, and honey. The kit [...]

Don't Let Moisture Slow You Down

Pretty much any dude who has spent even one night outdoors knows of brands like North Face and Patagonia. They have a reputation for making high quality gear that many outdoor enthusiasts swear by (including several of Gear Patrol’s editors). Being the type of men who are always curious to discover new brands though, we [...]

Pack Your iPad + Everything Else

By now, you’ve read our Top 10 Reasons to Love or Hate the iPad. If you’ve come away siding with the former rather than the latter, chances are you might be reading this from your iPad this very moment. With summer fast approaching, you’re going to want to take that magical and revolutionary device with [...]

Here at Gear Patrol, the only thing better than finding the latest and greatest products to tell you about is when we actually get to share them with you. Not to long ago, we introduced you to Rufus Shirts, with which we have been mightily impressed. The fine lads they are, they decided to give [...]

Over fifty years old now, North by Northwest, is an Alfred Hitchcock classic. Starring Cary Grant as “Mad Man” (Madison Avenue advertising exec.) Roger Thornhill, Roger is mistaken for another man and kidnapped. Throughout the movie he’s relentlessly pursued through more plot twists than The Departed x5. Trying to explain it would be impossible. Suffice [...]