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Making Lugging Gear Look Good

Ralph Lauren may be a world-famous clothing brand, but its real secret to success lies in promoting a lifestyle. To make the point, this large varsity duffle landed on our radar mostly because we wish we were invited to the kinds of swanky events where slinging this bag around our shoulder would clearly separate us [...]

Wet or Dry, This is a Serious Watch

Whether you’re in the market for a serious watch for deep sea exploration that doesn’t require an ocean of cash, or just in search of some rugged arm candy, Dievas is a brand worth researching. Created recently in 2006, Dievas is an independent manufacturer founded on the principle that quality and customer service mean everything. [...]

A Shampoo Just for Us

While Head & Shoulders has been in the shampoo business for as long as we can remember, we tackled their first “for men” line, Hair Endurance for Men. After all, news like that certainly peaks our interest. Utilizing a zinc pyrithione formula, Hair Endurance for Men aims to give a man fuller, thicker looking hair [...]

Getting the chance to test drive cars for Gear Patrol readers is one thing I love. It’s amazing, but it goes without saying that there members of the GP crew that get to review some incredibly cool technology and gear out there. It makes me as jealous as a Mormon wife. However, with the help [...]

Based around a drug smuggling connection between Marseilles and New York City, The French Connection, follows “Popeye” Doyle (Gene Hackman) of the NYPD in his dogged pursuit of the drug smugglers. A bit of a rogue cop, Doyle gets onto the hunt for the smugglers after “interrogating” a suspect who’d slashed his partner with a [...]

Cool As a Titanic Relic and Priced Accordingly

We can’t afford it either, but this commissioned desk by Restoration Hardware makes us wish we were willing to dedicate a larger portion of our tax return on “unnecessarily expensive and cool things for home”.

Brighten and Lighten Up

Readers of fashion blogs like Hypebeast should be fully aware that Japan has been exporting its men’s wear style world-wide for decades now. Defined by rich textures and subtler color palettes, this shirt from Our Legacy (a Swedish Brand) is inspired by Japan’s signature style and is made from light weight vintage madras cotton that’s [...]

Redmond's Long Rumored Handsets Are Headed for Verizon

Known as the Microsoft Pink, Pure, and Turtle by the tech rumor mill leading up to their launch, Microsoft in the end seems to have ditched these monikers for something far more Seussian. Dubbed Kin 1 and Kin 2, both handsets are aimed squarely at the texting, Facebooking, and Twittering masses of young adults immersed [...]

No Less Than Nineteen, Thanks

Your multi-tool may cut it for your camping trips, but when it comes to biking you need specific tools for trail-side repairs. CrankBrothers hear’s you. Their Multi-19 Bicycle Tool is a savior (which this author can attest to) many times when the chain, gear, fork, or one of the other dozen bike parts decides to [...]

Built for Summer and The Planet

Europeans may never fully understand it but when the heat of summer arrives state sid, we American’s instinctively reach for our flip-flops. Despite really being nothing more than a sole and thong strap though, it’s been our experience that many guys hold some stubborn views on what kind of flip-flops they’ll allow on their feet. [...]

A Thrilling Unwelcome Variation of America

Set an alternate America, a dark one, The Army of the Republic weaves a scary thought: what if our country found itself run rampant with a corrupt government and greedy businesses controlling its citizens through privatized public resources and a secret security force with limitless control. Cohen’s enthralling (f not somewhat politically charged) narrative follows [...]

Once You Go Black...

The cost of a vintage, or modern, Rolex comes with a price tag, but you’ve heard it a hundred times over, “it’s an investment.” Well, for those of you seeking an investment, specifically a unique one, New York based Daydreamer Projects (great name, btw) Black Limited Edition may be your ticket. Taking pre-1990 Rolex timepieces [...]

Don't Leave For A Shoot Without Them

Photography accessories – the options are endless: cases, lenses, filters, diffusers, etc., etc. Of the multitude of accessories out there, we find that some are necessary – and others are simply taking up room in the camera bag. The Gear Patrol crew gets a lot of experience behind the lens, and we have sifted through [...]

Mighty Tiny

The follow-up to the underground success of the Digital Harinezumi Cameras (versions 1 and 2) continue with the original camera’s deep saturated Super 8 filmish colors (remember those?) and add some much-needed features to the mighty little package. Dedicated monochrome mode, silent movie capture, and on-screen digital preview. To specification nerds, the Digital Harinezumi 2 [...]

A Great Accessory if Cash Isn't an Issue

Did you convince yourself that part of the reason you should own an iPad is because it could provide you with all the information you’d need access to at your bedside or in the kitchen? If so then coughing up some extra cash for the Joule iPad work stand ($129) might just make your gadget [...]