The Big and Tall Shop of Water-Worthy Vessels
By Gear Patrol Reader Chris Hoffman: As a guy that does a fair share of kayaking, I’ve seen the inside of more than a few vessels. The Borealis XL is one of more stunning craft you’ll find in the world of kayaking. The XL designation, is as you expect for more “substantial” men (230 – [...]
Money Spent on the Tubes, Not Down It
Radios today comes in many forms: FM, AM, Satellite, Internet… and all of them digital. There was a time, though (like your grandparents’ time), when radios ran on tubes and literally took time to warm up when the turned on. You might remember them as the wicker cabinet behemoths with knobs – hardly worthy of [...]
Welcome to Link Patrol, a round-up of links and diversions from around the web. We’ve started this initiative because we’re all about being the definitive resource for guys like you, and part of being a great resource is serving as a central source of direction and advice. So we’re now taking it upon ourselves to [...]
Many of you Gear Patrol readers may own antique furniture that has been passed down through generations of your family. Think of the quality that must be engineered into furnishings such as these, in order that they survive decades (or even centuries) of use. I grew up around the furniture business (my father was a [...]
Put's the "Must" in "Must-See"
By Gear Patrol Reader Philippe Iujvidin: The Hurt Locker is the latest in a batch of Iraq War films; Jarhead, The Kingdom, Rendition, and Stop-Loss are others that come to mind. The Hurt Locker can be only loosely tied to these other films, as the only thing they really share in common is the setting. [...]
Touch Activation Just Got A Whole Lot Cooler
By Gear Patrol Reader Jason Pitsch: A limited series of AMVOX2 Racing Chronographs was recently unveiled by Jaeger-LeCoultre. Two versions will be available, a black PVD titanium model with a black dial, as well as a titanium model with a white dial (pictured above). A unique perforated waterproof leather strap will outfit these exclusive sports [...]
Style And A Haircut, Two Bits
During my formative years, getting a haircut was an annoyance and was treated as such. It was just something that had to happen every month or so, thus my early “styles” were typically limited to one of two choices: short and shorter. In college, when decisions were made between getting a nice haircut and buying [...]
By Brian Huang and Gear Patrol Reader Ty Alley: We at Gear Patrol love watches. There’s no doubt that we have a fascination with timepieces here. While we enjoy talking about and introducing you to all manner of watches, we realize that not everyone understands the terminology involved. Similar to how we introduced you to [...]
Gear Patrol Teams up with MyGolfSpy for a Behind the Scenes Look
From Gear Patrol readers MyGolfSpy: Gear Patrol has enlisted the help of friend and fellow golf nut MyGolfSpy to bring you more in-depth golf coverage. Short Intro To The SeeMore Putting Company The SeeMore Putter Company has had an interesting ride in the putter industry since its inception back in 1997. After Payne Stewart won [...]
Whatever's in Your Back Pocket Likely Pales in Comparison
Braithwaite Wallets, the brainchild(ren) of designer Connor Ferster, offers products borne of a passion for and a commitment to excellence. Connor is so discerning and zealous for quality that it took him two years to wade through crappy prototypes to finally get his product line where he wanted it. As a guy who obsesses over the [...]
Today we tackle a domain over which all men love to preside… meal time. Somewhere, somehow the expectation has develop that real men eat steak and potatoes and always go back for seconds. Our culture has been inundated with processed foods, preservatives, and all manor of things that are intended to make food cheap and [...]
Man Up Your Desk
By Gear Patrol Reader Zach Warner Someway, somehow, most men are obsessed with office accoutrements, whether they realize it or not. I’m apt to say that most of you reading this will agree that a requirement for any man is to have a proper workspace – beyond the office cubicle, no matter how small or [...]
A Shave Fit for a King You
By Gear Patrol Reader Rory C. Lately, I have been in search of the ultimate shave gel for my daily morning routine. Now finally, after much trying (and face-scraping in the process), I landed on this beauty of a product, King of Shaves Alpha Shave Gel. One of its best features is that it goes [...]
By Guest Writer and Outdoor Enthusiast Roger Dawkins There’s a guy that I occasionally bump into in the street who finishes every sentence by saying, “…you know what I mean?” It drives me crazy. I find myself thinking, “No, I don’t know what you mean and asking me if I know what you mean doesn’t [...]
Making The Cheap Seats Even Better, One Monster Seed At A Time
Guys love sunflower seeds. They smack of summer, baseball, and spitting – a manly lineup if ever there was one. Many of you probably have your own seed-smashing techniques, honed over years of sitting on a weathered pine bench in a shady dugout somewhere in your past. When it comes to a chaw of sunflowers [...]
