Gear Patrol | Spirit of Adventure, Passion for Gear

Gents (and the occasional lady-friend), we love sharing great gear with you. That’s why it’s our distinct pleasure to name Nate T. as the winner of our Jet Boil Flash giveaway. Hopefully, he’ll reward our generosity by returning to regale us with a harrowing travelogue in which he uses the personal camping stove to ward [...]

License to Fry

Win a Butterball Turkey Fryer! | Thanksgiving Day Gear Patrol’s got a shiny new Butterball Turkey Fryer to giveaway. One lucky winner will get a chance to win the fried goodness on Thanksgiving Day (Nov 26, 2009) in a special one-day giveaway as well as a special Black Friday gadget giveway the following day. ENTER [...]

Interesting tidbits from our friends and colleagues from around the web. Guy Sells Haunted House on Ebay. (Asylum) Be careful of neighbors with video cameras Note: NSFW. (Foundry Music) 51 Best Halloween Links on the Internet. (Coed Magazine) Elvis Dress Up, Gets….for Halloween Note: NSFW. (Gunaxin) Working iPhone Costumes. (Today’s Big Thing) Home Alone Meets [...]

My struggle to keep the insatiable desire to be an early adopter in a perpetually advancing world of technology and a contrasting appreciation of the slower, more deliberate pace of analog products is nowhere more evident than in the realm of cameras. Sure, I love(d) my Nikon D90, but I also love my Canon AE-1 [...]

One Week With Volkswagen's Foray Into Seduction

In 2008, Volkswagen, decided that well, people needed another “people’s car”. A car, perhaps not as brash and inappropriate as the Phateon but not as docile or plebeian as the Passat. The result, if you will, is part Mercedes CLS, part Jaguar XKR, part Audi A6, all planted on the ingenuity and Germanic quirkiness VW [...]

Light-Bright

Humanscale has helped solve many of the issues that plague the office environment: uncomfortable seating, keyboards and mice that cause stress on the wrists, and cluttered desktops. They have also thought through the cheaply made, non-serviceable, dim desk-lighting problem – enter the Humanscale Element LED task light. Out with the bluish or yellow-tinged glare – [...]

The Right Set for All Your Vices

Gents, it’s time to don your burgundy bathrobes and leave your top hats at the door. The Denizili Gentleman’s Club 3-Piece Brandy set is the perfect solution for the next time a buddy winds up at your house and it’s time to catch up. Thanks to the two included snifters, each of you should find [...]

Interesting tidbits from our friends and colleagues from around the web. Three In One Hard Graft Satchel. (Kempt)

Rugged, Since 1863

Boots are one of my preferred choices of footwear when the weather starts to turn cold. Whether its trekking across icy salt-laden streets or snow-strewn hills, having a solid pair is certainly a necessity when traversing across adverse terrain. If our selection of Chukka boots doesn’t appeal to your senses or even the Gum Shoes [...]

Get your music library out of the 90′s and into the 10′s, 2010 that is. Browse around our weekly Quick Mixes, a weekly series that delivers 5 fresh tracks, spoon fed for your sonic enjoyment. We’ve compiled all the previous Quick Mixes into a link that you can hit up below (upcoming Quick Mixes will [...]

Because Looking Badass is the Right Thing to Do

Well, gents, the glorious month of Movember is nearly upon us. In case you are unfamiliar, Movember is a worldwide opportunity to overtake the month formerly known as November to raise awareness of men’s health issues and the garner donations to combat prostate and testicular cancers. How does Movember make that happen? By encouraging men [...]

Interesting tidbits from our friends and colleagues from around the web. Asylum’s Torture Playlist –Music for People We Hate. (Asylum) Tad Gear Titanium Rescue Ring. (Notcot) What if Your House Was Haunted By a Fabulous Ghost?. (Atom Comedy) On the Cardigan Patch. (Kempt) The Latest Trailer for Shutter Island. (ScreenCrave) Google Maps Navigation App Provides [...]

How ‘Bout Some Audio With Yer Video

Samson has been very successful in the audio-gear business – “so let’s take our knowledge of sound and make the foray into video,” cheered the engineers, as they hit on a eureka moment. And jump on the bandwagon they did, with the new Zoom Q3 Handy Video Recorder, which sports a pair of stereo condenser [...]

Small In Size, Big In Features

If you’re a fan of traditional backpacks, the Ogio Politan is an excellent choice, but if you prefer a messenger-style laptop bag designed specifically for your spiffy new Apple MacBook, you’ll want to take a look at respected Apple accessory supplier, Incase.

This week’s grab bag of songs are about as random as they come. In this installment, hear The Strokes lead singer Julian Casablancas’s new first single in his self titled solo act, a classic soul tune, one of the best storytelling raps ever written, and an overlooked 90′s gem of a rock song, all in [...]