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Beneficial, Not Artificial

No matter how well you rock that cardigan, people are still going to look at your face. Finding the right product to maintain good man-hygiene can be a daunting task. There’s no telling what’s those fancy-ass bottles, and choosing the wrong one can irritate your skin. Pangea Organics sent Gear Patrol their Egyptian Calendula and [...]

The Everyman Dive Watch

By Guest Writer and Outdoor Enthusiast Roger Dawkins The Citizen Promaster Aqualand is the everyman dive watch. It’s cool to lust after a Breitling Superocean, a Blancpain 500 Fathoms, or even an Oris TT1 Carlos Costa LE, but it’s way cool to get a watch like this and keep it real, too.

I need your help. I can’t seem to find pants that look like they actually fit me. Maybe the problem is that I’m slightly shorter than average, but no matter how hard I’ve searched for pants the ones I buy always look baggy – making me look sloppy. Can you help? – Jim, Lake Forest, [...]

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Smooth Skin from Bump Patrol

Shaving is an art; it’s a male ritual to be appreciated, never rushed. We here at Gear Patrol take great pleasure in shaving, and, when the opportunity came to test a new shaving product, we jumped at the opportunity. Bump Patrol (no relation to Gear Patrol, but rather, confirms that patrols of all sorts are [...]

1080p for 1000¢

How familiar does this sound? Now that you’ve upgraded the home theater to include Blu-Ray in the mix (right?), you’re bemoaning the fact that these glorious high definition movies are expensive, on average, when compared to their enhanced definition DVD counterparts. As a result, you’ve been hesitant to build any sort of collection and therefore [...]

Giving Some Gear To Kids Who Deserve It Most

Children’s Miracle Network and Microsoft have teamed to provide three pediatric hospitals with an what their calling the Ultimate Gameroom. Apparently they got wind our Gear Patrol’s very own Nerf Charity Giveaway and decided to one-up us in a major way. Specific details for just what this Ultimate Gameroom consists of are scarce, but you [...]

Electronica is a vague term on purpose. While you might hear all manner of bucket defining name tags thrown around like: “House”, “Trance”, “Electro”, “Electro Pop”, “Deep House”, “Dark House”, “Experimental”, “Trip Hop”, “Ambient”, etc… the reality is that just about every genre of music now a days is dabbling the computer driven back room [...]

EA's Latest Racer Makes a Transition to the Track

In a major step change from previous Need for Speed games, the recently released SHIFT sacrifices the bling and street-race customization that fans of the series have come to expect in favor of more traditionally-flavored, track-based action. In our opinion, this move towards simulation racing is a good one that will likely earn new fans [...]

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Once Again, The Pearl Jam You Know and Love

In what might qualify as one of Pearl Jam’s best albums of the past decade (subjectively), Backspacer proves that the grunge group has evolved in their sound (hints of new wave) while holding true to their roots in rock. This is also Pearl Jam’s first self-released album and isn’t encumbered by any studio meddling. We’re [...]

Weightlessness, Minus the Whole Rocket Ship Part

Have you ever wanted to experience what weightlessness really feels like? Well, until the X Prize Foundation yields commercial results, if you have a spare $5,000 and an appetite for adventure, the Zero-G experience is a good bet. On board Zero G’s specially modified Boeing 727 known as G-Force ONE, baller thrill seekers can join [...]

Stays Wet, Stays Dry. It's not a Paradox; It's a Golf Towel.

For even the recreational golfer, keeping your clubs clean during a round is of crucial importance. Doing so promotes solid contact, ensures maximum spin, and takes away one more flimsy excuse on which you might be tempted to blame your ballooning score. To best accomplish this, a golfer needs a towel… or two… or three. [...]

Taking Warmth and Comfort to a Higher Plane

For those of you living on the half of our planet situated above the equator, fall is here; about this there can be no doubt. Some of us revel in the cool, damp mornings and crisp evenings that autumn brings. Whether or not you love the weather that comes with this season, you can’t deny [...]

Football That Reminds You Of A Better Time

This one comes to us from one of our favorite Americana blogs, A Continuous Lean. Well, that and it’s camping/sports day here at GP (Mondays). Leather Head Handsome American Footballs are individually crafted from nubuc leather and rawhide laces. Each football is slightly smaller than a collegiate league football, ensuring your requisite tailgating tosses are [...]