A Year Ago on Gear Patrol
Allen Edmonds McAllister Wing Tip
Shoes You Own, Not Just Wear
Every man should at some point or another purchase himself a pair of well made, welted dress shoes. Doesn’t matter what kind, we each have our preference. Regardless of what you choose, they probably won’t be inexpensive, but they’ll return in spades over the longevity of their life. A good pair of shoes that you [...]
Watch This: Icelandic Volcano Time-Lapse
Seeing the boorish captures of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano eruption in Iceland, Sean Stiegmeier decided to take things into his own hands. Using a Canon 5D Mark II which we, Stiegmeier braved the flight and weather chaos to get a half day’s worth of footage. The video above is the result and it’s stunning.
Dos Maderas PX Rum
Expatriated Rum
Forming a rock solid definition of what actually constitutes something as “rum” has always been tough. While stalwart liquor snobs use this as an excuse to downplay the importance of Jack Sparrow’s preferred libation, one benefit of loose rules is the inspiration of boundary pushing. Dos Maderas PX proves this point nicely. Most rums mature [...]
Scandia Senior Easy Chair
Senior, Only In Tradition
Originally conceived in 1957 by Hans Battrud of Norway, the Scandia Series is a resurrected line of chairs brought back in 2001 by Paal Lunder of Fjord Fiesta (no, not the car). The recreation is an iconic Norwegian piece and a stunning piece of restrained furniture design, especially lacquered in American Walnut you see to [...]
GoLite Lime Lites
Smart Kicks
The GoLite Lime Lites ($110) are hard shoes to describe. Light hikers? Approach shoes? Urban knock-arounds? Yes, yes and yes. You could put these shoes on for casual Friday at the office and wear them straight through Sunday, with a day hike, soccer match and dinner party in between.
City of War by Neil Russell
You Won't Find This City on Any Map
Ask yourself; what would you do if you saw a naked women running for her life down a gridlocked LA freeway? Seriously. If you’re anything like Rail Black, then you’d rush to the rescue. What our protagonist didn’t realize though is has initiated a globe spanning, murder-mystery adventure. The problem is, Black doesn’t have a [...]
Giveaway | Sony Water Resistant Walkman NWZ-W250
Note: This contest has ended! Click here to find out who won. After our review last week, Sony graciously offered up two black Sony Water Resistant Walkman NWZ-W250′s to get Gear Patrol readers geared up with some water-resistant, wire-free goodness. Here’s the skinny. We know some of you have Facebook, some of you have Twitter, [...]
Proper Cloth Desert Island Plaid Dress Shirt
It's No Oasis, Plaid is In
A while back we introduced you to Proper Cloth. Now they are rolling up their sleeves to bring us something new; the Desert Island Dress Shirt ($239). Constructed of Portuguese batiste fabric (read: super lightweight and airy) this tan, green plaid shirt has a slightly different pattern on either side, which makes for a cool [...]
Are We Winning?
A Son's Connection to the Game & His Dad
Baseball is America’s past time (if you don’t count Facebook or eating), and that shows no sign of stopping. Will Leitch who is the founding editor of Deadspin.com as well as a contributing editor for New York magazine wrote Are We Winning? in part to commemorate his father and in part for his love of [...]
John Deere Gator XUV 620i Special Edition
John Deere Green Black
Few things stoke our vehicular lusts like unabashed utility, and the John Deere Gator XUV 620i Special Edition ($11,999) brute delivers it in spades. In addition to the standard features of Deere’s full line of Gator utility vehicles, this 620i offers a laundry list of finishes that will make your imported, garage-dwelling whip John Deere [...]
Tactical Nuclear Penguin Beer
This Scottish Brew Lays Waste to Your Senses
15 times stronger than some domestic brews (we’re looking at you Bud Select 55), Tactical Nuclear Penguin and its brew-ther Sink the Bismark IPA* set the world records for the strongest beers on earth at a tolerance destroying 32% and 41% ABV, respectively. Martin and James, the lads at Scotland’s BrewDog Brewery, fed up with [...]
Delorme Earthmate PN-60W GPS Navigator with SPOT Satellite Communicator
Facebook Status: I'm Alive
No matter how hardcore the adventure, sometimes you just have to stay connected. The Delorme Earthmate PN-60W Portable GPS Navigator with SPOT Satellite Communicator ($550) gives you Delorme’s renown handheld GPS functionality paired with SPOT satellite communications. In wireless tandem the two units give adventurers not only unprecedented tools in the wild, but also the [...]