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Delayed caffeination

Sometimes good things come to those that wait, and when it comes to producing a good cup of joe, about 12 hours is all it takes, unless there’s a Blue Bottle Coffee nearby. The Hario Cold Water Coffee Dripper ($265) is a no-frills version of more eccentric slow-drip coffee makers, which have been making the [...]

A Year Ago on Gear Patrol

When "tough as steel" isn't enough

After our first experience with Linde Werdelin, we walked away sufficiently impressed floored. So, when we received word from Linde Werdeline that their latest watch would be the first limited edition timepiece for the US, our horological interests officially became piqued. The Linde Werdelin Hard Grey DLC Limited Edition ($7,300) is based on the original [...]

Triple wood score

This year, why not turn the iPad and iPhones off, fire up the hearth, and invite the friends you’ve been playing Words With Friends over for some real Scrabble — vintage style. Get your lexicon crusades going on the Vintage Edition Scrabble ($199). The board features a raised grid and atop its solid hardwood cabinet, [...]

Room with a view

Be honest with yourself: at one point in your life (for some of us more recently) you dreamt about being Fritz from The Swiss Family Robinson, evading tigers, fighting pirates and living in the trees. Well, there’s an app er… place for that. Gentle readers, welcome to Finca Bellavista, a sustainable tree-house community tucked away [...]

A Year Ago on Gear Patrol

Made by hand, worn by neck

We’ve all been drawn in by the department store display tables, teeming with overlapping ties that look as if they just finished battling an arsenal of color grenades. That doesn’t make it right when you succumb to the life-size kaleidoscope though. What a guy wears around his neck says a lot about him. Wearing a [...]

Flat-top gorgeous

Since 1958, outdoor gear company Snow Peak has created outdoor gear that strikes a near-perfect balance of beautiful design and purposeful construction. The Japanese company, based in Sanjo City (locally known as “hardware town”) is renowned for applying lofty standards to all their products while “inspiring” a passion for the outdoors. One of their latest [...]

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Proof of a higher proof

When the temperature drops there’s nothing quite like a little liquid fire to keep you warm. If ruckus is your beverage of choice, there’s no better time to hit your local shop and pick yourself up a bottle from the limited release of Buffalo Trace’s Antique Collection. We spent some time reviewing enjoying the much-anticipated, [...]

Drinking Like You Mean Business

Face it, sometimes getting wasted with friends can take place under adverse conditions. When you’re doing tequila shots behind enemy lines, cheesy glass shot glasses you picked up in Cabo aren’t going to survive long. Time to call in the heavy artillery with the ShotShell AmmoCrate ($400. Six super-durable stainless steel shot glasses made to [...]

3-Wheeling Nostalgia, Hogan's Hero Style

With a three wheels firmly planted under the category “instantly recognizable”, Ural motorcycles have been carrying riders+1 since World War II. For 2010, Ural has created the limited edition Taiga ($13,999), named after the northernmost forest, which covers a significant portion of Russia and Canada. Built for weekend adventures, the Taiga utilizes a signature on-demand [...]

A Year Ago on Gear Patrol

Libations and Victuals

Good food and drink can alter a man’s mood better than even the strongest prescription drug, particularly when we play a part in preparing said food and drink. While taste, skill and devotion will always determine how your ventures into gastronomy and mixology turn out, we’ve compiled items in this guide that can lend a [...]