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Argh, thar' she... ooh, booze!

What happens when you combine a wine rack and a treasure chest? You get the Wine Bar Treasure Trunk ($499). Each unique piece is handcrafted from sustainable, plantation-grown sheesham wood and includes hand-forged iron hardware. Inside you’ll find three separate compartments and removable dividers capable of holding up to 12 bottles of wine. The small [...]

Out of sight

Like food, great coffee is often created slowly. That means, everything from harvesting to brewing is done so with care — something mass brewers and roasters have a hard time with. Guilty verdict for Starbucks. Based in San Francisco, Sightglass Coffee is an independent company founded and run by two brothers (Jerad and Justin Morrison) [...]

Caribbean in a Bottle

It’s a commonly known fact that the months between New Years and Spring are dreary and depressing, especially for those of us on the East Coast. Being strong believers in self medication taking action, Gear Patrol set out to find a stiff drink to bust our winter blues, and came back with the Appleton Estate [...]

Far from Penny Farthing

In the realm of exercise equipment, most products are rife with gimmicks and lackluster design –heavy on over-formed plastic and dated designs. Who says fitness and stunning design can’t mix though? Certainly, not Ciclotte who’s exercise bike marries modern design with something as simple as the everyday exercise bike. The Ciclotte Stationary Bicycle ($10,700), which [...]

Leave your heart, not your wallet in...

After quite a few reader requests for hotel, destination, adventure and travel recommendations, we’re embarking on a new series of posts called Stay. Culled together from both crew and reader insights, Stay will highlight both exciting and achievable travel along with occasional travel-related gear endorsements. Consider it an ongoing series to satiate your travel bug. [...]

Protection, Minus the Bulk

Toting around your SLR, a couple of lenses and the multitude of other accessories you need to get your Terry Richardson on can be a bulky proposition. The Cocoon Tribeca ($50) aims to ease your pain. The bag features two main compartments, one for your DSLR and a second to hold up to two additional [...]

iWah-Wah

Paired with the incredibly popular iShred Live ($5) app for iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch, the Griffin StompBox ($100) gives guitarists, bassists, or other musicians a programmable effects pedal board that’s designed for easy portability and durability. It features four studio quality configurable foot switches, 1-meter heavy-duty dock cable, and even accepts industry-standard 1/4″ mono [...]

A sneak peak at Men's Fall 2011

Planning ahead means different things to different people. While you’re still trying to figure out what to do next weekend, fashion brands are already developing next year’s styles. For those who aren’t familiar with the show, Capsule is self-described as a “fashion and lifestyle trade event that fuses the best high-end contemporary brands, direction independent [...]

What is this, Mitosis?

The resurgent Mini has found great success in the States, there is no question. The real question is, “How many permutations can Mini come up with? Answer: with the introduction of the 2013 Mini Paceman concept, an elongated cross-over coupe, the number climbs to 7. Stats on the Paceman are an available all-wheel-drive system and [...]

New year, new shoes

The new year always inspires a renewed determination to be healthier, fitter, and lead a more active lifestyle. The nine pounds of beef you had during the holidays certainly did not help. Perhaps a new pair of kicks is just what you need to help jump-start your motivation. The idea of clandestine ops goes out [...]

Unparalled

Single handledly redefining what most have come to know as “tube audio”, Resarch Audio brought tube-technology back into the mainstream light when they established themselves as the sole American manufacturer of vacuum-tube preamplifiers and amplifiers in 1970. 40 years later, they’ve commemorated that event with far more than a badge treatment. The Audio Research 40th [...]

Screen Out Mother Nature

We’ve put men on the moon. We’ve broken the sound barrier many times over, both in the air and on land. We’ve even cured Polio and managed to inject sweet cream into golden cake sticks of deliciousness that can remain edible for centuries. So it’s about damn time that some company focused on building weatherproof [...]

It hurts so good

Bad news first. The Land Rover Defender X-Tech Edition (~$40,000) will not be available stateside. Now, on to the good news — if you can call it that. The limited edition Defender X-Tech is available in a silver three-door Defender 90 (a hard top is available) or olive-green five-door Defender 110 format. Both editions are [...]

F1 Sledding

Feel like the Porsche Tobogan is too expensive? Or maybe the Mountain Boy Sledworks Boggan is to traditional for your tastes. Then consider this as a third option: the Stiga Snow Racer ($125+). The Snow Racer breeds traditional toboggan design with race-like components including a shock absorber, polyethylene seat and skis, steering wheel, high-tensile steel [...]

Even Shackleton took naps

Sometimes a man needs a moment to recharge his personal batteries. The Renetto Zero Gravity Portable Hammock ($120) offers a quick, portable place to take a nod. The flip-proof design sets up in a matter of minutes and has the ability to sit upright or recline. Complete with a MP3 slot so you can doze [...]