Gear Patrol | Spirit of Adventure, Passion for Gear

Nothing mock about this Brit

In 2004 London-based footwear brand Hudson Shoes created an offshoot of their brand. Called H by Hudson, the kind of younger-brother lineup takes more creative liberties. The results are shoes like the Kaspian Mocassin ($190) made of black hand-sewn calf leather. Finer details include hiking boot fastening and contrasting leather laces for a unique look. [...]

Short on legroom, big on fun

We’ve loved Automoblox since they emerged on the model car scene a few years ago. Who are we kidding? It’s really an excuse to buy your kids a toy that you will end up playing with. One of their newest releases, the A9-S Convertible ($36) provides more of the same play-motoring fun as the rest [...]

Strapped For Class

You spent hours researching it and threw down stacks of cash to get that perfect camera setup. When the gear arrived, you attached the included strap to your rig, stuck your neck through, and immediately realized you’d transformed into Clark Griswold. Now that wouldn’t be so bad if a young Beverly D’Angelo appeared too, but [...]

Care for some light reading?

Bring home half a century worth of literary treasures with the Penguin Classics Complete Library ($13,400). Originally released in 2005, the trove of books has evolved to include 1,082 titles (the image above includes some of our personal favorites), which accounts for nearly half a million pages worth of reading. Weighing in at 700 spine [...]

Caterham it up

When a car is powered by a 300 hp engine and it weighs well under a ton, what do you get? Other than a smile plastered on a warped face, you get the gift that keeps on giving… 500 brake horsepower per ton, all neatly packaged in the new 2012 Caterham-Lola SP/300R. The beautiful product [...]

Nice and Toasty

My thighs are freezing. That’s the G-rated version of what we blubber to ourselves in the thick of winter, when a regular pair of jeans or khakis just isn’t enough to fight off the cold. If you’ve had a moment like that this year, and are scared by the state of the long johns you [...]

Stargazing Autopilot

The Celestron C6 NGT computerized telescope we covered earlier is an excellent piece of equipment compared to the competition, but it still requires you to know enough about astronomy to find what you’re looking for. In a day and age where star watching typically means putting on a Kardashian marathon, Celestron has realized things needed [...]

By way of High Holborne

Bring home the streets of mystery Sir Arthur Conan Doyle envisioned for Sherlock Holmes and Watson with this massive 68″ by 60″ reproduction of the “New Map of London”, circa 1880. Originally etched by historic cartographer G.W. Bacon & Co, the wall-ensconcing map is acrylic glazed and framed in black wood. Guaranteed to satisfy even [...]

No impostor

Not long ago, the president of Hyundai North America stated, “We want Hyundai to be the kind of car you want to buy, not the kind of car you have to buy.” Well, with the release of the Genesis, Genesis Coupe and the new Sonata, Hyundai can claim both improved quality AND eye-catching design. Their [...]

Checking your 6 while looking at 12

“The bike goes where your head goes.” Or so go sage words of instruction from the motorcycle lessons you took ages ago. The problem is, that when you’re checking what’s behind, you risk throwing off your balance. The Reevu MSX1 $350 helmet takes neck-craning out of the picture. Using a passive glass-free mirror system, the [...]

Headphone Wranglers

Let’s be honest with ourselves. Wrapping headphones around a phone or iPod keeps them organized for exactly 4.26 seconds. Ok so we’re exaggerating — but you get the point. If you’d prefer not to waste another minute of your day untangling headphone cords, then dig into that coin collection and buy a pair of BudTrap [...]

STreetworthy

Dreams can become reality, even in the automotive world. In the fall of 2010, GP teased you with images of the then predicted arrival of the Ford Focus ST . We started hoping for an American hot hatch we could both believe in and thrash around the track. Hope no more. It’s official and Ford [...]

Because 2D still matters

Like the idea of 3D, but don’t want to sacrifice the ability to capture tack-sharp full HD video? Sony has just the weapon for you. The Sony Handycam HDR-TD10 Full HD 3D ($1499) captures 1080p HD with both of its dual lenses — something Sony calls Double Full HD. Each lens is backed by a [...]

He Bought It for "Zoom"

Owning a Ferrari 300GT 2+2 coupe would be cool on its own, but acquiring one originally owned by John Lennon — that also happened to be his first car — takes things to an entirely different level. While Lennon himself paid about $3,104 for the whip back in 1965 after passing his driver’s test, rest [...]

Departures are bittersweet

You may remember that earlier this year we found ourselves quite fixated with the fantastic(al) timepieces of MB&F. Specifically, the MB&F HM3 Frog. As a final send off, MB&F has created two special (if special does them descriptive justice) editions of their HM2 model. Called the Sapphire Vision, the sci-fi-like creations can be had with [...]