Gear Patrol | Spirit of Adventure, Passion for Gear

Getting the chance to test drive cars for Gear Patrol readers is one thing I love. It’s amazing, but it goes without saying that there members of the GP crew that get to review some incredibly cool technology and gear out there. It makes me as jealous as a Mormon wife. However, with the help [...]

Haute Hoodie? Nah, It's Just Right

A few of the major wardrobe staples every man requires: suit, wingtips, crisp white shirt, street shoes, denim, and a hoodie. Problem is most hoodies are too baggy and slouchy to wear anywhere other than the competitive floors or your local club basketball league.

Safe? Yes. Sexy? Quite Possibly.

Like Buttah...

I don’t exactly know when it happened. No, I don’t mean when the Saints and Colts became viable football powerhouses. What I don’t know is when khakis lost the “ubiquitous pants” battle to denim. In middle and high school, khakis ruled and jeans were trashy or too casual. Then, I woke up one morning and [...]

Rugged Chinos For The Rugged Man

If you’ve ever been attacked by a mountain lion, used your teeth instead of a chainsaw to fell a tree, or lifted your truck out of a ditch with your bare/bear hands and are in the market for some pants… you’ve probably owned or heard of Mountain Khakis (we have). The 7+ year old outdoor [...]

We Love An Audi. We're Not Afraid To Say It Either.

It’s no secret that the country that brought us Heidi Klum, Christoph Waltz, and an odd obsession with David Hasselhoff has given the world it’s fair share of great automobiles. Much like Kenya’s ability to produce great long-distance runners, Germany produces cars that are meant to be driven, not just ridden. A great quandary and [...]

Nike Dunk Looks, Mainstream Sound

We won’t sit here and prattle on about what should and shouldn’t be your personal style (okay, sometimes we do). To each man his own, but we know that those discreet ear buds don’t do much to enhance personal style statement. If you agree, then check out the full-size Aerial 7 Headphones ($70). Clear, though [...]

Not Your Sister's Miata

We know what you’re thinking. Mazda MX-5 Miata. Ummm? This is Gear Patrol, right? Since when do they review cars my sister would want? Where are the chainsaws, soft shells, and golf clubs? Well, we like the unexpected and we’re certainly not going to deny a chance to test out the best selling two seat [...]

Hot. Hatch.

As a gear and car nut, one learns to appreciate the details in life. It’s not about the shirt; it’s about the stitching. It’s not about the song; it’s the crescendo of the quartet. And for me, it’s not just about the car; it’s about how it fits you. The attitude, the experience, and the [...]

One Week With Volkswagen's Foray Into Seduction

In 2008, Volkswagen, decided that well, people needed another “people’s car”. A car, perhaps not as brash and inappropriate as the Phateon but not as docile or plebeian as the Passat. The result, if you will, is part Mercedes CLS, part Jaguar XKR, part Audi A6, all planted on the ingenuity and Germanic quirkiness VW [...]

Smaller, Faster, Better, Stronger... Technologic

When the engine-ears at Nissan heard they were charged with refocusing the highly successful and storied Z-line, they did something remarkable, they listened. The launch of the new 370Z in January along with the NISMO and roadster versions in June and September, respectively, sees a number of small tweaks from the great, but sometimes flawed, [...]

A Revolution In The Way You Buy Clothes

In a perfect world, every business deal would close, every workout would yield visible results, and everything we wore would draw men’s respect and women’s phone numbers. But all those things take time and, in a perfect world, we’d have more of that, too. Well, the folks at Trunk Club are taking us one step [...]

Style And A Haircut, Two Bits

During my formative years, getting a haircut was an annoyance and was treated as such. It was just something that had to happen every month or so, thus my early “styles” were typically limited to one of two choices: short and shorter. In college, when decisions were made between getting a nice haircut and buying [...]

Hybrid, organic, sustainable, renewable, etc… ever since Al Gore asserted that perhaps the truth was, indeed inconvenient, it has become popular, hip, trendy (to a fault?), and downright obligatory to reduce our footprint of carbon and, with your powers combined, save this planet. Go, planet. Don’t read my glib sarcasm as anything more than a [...]

Technologically Advanced, Sophisticated Design, Rugged Purpose

Here’s a question for you: what would happen if Tim Gunn and Bear Grylls sat down at a sewing machine? Before your mind explodes with the absolute non-possibility of such a thing, allow me to interject. What you would have would be a great looking, highly functional, properly fitted piece of outerwear for hiking, climbing, [...]