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Just posting all you gentlemen a reminder that this weekend is your last chance to enter the Mizuno JPX-800 Irons giveaway package (over a $1,000 worth of gear, in case you were wondering). Get all the details on how to enter here.

Iron clad performance

When it comes to the best irons in golf, there are few quite like a set of Mizunos. As their newest, most aggressive move into the highly sought-after game improvement category (think: what most all of us need/use), the Mizuno JPX-800 Irons ($699-$899) might just well be their best yet. Long known as the “better [...]

Music was his religion.

Elaborate box sets for many rock and roll legends boil down to repackaging the same music you already own. West Coast Seattle Boy ($55) doesn’t suffer from the same shortcomings, since it isn’t a collection of existing albums at all. Instead, fans of Jimi will discover 45 previously unreleased live studio recordings that include demo [...]

As you know by now, our man Bradley Hasemeyer is on a mission to check out some of the biggest games in college football this season and award the most bodacious tailgaters with a grip FLO TV’s. Since we’re only hitting five games this year, we didn’t want to leave our faithful readers out of [...]

Four's a Company

Tired of smelling like your deodorant, or just had enough of that same bottle of cologne your girlfriend bought you for your 21st birthday? Well then consider today upgrade day. Polo sent over a complete set of their new Big Pony Cologne for one lucky GP reader. For the math challenged, that’s four separate bottles [...]

SeeMore Putters, maker of incredible putting machinations like the SeeMore DB4-CS Gunmetal Putters ($295) shown above is giving Gear Patrol readers a chance to win their very own custom putter, complete with individualized lie, loft, shaft length, etc. The black satin finished precision milled carbon steel DB3-CS putter is virtually guaranteed to cause a stir [...]

Update: This giveaway has ended. See the winners here. Nautica has kindly provided Gear Patrol a trio of $100 gift cards to get you geared up this summer and just in time for Father’s Day. Per our usual, entry is a breeze… of the ocean variety. Just visit Nautica Men’s, pick out an item you [...]

Thanks to all who entered our recent Sony Walkman giveaway. Unfortunately, we can only make the water resistant dreams of two lucky random readers who entered come true, so congratulations to Adam Yates and Jeff (doing the Ironman Coeur d’Alene). We hope you’ll both enjoy the sweet rewards of Gear Patrol readership. Drop us a [...]

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, [...]

Yesterday, you guys claimed 100 razors in mere minutes. As promised, Gillette is helping Gear Patrol upgrade your grooming gear with another cool grand worth of Gillette Fusion ProGlide Razors ahead of public release this June. Well, technically it’s 999 + 1 we’re giving to a randomly selected person that adds us on facebook and/or [...]

Update: Damn, that was fast. All 100 razors were claimed in 30 minutes, but good news: we just spoke with Gillette and are hooking Gear Patrol readers up with 1,000 more razors tomorrow. Seriously… one thousand razors. Boom! Check back early and often if you missed out. Update 2: Our 1,000 Gillette Fusion ProGlide Razor [...]

Savile Row Meets American (Made) Style

Rufus shirts offer a quiet uniqueness, garnering second looks without screaming, “Look at me!” meaning you can wear these shirts with confidence, and rightfully so. Offering both classic and contemporary patterns, fabrics, and colors, with a touch of style and flair, these shirts diversify your otherwise mundane choices of the standard white and blue office [...]

So we can only assume that many of you are saddled with sizable to-do lists, as we received a veritable crap-load of entries in our Porter Cable 18V Lithium Drill Kit Giveaway. As always, we’re grateful to each of you who took the time to enter via the comments, Facebook, or Twitter. Our sole winner [...]

We like to think of ourselves and yourselves as guys who get stuff done. Having the right tool for any given job is key to this effort. To that end, we’ve been big fans of Porter Cable’s full lineup of equipment, suitable of just about any worthwhile task you can think of. Even better, we’ve [...]