It’s July 4th weekend and that means you car owners will probably carve out an hour or two to clean your pollen laden ride. Upgrade that old clay wax sitting in your garage with Turtle Wax’s ICE, liquid polish. It’s a clear wax formulated with silicone and hydrocarbon polymers.

Turtle Wax ICE can be applied to exterior rubber, plastic and vinyl trim (without that annoying white residue) and best of all, applied with one coat in DIRECT sunglight or hot surface unlike standard waxes. That alone is worth the price of admission. The kit also includes a custom applicator and microfiber towel. [Thanks Anthony!]

Cost: $14 @ Ace Hardware or local car supply shop.

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The Complete Pirelli Calendar | $54
Kobalt 26-Gallon Compressor with 6-Tool Kit | $299

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Some guys don’t have the luxury of having a lot of space near their bed. That or they just prefer their clutter unseen. Be it your magazines, iPod, notepad or remote the Kangaroom Beside Saddle will keep your bedside gear organized and close by and manage do to so with style.

The Kangaroom Beside Saddle is made of soft faux leather that can either slide between the mattress and the frame or even on your couch arm and there are five sized pockets that will fit your various items perfectly. For those of you that prefer your gear closer you can even run the saddle over your headboard as shown here. [Other items shown listed after the jump]

Cost: $25 @ Kangaroom

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Drinking is fun. That’s undeniable. So why not have something just as clever and stylish as you to serve your beverages in this summer.

After looking high and low for a vessel that qualified I came across the Cubist Cocktail Set. A perfect way to serve that martini without the dainty glass. The set includes four cone-shaped mouth-blown glasses and an espresso stained wooden tray that holds the glass cubes in place.

Cost: $64 @ Red Envelope

Also See:
Graf-Lantz The Quiver Wine Holder | $130
Johnnie Walker Private Tasting Kit | $50

Sports related home furnishing typically fall into the ‘tacky’ category. Since you’re not a tacky guy (at least when you’re sober) a bean bag chair won’t make the grade. That doesn’t mean you have to relinquish your love for a particular sport though. Sportstyle’s VIP Seating lounge chairs are decidedly nice and though we don’t guarantee they’ll pass the SAC (spouse approval certification), they are pretty damn cool. Each chair is hand made of nappa leather and comes in a choice of rotating pedestal or 5 spoke base (black, stainless or chrome).

A golf chair (The Eagle), soccer chair (The Hat Trick), tennis chair (The Volley) are also available. A baseball chair is in development. [via Freshome]

Cost: Call for Quote @ VIP Seating

Your joy for Johnnie Walker can only be surpassed by sharing it with others in a Johnnie Walker Private Tasting. It’s only available to Striding Man Society Members (free registration), but it’s an experience you will undoubtedly win much praise and adoration from your friends for hosting.

A Johnnie Walker Master of Scotch will bring all the necessary components to host a tasting event at your location of choice including Johnnie Walker Red Label, Black Label, Green Label, Gold Label and the much beloved Blue Label. The concierge will organize every detail of the event from the invitations right down to arrangement of transportation home for your guests after the event.

Cost: $2,500+ @ Johnnie Walker Private Tasting

Does three grand sound prohibitive? Well, host your own Johnnie Walker tasting event then.

Purchase a Johnnie Walker Limited Edition Tasting Kit, your JW Labels of choice, I suggest starting with Black Label, invite some friends over and enjoy the finer taste of life.

Cost: $50 @ Johnnie Walker

If you’re itching for the next addition to your gameroom then the Airworks XXL Foosball Table will do quite nicely, even if you do need to tear down a few walls.

The XXL Foosball Table has no less than 182 plastic men spanning across 23 handles (on each side) down a 24 foot playing field, literally. We pity the friend relegated to the goalie stick. [via UrbanDaddy login required]

Cost: $27,000 @ Airworks

Just when you thought you couldn’t gear up your bachelor pad any more manly, comes the Stone Doorknocker. To hell with the doorbell. This manly, yet extraordinarily designed self-announcement-greeting-mechanism will undoubtedly leave an impression with all your guests.

Installation is… well… simple. Screw it on.

Let’s just hope you don’t have a metal door (like required in New York City), otherwise you’re nice new doorknocker will also turn your apartment into the inside of a snare drum. [via DesignMilk]

Cost: $98 @ Chiasso

Father’s Day is this Sunday, June 15th. Arguably the most important man, nay person, in your life is worthy of some thought and consideration. Whether your father’s the grill maven or a speed demon we’ve got great gift ideas for dad this year.

Either way, we seriously doubt he’ll care for a gift more than he’ll care for some mano-e-mano with the most important person in his life, you.

Read on for the 2008 Gear Patrol Father’s Day Gift Guide.

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At first glance you might think it’s a pruner but upon second glance you may also realize it’s a Leatherman. You’d be right. Not only are you looking at Leatherman’s take on a pruner, but in fact it’s the new for 2008, Leatherman Genus. The Genus is a landscape multi-tool with stainless steel bypass pruners, 420 HC clip-point knife, sprinkler-head adjustment key, phillips screwdriver, flat screwdriver, saw, bottle opener, soft-wire cutters, open-end adjustment wrench and a diamond-coated file.

The Leatherman Genus weighs only 11 ounces and is made of T6 anodized aluminum and stainless steel blades and tools. Works with Leatherman’s removable bit drivers for additional tools.

Cost: $90 @ Gardeners Edge

A quality range can make or break a kitchen. It’s the center of your cooking so don’t skimp if you fancy yourself a cook.

You’re looking at the 48″ Open Burner Range Classic Series from Viking. A fourty-eight inch behemoth with dual ovens (baking and convection), six infinite range burners, and a 12 inch wide griddle. It will ignite your epicurian fantasies with a hell raising 30,000 fan forced BTU’s and 6.1 cubic feet of oven space.

Viking is now making their Classic Open Burner Range series available in 24 exclusive finishes ranging from pumpkin (ahem, our favorite) to smooth black, to mint julep, if you so feel inclined. Talk about perfect integration.

Cost: $3929 - $8029 (Stainless, Black or White) + $370 Finish Option @ Big George’s