Gear Patrol | Spirit of Adventure, Passion for Gear

I see two things here: 1) Grass’ worst enemy and 2) Neighborhood envy at it’s finest. If you own any more than 2 square yards of grass then mowing is a chore. Like any good man your desire to turn chores into sweet sweet fun is inherent and there’s no better way to make that [...]

Sooloos is a fine example of a product that isn’t marred by mainstream requirements. When price isn’t an objective but tailored music is then get a quote from Sooloos and start assembling a system suited for your needs, whether you live in a studio or a sprawling estate. Nothing adds ambiance, energy or a generally [...]

The winter is almost over but foggy windshields will still plague a lot of guys and their rides, especially if they don’t have the luxury of parking in a garage. Unless you have one of the few cars that have a defrosting windshields (e.g. Land Rover) then watching your car’s regular A/C defroster to clear [...]

Cooking requires a certain degree of safety. Knife techniques require even more. Everyone knows that working with onions causes tears and runny noses. With Onion Goggles you’ve got a new degree of protection. The Onion Goggles use a foam seal around the black and green goggles that prevent any irritating onion vapors from reaching your [...]

Whether or not you’re a fan of sci-fi you should be watching or DVR’ing Battlestar Galactica. It’s a timely and thrilling show about a creation of man called the Cylons that rebelled against humans. Problem is they look like humans and copied themselves. One on the show is quite the looker. This set of five [...]

Mounting your plasma on the wall is nice – we equate it to leaving your mark on the household. The phrase “I am a man, this is my domain,” actually comes to mind. The Kyoto Entertainment Center is made of eco-conscious bamboo (Ed: yes we agree, the term eco is thrown around far too easily) [...]

Most likely you’re sharpening your knives incorrectly and ruining the blade. The Vulkanus Countertop Knife Sharpener takes out the guesswork from sharpening by giving you three different ways to sharpen using some of the toughest sharpener available. Better yet is the fact that it works with serrated blades too. What this means to you: Upgrade [...]

Few things are nicer than winding down a stressful week with a nice cigar. If your lifestyle requires travel or you just prefer enjoying a nice stogie outside of the realms of a leather clad lounge chair then the Max Benjamin Mini Cigar Bar fits the bill. It’s a portable black leather case that allows [...]

If you keep more than two or three bottles of wine at home it’s time for a wine rack. If you’re like me then you probably prefer keeping them out of sight than some cheesy pompous wine rack that does nothing but show you’re more interested in displaying bottles than knowing what they taste like. [...]

Take home cooking an entirely new direction by introducing smoking. You can take the meats you otherwise grill and give them a moist and delicate flavor. The stovetop smoker is a great alternative to the outdoor smokers which usually require a great deal of space and maintenance. It’s compact designs lets you smoke smaller servings [...]

Are you the kind of guy that keeps critical data lying around on discs? Do you fret everyday that your hard drive full of office documents porn data is going to be lost in a fire? Well, fear not – your technology can survive the worst safely secured in a Sentry Safe Fire/Waterproof Data Storage [...]

What do you get when you cross a postcard with tree carved initials? Well… honestly, you get nothing. But don’t say we didn’t try to come up with some metaphor for what this is. Those clever fellows at SUCK UK have made a postcard made of wood that lets you etch out your own message [...]

We love a good desk. For this writer, the Aviation Desk from Pottery Barn fits the bill. It has substantiality written all over it. Thick pine is hand finished with multiple coats of Pottery Barn’s vintage honey finish. A wide work surface sits on modified trestle legs and has a lower tier shelf for your [...]

[click on image to enlarge] Sometimes having a place in your own home isn’t sanctuary enough. Sometimes you just need your own clubhouse, a room away from the rest. The Mini JoT house is a modular building designed for efficiency, sustainability and to let you escape. It’s built for worry-free living. Every component of the [...]

As a guy you probably end up with more stuff in your pockets than you realize (insert joke here). If you’re like us then it gets dumped on a counter or table at the end of each day. What about your valuables though? Do you chuck your watch, cellphone and wallet aside as you reach [...]