An Outdoor Knife This Capable and Good-Looking Shouldn’t Be This Affordable

Kansept’s latest collaboration with Geoff Blauvelt’s Tuffknives packs a ton of value into a great-looking fixed blade that won’t break the bank. Highlights include a 3.69-inch full-tang drop-point blade made of reliable D2 steel, a fist-filling ergonomic handle made of G10, micarta or shred carbon fiber and a weight of just 1.79 ounces. All five variants (including G006A5, shown) come with a rotatable Kydex sheath that fits belts up to two inches wide.

The Soundpeats Air5 Pro+ is the company’s most high-end pair of wireless earbuds to date. They pack a unique hybrid driver system, combining a xMEMS “Cowell” driver with a 10mm dynamic driver, that promises to deliver a wide and natural sound. The earbuds support high-resolution Bluetooth codecs, including aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless and LDAC. And they support active noise-cancellation, making them an affordable alternative to Apple’s AirPods Pro.

Grayl’s new Coffee Press attachment is made to pair with the brand’s GeoPress Ti water purifier bottle, making it a water filter, purifier, drinking bottle, cooking pot and now, French Press all in one. The Coffee Press transforms the bottle into a small but mighty portable espresso machine, capable of brewing delicious coffee in the backcountry. The 1.6 ounce press attachment is made from C4 grade 1 titanium, stainless steel, polypropylene #5 and food-grade silicone.

Just when you thought the Mercedes-AMG G 63 couldn’t get any more bonkers, there’s always Brabus to one-up the engineers in Stuttgart. Say hello to the insane XL 800 Cabrio. Limited to just 50 units in total, it starts life as a normal G 63. But then, the German tuning firm goes all out and takes a saw to the truck’s rear end. In place of the hardtop is a completely custom-built folding softtop mechanism, which Brabus says actuates completely in both directions in a matter of just 20 seconds. The company also treats both the interior and exterior with a completely customized appearance, dubbed “Brabus Masterpiece,” and to round out the experience, Brabus also fetters the 4.0-liter biturbo V8 to punch out 789 horsepower and 738 pound-feet of torque. Interested? You’ll reportedly need to set aside at least $881,661 (or €761,500).

Chamula’s sweaters are as gloriously old-fashioned as it gets. They are made from wool shorn from Merino sheep grazing in the mountainous regions of Mexico, which is spun and dyed locally, then hand-knit by local artisans, preserving a traditional craft passed down for generations. The chunky, nubby texture is endearing and built to last decades. The #3 weave is a blend of native Meso-American geometric patterns and Scottish Fair Isle patterns, crossing two cultures with rich wool-working traditions.

Having broken into the market with its EyeRide Nano OLED HD heads-up display, EyeLights is back with a smarter and even better-integrated version. Developed for Shoei’s GT-Air 3 helmet, the system brings the world’s first HUD visor to the road, enabling maps, calls, music and more all in a format fit for Tony Stark. Moreover, EyeLights is billing the included intercom as the most powerful on the market.

Frederique Constant’s underrated sports chrono, the Highlife Chronograph Automatic, gets an uber-cool makeover from Bamford Watch Department. The case is in crystal titanium that’s been given a black DLC treatment for a hyper-modern urban look, while the dial is in matte black with BWD’s signature Aqua Blue highlights and a retro-futuristic LCD-like font. A smoked sapphire display caseback shows off the La Joux-Perret-based automatic movement, and the watch includes three straps: one black rubber, one aqua blue rubber and one black nubuck calfskin. The watch is limited to 100 pieces and is priced at CHF 4,495 (~$5,570).