Today in Gear
Today in Gear: February 26, 2014
Today in Gear, we find optimized beer glasses, workingman’s whiskey, long johns, high-tech goggles and much more.
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WatchesRewind: Dive Watches
Dive watches are more popular than ever, despite most divers choosing not to wear them. Never mind.
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WatchesComing Up Roses: 5 Shining Examples of the Rose Gold Watch
While the popularity of yellow gold watches has been on the decline in recent years, the use of rose gold is on the rise. Rose offers darker tones and a more masculine demeanor; paired with the right watch — say, any of these five great examples — a rose gold timepiece could be a great addition to your collection.
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WatchesGuide to Life: Wear One Watch For All Seasons
There are worse ways to spend your hard-earned money than on those pinnacles of the mechanical art. But there’s something to be said for wearing one watch all the the time.
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TechAvoid Counterfeit Camera Accessories
Canon is on the front line of the assault against counterfeit parts, taking the proverbial (cannon) shot across counterfeiters’ bows. Counterfeit products, be they purses or batteries, boast cheap price tags because they’re cheaply made.
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MotoringPack ‘Em In: 5 Great 7-Passenger SUVs
It’s no longer enough for a big SUV to transport seven; it has to look good and feel good (for both driver and passengers) while doing it. Our intrepid Octane crew drove five of the best seven-passenger SUVs out there and found a flavor for just about anyone.
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MotoringWant This, Get This: Mercedes-Benz Unimog U 5023 or Bremach T-Rex
For the fortunate few who need to do serious work in a serious world (or for those with big amounts of extra coin laying around), there are two serious players at opposite ends of the cost spectrum: the Mercedes-Benz Unimog U5000 and the Bremach T-Rex. Whether it’s off-road adventure, payload hauling or search and rescue, both mean business.
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BriefingsLetters to GP: February 2014
You guys really like to write — and not quick half-baked emails cobbled together over Chipotle. We’re talking real letters here.
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DrinksSmoked Beer: Our Favorite Winter Oddity
Because their flavor profiles range from hearty to downright bacon-filled savoriness, Rauchbiers — especially smoked porters — are the perfect winter beer, sipped alone or paired with charred meats.
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Archive30 Minutes With: Stephen Gordon
Stephen Gordon: a man with a dog and a boat that he rows in lakes. That’s really all it takes for us to like a guy, but Gordon has a story that obliges further explanation.
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Today in GearToday in Gear: February 21, 2014
Today in gear, we examine a rubber-based lint tool, made-in-the U.S.A.
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Food & DrinkFast Food: The Best Nutrition Bars for Athletes
As a greater number of athletes experiment with more natural fuel sources, nutrition bars have followed suit with ingredients heavy on nuts, berries, dates, chia seeds and agave syrup. Many are organic and gluten-free.
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ArchiveGuide to Life: Start a Jazz Collection
For a genre that’s been around about 100 years, jazz has an insanely dense catalog of great music ranging from big-band swing to fusion to bebop to dixieland. There’s no better way to learn than diving in — it’ll become quickly apparent what moves you.
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FitnessMachine-Free Home Gym Essentials
Building up your own home gym is easier than it sounds and can even produce great workouts.
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OutdoorsTested: SportCrafters Omnium Trainer
For cyclists, both trainers and rollers have their respective pros and cons.
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Today in GearToday in Gear: February 20, 2014
Today in gear, we examine the return of Big Bertha, a dirt bike to snow mobile conversion kit, Gravity comes home, helmets get a better fit and much more.
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HomePop Cultured: Make Great Soda at Home
Given new life by the advent of SodaStream, the do-it-yourself home soda stand is becoming increasingly popular. With the ability to tailor CO2-infused drinks to individual tastes (and control sugar content), pop-aficionados and mixologists alike can don Dr.
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Today in GearToday in Gear: February, 19, 2014
Today in gear, we discuss Roland’s resurrected drum machine, galactic wonder shoes, Canon’s latest compact champion, Jordan and his Jordans and more.
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ArchiveGuide to Life: Take Down an Assailant
The best fight is the one the that never happens, the one you walk away from because the assault to your pride, your team, your girlfriend — your whatever — isn’t worth ending your night early, the risk of injury (to you or the other guy) or jail. However, we recognize that sometimes walking away isn’t possible.
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WatchesWant This, Get This: Bremont ALT1-B or Christopher Ward C1000 Typhoon
The modern pilot’s watch resembles those of the 1940s and ’50s as little as an F22 Raptor resembles a P-51 Mustang. Nowadays, it’s all about materials, ruggedness and functionality.