
Kit: Backyard Grilling
No man should need an excuse to grill. But long summer weekends do provide an excellent opportunity to show off your skills and (hopefully) have others hand-deliver beers to your door.
Ben Bowers is the chief content officer and co-founder of Gear Patrol.
No man should need an excuse to grill. But long summer weekends do provide an excellent opportunity to show off your skills and (hopefully) have others hand-deliver beers to your door.
By Ben Bowers
Today in Gear: We check out new speakers from Polk, the science behind booze, high tech football pads and more.
By Ben Bowers
Today in Gear: the drill that could stop screw stripping for good, Bang & Olfusen’s new collaboration with Hard Graft, the best game pad for the iPhone yet, a protective wine carrier, Keen’s “Uneek” sandals and an intelligent new cooling solution from Big Ass Fans.
By Ben Bowers
Today in Gear: Apple’s new OS, HP’s Android-powered laptop, the hand truck your back’s always wanted, a more active version of the Galaxy S5, your guide to freediving and a thermometer your iPhone will love.
By Ben Bowers
Your padre taught you (almost) everything about life you couldn’t learn from the classroom or the cache of treasures stashed under your older brother’s bed. Through his actions, you gleaned the proper way to conduct yourself in a crowd and how not to putt.
By Ben Bowers
The so-called “quantified self” represents one of the next great technological revolutions for man; shouldn’t his best friend get in on the action too? Whistle certainly thinks so.
By Ben Bowers
Today in gear: your dog’s new ultralight dog bed, a laser cut metal version of the Wayfarer, desert boots cut down for the streets, Aecraft’s take on a Smart Cover for MacBooks, a soft pretzel maker for home and a beer cooling device to bury in your backyard.
By Ben Bowers
Today in gear: a new entry level Logitech Harmony remote, the Nuvyyo Tablo DVR for cord cutters, Quixotic Pocket Squares, Wild Turkey Diamond Anniversary Bourbon and BBQ recipes from London.
By Ben Bowers
The best look of summer is the unstructured blazer.
By Ben Bowers
Today in gear we examine, Motorola’s most affordable smartphone yet, a shower for road trips, a light bulb that dims like a sunset, Dropcam’s new tabs and post shaving solution from the Dollar Shave club team.
By Ben Bowers
The Harmony Smart Keyboard ($150) is a new product aimed at set-top box users tired of searching for content one letter at a time, and Home Theater PC users sick of switching between a remote and keyboard. But does it work as advertised?
By Ben Bowers
The difference between a $5,000 suit and a $50,000 bespoke suit, besides a raise to a C-letter job title, is fabric. The math is fairly simple.
By Ben Bowers
Today in gear we examine Samsung’s Level Over headphones, a personal Vitamix, a Uniqlo blazer for spring, Logitech’s ultimate iPhone case and a reversible belt worth packing.
By Ben Bowers
What makes a good wearable? Comparing a laundry list of features is one way to start the conversation.
By Ben Bowers
Learning about the process of whisky-making is one reason to take a distillery tour, but we all know that the real name of the game is the post-tour tasting. Any day spent sampling a range of whiskies is a special one in our books.
By Ben Bowers
Highland Park has officially been making whisky in Kirkwall since 1798. The distillery requires no introduction for rabid fans of single malt.
By Ben Bowers
The typical beef with earbuds is that they sound worse than similarly priced over- or on-ear headphones. That’s not to say audio engineers haven’t figured out how to squeeze spectacular sound out of a diminutive package, there’s just usually a hefty premium for having your cake and eating it too.
By Ben Bowers
Jim Wilson may not be a household name, but his resume speaks for itself. As the producer behind films like Dances with Wolves and The Bodyguard, he developed a reputation for making films whose cultural impacts belied their modest budgets.
By Ben Bowers
Today in Gear we examine Amazon’s assault on the living room, Jack Spade’s new line of sunglasses, Burberry’s linen ties for spring and Tag Heuer’s Carrera CH80.
By Ben Bowers
Today in Gear we examine the return of the “Pepsi bezel”, Office’s move to mobile, an off-roading bumper built for Wranglers, a new escapement from Nomos and a modern take on the Super 8.
By Ben Bowers