

Ben Bowers
Ben Bowers is the chief content officer and co-founder of Gear Patrol.
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Billy Reid Heirloom Tailored Suiting
Billy Reid’s Heirloom collection is a new made-in-the-USA luxury line distinguished by high-end wools and cashmeres from the booming southern-style diplomat. The tailored collection currently features eight suits, all of which have their merits — but the Campbell Patch Suit in black red is our pick for expanding your suiting palette beyond the staples of navy, grey and black.
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Home
Loll Designs Fire Ring
You worked your ass off during the spring and summer to landscape that patio into a prime entertainment spot — only to watch it all wither away over the last few months. Your bitter attitude or the bitter weather shouldn’t keep you from enjoying moments outside with friends, though.
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Warby Parker x The Standard Sunglasses
The charitable and on-trend team at Warby Parker have partnered with The Standard hotel to create a limited edition pair of their Winston shades in a classic striped ale colorway. Blending 60s styling with a dose of modern confidence, they’re a steal for $95, even if your days by the pool are still months away.
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Archive
Design Spotlight: NASA Z-1 Spacesuit
The final frontier of space — and the technology required to get there — once represented the pinnacle of innovation. Then stagnation (and budget cuts) set in.
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Kaufmann Mercantile Nickel-Plated Aluminum Lunch Box
Even if your daily commute doesn’t vary with job sites, the Kaufmann Mercantile Nickel-Plated Aluminum Lunch Box ($79) should make you envious as a hungry kid in a cafeteria.
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Outdoors
Apocalypse Essentials: The Almost Serious Survival Guide
The world isn’t going to end in 2012. But things could still get hairy sometime in the future.
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Nike Lunar Flyknit Chukka
Nike’s Flyknit technology that shook the sneaker world earlier this year has now migrated onto a chukka. This particular versions boasts an understated knitted black upper, highlighted by neo turquoise flywire and a white Lunarlon sole.
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Tech
Logitech Easy-Switch Keyboard & Rechargeable Trackpad for Mac
The typical Mac user’s desktop setup is a uniform of brushed aluminum, displayed with pride and reverence. Many accessory makers have tried break into the clique with lures of enhancements — but few take the bait, for fear of marring their Cupertino livery.
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