Today in Gear: August 10, 2017

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Today’s Gear

What’s New, Now

Not Your Standard Wingtip

Cole Haan 2.ZERØGRAND Stitchlite™ x Staple Design: The lovechild of a traditional wingtip dress shoe and a street smart athletic sneaker.

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A Supreme Luggage Bag, Now in Blue

Tumi Limited-Edition Extended Trip Packing Case: Call it Bluminium.

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Nothing But the Basics

AmazonBasics Electronic Flash for DSLR Cameras: Just when you thought Amazon’s global reign couldn’t spread any farther, they release AmazonBasics. We’re not complaining.

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Put This in Your Gold-Rimmed Tumbler and Drink It

The Balvenie Peat Week (2002 Vintage): Aged 14 years; releases this September.

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Wonderfully Absurd, Absurdly Wonderful Home Audio

Bang & Olufsen BeoLab 50: Like if a Bugatti became a hi-fi speaker.

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Over the River and Through the Woods to Grandmother’s Pub We Go

Danner Syridge Boot: Danner’s natural habitat is the backcountry. But city life is growing on them, and it shows in the Skyridge.

Aer Gym Duffel 2

From the Gear Patrol Store: The Gym Duffel 2 offers spacious, ventilated storage for all your gym gear. The multiple compartments offer smart organization and its refined style keeps you looking sharp before and after your workout.

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Olivers

How to save on Olivers athletic apparel, a Patagonia pack from Backcountry and styles from The North Face.

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• Learn how to make a sort of natural Gatorade — a farmers’ remedy for all colds.
• If you need a new smartphone, but don’t want to break the bank with a new iPhone, check out some older unlocked alternatives.
• Burt Munro set a land speed record on his Indian Scout in 1967. His great newphew returns for the record’s 50th anniversary.
• Here’s how to back up you whole computer, just in case something happens.
• Ikea’s new $75 chair is actually really nice.
• Grab yourself a piece of mountaineering history: a vintage North Face backpack.

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