Although this is perhaps not the most handsome gadget we’ve ever featured, it is possibly the most useful. With its magnetic, twisting legs and powerful LED flashlight, the Joby Gorillatorch is exactly the sort of thing you want when rolling around in the filth under your sump looking for that damned washer you just dropped.
This beautifully constructed pewter cocktail shaker is reminiscent of the era before, during and just after the Prohibition. It isn’t widely known that pewter is actually an alloy, it’s a mixture of 85% to 99% tin, with added copper, antimony and bismuth.
This clip-on multi-tool from Leatherman is slightly smaller and more pocket friendly than some of the company’s larger tools, it’s designed to be clipped to a belt loop or rucksack and forgotten about – until you find yourself needing a knife, scissors, a file, tweezers or something to throw at a bear while you run for the hills.
The Suunto Ambit2 Black is many things, so many things in fact, that it seems improper to just call it a watch. It has built in GPS and maps, it can monitor you speed, heart-rate, altitude and even the prevailing weather conditions.
The Omega Spacemaster Z-33 is a new watch designed to evoke the iconic “Pilot Line” Omega watches that were first introduced in the 1960s. The case is 100% titanium and the movement is a reliable calibre 5666 quartz, the watch is designed specifically for pilots and can be used as a wrist-top flight log.
These muscle car bottle openers are amongst the best beer-opening solutions we’ve come across, the company behind them is called “Racetrack Style” and they do a series of racetrack keyrings, car keyrings and muscle car bottle openers.
The humble tool-roll, often used buy artisans and engineers in days gone by have been making a resurgence of late. They’ve been rediscovered by amateur mechanics and custom bike builders, as well as owners of the kind of vintage motorcycles that require wrenching every few hundred miles (usually by the side of the road, in the rain, at night).
Submariner-style frames were first created for the US Navy, they were used as prescription frames for personnel aboard submarines and are still being worn by crews on submarines today.
Beard Oil is a form of moisturising oil-based cologne that can be worn by both bearded and non-bearded men alike. The scent of this particular beard oil is described as “The smell of freshly chopped forest woods move into a dusty carpenter’s workshop, leaving behind the deep leathered richness of a cobbler’s apron” – Which sounds to me like a fancy way of saying “manly”.
The humble trucker hat is a summertime wardrobe essential, they keep your face shaded and the mesh rear helps to keep your head cool on all but the hottest days.
Grover is an LA based clothing label that focusses on unique, interesting attire specifically designed for Californian summers. All of their gear is handmade in Los Angeles and up until now, it’s only been available for sale through LA boutiques.
There are many great reasons for keeping an illicit stash of grandpa’s cough medicine around the house, though being married is probably the most obvious. This book, titled “The Book Of Answers” contains a 6oz stainless steel flask and has a magnetic backing, so the flask remains firmly in place.
