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B-3 Sheepskin Bomber Jacket by Schott

Ben Branch September 26, 2014
  • American
  • Clothing
  • Design
  • Gear
  • Jackets
  • Luxury

  Ben BranchArticles that Ben has written have been covered on CNN, Popular Mechanics, Smithsonian Magazine, Road & Track Magazine, the official Pinterest blog, the official eBay Motors blog, BuzzFeed,…

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Ford Model T Roadster

Ben Branch September 22, 2014
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Engineering
  • Ford
  • Vintage

The Ford Model T Roadster is a car that needs no introduction, over 15 million Model Ts were made between 1908 and 1927 and…

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Bummer & Lazarus Gin by Raff Distillerie

Ben Branch September 22, 2014
  • American
  • Spirits
  • Taste

The Raff Distillerie is a fantastic little liquor factory on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay, it’s unique in the burgeoning world of micro distilleries…

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The Techpack by JBird Collective

Ben Branch September 21, 2014
  • Accessories
  • American
  • Bags
  • Gear
  • Luxury
  • Retro

The Techpack by JBird Collective is a new take on a very old idea, the team behind the JBird Collective emphasise traditional materials in…

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Harley-Davidson Ironhead Chopper

Ben Branch September 20, 2014
  • American
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

I don’t tend to feature choppers on Silodrome very often, there are a few reasons for this but generally speaking I try to avoid…

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Wolfman Expedition Dry Duffel Bag

Ben Branch September 18, 2014
  • Accessories
  • American
  • Bags
  • Gear

The Wolfman Expedition Dry Duffel Bag is a waterproof duffel designed for the kind of off road trips you usually only see on television,…

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Building Bucephalus: An Interview With Loaded Gun Customs

Ben Branch September 17, 2014
  • American
  • Art
  • British
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles

Bucephalus is a motorcycle that lit up the web when it was introduced earlier this year, it was at once both familiar and entirely…

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Weiss Field Watch

Ben Branch September 17, 2014
  • Accessories
  • American
  • Engineering
  • Gadgets
  • Gear
  • Luxury
  • Watches

The Weiss Field Watch is the result of a cross-Continental collaboration led by Swiss-trained American watchmaker Cameron Weiss, the watch that bares his name…

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Two Moto Co. Tee

Ben Branch September 16, 2014
  • American
  • Clothing
  • Gear
  • Tees

Two Moto Co. was founded in 2011 by designer Seth Ferris, it’s a boutique company that specialises in selling low volume designs – like…

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Relentless – Documentary

Ben Branch September 14, 2014
  • American
  • Engineering
  • Films
  • Racing

Relentless: The Global Formula Racing Pursuit of Perfection is a film from the Oregon State University covering their Formula SAE racing team, you may not…

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Full Moon Apple Shine

Ben Branch September 11, 2014
  • American
  • Moonshine
  • Taste

Full Moon Apple Shine is a 90 proof spirit made by the team at the Full Moon Distilling Company – they’ve decided to ramp…

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MicroShiner Magazine

Ben Branch September 9, 2014
  • American
  • Rare
  • Whiskey

MicroShiner Magazine is a relatively new quarterly magazine dedicated to craft distilleries and low volume spirits – as you may have noticed, the name…

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