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Tour Quilted Jacket by Hunter

Ben Branch January 29, 2014
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  The Tour Quilted Jacket by Hunter is a lightweight, goose down filled jacket suited for spring and autumn weather. It’s water-resistant and has a fold away hood in the neck, making it ideal…

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The Explorer’s Watch

Ben Branch January 25, 2014
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  • American
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The Tru-Nord Compass has been manufactured, assembled and packaged in Brainerd, Minnesota for over 66 years. Each of the small, 1″ compasses come with a lifetime warranty and a jewelled internal mechanism that’s famous for…

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Aluminium Briefcase by Hangar 54

Ben Branch January 24, 2014
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These bespoke aluminium briefcases by Hangar 54 are made from reclaimed aviation-grade aluminium cases originally manufactured by ZARGES, a German company that builds military and industrial transport containers. Each of thes briefcases is made…

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Crosley Cruiser Portable Turntable

Ben Branch January 23, 2014
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  • Music
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The Crosley Cruiser Portable Turntable is a fantastic, affordable turntable for those who prefer the warmer tones produced by vinyl records. Each unit comes with an NP6 needle, a manual return tone-arm, a headphone jack,…

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2014 Bell Custom 500 Helmet

Ben Branch January 22, 2014
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  • Helmets
  • Retro

The Bell Custom 500 series of motorcycle helmets has become the 3/4-face lid that all others are compared against, the modern helmet is based on the early models produced by Bell in the 1950s…

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Laguiole Pocketknife with Pistachio Wood Handle

Ben Branch January 21, 2014
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  • French
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  • Rare

France’s Laguiole region has been renowned for its excellence in elegant knife making for centuries, each blade is handmade and features the signature Napoleonic bee decoration on its spine. Made from 440 stainless steel…

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Buffalo Hook Belt by Wheelmen & Co

Ben Branch January 20, 2014
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This is the new Buffalo Hook Belt by Wheelmen & Co. it’s designed with a brass hoofpick originally used by cowboys and other equestrians. Each belt is made from 100% buffalo leather in the USA…

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Survival Pod by X Stream

Ben Branch January 18, 2014
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  • Camping
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The Survival Pod by X Stream offers a small, easy to carry survival kit that contains all the essential things you need to survive, if you should find yourself needing to make a go of…

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Spidi Worker Wax Motorcycle Jacket

Ben Branch January 17, 2014
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  • Italian
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The new-for-2014 Spidi Worker Wax Motorcycle Jacket is an interesting meld of very old and very new technologies designed to solve the same problem that people have been facing since the dawn of the…

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Waxed Cylinder Bag by This Is Paper

Ben Branch January 16, 2014
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The Waxed Cylinder Bag by This Is Paper is clearly influenced by the standard issue military bags of the Second World War, they were also made of waxed canvas and had rope fasteners to…

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Motorcycle Tool Roll by Union Garage NYC

Ben Branch January 15, 2014
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  • Gadgets
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  • Tools

The Tool Roll by Union Garage NYC is a new product from the New York based company, it’s designed to be an all-inclusive set of tools for metric motorcycles that’ll keep you on the road,…

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The Embassy Tactical Pen

Ben Branch January 14, 2014
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The Embassy Tactical Pen is designed to be the last pen you’ll ever need to buy. Its 300 series high-grade stainless steel body takes a medium sized Fisher Space pen refill and is designed…

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