The new Roll Top Backpack by Whipping Post forgoes the usual placement of a zipper for a rolled top – designed to improve weatherproofing and eliminate issues associated with broken zips.
Each bag is made in the USA from 100% vegetable-tanned leather and has adjustable, webbed canvas straps with an internal pocket, and two side pockets. It measures in at 16″ x 12.5″ x 4 ” (when rolled), but height can be adjusted by increasing or decreasing the size of the roll.
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The GMC Caballero is the far less famous sibling of the iconic Chevrolet El Camino, Caballero sales were tiny compared to El Camino sales, but this has caused a signifiant uptick in interest around the less well known GMC utility and good examples are now highly sought after. The Caballero was unveiled in 1977 as…
The Momentum Torpedo Blast 44 is is one of the best value propositions in the outdoor adventure watch genre at the moment. It has an MSRP of just $69.98 USD, a tough stainless steel case, water resistance to 200 meters, a 3 to 5 year battery life, a rotating diving bezel, and a heat-tempered, anti-glare…
The Union Garage V7 Jacket is the result of a joint project between Vanson Leathers in Massachusetts and Union Garage in New York City. It’s the second collaboration between the two companies, the first was the beautifully-styled Robinson Jacket, a waxed-canvas motorcycle jacket with a full assortment of armor. Though the name of the V7…
The So-Cal Speed Shop Special Belly Tank Racer, also known as a “Lakester”, was developed in the late 1940s using relatively primitive hot rod techniques to create a car that would break five records using three different engines on the Bonneville Salt Flats. The So-Cal Speed Shop Alex Xydias famously founded the So-Cal Speed Shop…
Each U-Turn Audio Orbit Plus Turntable is built by hand in Woburn, Massachusetts by a team of dedicated audiophiles who had struggled between overpriced turntables that they couldn’t afford and cheap turntables that they couldn’t bear to listen to. U-Turn Audio Orbit Plus Turntable Features Though it looks minimalist from the outside, the U-Turn Audio…
Most modern helmets do a good job of absorbing linear impact energy but absorb very little rotational energy – studies are showing that this rotational force can be just as dangerous as linear impacts, sometimes more so. Fluid Inside™ technology consists of a series of fluid filled capsules on the inside of the helmet that…
