If you’ve been trying to decide which clothes that you want to take with you on your Spring Break vacation, I have the perfect pair of cargo shorts for you. They are the Angler shorts from COAST Apparel. These men’s shorts are 100% Nylon so they don’t look bad when they get wet and they […]
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Portland, Oregon based Showers Pass is a small company who make active apparel for people who like to hike, bike and enjoy the outdoors in clothing that will keep them dry and warm without a lot of bulk. They asked if I would like to take a look at their Trailhead Bamboo-Merino Hoodie which I’ve
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I try to avoid buying dry clean-only clothes because it’s a pain – and expensive – to have to run things over to the dry cleaners. And I tend to avoid wearing the dry clean-only clothes I do have for the same reasons. With the LG Styler, you can wear your clothes and extend the
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I hate to say it but I am a jeans/Carhartt wearing kind of guy. I rarely have to get dressed up, for work or otherwise (if I could live in sweatpants or basketball shorts I would). I have a few pairs of reasonably nice slacks but that’s it. So, when Mission Workshop offered their new
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I don’t like ironing, so I try to quickly hang up shirts as soon as the dryer buzzes so they don’t need ironing. Sometimes, though, the shirt will look fine, but the collar just won’t lay flat, and it needs ironing anyway. With the Compact Touch-Up and Portable Iron, you won’t have to get out
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In addition to their bags, Mission Workshop produces some pretty awesome apparel that combines ready-to-rumble weather protection with sleek urban style. Don’t believe me? Check out the new Bosun Fleece jacket. The profile is all about streamlined style, combined with a shearling poly fleece for warmth and moisture management. It also sports a removable hood,
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You won’t have to worry your young child will lose her favorite lovey when she’s wearing it while out of the house. Cubcoats are stuffed plush toys in the form of bears, foxes, puppies, whales, and other animals. They are perfect playthings until it’s time to go, then you can open up the plush toy
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Ever tried to leave your smart-looking dress shirt casually untucked? Yeah, for most dress shirts, it looks sloppy because their tails are just too long. The folks at UNTUCKit wanted to solve that, so they did a ton of customer research to determine exactly how long an untucked dress shirt could be before it went
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Ravean already has a puffy heated jacket, but their customers asked for a heated jacket that was rugged enough for work, so they developed the Rugged Off-Road, All Terrain, Any Weather Heated Jacket. They have a crowd-funding campaign on Kickstarter seeking only $1000, perhaps as a way to judge interest in the jacket. Interest is
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Like flipping a switch on a lamp, it’s turned from summer in the 90’s to what already feels like winter in the 30’s here in Southern Indiana. When the leaves start turning and the mornings get crisp, it’s time to grab a jacket. OROS apparel sent me some jackets and outerwear to check out that
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If you need a festive outfit for upcoming holiday parties, look no further than the Twinkling Stars Skirt at ThinkGeek. With the lights turned off, you’ll have a skirt with a chiffon top layer printed with star charts. There’s also a white gauze layer for floatiness, and a white liner for opacity. The chiffon layer
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Can I see a show of hands… how many of you have socks with missing mates? We call them stragglers at my house, and it seems to be a widespread issue that affects countless families throughout the world. How can we solve this horrible tragedy? Well, there’s a gadget for that, and it’s called the
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I believe that there’s a superhero in each one of us and now is the time to put on a cape and show the world! But if you’re not quite ready to come out of the closet… er, phone booth. Consider these fun superhero caped socks from Bioworld that will let you keep your secret
Look! Down on your feet! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s caped socks! Wait what? Read More
Belts, we all have them, we use them and even abuse them at times. Like most men my age, I have owned my fair share of belts, leather, nylon, webbed, solid, and they all perform the same function, to keep my pants up. Now I won’t lie to you at this stage of my life
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Fly your geek flag high and proud with these silly socks from ChattyFeet. Available in a variety of fun styles, these cotton socks will keep your feet warm and let everyone know (when you take off your shoes) which famous scientist you admire most.
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In a new series that I’m going to call “Wait, what?!”, comes PRPS Barracuda Straight Leg Jeans. Jeans, who cares right? But wait a sec… These are no ordinary jeans Gadgeteers. These jeans are covered in mud and have a price tag of $425 a pair! Nordstrom describes them as “Americana workwear that’s seen some
First you could buy them faded, then ripped, and now covered in mud. Wait, what?! Read More
Swimsuit season will be here before we know it and that means shopping for a new suit. ThinkGeek has the perfect swimsuit choice for females of the geek persuasion. Their Star Trek:TNG one-piece swimsuit has been modeled after the ST:TNG uniform to show your allegiance to Starfleet while swimming in the pool, ocean or lounging on
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It’s about time that we start seeing pants with a dedicated pocket for your smartphone. Japanese brand Muji is now offering a new line of 100% cotton denim slim jeans for men that have a pocket on the back right hip. The location of this 6th pocket helps prevent the wearer from inadvertently sitting on
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Do you enjoy doing laundry? If you answered yes, then click the back button on your browser because this isn’t a review that you need to read. But if you answered no, then stick with me because Ably Apparel with Filium might have the perfect shirts, hoodies, and sweatpants for your laundry hating heart.
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So. I’ve never reviewed a pair of socks before and I have to tell you this is the first time doing a review that I’ve actually been scared. When you do a review, you have to be able to use the item a lot, and then be able to tell the world how it functioned