Gear Buying Guides

Lightweight, ultra-portable, and tough enough to handle both your daily commute and quick jaunts around town. Here are our top choices for a solid messenger bag.

Our list of the most influential books we are certain any guy should read at least once in his life. The best of the best.

There is a backpack made for virtually every purpose and style preference. Here are the best we've come across.

A good bag for the gym is typically duffel-style with enough room to carry everything needed for a proper training session.

Here's a cross-section of outstanding innovations & clever creations, all designed to make tomorrow better, simpler & smarter than yesterday.

Cookbook options are endless except for the over 37 million Americans living with diabetes. Here are 80 flavorful recipes to inspire someone on your holiday list to start the new year right.

Compiling a list of the 10-best is obviously subjective, but these cookbooks are noteworthy across general categories every man's kitchen would benefit from.

Great coffee table books—ones that inspire & entertain, add depth and dimension to our homes. They offer insight to our tastes and interests. Here is a selection of some of the best.

Bloody and perplexing crimes, clever detectives, and plot twists that’ll break your neck... the best mystery books according to a published author.

Just because you’re a grown-up doesn’t mean you need to stop enjoying LEGOs. Here are the best available sets any adult will enjoy building.

Our top desk mat picks help enhance your workstation and keep everything tidy.

Insulated backpacks combine convenience and versatility while keeping your drinks cool.

I’ll share with you some of the sci-fi books I most loved reading in 2022, and am eagerly looking forward to getting through in 2023 as well.

Our constantly updated lists of gift ideas are broken up by the type of guy you want to buy for. We are your definitive resource for keeping gift buying simple.

Some are minimalist, others offer built-in storage, but all monitor stands are the perfect marriage of form and function.

The absolute best from among the thousands of epic, awe-inspiring, moving, action-packed, and breathtakingly beautifully-crafted stories authors have gifted us for over 100 years.

Our hand-picked collection of smart home gadgets that we think do their task very well. Security devices, smart locks, lighting solutions, and anything “smart” that can be automated to make your life easier and more convenient.

A dull blade serves no purpose. Here are our top picks for portable knife sharpeners to keep your blades tip-top.

Our favorite items specifically crafted for campers. From fire-starting tools to portable power systems to high-tech sleep gear, this list has it all.

Check out our top picks for super cool and practical gadgets to add to your kitchen to make it a more useful space.

In this guide we focus on the best of the brightest flashlights on the market. They are ranked by Lumens and kick out some serious brightness for situations like emergencies, night work & search and rescue.

Portable grills are the ultimate convenience when you want the social and tasty fun of a grill-out anywhere you roam. Here are our top choices.

Keep your tools and other garage gear tidy and organized with our top selections for your garage.