As I approach this review, one thing in particular comes to mind. It turns out that not all belts are created equal after all. I make this remark because belts are not something I have given a great deal of thought to in the past. A belt is a belt, is a belt right? That […]
I was SURPRISED How Good These Mission Belts Were! Read More »
Gone are the days when you are expected to carry a thick, heavy, and unwieldy leather bifold in your back pocket (at the sacrifice of your back). The minimalist wallet train has gained steam over the past few years, and I have jumped on board. While you used to find me with a massive bifold in my
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I’m a bit of a car guy, and with that comes the enjoyment of carbon fiber. It’s incredibly strong and lightweight, and you can mold it into all sorts of different shapes – all allowing for some impressive performance. So I was that much more excited to find that carbon fiber was making its way
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I’ve worn out many gym bags and liked them because they provided what I needed. I’ve been lifting in the gym since 2005, and at times, I’ve only needed a bag to carry my water bottle and a towel. Other times, I may need a roller, work clothes, supplements, and, if needed, my lunch for
The KNKG Plus Backpack Reviewed by A Previous GYM Owner! Read More »
After years of using the same backpack over and over again, it finally failed me, which set me on the journey to find a good replacement! Of course, as a gear reviewer, that means being a deep diver into all of the options on the market today and, of course, wanting to test them out
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The Double Oaks Essentials Iceberg Edition is a leather ejector-style wallet with a metal card-holding portion of the wallet that slips out of the leather to be attached to the back of a MagSafe device; the leather is of the highest quality and is a stunning blue, that comes with the Iceberg Edition, making this
The Double Oak Iceberg Edition is AWESOME, but TOO THICK! Read More »
The Alpakas Elements Backpack Pro is an absolute workhorse of a bag. This thing is feature-rich and one of the best backpacks I have ever used. The Element Pro has a 27L capacity and is full of great storage pockets. From the pocket placement on the interior of the bag to the tough-as-nails fabric to
The Alpaka Elements Backpack Pro is my FAVORITE pack YET! Read More »
Sometimes, you don’t know what you’re missing till you try something new. The new thing for me is the Metro Backpack Pro from Alpaka. I’ve been like many people who, when they need to carry their laptop and other daily use items from home to work and everywhere in between, have just made do with
The Alpaka Metro Backpack Pro is a GREAT Urban Wet Weather Pack (but isn’t perfect) Read More »
I have tested A LOT of wallets over the years and have had a chance to try out all different types of form factors! One more rarely used version is the sandwich design wallet, where you pull the cards out vertically using a pull strap! We saw it previously on the Aviator Slide Wallet (which
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After a while of reviewing minimalist wallets, they all sorta start to feel the same. They have some tendencies to copy one another and iterate off of each other’s designs. However, one that has stood out to me recently as doing something a bit different is Fantom with their M Series of wallets. This MagSafe
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