5 Gallon Whisky Barrel

Love barrel-aged beer? Love home brewing? Well, they you need to get yourself a barrel and start aging. We recommend this five-gallon whisky barrel ($120). It’s once-used American oak, but that’s not all: the guys who once-used it were the guys from Balcones, perhaps the most exciting whisky distillery south … Read More

Artifox Desk

Things we like about the Artifox desk ($1,300): 1)    Packed flat and easily assembled. 2)    Comes in maple or walnut, and the wood is sourced and cut by Amish craftsmen. 3)    Has a table and phone dock. 4)    Has a hidden compartment for power strips and cables. 5)    Dry erase … Read More

Grilliput Portable Grill

Need to grill in a pinch? The Grilliput ($30) has you covered. It’s a tiny, collapsible grill kit that fits into a stainless steel tube. The whole think weighs half a kilo, and assembled it’s 23×26 centimetres. It isn’t going to cook a whole hog, but if you’re hiking, it’d … Read More

Logosol M8 Portable Sawmill

Maybe you’ve always wanted to build a cabin. Or maybe you just played way too much Skyrim (ahem). Either way, if you’ve always wanted to square some logs for making beams, boards, and other kinds of timbre, check out the Logosol M8 Portable Sawmill ($3,000). It’s lightweight enough for one … Read More

Baron Fig Notebook

This is what we want in a notebook: functionality. No pretentiousness. No high costs. No “Hemingway used to use this product” nonsense. Fortunately, Baron Fig digs functionality too, so they’ve made their first notebook ($16) with that in mind. It opens flat, it’s made with lasting acid-free paper, has twelve … Read More

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