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The EDC gear market, and are steel bracelets on watches overhyped?

Everything is coming up Seiko, and big iPhone life is big.

Quick notes on my giant iPhone, connectivity and other things like watch bracelets.

I am really excited for the iPhone 14 Pro this year, and I went for the Max as an upgrade to my mini. Oh my.

Stage Manager with an external display connected is a really nice setup. It doesn’t feel like a Mac — it feels easier.

This week: my take on watches; and a bunch of random gear and thoughts about newer things. You must be a member to read the rest of this article. (Already a member? Log In.)

Modifying a listicle of items that every guy should apparently own…

Why Stage Manager could be a huge boon for portable displays, and other nonsense.

A new metric for analyzing bags, and also why some people should stick to blogging about bags, and not designing them.

How I can pack light even though I always want to pack all the gear.

Let’s talk about emergency bags, and then what is in for testing.

A look at some relatively inexpensive items, which can really make your life less annoying if you have them on hand.

Let’s talk about how I evaluate flashlights; but also some new gear.

If you’re one of the people who send in emails like “cool stuff, but what the heck do you do with that?” Then this is for you.

I think we can officially say that this country is a dumpster fire, so that’s all I will say about that.

My most used gear half way through the year, a new flashlight from my favorite flashlight company.

Turns out, WWDC 22 was a big deal for me, but I still managed a really short gear blurb.

What they mean when they say leaders need empathy, and some more on the GR2 26L.

Why do you want to repair stuff; why don’t we all get to use cool tech features; and holy crap that’s a lot of gear.

Insight into how I evaluate pocket knives right now; and early impressions of the Chaparral.