Christmas Gifts For The Adventurous Gent - 2010

Ok, Christmas is coming and the inevitable what should I get my Dad, Uncle, Brother, Nephew, Son, Grandfather, Husband, Boyfriend, etc.  Well don't worry, I have done the work for you. 

a Dapper Gent's Travel Tips

I have noticed this the past few times I have been at the airport or the train station.  People dress to "be comfortable", in their "juicy" sweatpants, but they end up looking like the just rolled out of bed.  A rule I like to follow is to dress like you want to be treated and the author of the article below seems to agree and says that dressing up a few notches will get you better attention from flight attendants and security personnel on your travels.

Military Field Jackets

Just saw The Proposal (Single Disc Widescreen) its ok to laugh, I did too, but it turned out to be a pretty funny movie.  Thats not the point.  The point is that Ryan Reynold's character wore a military style jacket when the movie scenes move to Alaska and it looked like something I would wear. 

Levi's and Walt Whitman

Levi's ad campaing featuring Walt Whitmans poetry, "OPioneers!".  Two classic Americana entities combined.

Clasic Men's Wear from Land's End

I grew up in a house where the Land's End catalog was a staple in the seasonal mailbox.  I always though of it as a kind of generic catalog though with a few good things thrown in that were always at a good price.  But never really ordered anything from it.  Now, they have a new line called Canvas 1963 with a lot of worn and vintage looking pieces along the lines of the current resurgence in Americana.  I might have to order a few things now.

Military Surplus

I could look at sites like this all day.
ArmyNavyDeals.com is great.
Any place where I can buy, with just a few clicks; a machete, a gas mask, a parachute, a grenade, camping gear, and a canteen so I don't get thirsty while parachuting with a machete and wearing a gas mask; has got my approval.

The Collection - The Montgomery Garrison

The boot I will have very soon:

The Collection - The Montgomery Garrison

I have been watching their website for months for this boot and they are finally coming out this month! A great boot company making a great vintage style WWII combat boot that is good enough to wear anywhere. Its good to see more and more companies going into their history to remake the classics.

Hunting Slide Show at Men.Style.com?

Im not sure whats going on at GQ. Either, someone is getting fired for letting this slip through the cracks, or they are starting to wake up to what normal red-blooded Americans like to do.

Guns? Hunging clothes? Hunting trips? I have to give them credit though, they actually found some good, useful peices. Not too sure about the $600 gun case though.


Game on: GQ Hunting slide show

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guns and Skulls

A new post on the firearm blog about a new Remington ACR (Advanced Combat Rifle), which is a great looking and functional weapon system, had a video by the folks at Advanced Armament Corp who were showing the rifle and a silencer they are making for it.  But of course the first thing I notice is the t-shirts they are wearing in the video, skull and crossed rifles as bones, so I had to go check out what they had.  And I have to say, I will most likely be ordering 1 or 3 of these:

 

 

Any combination of skulls and guns and Im sold.

I might have to start reading their blog too, it looks pretty good.