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Your Mission: Know These 3 Style & Gear Brands Built for Adventure
This week's FIELD JOURNAL 35 has my favorite up-and-coming brands, the 50 best places to camp in America this summer, the story of American Cowboys in…
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John Thompson
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105 Men's Summer Style Essentials to Carry You All Season—and Beyond
Style made easy, the LIVE A LITTLE way. Curated into 17 timeless outfits that land.
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John Thompson
This Week in Style & Gear: 11 Best Releases, Recs, & Reads
FIELD JOURNAL 34—Peak Design Outdoor Backpack, SUUNTO Run Watch, J.Crew x Atlantic Coastal Supplies, 3sixteen SS25 Active Collection, and more...
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15 Best Men's Summer Shirts Under $100
Zero affiliate links, thanks to you. Featuring brands like Roark, Buck Mason, Patagonia, and more—all for under a Benjamin.
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John Thompson
FIELD JOURNAL 33: Huckberry x Citizen, Ralph Lauren Wimbledon Collection, norda Orange Toolbox Duffel
Plus, an outfit with big outdoor energy, hiking two days to The Old Forge Pub, Jung Hoo Lee's GQ Korea cover, and more...
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John Thompson
19 Best Men's Style & Gear Releases in May 2025
Roark, Rugged Road, TENŌRE—these are my awards for every new release and product discovery this month.
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John Thompson

May 2025

FIELD JOURNAL 32: Listen to Your Gut, Micromilspec Black Badger, On Roger ADV Z5
Plus, life-changing advice from 50 interesting people, how the CEO of WHOOP stays fit, a first look at the Marshall Heston 120 soundbar, and more...
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Inside the Kit of a Modern American Watchmaker
These are the things Cameron Weiss of Weiss Watch Company can’t live without.
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John Thompson
FIELD JOURNAL 31: Try This Pedro Pascal Outfit Formula, Marathon 'Blue Yonder' Watch, Esquire's Tom Hardy Profile
Plus, my appearance on Create.Repeat, my first attempt wakeboarding, the book I can't put down, and more...
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FIELD JOURNAL 30: Flint and Tinder Summer, Q Timex Continental GMT, YETI Coast to Coast Collection
Plus, my latest favorite Substack follow, Cam Hanes' new book, ACL x Rivay, and more...
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19 Best Men's Style & Gear Releases in April 2025
Guevel x 3sixteen, NANUK, Red Wing—these are my awards for every new release and product discovery this month.
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April 2025

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