Awesome Living

While cooking out is generally associated with warm weather, we do it year-round. This 11-piece travel set is perfect for outdoor cooking and includes everything but the fire to cook over. It comes with tongs, a grill fork, shears, knives, a ladle, a cutting board, spice shakers, a corkscrew, and a zippered case to carry it all in.

The canned cocktail craze makes drinking convenient but generally leaves us wishing for fresher flavors without an aluminum aftertaste. Williams Sonoma and Woodford Reserve whisky come to the rescue with a trio of premium bottled cocktail mixers – Old Fashioned, Whiskey Sour, and Mint Julep – especially for brown liquor lovers.

West Elm’s ceramic animal planters make a great gift for animal lovers. They add a touch of whimsy and cheer to any space, and designer Rachel Kozlowski’s dapper owl, bunny, and fox remind us of one of our favorite Wes Anderson movies, Fantastic Mr. Fox. They measure appx. 5″ to 6″ high. Sold individually.

The first collaboration between designer Philippe Starck and Spanish furnishings manufacturer Andreu World is a puzzle. Their Adela Rex walnut and oak plywood armchairs are made from three molded shapes that fit together without hardware. (Take that, IKEA.) Part of World’s 100% pure wood project, the chairs are FSC Certified.

Snickers really do satisfy, and soon they’ll become an acceptable breakfast food. These limited-edition candy bars add cinnamon bun flavor to the nougat, mixed with the usual peanuts, caramel, and chocolate for what should be a delicious flavor combination. A Walmart in-store exclusive coming 10.2021.

Love coffee or have a friend who does? Moustache Coffee Club will send you a delicious and fragrant bag of single-origin coffee every other week. Each bag is freshly roasted and highly ranked on the Specialty Coffee Association’s rating scale. Price shown is for a 3-month subscription.

Need to work on your pocket knife or other small items? This metal tray from BDKtools provides the perfect spot for maintenance. It’s CNC milled from a single piece of aluminum, anodized in black, and lined with rubberized cork. It’s got a large work tray, three smaller parts trays, and holders for a bit driver and bits.

Gleaming steel and curves give Airstream trailers their timeless appeal. For everyone with Airstream dreams there’s Ojai, California’s Caravan Outpost, a bohemian-cool oasis with 10 gleaming Airstreams serving as rooms. Set in a semi-circle, each trailer has its own shaded palm garden with a hammock or table and chairs.

Whether you prefer your martini shaken or stirred, with gin or vodka, one sure way to upgrade the quintessential cocktail is with a top-shelf, extra dry vermouth. Made with Italian wines, 1757 Vermouth di Torino Extra Dry from Cinzano is enriched with a botanical bouquet of Mediterranean herbs, particularly Piedmont wormwood.

Acebeam’s chunky handheld searchlight blasts out a maximum of 40,000 lumens across a beam distance of 2624 feet. It has eight CREE XHP70.2 LEDs and a built-in 4250mAh Li-ion battery. Its A6061-T6 aluminum alloy chassis is lightweight, durable, and provides efficient cooling. Comes with a detachable carrying handle.

This premium writing instrument offers a unique take on bolt action mechanisms. Its entire front end retracts inside of its body, protecting pockets from ink and rips. Each one is precision machined from titanium and stainless steel and is built for longevity and ease of maintenance. Accepts Fisher Space Pen refills.

This compact axe from Schrade is ideal for backpacks. It weighs just 1.44 pounds thanks to its glass fiber and TPR rubber handle, while its 3.8 stainless steel blade makes quick work of chopping tasks. Its reverse side has a textured hammer pommel, and it comes with a ferro rod for starting fires in its handle.

Through National First Responders Day (10.28.21), Proper No. Twelve Irish Whiskey and Dough Doughnuts are serving whiskey-infused donuts – Irish Coffee Cream-Filled and Irish Coffee Glazed – perfect dunks for Proper Irish coffee. The treats benefit the Tunnel to Towers Foundation supporting families of fallen first responders.

At the end of each month, our pals at Everyday Carry look back to see what gear their followers were most interested in. The September 2021 selection includes great pocket tools like the Leatherman Signal, the compact Olight i3T EOS Ti flashlight, and their own storage collab with Manhattan Portage, the Atlas Sling V2.

Keep your office tidy and organized with these modular wood trays from Oakywood. Each OakyBlock has magnets built-in for snap-together configuration. They come in small and large sizes, pen/pencil trays, phone dock, wireless charger, and sticky notes holder models in both oak and walnut. Also sold in multi-tray bundles.

This pocketable EDC accessory combines four useful functions in one – it’s a comb, a bottle opener, pry tool, and 1/4″ hex bit driver. It’s made from grade 5 titanium, making it virtually indestructible. Add on the optional GO-FAST keyring to hang it from your keychain.

An upgraded version of the X7R Marauder, the Marauder 2 flashlight blasts out up to 14,000 lumens and has a throw distance of 800 m – roughly half a mile. Its rotary knob is the smartest brightness control we’ve seen on any flashlight, and its three 5000 mAh batteries can be used to recharge your phone or other gadgets.

This handy camping accessory from TreeHugger Systems provides a way to keep loose items together in your backpack. Its 3D-printed baseplate has dozens of holes for tying down items with the included lashing cord. Its open grid can also be used with Velcro straps.

If you love the color orange, 2021 is your year – especially if you need a new pocket knife. Victorinox is offering three of its knives – the grooming-oriented Classic Alox, the multi-tooled Pioneer X Alox, and the large and sharp-bladed Hunter Pro Alox in a wild anodized aluminum shade to celebrate the Year of the Tiger.

Jigsaw puzzles can be loads of fun, but they also take up lots of table space. Simone Giertz came up with a solution by designing and building a an overly-complex dining table. Its tambour wood roll-top conceals a jigsaw puzzle compartment that rises like an elevator. That painter’s tape and glue clamp is a neat hack.

Design the Everything makes this tabletop tray for sorting small parts. Each one is machined from aluminum and has three sections for storing screws, nuts, washers, and other hardware. It’s also good for rings or cufflinks. It’s smaller than it looks, though, at 6″w x 3″d, x 1″h. Choose from a raw or tumbled finish.

This compact grill cooks deliciously smoky meals using applewood pellets. It can grill, smoke, bake, roast, and more, offering temperature control from 180º to 500ºF, displayed on a built-in digital display. New to this model is a tray that holds and vaporizes liquids, speeding cooking times, and increasing moisture.

Bright Cellars is reinventing the way we find wines we love. This wine delivery service tailors your order to your preferences based on your answers to a 7-question quiz, and teaches you about each one. Drink wine from around the world with a 50% discount on your first 6-bottle box.