The Gear Patrol Podcast

Tesla Robot, Jack Daniel's Tennessee 10-Year, and How to Shop on Social Media (Intelligently).

Episode Navigation:

01:31 – Tesla Robot

18:20 – Jack Daniel's 10-Year Tennessee Whiskey

30:30 –  Navigating the World of Shopping on Social Media

Featured and Related:
 

• Don’t overthink it: Elon Musk’s Tesla Bot is a joke – CNET
• Elon Musk's 'Tesla Bot' Is a Shitpost – VICE
• Tesla Promised a Robot. Was It Just a Recruiting Pitch? – WIRED
• Elon Musk says Tesla’s latest beta self-driving software is ‘not great’ – Reddit/CNBC
   
• Service Robotics Market worth $103.3 billion by 2026 – PR Newswire
• The Robots Are Coming – Inc.
• Share of US households using specific technologies, 1915 to 2019 – via Inc article
• No More Mr. Nice Robot? – Slate
   
• ....Boston Dynamics' lifelike $75,000 Spot robot… – Business Insider
• Invasion of the Robot Umpires – New Yorker
• Is It Time to Take Jack Daniel's Whiskey Seriously? – Gear Patrol
• An Overlooked Bottle of Jack Daniel’s Is One of the Best Whiskeys Nobody Is Drinking Right Now – Gear Patrol
• Shelf Sleepers Archive: The best booze nobody is drinking right now – Gear Patrol
• The Story Behind Genesis, The New Global Luxury Car Brand – Forbes
• How MSCHF managed to dominate the internet — with fun! – The Verge
• Mood Board to Moneymaker: How Instagram Pages Turn Into Brands – Gear Patrol
• TikTok made me buy it – The Verge
• 25 TikTok Viral Products Available on Amazon During Prime Day – Teen Vogue
• TikTok adds in-app shopping, in a partnership with Shopify – The New York Times
• Will Everything On Social Media Be Shopping? – BuzzFeed News
• Instagram Tests Ads for Shops – Yahoo!
• The future of social media looks a lot like QVC – Quartz

Dive watches for kids, Acura brings back a cult-classic, and your houseplants have a carbon footprint.

Episode Navigation:

• 0:10 – Parchie, Watches for Kids
• 16:30 – 2022 Acura Integra
• 33:00 – The Carbon Impact of Houseplants

Featured and Related:
 

Cara Barrett’s New Watch Brand For Kids Hodinkee

Parchie – Watches for Kids

Should New Dads Buy Birth-Year Watches for Their Kids?

Seiko Designed Affordable New Back-to-School Watches for Kids, But Adults Will Love Them Too

This Perfect Summer Watch Comes in Adult and Kid-Sized Versions

The Acura Integra returns for 2022

Acura Integra Returns in 2022 Acura

Market Watch: Acura Integra Type R Motor Trend

Original Integra Type R Auction Results Bring a Trailer

Nissan Reveals the Next-Generation Z

Are your houseplants actually good for the planet? Vox

Carbon Footprint Fact Sheet by the University of Michigan Center for sustainable Systems University of Michigan

EPA carbon footprint calculator EPA.gov

Episode Navigation: 

1:17 — Samsung Z Flip & Fold 3

17:08 — Lamborghini Countach

27:03 — Sunspel & Buck Mason's Athletic Collections

Featured and Related: 

• Everything Samsung Just Announced At Its Big Unpacked Event — Gear Patrol

• Folding Phones Are the New 3D TV — Wired

• Lamborghini Countach LP1 800-4: This Looks Like It And It's Amazing — Jalopnik

• Lamborghini reports record profits in 2020, CEO teases electric future — CNBC

• The Trail Collection from Buck Mason

• Sunspel Activewear

• How did Athleisure Take Over American Fashion? — The Atlantic

Tyler explains what "influential" means in this context, how he selected the 50 cars and the top car of each decade, and why his list isn't of the 50 best cars.

Episode Navigation:

01:00 – Influential versus "Best"

08:15 – If You Change An Iconic Car, Is It Still The Same Car?

13:30 – The One Quality That Makes A Car "Influential"

16:30 – How Tyler Chose These 50 Cars

19:20 – Cars That Didn't Make The Cut

22:05 – The Most Influential Car On The List

Featured and Related:
 

The 50 Most Influential Cars 

These Are the 16 Best Cars to Buy in 2021

The Best New Cars, Trucks and SUVs We've Driven So Far in 2021

The Best Used Cars You Can Buy Right Now

These Are the 10 Best Cars to Buy Under $55,000

Episode Navigation

1:25  — Google's Pixel 6 & Pixel 6 Plus

18:17 — Levi's x New Balance 992

30:35 — Molson Coors Kills Off Its Cheap Beer

Featured:

• New Balance x Levi's Authorized Vintage

• Marketing Dive: Molson Coors to Sunset 11 Economy Brands

• The Verge: Google Pixel 6 & Pixel 6 Pro 

• CBC: Recording of discussion of the Ice Beer Wars of the 1990s

Will Price joins JD and Nick to discuss $99 AirPods Pro competitors, car "feature" subscriptions, and the Airstream x Pottery Barn collab.

Episode Navigation:

02:19 – Nothing Ear (1) ANC Earbuds

16:25 – Subscriptions to Unlock Car Features

32:58 – Airstream x Pottery Barn Special Edition Travel Trailer

Featured:

• Homepage: Nothing Tech
• From The Verge: "Nothing officially reveals its $99 Ear (1) true wireless earbuds"
• 5 Wireless Earbuds to Buy If You Don’t Want AirPods
• Apple's New AirPods Are Coming. Here's What to Expect
• A Day with the AirPods Pro: Here’s How They Stack Up Against Apple’s Standard AirPods
• BMW wants customers to pay a subscription fee to use features the car already has installed, like a heated steering wheel or adaptive cruise control
• From TechCrunch: "BMW wants to sell you subscriptions to your car’s features"
• From Elektrek: "Tesla is charging owners $1,500 for hardware they already paid for"
• From Tesla: "Full Self-Driving Capability Subscriptions"
• Airstream and Pottery Barn Designed Your Dream Glamping Trailer
• From Airstream: "Introducing the Pottery Barn Special Edition Travel Trailer"
• From Pottery Barn: Pottery Barn x Airstream Collection
• Airstream's New Camping Trailer Has the Perfect Invention for Modern Travel

Impossible Foods announces chicken nuggets, Peloton gets into the video game business, and Stone Brewing launches a "premium" hard seltzer that is anything but.

**In the initial version of this episode, it was incorrectly stated that Stone was fined by the TTB for trade practice violations. This is not true. Stone paid the TTB for tax violations as a compromise after making a mistake in their tax filings — not because of trade practice violations. We regret the mistake. — JD

Episode Navigation:

01:35 – Peloton Launches Video Games, Is Now a Full-Blown Media Company

19:00 – Impossible Foods Announces Chicken Nuggets, Coming This Fall

32:44 – Stone Brewing Buena Vida Hard Seltzer, and Why It's Shouldn't be Called "Premium"

Featured:
 

Via Hollywood Reporter: “The Netflix of Wellness”: Inside the Hollywoodization of Peloton
 

Via Engadget: Peloton launches its first exercise game for connected bike owners

Via ReviewGeek.com: Sigh… Peloton Wants to Gamify Exercise

Via Insider: People are hacking their Peloton bikes so they can watch Netflix and cheat the leaderboard ranking system

Via Bloomberg: Impossible Foods to Launch Nuggets Into Brewing Faux-Chicken Battle

Via The Beet: Impossible Foods Announces New Vegan Chicken Nuggets

Via Thrillist: What’s the Difference Between Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat?

Via Stone Brewing: Stone Brewing Announces Buenavida Hard Seltzer, Crafted for the Good Life

Upsides and downsides of Apple's battery pack, Hyundai swings for the fences with the Elantra N, and Houseplant releases yet another amazing smoking accessory.

Episode Navigation:

02:00 – Apple MagSafe Battery Pack

15:32 – Hyundai Elantra N

27:22 – Houseplant Gravity Glass

Featured:

The iPhone 12 is a Great Smartphone with Even Greater Promise

The Best MagSafe Cases for Your iPhone 12

The Best MagSafe Accessories for the iPhone 12

Should You Buy Apple's MagSafe Battery Pack for Your iPhone 12?

Seth Rogen's Weed Brand Made a Gravity Bong

The 2021 Hyundai Elantra Is One of the Best Values in New Cars

The 2021 Hyundai Veloster N: A Hot Hatch for Extroverts Who Love a Good Deal

As common as shorts are, there's still a lot to think about, like where they're appropriate to wear, and what length to buy.

Episode Navigation:

• 00:57 – What to Know Before You Buy Your Next Shorts
• 02:05 – Relying on Style Icons for Guidance
• 04:15 – What Styles Are Popular Right Now?
• 10:06 – Can I Wear Shorts to the Office?
• 12:15 – What About Length? What Inseam Do I Buy?
• 15:15 – What Sets Apart "Nicer" Shorts from "Normal" Shorts?
• 19:00 – Some Shorts Are Versatile, But Buy Single-Purpose Shorts
• 22:30 – Defining the "Standard" Men's Shorts
• 24:00 – Our Top Recommendations
   

Featured:
 

The Best Shorts to Wear This Summer

The 15 Best Gym Shorts of 2021 for Every Kind of Workout

The 10 Best Sweat Shorts to Wear All Summer Long

12 Great Board Shorts to Buy Now

The Best Swim Trunks for Summer Aren’t Just for Swimming

The Best Gym Shorts According to 6 Personal Trainers

An  exposé reveals Amazon UK destroys millions of goods  to meet their bottom line; Ochs & Junior's new perpetual calendar; Ford trademarks "Rattler."

Episode Navigation:

• 01:50 – Amazon's Latest Controversy
• 17:30 – Ochs & Junior's New Perpetual Calendar Watche
• 32:30 – Ford Trademarks "Rattler" for Some Reason
• 42:30 – Products and News We're Obsessed With

Featured:

From Fast Company: Amazon is destroying millions of unsold goods, from smart TVs to laptops

From ITV: Amazon Destroying Millions of Items of Unsold Stock in One of Its Uk Warehouses Every Year, Itv News Investigation Finds

"Innovative Sustainability" – You Might Already Own the Most Disruptive Piece of Outdoor Gear

This Might Be the Weirdest Perpetual Calendar Watch You've Ever Seen

This Is How Calendar Watches Work

These Perpetual Calendars Are Some of the Best Watches from Patek Philippe

Ford's 'Rattler' Trademark Suggests Another Off-Roader Is Coming

The Ford Maverick Is a Whole New Kind of Pickup Truck

Is Ford Already Testing the New, Super-Powerful Bronco?

The Ram 1500 TRX, Driven: King of the Tyrant Pickups

12 New Gadgets to Have on Your Radar (inc. Canon EOS R3)

From PetaPixel: Canon EOS R3 Expected in September, Nikon Z9 in November

The Ordinary Skin Care Regimen

Brickit: LEGO Building AR App

Episode Navigation:

• 01:00 – What You Need to Know Before Buying a Chef's Knife
• 05:45 – Is There One Perfect Chef's Knife?
• 09:17 – Utility Knives vs. Chef's Knives, and Why You Shouldn't Purchase Knife Sets
• 12:50 – The Elements of a Chef's Knife You Need to Know
• 18:45 – Blade Materials: Stainless Steel vs. Carbon Steel (and Others)
• 27:32 – What Is Knife "Tang" and Why Does it Matter?
• 31:43 – Chef's Knife Handle Types
• 33:45 – Japanese vs. German Styles
• 37:36 – What Determines the "Quality" of a Knife?
• 39:11 – Knife Maintenance, Storage and Sharpening
• 48:55 – Will's Top Three Chef's Knife Recommendations

Featured:

Check Out ChefsKnivestoGo.com

The Difference Between Japanese and German Knife Styles

Bob Kramer Has Spent 25 Years Trying to Forge a Better Chef’s Knife

What's Really the Difference Between a $35 and $150 Chef's Knife?

The Best Places to Buy Japanese Kitchen Knives Online

Please Stop Storing Your Kitchen Knives in a Big Wood Block

Every Serious Home Cook Needs a Japanese Chef’s Knife. Here Are the 8 Styles You Need to Know
 

This Is Our Place's Biggest Release Since Its Always Pan

Jacques Pépin's Classic Omelette
 

Where does the initial inspiration come from? What factors are there to consider? 

Navigation:

• 01:20 – How Does Burial Design a New Beer?
• 11:02 – How Alia Midoun's Latest Beer Came to Be
• 15:30 – How the Burial Team Decides What Works and What Doesn't
• 19:45 – Choosing Other Elements of a New Beer Recipe
• 22:45 – How Different Burial Staff Members Approach Beer
• 22:30 – How did Burial Navigate the Craft Beer Boom?
• 29:05 – How Alia Used the Craft Beer Boom to Inform Her Work
• 32:10 – Breaking Down the Burial x Gear Patrol Beer: "Pursuit" Lager
• 43:10 – Doug and Alia Recommend Their Favorite Burial Beers

Featured:

Burial Beer's Website

Visit Burial Beer's Forestry Camp in Asheville, NC

Burial Beer x Gear Patrol "Pursuit" Helles-Style Lager

Burial Beer x Gear Patrol "Pursuit" Beer Glass

14 Black-Owned and Black-Led Breweries You Should Know

The 22 Best Gifts to Get for a Beer Lover

The 6 Best Beers to Drink This Summer

10 of the Best Beers Brewed by Women

15 Delicious IPAs You Can Buy Almost Anywhere

The 25 Beers You Need to Try Before You Die

The 12 Best Non-Alcoholic Beers You Can Drink in 2021

The 10 Best Coolers of 2021

Tyler Duffy joins to talk about how the new Ford handles highways and trails, and doesn't mince words about how well it stacks up against the Jeep.

Episode Navigation:

• 01:10 – Does the New Bronco Live Up to the Hype?
• 03:30 – A Brief Rundown of the Bronco's Storied Past
• 06:45 – A Top-Level Summary of the New Bronco
• 08:45 – Available Engines: Jeep Wrangler vs Ford Bronco
• 11:50 – "Bronco" As a Ford Sub-Brand
• 14:10 – On-Road Driving Impressions
• 19:50 – The Bronco's Manual Transmission, and Scope of Options Packages
• 26:12 – Off-Road Driving Impressions, and Ford's Off-Roadeo Driving Program
• 31:13 – What Are the Bronco's "GOAT Modes?"
• 35:00 – Interior/Tech Criticisms and Everyday Living Impressions
• 42:00 – Overall Cost and Current Wait Times May Be a Dealbreaker For Some
• 48:45 – Bottom Line: Is It Worth Buying a Bronco Now?
   

Featured:

• Ford Bronco Official Site
• Ford Bronco Online Configurator
• The Ford Bronco Has a Trick Up Its Sleeve the Jeep Wrangler Lacks: Trail Turn Assist
• Ford Off-Roadeo Driving Instruction Program
• Some Ford Broncos Are Being Held Up Due to a Very Specific Shortage 
• Bronco Sport Review
• Jeep Wrangler 4xe Review
• Jeep Wrangler Review
• The Jeep Wrangler 392 Is Absurd, But That's Kind of the Point

Pellet grills have been around only since the mid-Eighties and feature precision computer controls: a super low-effort alternative to charcoal and gas grills.

Episode Navigation:

• 01:25 – What Is a Pellet Grill and Smoker, and What Are "Pellets?"
• 03:40 – The Complex Components That Make Pellet Grills So Simple to Use
• 07:30 – Why Pellet Grills Are the Most Precise of Grilling Options
• 09:15 – Pellets Aren't a Big Hassle, and These Are Set-It-and-Forget-It Devices
• 13:00 – Why Pellet Grills Are Also Smokers, and What They Cook Best
• 20:00 – Comparing Pellet Grills to Other Types
• 21:50 – Traeger, and the Genesis of Pellet Grills
• 23:15 – The Ecological Impact of Pellet Cooking
• 26:40 – The Surprisingly Low Prices of Pellet Grills
• 29:30 – A Rundown of Our Top Three Pellet Grill Picks
• 44:05 – What Is Will Grilling With This Summer?
   

Featured:

• The 10 Best Pellet Smokers and Grills You Can Buy in 2021
• Pellet Grilling Isn’t a Fad, It’s the Future — Here’s Why
• Back in Stock: The Best Tailgate Smoker You Can Buy
• The 12 Best Charcoal Grills You Can Buy in 2021
• The 11 Best Gas Grills You Can Buy in 2021
• The 30 Best Things to Cook with an Instant Pot or Multicooker
• 8 Tools You Need to Take Your Grill Setup to the Next Level
• 9 Things Your Dad Taught You About Grilling That Were Completely Wrong
• 25 Grill Recipes You Should Bookmark Right Now



Whether you're getting a cut for the first time in a while or want to finally find a style that you're happy with, these tips will empower you in your search.

Episode Navigation:

• 01:04 – Why Is It So Difficult To Know What We Want from Our Hair?
• 03:35 – What Is the Key to Talking to Your Barber?
• 06:30 – Advice from Rob McMillen, Head Barber at NYC's Blind Barber
• 09:45 – Hair Care Terminology You Need to Know
• 15:27 – Talk to Your Barber About What Bothers You About Your Hair
• 18:50 – What About Hair Types and Face Shapes?
• 23:25 – Should You Bring a Photo of Celebrity Haircuts to Your Appointment?
• 28:05 – Hair Maintenance Between Haircuts
• 34:16 – What Hair Styles Are Popular Now, and What Timeless Looks Should You Consider?
• 39:48 – Evan's Best Hair/Haircut Tip

Featured:
 

Tips for Getting the Best Haircut This Summer

How to Significantly Improve Your Hair in 90 Days

Going to Cut Your Own Hair? Use These Barber-Approved Grooming Tools

The 12 Best Shampoos for Men

The 10 Best Conditioners for Men

5 Tips for Getting by Without Your Barber

Growing out Your Hair? Here’s How to Maintain It

How to Find the Right Hair Products for Men

The Best Hair Clippers for Men

Senior Staff Writer Tanner Bowden unloads his pocket knife knowledge and offers up a wealth of advice to inform your next EDC purchase.

Episode Navigation:

• 1:00 – Why Do People Love Pocket Knives?
• 3:45 – What Does a Person Need to Know Before Buying a Pocket Knife?
• 4:50 – Most Pocket Knives Are Folders
• 6:41 – Different Elements of Pocket Knife Form Factors
• 8:04 – Blade Types and Shapes
• 14:23 – How to Decide Which Shape Is Right for You
• 16:10 – Pocket Knife Brands to Know
• 21:21 – Types of Actions: the Mechanism That Opens the Knife
• 27:32 – Handle Types to Know
• 31:30 – How Pocket Knife Size Should Factor In to Your Decision
• 34:49 – Pocket Knife Maintenance
• 36:30 – Blade Materials: How Different Steel Types Affect Your Knife
• 44:40 – Our Top Three Pocket Knife Recommendations

Featured:

The Best Pocket Knives of 2021

The Best Knives and Multi-Tools to Give Dads This Father’s Day

Now You Can Customize One of the Best Pocket Knives for Camping and Hiking

Watch Now: The Pocket Knives Gear Patrol Staffers Keep at Our Desks

Everything You Need to Know About Pocket Knives

The Best New Knives and EDC of May 2021

Curious About Friction Folding Pocket Knives? This Is the One to Get

Pocket Knife Rules & Laws in the U.S. – Updated for 2021 (courtesy EDC Ninja)



Hartov explains the origin of the military wristwatch and talks about how far the category has evolved since the first World War.

Episode Navigation:

• 01:10 – What Is a Tactical Watch?
• 02:45 – Early Military Watches, WWI and Beyond
• 11:35 – G-Shock's Genesis and Rise to the Top of the Segment
• 17:00 – Defining Characteristics of a Tactical Watch
• 20:00 – Oren Discusses His Service and How it Affected His Relationship to Watches
• 22:35 – How Quartz and Digital Watch Advancements Affected the Military
• 25:00 – Other Modern Tactical-Style Watches
• 30:55 – What Is the Quintessential Tactical Watch

Featured:
 

These Are 10 of the Best Tactical Watches

21 of the Best Military Watches and Their Histories

The Ultimate Guide to Military Watches

We Field-Tested Two Military Watches in the Army and This is What We Found

What's the Most Legit Modern Military Watch You Can Buy?

Out of Iraq: The Story of an Issued Military Watch

The 10 Best Field Watches

The Fascinating and Humble History of the NATO Watch Strap

Tips for taking inventory of what tech you use and how you use it, and also the implications of cutting back.

Episode Navigation:

• 00:50 – Is There Anything You Can Do To Moderate Your Relationship With Tech?
• 02:45 – The Implications of Quitting Social Media and Other Tech
• 04:00 – Auditing Your Tech Usage, and Intentionally "Low-Tech" Devices
• 10:55 – How Planned Obsolescence Forces Us To Be Tech-Forward
• 13:45 – Nostalgia for Analog Devices Complicates Our Relationship with Technology
• 16:50 – How Tech Causes Privacy and Security Concerns
• 22:00 – Do Phones Listen To Us?
• 24:40 – Eric's Top-Level Advice for Low-Tech Hopefuls

Featured:
 

10 Google Chrome Settings You Should Change Right Now

How to Prevent the Internet from Tracking You

Light Phone Review: The Advantages of a “Smart” Phone That Can Never Have Instagram

@RobertGReeve on Twitter: "Your social media apps are not listening to you" (Thread)

All the Biggest Announcements from Today's Big Apple Event

Disable Amazon's Creepy New Echo Feature Before It Turns On

Why You Need a Password Manager (And Five to Try)

3 Best VPN Services to Make Sure Your Online Data Is Private

How to Make Your Online Passwords Ironclad

Senior Staff Writer Tanner Bowden explains what's so difficult about buying used bikes online–and offers tips on making it much easier.

Episode Navigation:

• 01:20 – What's Hard About Buying Any Bike Online
• 05:10 – Why the Used Bike-Buying Process Is So Convoluted
• 07:20 – The Pandemic and Economic Issues Caused a Massive Bike Shortage
• 11:05 – Specific Elements That Complicate the Used Bike-Buying Process
• 12:10 – Some Dedicated Sites That Sell Used Bikes (And That You Can Trust)
• 13:30 – What You Should Know Before Starting Your Search
• 15:50 – Why Shopping Online for a Used Bike Is Harder Than Finding a Used Car
• 18:20 – Tips and Tricks for Buying Used Bikes From Different Websites
• 22:05 – How To Inspect a Used Bike In Person If You Aren't a Pro
• 24:10 – eBay-Specific Advice: Seller Ratings, Photos, and More
• 27:00 – Serial Numbers and How To Avoid Stolen Goods
• 29:30 – FatFingers.com May Help You Find Hidden Gems
• 32:35 – 'The Pro's Closet' Is The Best Way To Buy a High-end Used Bike
• 40:00 – Tanner's Most Important Advice: Ask Lots of Questions

Featured:
 

Shopping for a Used Bike? Here’s How to Get One on the Internet

The Internet Is the Best Place to Buy a Used Premium Bike

The Used Bikes We’d Buy Right Now Under $500

11 Awesome Bicycle Brands You Should Know

Complete Guide to Buying Your First Bike

Used Bike Marketplaces and Forums:

The Pro’s Closet

Pinkbike’s BuySell forum

Bicycle Blue Book

GearTrade



Serial Number Searches:

Bike Index

Project 529

Find Hidden Gems on eBay:

FatFingers

Here's everything you need to arm yourself for a purchase, or at least to understand how your current chair is affecting your body.

Episode Navigation:

• 02:00 – Gaming Chairs Are Not Office Chairs
• 03:20 – Adjustability: What Makes an Office Chair Great
• 05:15 – Office Chairs Mitigate Pain
• 10:15 – Is There a Perfect Office Chair?
• 12:45 – Why are office chairs so expensive? Plus, our Top Three Picks.
• 22:25 – Ergonomics
• 25:00 – Should I Buy a Used Office Chair?
• 28:55 – Are Super Cheap Office Chairs Okay to Buy?
• 30:50 – Specific Office Chair Features and Extras (Pro Tip: Roller Blade Wheels)
• 35:15 – What Chair Does Will Use?
• 38:00 – Will’s Epic Rant Against Gaming Chairs
• 44:05 – What About Office Chair “Alternatives” Like Yoga Balls and Kneeling Chairs?
• 46:40 – Will’s Most Important Office Chair Buying Advice

Featured:

The 21 Best Office Chairs of 2021
 

6 Perfectly Fine Cheap Desk Chairs Available Under $250

Need a Better Office Chair? Just Get This

Absolutely Everything You Need to Know Before Buying an Office or Desk Chair
 

Still Working from the Couch? Upgrade Your Home Office with These Deals