Gear Crave
September’s Gear Crave brings together 11 standout finds spanning audio, travel, EDC, footwear, watches, and everyday tech. This month’s mix includes AI-powered earbuds that can take notes, a 60L adventure duffle, a distraction-blocking trail bundle, French-made footwear, a reengineered Porsche key, and a USB-C cable small enough to live on your keychain.
FC KLEMAN Navy-Striped Football Jersey
KLEMAN moves beyond its familiar workwear-inspired footwear with a retro football jersey carrying the same understated French sensibility. The ecru base is broken up with navy striping and carmine detailing, giving it the feel of a vintage team shirt without looking like replica sportswear.
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KLEMAN Mahastia Shoes
The Mahastia comes from KLEMAN’s collaboration with Loreak Mendian, reshaping the classic black derby with a more contemporary stance. The result keeps the utilitarian character associated with KLEMAN while giving the silhouette enough refinement to move easily between workwear, tailoring, and everyday casual outfits.
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Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro Max Wireless Earbuds
Soundcore’s Liberty 5 Pro Max push the charging case well beyond its usual role. A built-in 1.78-inch AMOLED display gives direct access to ANC and settings, while the case can record in-person conversations and turn them into AI-generated transcripts, summaries, and action items. The earbuds add Adaptive ANC 4.0, 9.2mm drivers, IP55 resistance, Bluetooth 6.1, and up to 28 hours of listening with ANC active and the case included.
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Aether Excursion Duffle Bag 60L
Aether’s 60L Excursion Duffle is made for trips where ordinary luggage feels a little too delicate. Its PVC and polyester shell uses welded seams and an AquaGuard zipper for added weather protection, while five internal pockets help organize the generous main compartment. Webbing carry handles and an adjustable padded shoulder strap give you multiple ways to move it between airport, car, and trailhead.
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AllTrails Plus / Brick Bundle
This bundle tackles two sides of getting outside: finding somewhere to go and actually putting your phone down once you get there. It combines one year of AllTrails Plus with a Brick device that physically locks selected distracting apps until you tap your phone against it again. AllTrails Plus adds offline maps, wrong-turn alerts, 3D trail previews, live activity sharing, and ad-free use.
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Roark x Arcade Belt
Roark teamed up with Arcade on a travel-focused performance belt made to disappear once you put it on. Stretch webbing uses 85% post-consumer recycled REPREVE polyester, while Arcade’s lightweight A2 buckle gives precise adjustment without any metal. It is also machine washable and airport-friendly, making it particularly suited to long trips and active days.
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Formawerx Legends 997 Key
Formawerx turns the key for the 2005–2012 Porsche 911 into something closer to a piece of precision hardware. The Legends 997 is CNC-machined from materials including stainless steel, titanium, aluminum, and Ultem, with personalized 997 model details engraved into the controls. It retains the original key’s function while giving one of Porsche’s most analog-era cars a suitably substantial object to start it with.
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Elevation Lab AirTag Adhesive Mount
Elevation Lab’s TagVault Surface gives an AirTag a permanent home on gear that cannot use a conventional keyring. The low-profile enclosure uses glass-filled composite construction, an IP68 waterproof seal, and strong 3M VHB adhesive, allowing it to mount discreetly to bikes, vehicles, tools, trailers, camera cases, and other valuable equipment.
Momentum UDT Solar Watch
Momentum’s UDT Eclipse takes the military-inspired UDT platform and gives it a black-ion finish and solar-powered movement. The 42mm case, highly legible dial, and functional design keep the focus on durability and easy time reading, while solar charging removes the need for routine battery changes.
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Hogue SIG SAUER K320 Nitron Knife
Hogue’s K320 was designed as a companion to SIG SAUER’s P320 platform, translating the same utilitarian approach into a folding knife. Designed by Jim Bruhns, it was the first polymer-frame knife in SIG SAUER’s knife lineup and combines an ergonomic handle with a practical everyday blade format built for hard use.
Nomad ChargeKey Stellar Orange
Nomad’s ChargeKey puts a surprisingly capable USB-C cable on your keychain. The Stellar Orange edition supports charging at up to 240W and data transfer at up to 10Gbps, while magnetic zinc housings snap the two USB-C ends together when not in use. The braided cable measures just 12cm in usable length and is color-matched to Apple’s Cosmic Orange finish.
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