For well over a decade, I’ve used an M-65 Field Jacket as my cold weather outer layer. If it’s super cold (rare in Texas and Hawaii), I will add an issued “cold weather liner” and call it good.

I think I paid $100 for my M-65 (with liner) at a surplus store some 12 years ago. It’s still in perfectly useable condition and I can’t argue with the value.

It does, however, come with some draw backs. For one, the M-65 does not come with a modern fit. It’s boxy… because, well… it had to fit every body type in the military. But also, it uses outdated materials. So, it’s heavy and not very wet weather resistant.

Proof just introduced their modern version of the M-65 that they are calling the Highlander. It features a more modern fit and materials that are both water resistant and have a little stretch. I think it’s rad.

Check it out.

Working on a piece of software that essentially polls sources like reddit, forums, and other non-retail sites that tend to collect honest and objective reviews. Using unmentionables as a test subject, I can now objectively say that the highest reviewed underwear on the internet comes from a company called Saxx.

And I have to admit, I’m tempted to blow $25 just to see how good these actually are.

Details.

Western Rise makes “tech” clothes… Basically, modern garments made out of weird/innovative materials that flex in four directions, are largely waterproof, and feel kind of foreign.

I got the Diversion Pant for Christmas and figured I’d wear em as “work at home” pants, but holy hell – these things are great. Super comfortable, seem really durable, and no matter what you do in them, they don’t seem to stink.

Details.