Skip to Content
Gear & Tech
Travel
Watches
Fashion
Lifestyle
Guides
steals

Get the Cool Material Newsletter

Insider recommendations, the best deals, and the most unique products & experiences, delivered right to your inbox.

Subcribe

Features

1
Features
The Luxury Lover’s Guide to Puerto Vallarta
By Cool Material
It’s Time to Upgrade Your Gas Station Lighter It’s Time to Upgrade Your Gas Station Lighter
Features
It’s Time to Upgrade Your Gas Station Lighter

These 5 lighters turn a disposable necessity into a piece of EDC you’ll actually want to carry.

By Beau Hayhoe
1
Features
Puerto Vallarta Beyond the Beach: A Journey Through Art & Culture

A guide to the galleries, murals, sculptures, and musical performances worth seeking out between beach days.

By Cool Material
This 114-Mile Bike Route Is One of the Best Ways to See Washington This 114-Mile Bike Route Is One of the Best Ways to See Washington
Features
This 114-Mile Bike Route Is One of the Best Ways to See Washington

A three-day ride along former railways takes you through the Cascades and all the way into Seattle.

By Brandon Withrow
Features
Indestructible Pens to Keep You Writing Forever

Investing money in a solid, sturdy writing utensil may seem a little unnecessary, not because it is unnecessary, but because most people view pens as disposable.  To be used until the ink runs out or, let’s be honest, you forget where you put them. What many don’t realize is that…

By Maxwell Barna
Indestructible-Pens-to-Keep-You-Writing-Forever
Clothing
Wear This: Blow Shit Up

Fourth of July is almost upon us. You know what that means—beer, barbecue and explosions. You should obviously observe all local, state and federal laws and ordinances (we're not bailing you out) when it comes to the things you choose to blow up, but you should definitely blow shit up…

By Cooper Fleishman
Wear-This-Blow-Shit-Up
Entertainment
The Best Movie Fight Scenes of All Time

Fighting is a cinema staple at this point and no action-adventure would be complete without one. We love the fluid, expert fighting of modern spy movies, the magic of kung fu wire work, the brawling of aging adventure movies. They’re all exciting donnybrooks that make us want to double down…

By Dillon McLaughlin
Best-Movie-Fight-Scenes
Features
The 8 Best Coffee Grinders for Every Budget

If you immediately decided to scroll the contents before coming back to read the text (we've all done it) you'll notice that this list is completely devoid of the traditional, entry-level blade grinder that you're probably using right now to grind your beans at home. That isn't an accident. Whether…

By Cooper Fleishman
8-Best-Coffee-Grinders-for-Every-Budget
Features
8 Swimsuits You Won’t Find in a Big Box Store

Now that the temperature has made shorts a necessity, it's time to start thinking about this year's swim trunks. When it comes to swim trunks, swimsuits and board shorts, you have plenty of options other than the staple brands you'll find at your local big box store. Don't feel like you're…

By Cooper Fleishman
8-Best-Swimsuits