Are you trying to find the right family quote to sum up how you feel about your family? Look no further! We have 200 of the best family quotes from short and sweet, to hilariously funny. View in gallery For some people, family is their entire life . However, others grow older and make their own family . Or they choose friends that feel more like family. While others consider their furry friends their family....

Searching for a roll top backpack to take on your adventures? This is the page for you! We talk about what makes a roll up backpack so useful and stylish, and present our top 20 recommended brands. View in gallery There’s a resurgence of roll top backpacks growing in the adventure community. An increasing number of hikers, bikers, campers, commuters, and students are all toting around modern style rolltop bags instead of the alpine bag style wherein everything is closed with zippers, ties, or flaps....

The military does teach people to kill one another, but that’s actually not as big a part of it as you might imagine. There’s also learning about discipline, medicine, teamwork, leadership, survival, machines, technology, languages, international relations, and something we all can use: Packing tactics. Anyone who’s ever been to an airport has seen a member of the service in their fatigues, ready to ship out yet only hauling around their sole duffel containing their life....

View in gallery A renown producer of fine vintage port has opened the doors on a new tasting and production facility, the Graham’s 1890 Lodge . This structure was restored from the original W&J Graham’s port warehouse and tasting room which has served the company for centuries. Today, a museum, tasting room, retail shop and aging facility has been reborn in the original space with a design that reveres the building’s history....

View in gallery Revolutions in design are most often driven by advancements in material and technology. The famous Wassily Chair by Marcel Breuer is precisely one of these, the first ever chair to feature a bent-steel frame. While it was first created in 1926, it marked the beginning of a new era in modern furniture with a design that maintains a progressive look even today. The Wassily Chair was first built by Marcel Breuer at the Bauhaus institution in Dessau, Germany....

Though most peace officers are stuck driving around in a Crown Vic , or whatever squad car happens to be assigned to them, there’s a few lucky souls who get to hop into a piece of serious hardware. Souped up sport coupes, road-ready tanks , and military-grade muscle cars are just a few of the high-performance options that are available to some of the best-funded cop shops around the world. Meant for stopping the most serious criminals at the highest rates of speed, we tracked down the most remarkable automobiles used by those who protect and serve....

If you’ve been searching for a preppy style guide, you’ve definitely landed on the right page. Today, we go into extensive detail deconstructing the preppy aesthetic. You’ll learn how to wear preppy clothes, how to build a smart wardrobe, and how to genuinely look the part with the right brands. We also feature an array of the best preppy men’s clothes , so stick around. View in gallery Shirts – Fundamental Preppy Style Sweaters – The Essential Middle Layer Coats & Jackets – Tying the Preppy Look Together Pants – Everyday Prepwear Shoes – Preppy from Head to Toe Preppy Brands – Classic and Modern Manufacturers First, What Is Preppy Style?...

There’s only one thing in life that matters, and that’s being damn cool. Money, power, prestige, looks, clothes, language, and happiness are all window dressing we use to help us be cooler. Scarface was only partly right when he said “…when you get the money, you get the power. Then when you get the power, then you get the women.” Sure, but then you get cool. Related Reading: How to Make Friends as an Adult...

If you love coffee, you have to love pour over. The technique is simple and elegant, and the result is some of the finest tasting brew around. Energy efficient and easy to store, pour over coffee makers are great for filling your daily caffeine quota , or as a backup for use during power outages and camping trips . Pour over coffee was popularized by German housewife Melitta Bentz , when, on a whim, she invented the coffee filter....

The land of liberty – back before the NSA watched everything we say and do – was built on hard labor done by rugged individualists. These women and men toiled their entire lives to help create a nation worthy of pride. Building a country in this way takes grit, determination, and a pair of boots that can kick in doors, slog through mud, and live to tell the tale. While much of the country has gone soft, preferring to inherit wealth rather than work, there’s still those among us who strive to build and do....

The United States, with its overpriced healthcare, political strife, high cost of living, and deep partisan conflict has seen a huge rise in expatriation and emigration as many citizens have become disgusted with their homeland and are looking to start life anew somewhere else. Due to the foreign policy of the US, this can be a complex prospect as many places are leery of having Americans come to their shores to ruin their country with rude behavior, aggression, firearms, and misconduct....

Immersive sound that is accurate is certainly of paramount importance when thinking about your home theater setup, but a person cannot live by mids and highs alone. What each house system needs is not merely accuracy, but power used to effect, bringing in that low baseline. Tweeters and rear speakers are fine for ambient noise, but when the beat drops, the jungle erupts, the bombs fall, or you’ve got to lay down some cover fire for your team, you want to feel it in your bones and bowels....

12 pounds. That amount of weight or less is what is generally considered to be the total heft of the equipment you carry on your person to be considered a minimalist camper. Go between 12 and 20 pounds and you fall into the category of “ultralight.” Though this style of supreme survival sounds great for anyone who’s read Hatchet or watched Man vs. Wild and Survivorman , the reality is truly brutal....

Do you love your malt enough to shell out several millions of dollars for a bottle? Either way, we give you the ultimate list of the most insanely expensive bottles of whiskey in the world! View in gallery These whiskey bottles have broken records. There are whiskies aged over half a century, distilled by masters in the whiskey world, and bottles in artful decanters and diamond-encrusted bottles. And there’s one thing these malts have in common, they have broken the bank too!...

Looking to get your head in the game? Try hyping yourself up with these 85 basketball quotes , taken from the biggest names to ever make it rain. View in gallery There is no shortage of sports quotes out there. By their very nature, sports speeches are designed to motivate and rouse spirits. The following quotes are all taken from the mouths of some of the greatest people to play basketball....

View in gallery Department of Graphic Sciences, a Los Angeles-based design firm, designed this striking, sustainable packaging for Original Beans Chocolate. Original Beans Chocolate is a producer of fine chocolate from around the world, from Ecuador, from Bolivia and beyond. Their packaging needed to reflect their focus on quality, their international sources and a strong sense of sustainability. DGS complimented the company’s goals by developing this rich, refined packaging identity that represents each of those important focal points....

Philippe-Starck MASS Electric Bicycles – I love biking – as a matter of fact, I’ll generally choose to ride my bike wherever I’m going, when given a choice. Of course, that can occasionally present a bit of a problem if there’s a particularly large volume of hills between myself and my destination. Bicycling downhill is downright awesome, and it’s an experience I’ll never grow tired of. Uphill? Not so much. Gravity isn’t exactly kind to cyclists on even the best of days....

Dating, job interviews, public speaking, and death all rank very highly in the human fear factor , and that means each one can weigh us down with an excess of stress. Luckily, there’s things we can do before each one to prepare ourselves mentally and physically so that when the time comes, we’re as ready as we’re going to be. You’d rehearse a speech, learn about a company before you’re in the room, and as to death, well, many people pray or meditate....

Rozzi’s Italian Canteen by Mim Design – The Italian grandmother, lovingly referred to as “Nonna”, is the familial matriarch and the custodian of Italian cuisine. Her home is the restaurant of choice of Italians at large, where home-cooked, lovingly-prepared meals are served in a comfortable, care-free environment. When Rozzi’s Italian Canteen in Melbourne set out to open their traditional Italian eatery, they hired Mim Design to curate its visual character. To create this remarkable restaurant interior, Mim Design tapped the iconography of Nonna, from the knick knacks on the wall to the flowery patterns on the tile below....

View in gallery If you’re a professional ninja, an aspiring samurai or just a bachelor with a geek streak, these Shuriken Coasters by Doug Best are ready to fly toward your coffee table at a deadly pace. Designed to keep your drinks from sweating all over your table, these add plenty of fun to your home environment. While those of us who live with our significant others may not dare put these anywhere other than the garage or man room, they’re certainly fun for our bachelor brothers....