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The Rolls-Royce of corkscrews, this handsome tool for the professional sommelier—or well-heeled wine hobbyist—is still handmade in France after 160 years.

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Laguiole en Aubrac Corkscrew

$160
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Both a beautiful object and a useful tool, the pocket-sized Stellarscope displays an accurate celestial map based on your latitude, date, and time of day.

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Stellarscope

$38
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Every beginner explorer needs a beginner compass, and we like this one licensed by the Boy Scouts of America. Features a lens for siting the bearings of distant objects.

Boy Scouts of America Compass

$11
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Discover worlds unseen with this beginner field microscope! Perfect for leaves, bugs, and drops of pond water teeming with life.

Pocket Microscope

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Protected by shock-proof rubber, these rugged binoculars feature a large field of view for easy spotting of fast-moving birds. A two-sided chart of North American birds is included as well.

Bird Watching Binoculars for Kids

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Stay a safe distance from creepy-crawlers with this one-handed, bug-catching tool and 5x magnifying lens. After a good, close look, initiate the quick-release and send your insect friend unharmed and on its way.

Tyler Cole VP, Community
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Bug Catching Tool and Magnifier

$14
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Knowing your way around rope is like having a secret super power. This little knot-tying set is the perfect pocket-sized introduction to mastering friction, tension, and strain. You'll have the most able set of hands at any camp site, boat dock, or rock face. 

Knot Tying Kit

$10
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Featuring a belt clip, four interchangeable colored lenses, and a flash button for tapping out morse code, this classic anglehead or "crookneck" flashlight can also stand on its base for handsfree operation.

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Kids Anglehead Flashlight

$10
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This headlamp with a red LED is perfect for spotting nocturnal animals without them spotting you!

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LED Headlamp

$12
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Convinced that human structures should be built to human proportions, the architect Le Corbusier designed this measuring tape to take into account human and natural elements, the golden ratio, and the Fibonacci sequence rather than relying on the strict, contextless constants of the metric and Imperial systems.

Le Corbusier Modulor Rule

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Keep your essential electronics powered when out in the wild. A must have for your next trek into the unknown.

Solar Powered Charger

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This flashlight will never leave you in the dark. Just crank the handle to charge the batteries and go.

Hand-Cranking Flashlight

$13
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These are the only binoculars I take into the field. The optics are sharp and bright, they're lightweight enough to carry all day, and the angle of view allows you to track quick moving birds with ease. A must-have for any explorer.

Blake Olmstead Head of Design
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Nikon Monarch Binoculars (8x42)

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Sometimes you need to do a little digging. This NATO-approved steel and nylon spade is perfect for foragers looking to take their harvest to the next level. It not only folds into a compact shape, it has a serrated edge to help you hack through tough roots with ease. 

Folding Spade

$53
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These breathable, washable, natural cotton mesh bags come in a variety of sizes allowing you to field-dress your foraged plants efficiently and bring them home intact.

Reusable Produce Bags

$24
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Developed in Japan's Hyōgo Prefecture in 1896, this knife features a distinctive thumb lever to prevent it from folding during use.

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Japanese Higonokami

$26
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Seven functions compressed into a two-inch package—everything you need to file your nails,  clean your teeth, or save the day.

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Swiss Army Classic

$20
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Gloves may offer a simple solution to the problem of cold hands, but what fun is that? Warm your hands with this handsome, portable catalytic burner instead.

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Zippo Hand Warmer

$14
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Made in the U.S.A. since the 1920s, this bone-handled folder is the official pocket knife of American boyhood.

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American Case Trapper

$46
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Invented in France 1955, the wood-handled N°06 is the smallest Opinel pocket knife to feature the manufacturer's iconic locking safety ring.

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French Opinel N°06

$16
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With roots dating to a 17th century toolmaker, the Boker taschenmesser has been carried in German pockets since 1869.

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German Boker Knife

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