Archive for April, 2008

Placentero Leather Chair by Batti

Placentero Leather Chair by Batti

Upgrade: $3630

By Argentinean designer Batti we get the Placentero Chair. Inspired by the imagined experience of being in the womb (it’s even the right color) the Placentero will let you rock into a fetal bliss in a multitude of different positions. Using eco-friendly leather, fiberglass, [...]

Hijos de Villa Gun Tequila

Hijos de Villa Gun Tequila

Upgrade: $24
 

 
So you think you’re a tough guy. Can you walk 5 days through the desert after your horse has died of thirst? Can you build a cabin with no tools except your brawn and back hair? Can you rip Tequila out of a gun [...]

Topoware Dining Set

Topoware Dining Set

Upgrade: $175

This is perfect for the hunger cartographer in all of us. Topoware melds maps and meals in a creative and stylish dining set. You can follow the contours from “child” to “mother” or “father” with corresponding portion sizes. If you feel like a big [...]

Nesso Table Lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli

Nesso Table Lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli

Upgrade: $340

Illuminate your crib with a Giancarlo Mattioli’s 1967 designer Nesso lamp. This piece can be found in New York’s MET, the MOMA, and in the Museo del Design Italiano Milan. The mushroom shaped bubble diffuser may look like a casserole dish but its symmetrical [...]

No Country For Old Men

No Country For Old Men

Upgrade: $16

I must have watched this movie 66 times in a row. Based in West Texas, which figures as a character in and of itself, we follow the story of a drug deal gone awesomely awry. The Coen Brothers dropped some hot drama and action [...]

Wool 2.0 From Sports Science

Wool 2.0 From Sports Science

Upgrade: $78

Wool is a marvelous material for any hardman of the outdoors. With the ability to keep you warm even when wet (remember, cotton kills!) the Sports Science pull over incorporates wool woven into polyester. This feature gives you superb insulation while increasing wicking power [...]

Jack Wolfskin Alpine Tour Pack

Jack Wolfskin Alpine Tour Pack

Upgrade: $200

To get a worthy pack, time and energy needs to be committed to its development. I can’t tell you how many times I have spent a lot of money on a piece of gear only to use it for a season and find out [...]

Phoenix 1000 - Go Big, Go Deep

Phoenix 1000 - Go Big, Go Deep

Upgrade: $80,000,000

First rule of thumb when it comes to shopping for a submarine: at least 65 meters long, give or take. Second rule: 5000 sq ft living space…minimum. Third rule: we’re shooting for the 80 million dollar ball park range. With acrylic “view points” splashed [...]

Hair Gun for a Hot Head

Hair Gun for a Hot Head

Upgrade: $80

Need a gift for your old lady’s birthday? Check out this hair dryer from Bathroom Graffiti. A powerful 1000 watt blow gun with on off switch by pulling the trigger. If I had long enough hair to blow dry I would think about getting [...]

Trip Clip - Don’t Be Trippin’!

Trip Clip - Don’t Be Trippin’!

Upgrade: $15

This gadget keeps your pant bottoms from getting scuffed, frayed, wet, or salty by dragging on the ground. Generally I like to keep my pants well fitted and out of the muck but if you like to rock some fly baggie jeans or whip [...]

Cartridge Watch by EP Martin - Overthrow a Dictator

Cartridge Watch by EP Martin - Overthrow a Dictator

Upgrade: $695

You may be wondering about the name of this time piece: Cartridge. Not only is this a great factoid about this watch but a nice lead in for sparking some conversation with the cuties at the bar…if they are into guns. The Cartridge [...]

Bill Amberg Boxing Gloves - Just Don’t Be a Chump

Bill Amberg Boxing Gloves - Just Don’t Be a Chump

Upgrade: $160

If you head down to the local boxing ring rockin’ a pair of these you better have a good idea of what you are doing. First off, I want to get it out of the way that these are sick boxing gloves. They [...]

Copyright © 2013 eUPGRADER.