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Flipping through The Manual: Wine in a can, sustainable menswear, a killer tipi

Burned out on apps, keys and screens? Improve your analog life this weekend! Digital Trends’ brother site The Manual exists to give men straight-up advice, from unspoken suit rules you need to know, to the latest in fashion, food, drink, travel, grooming and culture. Here are a few of our favorite stories to appear on The Manual lately.

Kelly Slater launches sustainable menswear brand Outerknown

Kelly Slater launches sustainable menswear brand Outerknown
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Alex Wilcox helps us understand what to look for when buying a pair of trousers.

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All the grilling gear you need for summertime cookouts

All the grilling gear you need for summertime cookouts
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You’ll be able to get by with the most basic grill and a set of busted old tongs — but if you want to step up your game, a few extra pieces of kit can drastically improve your overall grilling experience.

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Micro guide: Chattanooga

Micro guide: Chattanooga
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Legitimate gastropubs, a thriving downtown core, and some of the country’s best outdoor opportunities all make Chattanooga a destination in its own right.

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Trekking: Trade in your four-man tent for a tipi with Kifaru

Trekking: Trade in your four-man tent for a tipi with Kifaru
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The iconic tipi may not be as common as it once was, but that hasn’t stopped Colorado’s Kifaru International from designing the 4 Man Tipi, a basic shelter that offers more than six feet of head room and weighs just over 5 pounds.

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Underwood Wines in a Can

Underwood Wines in a Can
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Wine in a can isn’t just a joke from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. It’s a legitimate way to keep the sun from messing with the flavor of your vino, and one Oregon vineyard has already abandoned the bottle for it.

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Departure Clothing expands its classic collection

Departure Clothing expands its classic collection
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Chicago’s Departure Clothing aims to take advantage of people’s own uniqueness and provides quality products fit for anyone’s wardrobe.

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The best Wii U games of all time

Nintendo doesn't often have massive blunders, but the Wii U was certainly a dark time for the company. Riding high off the huge success that the best Wii games brought, the Wii U tried to keep that momentum by building on that branding. That strategy ended up backfiring big-time in the sales department, but not due to a poor lineup of games.

While it wasn't powerful enough to compete with the best PlayStation 4 games and best Xbox One games that came out around the same time, the Wii U had amazing entries in almost all it's major franchises, plus some new IP that we think are some of the best games of all time. Sure, most of these Wii U games have been ported over and are now some of the best Switch games, but let's go back to their origin and see just how great this misunderstood system was.

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The best Sega Dreamcast games of all time
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As the last Sega home console, the Dreamcast was actually far ahead of its time. Unfortunately, fans were too burned by the company releasing so many consoles in quick succession. There was also the fact that Sony and Nintendo were firing on all cylinders with the best PS1 games and best N64 games around this time. In the end, it didn't matter how good the Dreamcast's lineup was if no one was around to play them.

Years late,r we've realized the error of our ways and come to appreciate all the great games the Dreamcast gave us. While some did get ports later, a lot of games were only available on this little white system. Many iconic franchises got their start here, including some games we think are among the best games of all time.

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The best music streaming services of 2024
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Who could ever have imagined that, one day, all of our favorite music, artists, and albums would have entire discographies that you could access on your smartphone or tablet from pretty much anywhere in the world.

That’s the beauty of music streaming services, and the modern age is jam-packed with these audio platforms. While some are better than others, the end goal for these streamers, whether it's Spotify or Tidal or Apple Music, is to beam your favorite tracks, podcasts, comedy specials, and other soundbites to your ears.

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