Flipping through The Manual: Urban grilling, classy camping, tuxedo wetsuits

By Digital Trends Staff June 27, 2015

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.

The Black Tux: Overhauling the tux rental market (with surfers)

The Black Tux: Overhauling the tux rental market (with surfers)

The Black Tux teamed up with pro surfers Nick Rosza, Luke Davis, Chase Wilson, and Matt McCabe.

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Urban BBQ: Embrace indoor grilling with Kenyon’s City Grill

Urban BBQ: Embrace indoor grilling with Kenyon’s City Grill

For help putting together an indoor grilling guide, we reached out to Mike Williams, Grill Specialist for Kenyon and purveyor of the almighty City Grill.

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Classy camping 101

Classy camping 101

There’s no reason a trip into the great outdoors can’t come with a few of the finer things.

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Master Class: 5 cocktails to make to impress anyone

Master Class: 5 cocktails to make to impress anyone

Learn to make amazing 5 cocktails that will impress everyone from the boss to the future father-in-law.

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Micro Guide: Tobago

Micro Guide: Tobago

World-class diving, remarkable nature preserves, and a unique blend of culinary influences make Tobago a vacation-worthy destination in its own right.

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Fire it up: 10 barbecue grilling essentials

Fire it up: 10 barbecue grilling essentials

It’s finally grill season! Check out our slideshow for everything you need to become a master griller.

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