This article is featured in the Fall 2023 issue of Texas LAND magazine. Click here to find out more.
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The Llano
A do-it-all shirt where vintage, western-style meets performance in the form of breathable, lightweight, quick-drying fabric.
Why We Love It → Hidden magnets in the pocket flaps provide one-handed access and keep your stuff secure.
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WindBurner® Personal Stove System
A windproof, modular personal stove system for soloists, minimalist trips and fast-boil meals.
Why We Love It → Its radiant burner and enclosed, windproof design allow the stove to boil water fast and operate in weather that leaves conventional burners in the cold.
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Nocs Provisions Standard Issue Waterproof Binoculars
The perfect travel binoculars featuring top-shelf optics, a compact, rugged housing and bright colors that make them hard to misplace.
Why We Love It →With these binoculars, it’s easy to snap a photo with your smartphone—just line the two up and enjoy the results.
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MOD Easy Sidecar
An electric cruiser with a retro frame, a powerful motor, a versatile sidecar attachment and adjustable handlebars and seat post.
Why We Love It → The cool design is inspired by World War II motorcycles, but modern engineering ensures it’s stable, visible and safe.
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Daily Driver Kit Smokey Bear 1944 Edition
A slim-line key “chain” and wallet that retain all their functionality despite their minimalist design.
Why We Love It → A portion of the proceeds from this themed collection helps fund Smokey Bear’s national wildfire prevention campaign.
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Ranch Road Cargo System
A system that offers the ultimate gear management solution in a no-slip truck bed cargo box.
Why We Love It → While it’s tough enough for all adventures, it’s still simple to load up, strap down and secure.
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Pure Maple Syrup Amber Color Rich Taste
A stellar offering from a premium line of pure, natural and organic sweeteners made from a wide variety of our native trees.
Why We Love It → It has classic maple flavor that is bold enough for baking and perfect as a table syrup.
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Zippered Knee-High Boots
A durable, zippered knee boot built with premium, natural rubber over insulating neoprene for flexibility and complete waterproof protection.
Why We Love It → The boots include extra 7mm innersoles to customize the fit and keep your foot in place when you’re on the move.
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Vodka + Tea
Canned ready-to-drink hard seltzers, all made with Deep Eddy’s vodka and real tea..
Why We Love It → These offer everything we love about iced tea—in three flavors—with the bonus of real vodka and bubbles.
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Shell Box Carryall
A multi-purpose gear bag constructed from the highest-quality, natural saddle leather.
Why We Love It → It is designed to hold one case of shotgun shells or a game bag and brush chaps, but it’s also a great camera case or general purpose gear bag.
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The Journey Pack
A natural diffusive device that combines flavor, fidget and fixation to help you replace negative habits with positive ones.
Why We Love It → There’s no vape or smoke, but naturally flavored “cores” specifically formulated with non-addictive, natural plant extracts that provide rich, interesting flavors and help develop healthier habits.
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Texas Traditions Pecan Pie
The basic ingredients—Texas pecans and honey—mixed in the exact proportions to create a perfect pecan pie filling.
Why We Love It → Even beginning cooks can blend the filling with butter and eggs, fill two pie shells and bake for “almost” homemade pecan pie goodness.
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A Modern Guide to Knifemaking
A step-by-step instruction manual for forging one-of-a-kind knives that was written by expert bladesmiths.
Why We Love It → The guide covers every detail of knifemaking, including making a handle, sheath and proper sharpening, so you can make the perfect knife.
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Franklin Steak: Dry-Aged, Live-Fired, Pure Beef
The be-all and end-all guide to cooking the perfect steak compiled by the reigning King of Brisket, Aaron Franklin.
Why We Love It → This cookbook is an inclusive compendium of everything necessary to achieve carnivorous greatness including how to buy top-notch beef, season it to perfection and find or build the ideal cooking vessel.
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Armadillos to Ziziphus: A Naturalist in the Texas Hill Country
An observational love letter to the Texas Hill Country written by a scientific admirer and unapologetic outdoors enthusiast.
Why We Love It → Hillis draws on his encyclopedic scientific knowledge and personal experiences as he explains the Hill Country’s “natural wealth.”
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Nowhere For Very Long
A vividly detailed memoir of a young woman’s adventures traveling across America’s Western deserts in her orange van.
Why We Love It → It’s a beautiful story of a woman learning and unlearning on a journey that takes her from backroads to breakdowns, from married to solo, and finally, from lost to found to lost again.
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Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
A groundbreaking manifesto on living better and longer written by Dr. Peter Attia, a visionary physician and leading longevity expert.
Why We Love It → The author explores the science of not just prolonging life, but of also prolonging aliveness.
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Thinking Outside The Soil
A guide detailing the advantages of hydroponic fodder production to traditional soil cultivation methods.
Why We Love It → It’s a straightforward guidebook for anyone looking for ways to save water, maximize efficiency, reduce waste and maximize the natural resources you have while increasing crop productivity and protecting quality.