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Flipping through The Manual: How to wash your 501’s, Outdoor gear guide, and more

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.

Levi’s teaches us the proper way to wash jeans (or not)

Levi’s teaches us the proper way to wash jeans (or not)
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Fresh water is scarce these days. We recommend you soak up Levi’s earth-friendly tips on how to wash jeans (or not).

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Take a seat: The Langhorne Stool

Take a seat: The Langhorne Stool
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Revisit is a brand that creates products that are inspired by stories and places.

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Trekking: The summer 2015 outdoor gear guide

Trekking: The summer 2015 outdoor gear guide
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Frankly, summer is a time best spent outdoors. We’ve rounded up some of our favorite pieces of gear, from sleeping bags and utility axes to headlamps and torso-forming backpacks, so you can spend less time mulling over the right equipment.

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Party like it’s 1933? Check out “the best cocktail shaker since prohibition”

Party like it’s 1933? Check out “the best cocktail shaker since prohibition”
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Get in on the ground floor of this Kickstarter campaign and up your cocktail game with this innovative yet old school tool.

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Micro guide: Lynchburg, Virginia

Micro guide: Lynchburg, Virginia
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Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains on the James River, Lynchburg is known as the hill city.

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If the shoe fits, hit the trail! With great trail running shoes, of course

If the shoe fits, hit the trail! With great trail running shoes, of course
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A great trail running shoe is sturdy, supportive, and ready for an all-terrain experience.

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We've also found the best 3DS games, GBA games, and Game Boy Color Games of all time.

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They say the best things in life are free, but does that hold true for video games? Those on the hunt for the best PC games have come around to the idea that sometimes you don't need to put down any money upfront to play a top-quality game. In fact, many of the best multiplayer PC games are (or have become) free-to-play and fully cross-platform games to entice more people to play. While you don't have to spend your cash to test these games out, your time is just as valuable. Let us narrow down your search for the best free games on PC.

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