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Flipping through The Manual: Cooking with beer, classy cast iron, a Happier Camper

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.

Trekking: The HC1 brings the retro vibes to the road

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Dedicated motorhomes might be overrated, but the Happier Camper HC1 is anything but. The towable camper brings retro flair to a modern, modular design, one that allows you to convert a five-person sleeping quarters to a mini toy hauler in minutes.

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Swill: Rogue just released a chipotle flavored whiskey

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I’m trying really hard not to get my hopes up because Rogue has had a few less-than-stellar experimental creations in the past few years, but I have a feeling that this one is going to be a home run.

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Feast Portland

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Feast Portland: One of the greatest up-and-coming food festivals in the nation – is using its prestige to end hunger.

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Drink your beer and eat it too: An introduction to cooking with beer

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We love beer so much that it’s not enough to simply drink it; we have to eat it, too. That’s why we’ve put together this introduction on how to cook with beer.

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AETHER Apparel launches Pre-Fall collection

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Each piece’s technical design and clean, straightforward aesthetic allow for optimum functionality whether that be on your way to work or on your way up a mountainside for a weekend of camping.

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Cook on this: The Iwachu cast iron omelette pan

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The all-purpose Iwachu Cast Iron Omelette Pan, which can be used for more than just making omelettes, is designed and painstakingly handcrafted in the traditional nambu tekki style in Morioka, Japan

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