Best gifts for your dad: Gift ideas for dear ol’ dad that go way beyond the played out tie

Have you ever tried to buy a gift for the man in your life only to discover that all the internet can recommend is knives? This is not that gift guide. 

This gift guide takes an expansive view of masculinity, one that tries not to place your dad in the dreaded Man Box. This masculinity is cultivated. Worldly. Not entirely reliant on tools or sharp things. 

When shopping for your dad, try to think outside the standard Dad Gifts. Unless your dad is an avid tie collector and seriously *lives* for ties (who lives for ties?) then avoid this played out cliché. Instead, get him something that says “I see your hobbies and I respect them.”  Read more…

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