I like simple things that work. Buttons—not zippers—on my Carhartt jacket. The liner lock on my KA-BAR folder. My Hi-Lift jack that has traveled hundreds of thousands of miles in the bed of various ...

I've hunted with many versions of Leupold VX-HD scopes. The VX-5HD and VX-6-HD held up on hellish horseback hunts in daunting terrain. Once, the leather strap on my scabbard broke, and my VX scope ...