How To Take Amazing Photos With Your Phone
Have you ever met up with really good friends that you rarely see and desperately want a good photo? You hand your phone to the closest person and cross your fingers, hoping they can do something a six year-old can do. More often than not…
Best New Camping Gear For Summer 2021
As the weather warms up, it’s hard to resist the pull of the great outdoors. Nothing can satisfy the call of the wild like an outdoor excursion. Having the proper gear is essential to making the experience as enjoyable as possible. Camping gear and outdoor…
What Is Bitcoin and Should You Buy It?
We thought it was a get rich scheme. Then we thought it was dead. Like mold in our showers and 80s fashion, Bitcoin keeps coming back. Now we must learn about it because it’s here to stay. As we do here at The Rugged Male,…
Our Best Outdoor Documentaries
Documentaries about the outdoors have been in existence since there has been video. Outdoor films inspire us to travel and learn about other communities, nature and conservation. They get us off the couch and jumpstart parts of our minds that have stalled since we last…
Five Habits To Lead a Healthy Life
We are so constantly bombarded with health tips that the information is numbing, much like Covid case numbers. Magazines, websites, television and the guy next door in his Lululemons, are constantly shoving health strategies into every orafice of our bodies. It’s enough to make you…
Simple Ab Exercises You Can Do At Home
The strategy for a better abdomen is not that complex. The execution of that strategy is the hard part. We all know we need to exercise the abdomen muscles and consume fewer calories to improve our midsection. You don’t need a PhD in physiology or…
Fish Tacos And Life Lessons
“Fish Tacos Are Like A Bob Dylan Song…” After spending over 20 years in California and traveling exclusively to beach destinations on vacations, I have slowly become an culinary expert and certainly a connoisseur of fish tacos. Fish tacos are representative of a culture, enjoyed…
Does Emergen-C Really Work?
One of the regular items on my “healthy shopping list” is Emergen-C. I have been taking it for years and rarely get sick. While I am not going to attribute that to a powder packet I believe it has aided in that outcome. But like…
How to Buy a New Bike and Not Regret It a Few Months Later
Buying a new bike is not rocket science, especially with so many specialized shops that can help you and guide you through the entire purchase. Of course, some part of the effort still lies on your shoulders – especially when it comes to knowing what…
Watches That Tell More Than The Time
The Rugged Male has never been shy about giving you the straight dope when it comes to travel, style and proper manners. That’s why we were not surprised when men’s wristwatch maker Original Grain tapped us to spread the word about their dope watches! We…
Catalina Island Camping
Birthdays for the rugged male should always be celebrated. Hell, everyone’s birthday should be celebrated! You physically took a trip around the sun, an impressive accomplishment that deserves recognition even if you bring it upon yourself. If you do have time to plan your birthday,…
Indica vs. Sativa: What Is the Difference
Shopping for marijuana can be similar to purchasing wine or even tequila; there are many different types, strains, species and hybrids. The marijuana marketing engine is also revving up to make it even more confusing for the consumer. The average or moderate weed smoker most likely…
How to Rename Your Boat & Avoid Bad Luck
So you finally bought a boat. You have been thinking about it for years and putting it off, pretending you like golf. Congratulations and welcome to the final frontier that hasn’t been ruined by insurance companies and lawyers … the open seas! Problem is that…
Best Beach Camping in California
Summer is upon us and its time to load up the family truckster with your camping, hiking, fishing and surf gear for some good old fashioned California Beach Camping. There are over 1000 miles of beach in California, (which seems grossly overstated by beachcalifornia.com) many…
Boating At Night, How To Prepare
Most of the content republished from BoatUS Eventually if you are boating or sailing long enough, by choice or not, you will find yourself out on the water at night. Whether the day got away from you, or because of a breakdown, or if you…
Our Favorite Muscle Cars of 2020
Ever since I was a kid, I would hang out in my father’s garage and work on cars with him. At first, he had no interest in any muscle cars (it seemed) when I was little. Then, I became a teenager, my parents got divorced,…
30 Movies To Stream Right Now During Coronavirus Shutdown
During a time of crisis we are all confused about spending this much time at home without sports. Good thing for you we have scoured the streaming networks to offer you thirty movies you can stream right now, broken down by network, with links. Don’t believe…
Backcountry Skiing In The Sierras
We got a late start that Saturday morning. We had skied hard on Friday and hit the town even harder in the evening. We started with dinner at the local’s local, an authentic mountain restaurant where my friend Nick knows everyone. It’s the type of…
Chicken Salad For The Soul
Eating healthy is not a choice it’s a requirement for health, happiness & sustained living. However if you are single your meals most likely are not entirely focused on nutrition. That’s OK, many of us are hustlin’ and meals are often skipped, rushed or forced…
Valentines Day Strategy For The Rugged Male
“Women dig a public expression of love, especially if its slightly embarrassing for you.” It’s coming gents, our most dreaded day of the year. We suffer through the holidays and boom Valentine’s Day is on us like a duck on a June bug. Just what we…
