February 2025’s Must-Have Gear | From Minimalist EDC to Suave Travel Staples

A minimalist wallet to clean up your pockets, coffee-inspired carry from Tokyo streets to outdoor trails, and fresh pieces to spruce up your spring wardrobe were just some of February’s standout drops. Discover the month’s best new gear below.

EDC

Böker Plus Collection 2025

The Böker Plus Collection celebrates innovative form and function in collector-worthy pieces and this year the brand welcomes a striking piece from French designer Thierry Savidan. The trained optician and self-taught knife enthusiast likes to blend modern materials with classic elements and the Böker Plus Collection 2025 features a MagnaCut drop-point blade with a satin finish, paired with a titanium linerlock and Marble Carbon scales. The knife offers flipper and nail nick opening options, and includes a backspacer with non-slip jimpings and a 3D-milled pocket clip. Limited to just 500 pieces, the knife also includes a felt storage case and a certificate of authenticity. 

Leatherman Rebar New Colorways

Leatherman has introduced three new colorways across its popular Rebar multitool. Now available in Burnt Sienna, Mossy Slate, and Heathered Cranberry, each new colorway also comes with a matching nylon sheath. Offering 17 tools including wire cutters, pliers, a saw, screwdrivers, knife blades, and more, this is a great addition to EDC and outdoor setups alike.

Grovemade Minimalist Wallet and Key Ring

Portland-based Grovemade has expanded beyond the desk and into your pockets with their latest release. The new Minimalist Wallet is designed for quick access to your most used items while keeping your pockets or pack clutter-free. A lightweight anodized aluminum body and a hidden steel faceplate hold your essentials while a piece of soft leather wraps around the frame for a modern yet classic look. It holds up to four cards and a few bills.

The Key Ring is crafted from a block of stainless steel and is built to withstand the wear and tear of everyday use. It’s made to hook quickly on and off your belt loop, yet can live just as comfortably in your pocket. As a bonus, each ring features a built-in bottle opener.

Nodus Obscura Watch

Nodus is a watch company that we’d all like to run. Helmed by friends Wes and Cullen, they have been releasing hit after hit and seemingly do whatever they feel like without the red tape and complexities that many larger brands face. Take their latest release, developed in collaboration with Beers & Cameras, the Obscura. A project hailing from the Nodus Design Lab, the timepiece is an industry first, featuring the Sunny 16 Rule via a patented Exposure Gauge complication. Many photographers start out learning the Sunny 16 rule, a reliable mainstay of film photography, as a clever way to gauge daylight exposure without a light meter. Now, with the Nodus Obscura (which itself is an IFYKYK name), one can simply align the bezel, aperture, and ISO markers to determine the correct shutter speed for the perfect shot.  

The Obscura is a 38mm stainless steel case with a DLC-coated bronze bezel meant to patina over time. A bi-directional bezel with just 16 clicks spans aperture values from f/16 to f1.4mm. This watch is the perfect companion for shooting with old-school bodies without a built-in light meter.

Urban

Trakke UX10 Edition

Trakke first harnessed the lightweight durability of X-Pac UX10 in our Trakke x Carryology Muir III Special Edition backpack. And now for the first time outside of this collaboration, Trakke welcomes X-Pac UX10 across two pieces in their standard collection, including the Merchant Tote and Pencil Case. Wonderfully strong and abrasion resistant despite its light weight, the fabric offers an eye-catching twist on these versatile carry staples, making them enticing additions to your daily or travel carry setups.

Porter + Starbucks Reserve Collection

A good cup of coffee is a ritual, like your daily carry. And Porter have delivered a slick urban spin on these rituals with the Porter + Starbucks Reserve Collection. The Japanese carry brand teamed up with the coffee icons on a collection inspired by the interior of the Tokyo Starbucks Reserve® Roastery in Nakameguro. The Porter + Starbucks Reserve Coffee Bean Shape 2Way Tool Bag has front quick-access pockets and hidden magnetic bottle storage and can be carried by hand or over the shoulder. The bag retains its shape whether it holds a lot or a little, with a drawstring closure and a bottom design and pouch in the shape of coffee beans. The Porter + Starbucks Reserve Coffee Bean Shape Helmet Bag also features a bottom design and pouch in the shape of coffee beans, with two front pockets that have hidden bottle storage on the rear. Additionally, the collection includes a recycled stainless steel bottle in 355ml and 591ml sizes, available in Matte Black, Matte Orange, and Matte Latte Beige colorways.

Arcade Motion Belt

A welcomed new addition to the Arcade lineup is the Motion Belt. An elevated look with clean lines, a new-to-market stretch technology, and buckle construction make it the right combination of looks good and feels good. Made with recycled materials, the belt webbing stretches just enough for comfort while keeping your pants taut. A tapered buckle design feeds easily through belt loops and you can dial in an exact fit with Arcade’s micro-adjustable buckle system. Finally, a belt keeper keeps the excess belt tucked in place. The new Motion Belt is machine washable; just make sure you line-dry it for a lifetime of wear.

Arcade Hardware Alu Belt

Arcade is expanding its existing utility line by launching the Hardware Alu belt. It’s a new lightweight version of the OG Hardware belt. It uses Arcade’s utility fabric, a robust webbing that has optimal stretch to allow free movement while adding enough lockout ability to support the tools one might be carrying. A brand-new lightweight buckle made from aircraft-quality aluminum gives the belt a minimalist, functional design that is resistant to rust and chipping. 

Buck Mason x Lee

Buck Mason has teamed up with iconic American denim brand Lee to launch a collaboration that puts the spotlight on updates to three of Lee’s heritage styles. The menswear collection features Lee’s 101B jean, 101J Rider jacket, and 91B zippered work jacket, recut from patterns from the 1940s. The two companies made nearly stitch-by-stitch reconstructions of the jean and Rider jackets and this time crafted them in a Japanese loomstate selvedge denim and a Japan-milled 100% cotton herringbone twill. The 91B jacket, originally in denim, has been updated with Buck Mason’s Rambler Suede. Each item in the capsule received archival trim details such as Japanese hardware and a gold and black Lee label.

Bandit Running Spring 2025 Collection

With a total of 99 SKUs, including 40 women’s, 30 men’s, 12 unisex apparel pieces, and 17 accessories, the new Spring 2025 collection from Brooklyn-based Bandit Running is not something to take lightly. The collection introduces new product innovations optimized for warm-weather performance. There are three new technical fabric systems, including Striped Cadence, Reflecto, and Nanomesh. Nearly half the products are not new, and 10 core products have been updated with new features.

Buck Mason Field-Spec 90s Boxy Heavy Tee

When it comes to high-quality, artisan-made cotton tops, there are a handful of companies making some really great old-school cotton tees. Here, we have a case of Buck Mason, based in Los Angeles, coming out with their latest effort. This new tee is their heaviest knit and is a bigger, bolder, boxy fit. It uses 310 GSM cotton jersey and is inspired by ‘90s crewnecks with a straight hemline, longer sleeves, and a wide-ribbed collar.

Outdoor

Filson Spring Collection

Filson’s spring menswear collection is built for changing seasons and the daily grind, with a variety of new pieces as well as twists on fan favorites. The collection includes the likes of the Ranger Short Cruiser, inspired by the Short Lined Cruiser but crafted with a lighter, 7-oz. British Millerain dry-waxed fabric for warmer conditions. On the pant front the Oakville Canvas Pants are midweight pants designed for versatile everyday wear, while the Field Supply Pants are crafted with 9.5-oz. reverse-sateen fabric almost identical to fabric used in WWII-era U.S. Army fatigues and are designed for rugged outdoor use. Other pieces include the water-resistant Ranger Lightweight Anorak inspired by smocks worn by vintage mountaineers and military personnel, the Field Cruiser which is a midweight spin on the iconic Cruiser, and the Dry Tin Cloth Jac-Shirt offering protection against wind and abrasion while keeping bulk to a minimum.

Filson have also welcomed their women’s spring/summer collection, pairing Filson’s signature durability with vivid colors and rich textures. First drops include pieces such as the Women’s Canvas Barn Coat, Women’s Rustic Cable Knit Vest, and Women’s Ranger Raincoat. On the carry front, the collection includes the Rugged Twill Large Open Tote Bag, Rugged Twill XS Compact Duffle Bag, Rugged Twill Drawstring Backpack, and the Rugged Twill XS Field Bag.

Bialetti x The North Face Moka Set

Want to enjoy Italian coffee in style on the trails? Bialetti and The North Face have teamed up on the Moka Set, a portable coffee set designed for explorers. Whether you’re adventuring on road trips or up winding trails, this set will have you seeking out an idyllic spot for sipping with its aluminum Moka Express 3-Cup coffee maker, two stainless steel cups with matching spoons, and a tin with a 100g bag of ground Bialetti coffee. The Summit Gold colorway nods to The North Face’s first Expedition Parka, adding a fun, adventurous feel to this limited-edition set.

Travel

Carl Friedrik x Hackett London

Following on from the success of their initial collaboration, Carl Friedrik and Hackett London welcome two new pieces to their collection. The Compact Weekender Bag is crafted with nubuck leather and vachetta leather detailing and offers refined versatility for short trips, overnight stays, and day-to-day use too. The weekender features an integrated luggage holder to enable easy compatibility with all Carl Friedrik x Hackett London travel cases. For carry-on use look to the suavely functional Carry-on X, a sleek and durable cabin case that offers a quick-access front pocket for storing tech devices and documents. It’s made with a tough polycarbonate shell and aluminum frame, complemented by vegetable-tanned leather detailing. A TSA-friendly lock, spinner wheels, and a removable interior compression pad round out the details of this elegantly practical suitcase.

Our Best New Gear guides are written by David Vo and Catherine Baecker-Khoury.