🧰 Clevis Barnwell’s 2025 Dad Gift Guide

Gear He’ll Actually Use (and Probably Brag About)

If your dad’s idea of “me time” involves fixing, building, smoking, coding, or tinkering... welcome home. This isn’t a list of gadgets that’ll live in the junk drawer. These are gifts that’ll earn their keep — built for the man who runs both a tractor and a terminal window.

This year’s gift guide pulls straight from my own wish list: stuff I use, stuff I’ve tested, and stuff I still want. Half of it you’ll find right here at Clevis Barnwell’s, and the rest… well, I’ll point you in the right direction.

🎁 Stocking Stuffers (Under $50)

Small gifts, big impact. These are the things he’ll actually carry, wear, or shake out of the wrapping paper with a grin.

• Bourbon Barrel Smoked Salt – Adds instant swagger to eggs, ribs, or anything he throws on the griddle. It’s the kind of salt that makes you feel like you’re cooking in 4K.
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• Copper Fiber No-Dye Alpaca Crew Socks – Rugged, soft, and quietly luxurious. If he’s the kind of guy who wears boots until they beg for mercy, these’ll earn a permanent drawer spot.
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• A Bottle of Good Bourbon (Clevis Says) – Here’s the trick: peek at what he’s already got, jot it down, and take that list to someone who really knows whiskey. Ask how to plus it up or stay in the same lane. Instant upgrade, zero guesswork.

• Outdoor Cook Gear Refresh (Clevis Says) – Gloves, aprons, probes, brushes, griddle covers — the simple stuff that makes him king of the backyard again. You can wrap them or just sneak them into his setup and wait for him to notice.

⚙️ Solid Gifts ($50–$150)

These are the heavy hitters — the pieces that get used, admired, and bragged about in equal measure.

• The Bootlegger Leather Belt – A belt that outlasts its jeans. Built for years of wear and the occasional screwdriver-as-prybar moment.
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• Handmade Damascus Bull Cutter Knife – Sharp enough to make a grown man emotional. Resin handle, hand-forged edge, and the right kind of heft. He’ll find excuses to use it.
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• LEGO Creator or Technic Kit (Clevis Says) – F1 cars, Land Rovers, the Millennium Falcon — doesn’t matter. You never outgrow LEGO; you just start pretending it’s for “display.”

🪓 Flagship Gear (Over $150)

For the man who has the tools, but still wants the right tools.

• Frontier Dual 6" Moc Toe Light Brown Boots – Tough, timeless, and comfortable enough to outlast the workday (and maybe the workbench).
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• Highland Hatchet – The kind of tool you hand down. Balanced, sharp, and far too pretty to leave in the shed (though it’s up for that too).
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• Creality 3D Printer (Clevis Says) – My personal favorite. I’ve used mine to design tool hooks for the shed and even a dashboard USB cover for my kid’s truck. Every homesteading nerd needs one — and honestly, I could use a second.
  [In an exciting update, we now have 3D Printers - Check it out!]

🌾 Bonus: The Acreage Collection

The Acreage Collection is where all the “real-life capable” stuff lives — power strips, outdoor gear, workshop essentials, the kind of equipment that smells faintly of diesel and success. I’ve been adding to it steadily, and it’s becoming the part of Clevis Barnwell’s that feels most like home base for dads like me.

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🧤 Final Word

Don’t overthink it. If it’s built well, smells like effort, or can be used to make something better — it’s a Clevis-approved gift. Whether he’s in the shop, in the field, or knee-deep in a firmware update, he deserves gear that’s as capable as he is.

So go ahead — grab something from the Clevis Barnwell’s Dad Gift Edit, wrap it up, and watch him immediately start using it before breakfast.

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