To start off gift guides this year, here are my picks from one of my favorite places to get gifts for friends and family: Kaufmann Mercantile (our fantastic sponsor for the season). All of these babies are under $50, and there's plenty more under $50 treasures than what you see here.
Clockwise from top left: Waterproof Waxed Canvas Lunch Bag ($48); Deerskin Palm Fingerless Gloves ($25 per pair); Scrappy's Lavender Bitters ($23); EDC Brass Key Ring ($10); Handmade Leather Key Holder ($49); Indigo Denim & Canvas Notebook ($32); Cedar Wood Boot Jack ($19); Armor Lux Socks ($20); Polished Horn Salad Servers ($49+); Waxed Canvas Travel Dog Bowl ($43); Brass Pocket Compass or Key Ring Compass ($45); Cast Iron Bottle Opener ($30); Magnesium Fire Starter ($36); Waxed Cotton Shoe Laces ($8 each).