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Local Plunder

Five Essentials for a Day in the Sun

Lawns. Beaches. Backyards. No place is safe from you and your shenanigans this weekend. But before you head out into that great open yonder, we have assembled a few crucial items to help you on your journey. Godspeed.

GROUNDWORK

A Nice Place to Spread Out

You require: A clean lounging surface.
You’ll receive: The finest terry cloth the Canadians can produce—in the form of a picnic-worthy spread from Reigning Champ. Bonus: it instantly doubles as a two-person wrap if the evening fireworks get a little chilly.

SO SHADY

Your UV Rating Just Went Way Up

You require: The coolness of Don Draper on vacation.
You’ll receive: This pair of mid-century American-made safety glasses, now repurposed with UV-blocking lenses. Your eyes have never been better protected from a poorly aimed mustard squirting.

GET SACKED

Just a Brown Sack. But a Cool One.

You require: The ability to tote like you’ve never toted before.
You’ll receive: An eco-friendly bag to hold gear, sandwiches and assorted lotions. It’s made with jute fiber from Bangladesh, assembled in California, designed for Haberdash and stamped with “Chicago, Illinois USA.” It’s probably the most worldly brown bag ever created.

HIPSTERS

A Very Patriotic Way to Carry Gin

You require: Something proudly American. Yet discreetly alcoholic.
You’ll receive: One needlepointed American flag, just like the one your grandmother stitched onto pillows. Here, however, it happens to be stitched onto a palm-sized hip flask, which is infinitely more practical than a pillow for carrying tequila.

DOG STYLE

The Chicago Equivalent of a Flag Pin

You require: A way to announce your Chicago pride.
You’ll receive: A lapel pin accurately depicting a classic Chicago dog right down to its sport peppers. It serves as fair warning to grill masters that if they dare put ketchup on your hot dog, there will be a reckoning.