The only Father’s<\/span> Day gift I can recall my own dad getting was a plate of fried sardines. It was prepared by my mother, his ex-wife, who knew how gratefully he’d receive a dish he grew up with in the Italian neighborhood of a steel town dying with such theatrical flair that Bruce Springsteen named a song<\/a> after it. (An acoustic<\/em> Springsteen song, at that.) We lived in a nearby city that had plenty of red-sauce restaurants, but they weren’t serving tinned fish in those days. As my father had only the most limited of food preparation skills and didn’t date the kind of women who could cook, this was the only way he’d ever taste that flavor again.<\/p>\n As Father’s Day gifts go, being united with a long-lost recipe from childhood is pretty good. If you can pull it off, that’s what you should give your dad this year. Otherwise, I have here a few ideas I’ve spent the last few months gathering for various types of dads and across many different budgets. With the exception of a few things picked by other dads on the team, these are all things I’ve personally tested and approved, and I hope they make your dad as happy as those sardines made mine.<\/p>\n Spyra SpyraFour Electric Water Blaster<\/p>\n Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n Aerobie Pro Ring<\/p>\n Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n St. Pierre Tournament Bocce Set<\/p>\n Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n Mibrasa Hibachi MH 300 PLUS<\/p>\n Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Photograph: Martin Cizmar<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Spyra<\/p>\n Maybe your dad has fond memories of the Super Soakers of his youth, but the SpyraFour is the new best water gun ever made. WIRED has been covering the German brand’s powerful electric squirt guns since 2023<\/a>, and they’ve only gotten better over time. Just ask my daughter, who has to use the SpyraThree while I blast away at her with this gun that refills much faster (it sucks up enough water for about 20 shots in a cool 12 seconds) and has a full digital smart display to select between shooting styles and show you how much ammo you’ve got left. This is a very powerful squirt gun that shoots accurately up to 50 feet, and it’s recommended for kids who are at least 14. I can confirm that when I let my 11-year-old and her friends play with it, the battle often ends in tears. This only adds to the appeal as a gift for any dad over 40\u2014when I was her age, we threw rocks at each other, and I had to go to the emergency room to get stitches you can still see. Good times.<\/p>\n Aerobie<\/p>\n Playing catch is one of those classic activities dads and kids love to do. Over time, I’ve found, it transitions from the kid asking to toss the Frisbee around to the adult asking. Yes, the Aerobie is still the best flying disc you can buy, but the real reason to gift it is as an excuse to toss it around and talk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n St. Pierre<\/p>\n Bocce is the best backyard game\u2014it’s great for people of all ages and has no learning curve, though it’s possible to get better with practice. I hoard bocce sets from thrift stores and have owned like four; the best set is one like this from St. Pierre, which is made in America and is the brand they use in tournament play.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Photograph: Martin Cizmar<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Mibrasa<\/p>\n Live-fire cooking has been the hottest trend in grilling for half a decade now, possibly as a reaction to the rise of super-automated pellet grills and high-tech smart grilling<\/a>. The latest up-and-coming device<\/a> is the charcoal oven, which Spanish brand Mibrasa is best known for (the smallest model, the Nano, runs just under $12,000)<\/a>. That would be an amazing gift for your dad if the budget allows. However, those of more modest means can confidently gift this super-premium hibachi grill from Mibrasa, which is made of heavy-gauge steel.<\/p>\n The MH 300 Plus is roughly one square foot and weighs about 18 pounds empty\u2014you can carry it around, but it’s a little on the hefty side. It gets scorching hot (almost 500 degrees Fahrenheit) and holds the meat very near to the charcoal so that the drippings are vaporized and turned into flavorful smoke. I’ve made steak tacos and chicken skewers, and they’ve turned out perfectly with a kiss of char. When I refresh this guide in a few weeks, I will have used it to test the Snake River Farms Wagyu beef gift box<\/a> that just arrived, which looks like it will also appear on this list soon.<\/p>\n Jacobsen Salt Co.<\/p>\n Jacobsen Sea Salt is hand-harvested on the Oregon coast, where the waters of Netarts Bay impart a lot more character than most of what you buy at the grocery store. The Grilling Trio has three variants blended with herbs to create flavor profiles that complement Dad’s dishes. My favorite is the steak blend, which includes dried garlic, coriander seed, fennel seed, and a half-dozen other classic herbs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Oyster<\/p>\n Oyster has made the prettiest coolers on the market since the Norwegian brand’s debut in 2023. These aluminum ice boxes are double-walled for vacuum insulation, as you find on a travel coffee mug. The new Tempo Pro adds a small digital thermometer that tracks the temp inside without spoiling its clean lines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n This is one of the few products on this list that I have not personally tested, but for a dad with a pool, it’s such a good gift idea that I had to include it. Our reviewer gave the Sora, which sits in the middle of the Beatbot lineup, a stellar 8\/10 review<\/a>, saying it’ll clean up the debris from pretty much any mess short of a hurricane. This 20-pound robot crawls the walls of your pool, suctioning up grime and saving dad the hassle of skimming for an hour every week.<\/p>\n Vero<\/p>\n I wear an Apple Watch Ultra<\/a> most days, but nothing annoys me more than needing to keep it charged during vacations and weekends. That’s where this very cool watch from Vero comes in. It’s a collab with Realtree, the Gucci of camo, and will track the tides for 14 days while being waterproof to almost 400 feet. Even\u2014perhaps especially\u2014if your dad has a smart watch or a luxury watch, this is a great gift that will serve him well in the outdoors and especially near the ocean.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Sunguard<\/p>\n I have been slathering myself in sunscreen\u2014most dads I know do this too\u2014which is why I’ve quickly become addicted to sun hoodies. I’ve amassed a half-dozen of them to wear when taking my daughter to the beach or pool, or when going for a hike. The best I’ve used so far is the Sunguard line from EMS<\/a>, which offers 50 SPF protection in a polyester-elastane blend that’s thin, soft, and breathable. It dries ultra-fast, and the hood will cover as much of your face as you need to without being cumbersome when not in use.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe Best Father\u2019s Day Gifts for Your Dad<\/h2>\n
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Pro Ring<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
Tournament Bocce Set<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
For the Grill Dad<\/h2>\n
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Grilling Trio<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
Tempo Pro<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
For the Beach Dad\/Pool Dad<\/h2>\n
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Men’s Overhead Hoodie<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
For the Car Dad<\/h2>\n
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