Best Father’s Day Gifts for Dads Who Are Jacks of All Trades

This article was produced in partnership with Leatherman.

Come Father’s Day (June 18, in case you need the reminder), don’t give your old man or any other father figure in your life a gift with no sentiment. Half-baked, half-hearted gestures are obvious and a lousy way to show your appreciation. 

We stick to a hard and fast rule for gift-giving: Look at what he’s into now—new interests, tried-and-true hobbies, activities he likes to do with friends or family—and find the gear that makes that endeavor easier and more enjoyable.

There are constantly new innovations that merge style and design across cooking, entertaining, traveling, and DIY.

Is he the sort his buddies call to renovate a bathroom? Does he get up early on weekends to cook? Maybe he's always scheming how to maximize reward miles to fly the whole family out on vacations. Whatever it is, the DNA of a great Father’s Day gift is the same: It’s less about the shock and novelty of an item, and more about knowing your audience.

Here are several choice gifts dads who wear many hats will welcome. Some are budget-friendly, others more of a splurge, yet all are worthy investments to make his days brighter.

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