Best Gifts for College Boys

Gift Guide Season is upon us! Well, let’s face it – it is always gift guide season.  There is always some event to buy something for a college bro, whether it be his birthday, or Christmas, just for fun, you name it.  We at R4RR are covering the best gifts to buy for boys and girls in college (note: if you’re shopping for someone fluid or nonbinary, there will be a lot of crossover so the entire series of articles will be useful for you).

So no need to be stumped on what to buy, we’ve got you! Let’s dive right into it.

Here are the R4RR picks for the best gifts to buy for a boy in college:

The world’s first augmented-reality trading card game for pro sports that’s now available online and at Walmart retailers nationwide makes for a stellar gift. Flex NBA is a really interesting product as it’s a turn-based, collectible trading card game (similar to Pokémon) that combines traditional gaming with video gaming using augmented reality along with 3D and 4K technology.

You’ve kind of got to see it in action to believe it.

Now, this one hits close to home for me – for those college kids that sing, whether they’re taking classes in the music department or not this is pretty great.  It is called The Breather -Voice, and it even though it looks like a pipe crossed with some sort of game dice-meets-combination lock, it is a vocal strength training tool that will give them some competitive edge.

Here is another great pick from one of our favorite sites, Trendhim.  The NAVY BLUE WAXED CANVAS ROLL OUT WASH BAG.   It is both practical, and stylish with leather and canvas combined.   Note in the pic that shaving brush, if you haven’t turned your college-aged kid onto wet shaving like a man yet (with a brush and a real razor) then it is time to have “The Talk” so he doesn’t get too used to shaving with a disposable or cartridge razor and canned shaving cream like a milquetoast corporate square.  Just sayin’.

The Tuxedo Black Leather Journal from Leather Press is also awesome.  I know what you’re thinking, “A journal? He’s got an app for that.”   Sure he does, but he really should learn how to start keeping organized with style.   An app may be practical, but being even a little impressive goes a long way.

Pretty much anything from Project Genius is great for guys of any age.   From puzzle boxes to brain teasing games, all with a nice sensory hand feel to them.  Seriously, from Chromacube to Mefferts and beyond. You’ll have a blast just combing through their catalog of cool stuff.

Anyone who has had to clean a college dude’s room or accidentally smell his laundry knows that something innovative in the sweat management department would be a bit game changing.  This is where Sweat Tees come in.  These are essentially sweat-wicking tee shirts featuring a specially designed built-in mini-towel panel to quickly eliminate unwanted sweat – designed to remove sweat from your face and hands, but let’s face it, dudes will use this towel panel to quickly clean up anything off their bodies.

Now, usually gifts like socks and ties go into the “You put no thought into this” category for dudes, but Hurdle Apparel makes these socks that are a feat of engineering.  These socks have blister protection and an ultra thin knitting process (knitting “tech?”) that are a bit highlighted in the sleek design that makes these socks have both a high-end feel and practical performance feel at the same time.

Now, here is one of our absolute favorites from one of our absolute favorite retailers, Groovy Guy Gifts! Monogrammed/Embroidered bags.  They have ultra manly duffel bags and we absolutely love the Tough Personalizes Combat Backpack.    It is super versatile and will make anyone look like they’re Sean Penn dropped in the middle of an adventure all prepared to throw down with a 3rd world dictator for the benefit of the world (or at the very least be prepared to move in and out of a dorm room like a champ)!

Here is a nice meaningful gift for him to wear, it is a mustard seed necklace from Bayou Glass Arts.  This thing is very impressive to look at and hold in your hand.   If you order it directly, it will arrive all cutely wrapped with a sticker that says “Made Just for You.”

Dandymen! It is no secret that we love the Dandymen brand on this site.  I’ve got a Dandymen magnet on my fridge right now! You’ve probably seen me demonstrate the Sea Salt Spray, but you’ve got to experience their clarifying shampoo.  Let’s be honest, college dudes can get super filthy and sometimes don’t have the experience yet on how to keep hair and scalp healthy and clean.  The Clarifying Shampoo with Tea Tree Oil really stimulates, heals a scalp, and degreases in a safe and healthy way.  Again, impressive.  They’ll smell cool too.

College kids LOVE ramen, we did when we were in college.  However, most ramen is unhealthy – but what if we could find high quality healthy ramen that boasts lots of plant protein for post-workouts?  That’s where Chef Woo comes in.  This is super tasty ramen that is not only good for your college kid  BUT has 20g of plant based protein per cup!! I might have to create some Rock Star Recipes using this ramen!

And of course, you CANNOT resist buying any dude hilariously cool underwear.  My favorite is the Tuxedo.  You really NEED to scroll through the entire Shinesty Boxer Briefs catalog and see what I’m talking about.  This underwear is spectacular for any occasion.  Oh yeah, did I mention there is a Ball Hammock in this underwear????  C’mon. This might the best underwear ever made.  My balls are wearing this Tuxedo for a New Year’s Gig, btw.