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Skip the tie this year and go for one of these budget-friendly gifts that any dad would love to receive.
Skip the tie this year and go for one of these budget-friendly gifts that any dad would love to receive. (Photo: Gpointstudio/iStockphoto)

Last-Minute Father’s Day Gifts—for $45 or Less

Skip the tie this year and go for one of these budget-friendly products instead

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Skip the tie this year and go for one of these budget-friendly gifts that any dad would love to receive.
(Photo: Gpointstudio/iStockphoto)

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We understand you’re strapped because you spent all your money on National Donut Day,but Father’s Day is a legitimate holiday that you need to respect. This man raised you. He taught you how to throw a baseball, whittle a stick, and cheat on your taxes. Here's how to show your gratitudethis Sunday.

Radiate Portable Campfire ($28)

(Courtesy Radiate Portable Campfires)

Sometimes you just want a campfire. Right freaking now. is a portable campfire in a can that’s roughly the size of a fruitcake tin. Stuffed inside is a blend of 100 percent recycled soy wax and paper pulp briquettes that will burn hot for up to five hours. It lights even when wet, and you just smother it with the lid to put it out.


CRKT Knife Maintenance Tool ($30)

(Courtesy CRKT Knives LLC)

Your dad is a knife guy, right?So he needs this that fits on a keychain and has two knife sharpeners (a tungsten carbide field sharpener and a ceramic honing edge), two torque wrenches, a flathead screwdriver, and a bottle opener. Because dads like to drink beer and sharpen their knives.


OtterBox Elevation 10 Tumbler ($25)

(Courtesy Otter Products LLC)

Burly camp-friendly tumblers are all the rage right now, but these from OtterBox take it to the next level. An internal copper lining keeps your dad’s Old Fashioned cold for hours, and a new powder-coated exterior in vibrant colors allows Pops to express his inner peacock. May we suggest the “fabulous pink”?


Stanley ϳԹ Vacuum Food Jar ($30)

(Courtesy Stanley PMI INC)

You know what every father secretly wants for Father’s Day? To sit in the woods alone and eat a meal in peace. Stanley’s stainless-steel, double-wall insulated keeps grub hot for up to 12 hours. The lid doubles as a bowl, and the jar comes with a detachable full-sized spork. Fill it with beef stew and give your old man his quietmeal.

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