23 Gifts for Dads Who Don’t Need Anything (2024)

Fathers don’t need to gifts. Just ask the father in your life and he will tell you the same. Well, as we all know you have to give him something anyway. I’m not just a dad and a gear reviewer, but also someone who has a certain philosophy about what makes a good gift for middle-aged men like me.

The best gifts for dad are things that not only relate to his interests but also can best be described as “excessive.” Dads tend to like things that are over-engineered but useful. You can rarely go wrong with offering an expensive but excellent version of something we use anyway.

Alternatively, you can just buy him anything that has the logo of his favorite sports team on it. Oh, a set of Cleveland Browns owners! Better buy some sweet corn and fire up the grill!

Below you will find gifts that I, as a father, have used and enjoyed. This is the ultimate guide to the first gift this Christmas season, right as no one buys for dads early.

Updated December 2024: We’ve updated this guide with tons of new options, including slippers, a Golden Tee arcade machine, and a leather belt.

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