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Ben Fogle's Vintage Finds and Heartfelt Keepsakes

1/28/2026

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Ben Fogle, adventurer and broadcaster, shares his shopping habits, favoring vintage finds, secondhand clothing, and local foods.
He uses a portable espresso machine daily, brewing with an AeroPress and a Bialetti moka pot.
His most regrettable purchase was hiring a gardener who ruined his garden.
Fogle treasures a painting of his late dog and gives his children bottles of melted snow from Everest as keepsakes.

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Story summary

Ben Fogle, adventurer and broadcaster, shares his shopping habits, favoring vintage finds, secondhand clothing, and local foods.
He uses a portable espresso machine daily, brewing with an AeroPress and a Bialetti moka pot.
His most regrettable purchase was hiring a gardener who ruined his garden.
Fogle treasures a painting of his late dog and gives his children bottles of melted snow from Everest as keepsakes.