1. A real car - A full-sized sedan, SUV, or Truck. Never a hybrid or a subcompact.
2. The collected written works of at least one of the following: Robert Service, Winston Churchill, Tom Clancy, or P.J. O'Rourke.
3. The following DVD/Videos: The Deer Hunter, The Godfather 1 & 2 (#3 does not count), High Plains Drifter, The Good, The Bad & The Ugly, Animal House, Young Frankenstein.
4. A well-stocked bar and the knowledge of how to make a decent martini.
5. A 1911 .45ACP pistol. He should know how to take it down, clean it, keep it properly lubricated and practice shooting at least once a month.
6. At least one 12-gauge shotgun and one rifle of any of the following cals.: .30-06, .30-30, .308, 7.62mm, 5.56mm.
7. A full-sized gas barbeque grill and the understanding of how to properly prepare and cook raw meat of every variety.
8. At least one real baseball cap - not the cheap adjustable variety, but an official hat of correct size.
9. A black (not brown) leather jacket - not of the overpriced gay desginer variety, but simple, functional, well-made, and dependable.
10. A well-stocked workshop with both metal and woodworking tools, full screwdriver and wrench sets of all commons types, a variety of knives and hardware, including screws, bolts, nuts, grommets, anchors, and pins. Also: at least 1 can of WD-40 is mandatory.
EAHEAHEAH!!! (loud Buehla the buzzer sound)
A real man uses a smoker/cooker with genuine lump oak charcoal. (never briquettes)
Gas grill?! You can't be serious. You just blew your cover.
How could you forget Goodfellas and Tombstone????
2, Plenty of real men out there who aren't redneck enough to wear a ball cap. I personally wear leather do-rags when it's cold, and cotton when it's not. But I realize that it's as much a biker thing as ball caps are a redneck thing.