50 Great Gifts for Men Over 50

Shopping for men over 50 can be quite a challenge. A 50 year-old man brings with him a lifetime of experiences, wisdom and a closet full of more belts, socks and ties than a church donation bin. Since you want his journey into the golden years to be a memorable one, here's a list of gifts for men over 50 that will help him along the way (or at least put a smile on his face).

50 Gifts for Men Over 50

1. An iPod- help him sample all the music playing devices made in his lifetime!
2. Woodstock 40th Anniversary Box Set

3. A leather bomber jacket- complete with elbow patches.
4. Personalized Leather Shoe Shine Kit - because gentlemen don't spit.

5. A straight edge razor
6. Amazon's Kindle -he can enlarge the print and then won't have to wear his reading glasses. It also reads to you!
7. Camping Backpack from the Army Surplus Store - just like the one he had in the Boy Scouts.
8. Neil Young CD- for extra points, pre-load it on the iPod.

9. Old Maps - he'll not only know how to read them, but how to fold them.
10. A GPS unit- reading a map while driving is never a good idea.
11. Personalized Humidor-stores his cigars for those special occasions.

12. A set of personalized stationery cards- much shorter than a letter, it's clear who it's from and easy to drop in the mail.
13. Nose hair trimmer- more necessary than you'd think.
14. 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die- by Stephen Farthing

15. A new fishing pole- to replace the one he chucked into the lake last year.
16. The complete original Star Trek TV series on DVD
17. Monogrammed bath robe
18. Portable Solar Charger

19. Build a ship in a bottle kit
20. Nintendo Wii - they're not just for kids!
21. Membership to Wine of the Month Club
22. A subscription to Netflix
23. Stainless Steel 8GB Video Watch- being able to watch videos in a watch is cool at any age

24. Textbooks from his childhood talking about how we'd all be living on the moon by now- just for laughs
25. The iPhone - he'll love scrolling and downloading apps.
26. Brew your own beer kit
27. Personalized Pub Sign - a man cave should always be clearly marked

28. Vibrating Football Game - bring back the frustration of watching your quarterback run in circles
29. A set of flavored olive oils- help him channel his inner chef.
30. Mr. Roger's sweater
31. A REALLY, REALLY, LARGE remote control
32. Flip Video Camera- so you can borrow it.

33. Season Tickets to a Minor League Baseball Team
34. Dance lessons- so he won't do the "dad dance" at the next wedding.
35. A Tivo - so he can record 60 Minutes, JAG and The Daily Show
36. Stand up comedy classes at the local comedy club - he thinks he's funny anyway, let him prove it.
37. A powder blue jewel encrusted Elvis jumpsuit- why not?

38. Monthly vitamin and pill organizer
39. A Snuggie
40. A WordPress.com blog- set it up, pick a theme and let there be blogging!
41. A red Radio Flyer wagon- preferably the All Terrain version.
42. Personalized 24K gold plated putter- bling!

43. Tuition for bartending college
44. Classic comic books from the 1960's and 1970's- you know he read Captain America every night before bed!
45. Replica Gold Phaser and Communicator from Star Trek

46. A 18 year bottle of Talisker Island Single Malt Whiskey
47. An ASUS netbook- so he can write that WordPress blog from anywhere.
48. A hammock- to recline in while he uses his netbook to blog about his iPod.
49. On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen by Harold McGee

50. The DeWalt 18 volt 9 piece Heavy Duty Cordless Combination Kit- hundreds of pounds of torque, thousands of RPMs and more teeth than a Tyrannosaurus!