Friends have been telling me I have “serious dad energy” for several years now, so becoming a real dad only made that worse.And as a dad, I have heard that dads, myself included, can be a real pain to get gifts for.
I get it.When people ask me what I want, I usually say “I’m good” or come back days later with some hyper-specific item like a 100-watt USB-C cord or a really particular bike bottle.While I can’t read the minds of every dad, I’ve written gift guides for years, and have collected gift ideas across all sorts of categories, including products I’ve gifted my dad in the past.
The NBC Selected team has also tested hundreds (if not thousands) of products over the past year and gifted many to the dads in their lives.With their recommendations, my own dad expertise and advice from fathers that we all know, I crafted this list of the best gifts for dads, including picks in tech, travel, fitness, food and more.Selected.Our top picksBest fitness giftTheragun Relief Massage Gun$undefined$159.99AmazonLearn moreBest drinkware giftYeti Rambler 30-Ounce Tumbler$undefined$40.00AmazonLearn moreBest outdoor giftVictorinox Swiss Army Huntsman Pocket Knife$46.37$52.00AmazonLearn moreBest travel giftL.L.
Bean Boat and Tote$undefined$39.95L.L.BeanLearn moreBest apparel giftBlundstone 587 Round Toe Chelsea Boot$undefined$199.95AmazonLearn moreSee 2 MoreThe best gifts for dad in 2026I curated this list of the best gifts for dads from products our team of shopping experts at NBC Selected have tested over the years, as well suggestions from dads in our lives.Best tech gifts for dadAirPods 5$149.00Amazon$149.00Apple$149.00Best BuyApple’s new AirPods 5 are a great gift for dads who wants noise cancellation in a sleek package.They have up to 1.5 times more active noise cancellation than the last generation, and adaptive audio switches between noise cancelling and transparency modes.
They’re also sweat- and water-resistant, and they come with hands-free Siri and...