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It’s Time to Upgrade Your Gas Station Lighter
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It’s Time to Upgrade Your Gas Station Lighter
By Beau Hayhoe
This 114-Mile Bike Route Is One of the Best Ways to See Washington This 114-Mile Bike Route Is One of the Best Ways to See Washington
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This 114-Mile Bike Route Is One of the Best Ways to See Washington

A three-day ride along former railways takes you through the Cascades and all the way into Seattle.

By Brandon Withrow
12 Wild Golf Facts We Learned From the Guy Who Built a Daily Golf Trivia Game 12 Wild Golf Facts We Learned From the Guy Who Built a Daily Golf Trivia Game
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12 Wild Golf Facts We Learned From the Guy Who Built a Daily Golf Trivia Game

From Tiger Woods’ surprisingly beatable low round to the golf course sitting 15,000+ feet above sea level.

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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

Good luck spotting Nike's best releases this week. They're all camo.

By Cool Material
Accessories
Dango’s Latest Wallet Adds a Custom Pen and Notebook

The way Dango wallets blend industrial hardware and plush elegance with multi-function setups and rugged durability has made them EDC staples. They've outdone even themselves with their latest creation, the D01 Dapper Pen Wallet. This impressive wallet combines all the Dango hallmarks while also accommodating their custom designed 6061 aerospace…

By Cooper Fleishman
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National Luna Legacy Portable Fridge/Freezer

The best cooler can manage duties for a few days, at best, and beyond that it's all water. If you're overlanding, camping, or just hitting the open road for days on end, you might want something like the National Luna line of portable refrigerators and freezers, which employ their rugged…

By Amos Kwon
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Outdoors
Vanquish Yachts Vanqraft VQ16 Tender

If jet skis or waverunners are uncouth for you, then take a serious look at this skunkworks-ish watercraft called the Vanqraft VQ16 Tender. It looks like a shrunken version of their huge VQ45 power yacht. In the smaller version, the dark fiberglass "boat" gets a potent 200-horsepower motor and can…

By Amos Kwon
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NERF’s New Ultra Blasters Fire Farther Than Ever

From rubber band guns and air cannons, to rocket launchers and drones, there are plenty of great options when it comes to weapons for cubicle warfare. But for our money, there's still no better option than the tried and true NERF gun. NERF's lineup of incredible foam dart firing blasters…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
Dango’s M1 Titanium Maverick Tactical Wallet Is Built to Last Forever

Dango's M1 Maverick wallets completely changed the way we thought about our EDC. They're even better now because they're made of 100% raw titanium to give the wallet an optimum weight-to-strength ratio. Made in the USA with a blend of industrial hardware and plush elegance, it's available in single or…

By Cooper Fleishman
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