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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.

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The Best Backpacks to Get You Through the Summer

You have a backpack for the everyday. You might even have a backpack for travel, camping or trekking around the world. If you don't already have a summer backpack it's time to think about picking one up. What do you want in a summer backpack? Something lightweight, easy to carry…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Best Nail Clippers You Won’t Find at the Grocery Store

Good hygiene is essential for every man, and not just because no one wants to go get a drink with a guy who smells like the inside of a trashcan on a summer evening. Keeping one’s hair combed, odor in check, nails clipped, and shoes shined is classic cool. Of…

By Maxwell Barna
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This Watch Winder Is Made from an Engine

The world of horology and racing have long overlapped. While we've seen plenty of watches developed for drivers and racing enthusiasts alike, we've never anything like the Vulcan Innova. The Vulcan Innova is a watch winder crafted from an inline 6 engine block. The inline 6, as opposed to the V6, was the…

By Mike Newman
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Bloqbag Is a Modular Backpack System

What works for some may not work for all. It's true for many products and backpacks are no exception. Instead of buying a bag someone things fits your lifestyle, why not design your own? That's what Bloqbag offers. Bloqbag is a modular backpack system, in which you take a base…

By Mike Newman
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The Story of the (Almost) All-American Barlow Knife

Players in the pocket knife industry are constantly trying to build a better, more durable, more versatile knife and, in the interest of fairness, we think they’re doing a pretty good job. Every year knives in a dozen different price ranges are released, each of them making full, punishing use…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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