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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
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The Elbow Revitalizes Your Old Cassette Collection

Why anyone's inventing things for cassette tapes is a mystery to us, but we appreciate good design when we see it, so we couldn't let The Elbow slip by us without a post. The basic idea of The Elbow is to play cassette tapes without the bulky stereo system they used…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Camp on Top of Your MINI Countryman With This Tent

Thanks to a new partnership with BMW, you can now camp on top of your MINI Countryman with an Autohome tent. If you've never heard of Autohome before, they're Italian specialists in all things rooftop camping. If you want an alternative to a great camping tent that requires setup on…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Pocket Shot Hammer Handle

The Pocket Shot came out a few years ago and showed everyone that the traditional slingshot could benefit from a little modernization. It could shoot 3 times faster than a normal shot, was easier to load, and could fit in your pocket without sticking out like the one Dennis the…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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The 25X Follows Best Made and Gerstner’s Rich Collaborative History

Best Made is known for having some of the highest quality products in the business and their collaborations even more so. Their Gerstner Chest line, the result of a prolific collective effort between Best Made and Gerstner, is one of the more well known product lines Best Made stocks. The…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Hitch & Timber Leather Goods

Between a pocket knife, a wallet, a writing instrument, and a slew of other gear, the "carry" part of your everyday carry can quickly become a real challenge. That's why there's Hitch & Timber. Hitch & Timber uses stunning, durable leather to handcraft attractive ways to tote around your collection. Whether you…

By Mike Newman
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