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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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REI Tent Hammock

Can't decide between a tent or a hammock for your next trip and don't want to bring both? REI built a tent hammock. The REI Co-op Quarter Dome Air Hammock works like a traditional hammock, in that you hang it from your surroundings using guylines, but it has four instead…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Orbitkey 2.0 Is the Better Way to Carry Your Keys

The standard key ring is far from perfect. While some may look good, they all create bulk and unnecessary noise when you move around. With the Orbitkey 2.0, your keys won’t jab your thigh or announce your arrival before you walk through the door. Thanks to the clever design and…

By Mike Newman
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SAM XT Extremity Tourniquet

Sustaining an injury that requires you to use a tourniquet is something we sincerely hope never happens to any of you, but if it does you're going to wish you had a SAM XT Extremity Tourniquet. Designed, engineered and built by SAM Medical, the SAM XT uses an innovative design…

By Cooper Fleishman
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HEX Re-Engineered Condom

Strawberry flavored. Glow in the dark. Ribbed for her pleasure. There are a lot of takes on the condom, but few—if any—actually offer any real improvement over the basic latex version released years ago. That's why LELO created HEX. HEX is a re-engineered condom that leverages the structural properties of connected…

By Mike Newman
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Hobo Coins are Based on Depression Era Coin Carvings

During the Great Depression, the wandering unemployed found some artistic expression in carving new portraits and scenes into coinage, most popularly the Buffalo Nickel. Since then, genuine carved coins have become valuable pieces of US History and collectors aren't likely to want to part with them. Now, Chris Ovdiyenko has taken…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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