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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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We Tested a Bunch of Growlers to See How Long They Kept Our Beer Cold

The growler has made it possible to bring fresh beer home from your favorite brewery. Normally that is a simple process, and the growler ends up in the fridge in minutes, not hours. Other times, however, it doesn't. What if you're taking it camping? What if the brewery is located in…

By Mike Newman
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Discommon Goods Ferrari Piston Keychain

Between the laser welding, lost wax casting, oxidizing, engraving, grinding, buffing, forging and polishing, it shouldn't be a surprise that Discommon Goods latest creation, The Piston, is more like the 2000 Ferrari Formula 1 piston that it's designed to replicate than a standard keychain. The inch long product carries quite…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Olympus Tough TG-Tracker Action Cam

Olympus has always been innovative when it comes to the world of cameras, but the Tough TG-Tracker is a completely different story. Olympus optics capable of Ultra HD 4K video and a 204° extreme angle F2.0 high-speed lens are paired with electronic 5-axis image stabilization, 100ft waterproofing, 7ft shockproofing, 220lbf…

By Cooper Fleishman
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9 Better Groomsmen Gifts

Getting married is… a thing. Depending on who you ask, it’s a good thing, a bad thing, the best thing, the worst thing, a scary thing, or even an inspiring thing—and they’re all right. Marriage is a lot of different things. And when your time comes to tie the knot,…

By Maxwell Barna
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Spyderco’s SzaboHawk Was Designed by a Martial Artist

Spyderco has always made excellent knives and bladed tools, but the SzaboHawk tomahawk is in a class all its own. Designed by law enforcement officer / veteran U.S. Marine / world-class martial artist / renowned knife designer Laci Szabo, the SzaboHawk is equal parts functional tool and close-combat weapon. Made…

By Cooper Fleishman
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