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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.

By Cool Material
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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 North Face Access Pack

The North Face is probably best known for their fantastic jackets and all-weather gear, but the brand is branching out later this year with the Access Pack. The bag that includes multiple patent-pending features has plenty of things worth looking for in a bag. The main compartment that's capable of…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Tessel Supply Jet Pack 2.0 Backpack

When Tessel Supply's Jet Pack Backpack came out a few years ago, we were immediately impressed with the fact that it perfectly toed the line between professional and fun. We were disappointed there weren't any rocket boosters, but it more than made up for it with the design, style and…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Wipebook

We're huge fans of writing the old-fashioned way with pen and paper, but not everything you write down is something you want to keep forever. Do you really need an indefinite to-do list? What if you change your mind about a sketch or design? There are quite a few situations…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Teenage Engineering Pocket Operator Synths

Teenage Engineering's Pocket Operators are one of the coolest ways to make electronic music on the go. The device that's reminiscent of an old-school calculator without a cover and exposed electronics features a 16-step sequencer, 16 patterns, parameter locks, built-in speaker, jam sync, animated LCD display and a theme for…

By Cooper Fleishman
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NERF’s 2016 Fall Blaster Lineup

When we talked about the NERF Blasters that were capable of launching projectiles in excess of the posted speed limit in most states we knew that foam warfare had change forever (for the better, if we're being honest). People still weren't happy with just 70MPH projectiles because the blaster wasn't…

By Cooper Fleishman
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