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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 Paracord Bracelet And Keychain That Start Fires

There are plenty of different woven paracord keychain and bracelet options on the market, but none of them compare to the options from Bomber Barrel. The same company that released the most successful bag on Kickstarter has now expanded their offerings to include a paracord bracelet and keychain with a…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The REI evrgrn Collection

Recreational Equipment Inc, better known as REI, has always been a place where you could find most anything you needed to spend some quality time in the great outdoors. They just launched a new house brand of gear called evrgrn (yes, they spell it like that) that's designed to be…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Chrome x Dickies Citizen Bag

Chrome and Dickies are two brands that need absolutely no introduction, except to tell you that the two iconic brands teamed up to make one seriously badass bag. The people at Chrome picked up a bunch of Dickies Work Pants and incorporated everything from the waist lining and the zippers…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Topo Designs x Tenkara Rod Co Fishing Kit

Topo Designs, maker of some of the coolest bags out there, has teamed up with Tenkara Rod Co. to create an entire kit for a Tenkara fly fishing adventure. Tenkara is a centuries-old Japanese fly fishing method based on the elegant simplicity of using only a rod, line and fly.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Tactical Handcuff Key Pen

A pen isn’t often the tool of choice to get you out of a sticky situation, unless that situation requires a well-written letter. With the Tactical Handcuff Key Pen, things are a bit different. The CNC-machined aluminum pen hides a handcuff key and a push pin in the barrel, and…

By Mike Newman
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