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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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PoweriSite Lets You Charge Your Phone With Your Power Tools

Even fruit flies think the battery life on your phone is laughably short. In an effort to find ways to get a charge on the go, numerous products have popped up ranging from cases to a portable campfire. Now, with PoweriSite, you can snag a charge off your power tools. The small…

By Mike Newman
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Tools
Crovel Extreme II Multifunction Shovel Perfect for Apocalypse

The Crovel Extreme II fulfills a lot of complimentary needs. It's a crowbar. It's a foldable army-style shovel. It also works as a hammer, woodworking chisel, saw and bottle opener. Then there's the "Reversible Super Spike" attachment for the end that's good for breaking ice, splitting wood, breaching walls and…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Tools
Mover & Shaker Pens Built For Writing on the Go

The one issue with 90% of the pen projects posted on Kickstarter is they are so elaborate that they really only make sense for using at your desk. Let's be honest, if your jotting notes on the go, a pen with a threaded cap or an aluminum holster isn't going…

By Mike Newman
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A Ruler Suited For Any Color Surface

Unless you're doing work in a shop, you probably haven't needed to buy a ruler in quite some time. And while you might not really be in the market, we can safely say that this is the ruler you should buy if you need one. Since the markings fade from…

By Mike Newman
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Features
15 Things We Wanted To Steal From CES 2014

What the news coverage of CES doesn't show you is that 90% of the gadgets you come across there are either old, boring, or simply pieces of junk. Finding interesting, new devices is like hunting for buried treasure. After days of digging, here are the 15 things we wanted to…

By Mike Newman
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