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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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Holiday Gift Guide: Last Minute Amazon Prime

Well, this is it. You put off your holiday shopping for too long and now you're scrambling to determine what you can get at the grocery store that would make a decent gift. Pack of bologna? One of those helium balloons? Before you go and royally screw this up, you've…

By Mike Newman
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Minimal Titanium Tools

Yes, these are multi-tools. No there are no hidden wrenches or protracting rulers tucked away that you can't see. They are simple, beautiful, and damn near indestructible everyday tools without all the bells and whistles you might expect. The Solid line from Portland-based, Industry, are stripped down to the most…

By Mike Newman
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Accessories
Poquito Wood Wallet

Slim wallets are nothing new. Wood wallets aren't new either. "Band" wallets designed to hold cash aren't new either. And yet, when you combine all those featured like Madera did with the Poquito Wood Wallet it seems brand new. To be fair, Madera did engineer a little compartment to use…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Drinks
Holiday Gift Guide: The Beer Lover

Whether he’s the kind of guy who waits in line at Three Floyds on Dark Lord Day or he just really enjoys the High Life, these gifts will go over exceptionally well with The Beer Lover. Just get him to put down that snifter of Russian imperial stout so he…

By Mike Newman
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Accessories
Corter Snap Key Case

We love carabiners, s-hooks, infinity clips, shackles and lanyards as much as the next guy, but they still lead to jingle. We hate the sound of key jingle. Corter Leather's new Snap Key Case aims to make that a thing of the past by Swiss Army knifing your keys into…

By Cooper Fleishman
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