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The latest innovations, performance reviews, and buying guides for everything from athletic apparel and footwear to fitness trackers and sporting accessories.

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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Ti2 Para-Biner

By definition, a multi-tool is "any one of a range of portable, versatile hand tools that combines several individual functions in a single unit," but you knew that already because the name is pretty self explanatory. The Ti2 Para-Biner takes that so far past the standard definition that just calling…

By Cooper Fleishman
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BioLite KettlePot

When the BioLite CampStove came out it was one of the coolest gadgets we had seen in a while. We love disconnecting as much as possible, but that doesn't mean we don't want to take pictures, listen to music and play games some times. All of those things require gadget…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Tools
Ellepi Vintage Stapler

If you want to add a bit of personality and uniqueness to your office, check out this vintage stapler from Ellepi. The company, which is located in Cologno Monzese (right outside of Milan), crafted this metal stapler to standout among the standard Swinglines of the world. Each measures 6.25" x…

By Mike Newman
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Accessories
Chrome Barrage Cargo Backpack

Ladies and gentlemen, Chrome has done it again. We don't have the pseudo-science to backup this claim completely, but we're willing to bet that there aren't many things the Chrome Barrage Cargo Backpack can't do. The backpack is made with welded waterproof seams in the USA, guaranteed for life and…

By Cooper Fleishman
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General Manufacturing Wallets

These days, it seems like everyone that has any sort of brand that deals with accessories is also doing men's handmade wallets. You'd think that eventually we'd get sick of the handmade options coming out of all of these shops because how different can anything really be when they're all…

By Cooper Fleishman
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