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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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Titanium Bolt Action Pen

A good pen is an investment. Unfortunately, that investment is usually in a writing instrument that is, as best we can put it, "stuffy." The Titanium Bolt Action pen is not. Designed by Rainer Wenning and knifemaker Thomas Braunagel, the Titanium Bolt Action Pen is as fine a writing device…

By Mike Newman
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Postalco Totem Key Holder

The Startac was pretty great--until the iPhone. There were lots of cool sneaker options before Michael Jordan--but then Air Jordans. Wallets to card holders. Funding rounds to Kickstarter. All products that work well because of the way they were designed. Redesigning each of those products/ideas was probably ridiculous difficult. Now…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Mini Crowbar Keychain Tool

The crowbar is associated with doing random work as much as it is with movie villains slowly walking over to a car to bash someone's skull in. For some reason, this makes it cooler. While this little guy won't do you much good in a carjacking, it will be helpful…

By Mike Newman
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Trucker’s Friend

You might not drive a big rig, in fact, odds are you don't, but that doesn't mean investing in The Trucker's Friend is a bad idea. Though it's designed to meet the needs of truck drivers, the badass multi-tool will come in handy in a ton of non truck-related activities.…

By Mike Newman
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Corter Postal Bifold

If the Postal Service continues to scale back, Corter seems willing to put some of their old goods to use. This Postal Bifold Wallet is made from vintage leather US Postal Service bags that mail carriers used back in the 50's. The leather has been oiled and condition back into…

By Mike Newman
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