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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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Rough & Tumble Messenger Tote

We should probably limit ourselves to a certain amount of bags...but we don't. We have so many bags lying around it's like Hoarders:Bags in our office closet. Paring it down is difficult though. We need a tote for the flea market and grocery store because it's convenient and high capacity.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Packaway Buckets

There are some things you don't think of often but end up using quite a bit. Like when we first saw Packaway Buckets, we thought, "Do we really need to spend $30 on a collapsible bucket for range balls?" and that was about all we came up with in terms of…

By Mike Newman
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SuitSuit Boombox

There are a few standard pieces of luggage you'll see while standing at a baggage carousel—the quintessential black Samsonite, a series of cases that fit like nesting dolls, and one beat up junker covered in duct tape. Now, unless you're the duct tape guy, it can be a pain finding…

By Mike Newman
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Survive The Zombie Apocalypse

Well here we are—2012. End of the world time. Sucks, doesn’t it? We’re not sure how we’re going out, but we’re putting our money on zombies. Yup, zombies. (It’s an outside bet.) While the world panics and runs around like chickens with their heads cut off, we’ll sit back, sip…

By Mike Newman
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Hard Graft Heritage Card Case

Loading up a wallet with all your credit cards, business cards and cash is a perfect way to tear small holes in the pockets of all your jeans. Sometimes it's unavoidable (like when you are attempting to relocate the contents of your nightstand), but for a night out, our choice is…

By Mike Newman
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