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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.

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The Pick Punch

You've probably already heard us talking about The Pick Punch, you may have even seen it while perusing the virtual aisles of our shop, but now you can see its greatness without having to read a single word (except these). We figured there wasn't a better way to show off some…

By Mike Newman
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Magic 8 Ball Pen

Pens are cool. Magic 8-Balls are cool. Naturally, combining the two is a fantastic idea. Which is, obviously, what this pen is all about. Is that third Jager bomb going to end up haunting me later? "Without a Doubt." Will I finally win the Mega Millions? "Dude, No Way." "Not…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Gentleman’s Hidden Knife

People have tendency to get a bit freaked when you carry around a knife. They say things like, "Oh my God, is that a knife?" and, "Sir, you can't take that on the plane." That hasn't stopped us from carrying one around though (well, except for the plane thing, we're not looking…

By Mike Newman
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Anso Barbar

You can learn a lot about a man by the tools he keeps. If you want to learn about guys in general however, running into open garages and rifling through toolboxes is probably a poor way to run a case study. To see where we're at as a society and to learn…

By Mike Newman
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The Uni-Fold Wallet

Our origami skills are basically nonexistent. You want a paper swan? Give us a stack of loose leaf paper, some scissors and a handful of rivets. Now, to be fair, our swan has a far greater chance of falling to pieces due to the simple fact that there are more parts. That's just…

By Mike Newman
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