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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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Jack Spade Card Leather Vertical Card Holder

When we were young we played War, Go Fish, and a slew of other simple card games to pass the time.  Our brains weren't always in the mood for arranging Scrabble tiles or being the Monopoly banker.  Now that we're older, the games haven't really gotten all that more advanced,…

By Mike Newman
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Best. Bottle Openers. Ever.

In addition to our watch addiction, we have a thing for bottle openers. We generally pass on the talking cartoon characters and ones that look like body parts (only because we still have so many from college) and only seek out stuff that’s really worth showing off. We’re especially into…

By Cool Material Guest
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Vintage Swiss Army Flashlight

There aren’t many things made today that are higher in quality than their original counterparts from years, if not decades ago. That brand new LED powered flashlight you carry around everywhere for emergencies is bright, effective and energy efficient, but will it be around in a decade? Ok, probably, but…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Pumpkin Gutter

You can have your gift giving and fireworks, leave us with the glory of Halloween. Why? Well, there are plenty of reasons (most involving the lack of non-slutty female costumes), one being the creepy decor. What can we say, we like to scare the neighborhood kids—it's one of our favorite pastimes. So when…

By Mike Newman
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Ignoble Stilwin Seedpod Backpack

Somewhere between the blacktop and concrete world of Tony Hawk and the flying car future of the Fifth Element, there's a guy that needs a backpack. In this case, Jansport just isn't going to cut it. If you're looking for something sleek and stylish that's capable of taking a beating,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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