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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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Burton Mix Master Gloves

We love snowboarding. There are few things in life that are as exhilarating as ripping up the powder on a black diamond at 20mph with the wind in your face. Ok, we're not that good. It's more like falling down the mountain gracefully with a piece of wood attached to…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Craftsman AssureLink Garage Door Openers

We know, we know, it's a garage door opener. Traditionally, garage door openers fit in the same category as everything Ron Popeil has ever made - set it and forget it. In the case of a garage door, it's actually install it and forget it, but that's not the point.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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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…

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Tagsmith Rough Out Billfold

It's what on the inside that counts. You have to have a thick skin. There are quite a few common sayings that could be used to describe this wallet, and they're all true, but that's not why we like it. It's different than any other wallet we've seen in quite…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Stainless Steel Wallets

Unless you want to simply rock an office supply money container (we're thinking paper clip or wallet), wallets are a necessary evil. The whole "Costanza" thing is common knowledge now, so you probably don't need assistance in the "pack your wallet full of shit" category. What you do need to…

By Cooper Fleishman
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