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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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Light Pick

Unless you're Dave Grohl or some other mega-famous guitar player (we'll assume you aren't, our apologies to Dave who is no doubt reading this) you may not want to be chucking these bad boys into the crowd after your next gig. The Light Pick (available in a slew of different colors)…

By Mike Newman
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Pocket Dept Notebooks

Along with playing Words with Friends (this is still cool, right?), there are a lot of things your iPhone/Droid/Blackberry is good for. One thing it's not good for is taking notes. We know it's easy to do because you probably already have your phone out—and it's certainly capable of taking…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Outdoor Cutlery Set

Packing for a camping trip is a pain. It’s like playing a game of Tetris with your bag to make everything fit. When you can cut down on the size of anything without losing functionality, it’s a wise move. This Outdoor Cutlery Set is exactly what you need for all…

By Mike Newman
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Midori Brass Pencil

Unlike the word processing programs (let's just lump Excel and Powerpoint in here for argument's sake too) you use to finalize reports, write memos and tally sales, real life doesn't have an undo button. You might be able to ctrl+z your way into that promotion, but it won't unsend an…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Accessories
QWERTY Premium Leather Wallet

We turn to Think Geek for all our random, geeky needs.  This happens to be quite often and quite a blow to our disposable income (for some reason our wives and girlfriends don't think funny USB plug-ins are a "necessity").  Luckily for any leftover cash we do have, there's this…

By Mike Newman
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