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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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Timbuk2 Limited Edition Dolores Chiller 2

It's a well known fact that the only thing better than just drinking is drinking in public because it's just the right amount of naughty. Technically you could get arrested, but that's half the fun. (On that note, according to the lawyers we're obligated to say "Cool Material does not…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Striker Light Mine Professional

At first glance this does not look like something you'd want to stick under the hood of your car, the crevice under the sink or even carry around in general.  The Striker Light Mine Professional is the steroid injected version of Striker's original Magnetic Light Mine and is far more…

By Mike Newman
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Fossil Terrain Bags

There are but a few companies that consistently deliver products we don't just think about buying - we actually do. Everyone's favorite tech fruit company is definitely on the list, but so is Fossil, mainly because of their bags. The latest collection, Terrain, features bags made of leather and canvas…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Barrel Stave Hammock

There are few pleasures in life that are greater than coming home from a long day, grabbing a beer and relaxing in a hammock, the only ones we can think of can be found in a book called The Kama Sutra. Every guy contemplates getting a hammock but by the time they…

By Mike Newman
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Manly and Measured Notebook Trio

How many men do you know that own a Moleskine? Even if you believe the hype (which you shouldn't), the list includes none other than: Wilde, van Gogh, Picasso and Hemingway. Technically, they all used "similar style black notebooks," but history has a funny way of remembering the Moleskine as…

By Cooper Fleishman
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