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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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Forestbound Duffel Bag

Taking one item and turning it into another, more useful item probably isn't anything new to you. It's how plumbing hose and a funnel became a beer bong. How macaroni pieces and Elmer's glue became art. Scrap plywood and 2x4 became a bike shelf. Now, it's how a vintage, worn-in…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Maki Longboards

It's almost that time of year when the term "beach weather" starts slipping into every network weatherman's vocabulary.  As his or her hand glides across a screen of five straight Ray-Ban rocking suns we start thinking about ways to get a week off from work and get outdoors.  One of the first things…

By Mike Newman
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Brass Knuckle Leather Lighter Holder

There are a lot of things in life that have no real purpose other than being really, really cool. If you're looking to get into some trouble, of the fisticuffs or flaming variety, this Brass Knuckle Leather Lighter Holder is exactly what you need. The leather brass knuckle holder will…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Victorinox Horseshoe Nail Knife

You don't bring a knife to a gunfight, but you bring one everywhere else. You never know when you might need to cut some cheese, sharpen a stick or spring a trap so it's good to be prepared. Even better if the knife is a multi-tool because then you can…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Treasure Wheels

Put treasure in the name of anything and the 8 year old still inside of all of us is immediately intrigued. If the product in question just so happens to be practical and also cost less than $50 it's pretty much a guaranteed winner. This is the case with Treasure…

By Cooper Fleishman
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