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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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Tin Cloth Shop Apron

Aprons tend to be a mixed bag among men. Long associated with the generator of cupcakes, steak dinners and other fantastic edibles, the apron has manly purposes too, and it's high time we reclaim the apron from our better halves. This Tin Cloth Shop Apron is a perfect example of…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Kanz Field Kitchens

When you go camping (manly camping, none of that resort bullshit) you're sacrificing your connection to the outside world, any sort of sleeping comfort and the cold comfort of a commode. For what? To spend time away from your life with some buddies, huddled around a fire with a couple…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Wintercheck Factory William Wallet

When was the last time you went all MacGuyver on a problem and came up with something more presentable then the mess of office supplies and crumbs currently accumulating under your desk? If you're anything like us, you probably attempted a MacGuyver solution and ultimately solved the problem like any…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Topeak Bikamper One-Person Bicycle Tent

Say what you will about motorhomes but we kinda dig the idea of going anywhere and having a place to stay.  What's more in line with our idea of fun however is this Topeak Bikamper Personal Canopy.  Made for use with 26" mountain bikes and 700C road bikes the Bikamper…

By Mike Newman
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Icon Cards

“Icon” is not a term we toss around lightly.  To get labeled as such you’re going to have to have an edge about you, a standout-ness.  That’s why, while there are many kick-ass dudes we admire, there are few “icons.”  The three pictured on these Icon Cards from Oi Polloi…

By Mike Newman
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