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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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Portel iPhone Leather Wallet

Loading up your pockets with the latest gadgets and gizmos and, in turn, the latest apps, productivity tools and games is great. Filling your office and home with the newest art, Etsy creations and IKEA furniture is also great. But sometimes, simplicity is key. That is where the Portel iPhone…

By Cooper Fleishman
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BRATT

We’re not going to admit when we need help defending ourselves or when we could use a hand prying out a stuck nail but that’s not to say we wouldn’t appreciate the helping hand, and that’s exactly why we’re digging the BRATT.  Solving a slew of little issues in the…

By Mike Newman
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Paintball Robot

At some point in your life you wanted to build a robot and be on Battle Bots. It could have been when you were a kid, or five years ago, or even yesterday, but that moment exists. Building things with your bare hands isn't just something you enjoy doing, it's…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Maglite XL100 LED Flashlight

A flashlight’s one of those things a guy won’t realize he needs until it’s too late like the latest version of Flash for a fantasy football draft or ping pong balls for a round of beer pong.  If you’re reading this and realizing you need one you'd be wise to…

By Mike Newman
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Nite Ize 18” Gear Tie

If there was a race to see which guy could untie his extension cords the fastest you could probably drive to a store twenty minutes away, buy a new extension cord, drive back and still win the competition.  The truth is, we usually keep our extension cords in a cardboard…

By Mike Newman
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