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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.

By Cool Material
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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
Contests & Give-Aways
Lose the Leather: 11 Unique Wallet Materials (+Giveaway)

Whether you're a coffee or a Red Bull guy, a smoker or a gum chewer, a commuter or a driver, everyone needs something to get through the daily grind. All of those things require money, which means you need a money transportation device. Skip the standard leather wallets you're used…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Accessories
Dorian Creations Bullet Pens

The pen is mightier than the sword, but you never bring a knife to a gunfight. Does that mean that the gun is mightier than the pen? Or is the pen mightier than the gun? Don't worry, you don't have to pick a winner in this cosmic game of rock…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Maison Martin Margiela Wood Wallet

Regardless of whether you're a paper or plastic man, carrying some form of money is essential. And like your iPhone, iPad, laptop, ridiculous new camera and the daily six pack - you have a lot of options when it comes to how you want to carry it. You can be…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Nasty Clamps

At first glance it looks as if the guys who invented Nasty Clamps simply rummaged through the drawers of their workbench and Gorilla Glued a few things together.  Despite the fact that the Nasty Clamp looks like a standard metal spring clamp on a bendable stick, the whole in this…

By Mike Newman
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Articles
Time To Touch: iPod Nano Watch Bands

The iPod Nano crams a lot of features into a very tiny package. You get 8gb or 16gb of music, fitness, FM radio and Nike+ in something hardly larger than a quarter. But let's be honest here, compared to your iPhone 4 and your iPad it's pretty much worthless as…

By Cooper Fleishman
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