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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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Building A Better Nerf Gun

Tired of losing the war on the home front and at the office, the man behind Asciimation decided to take his styrofoam and rubber arsenal to the next level. Rather than just buying one of Nerf's battery, belt-fed, hi-power options, he built his own sidearm from the ground up. We…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
Blackbird Lucky 13 Guitar

Basically the Lucky 13 from Blackbird is the guitar equivalent of a Tesla Roadster – big performance, little frame.  Stealing its name from the unique 13th fret neck connection the Lucky 13 is a traveling guitar that gives you the big sound and tonal quality of a bigger body model. …

By Mike Newman
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Accessories
Tumi Everett Essential Tote Bag

Soft, unstructured and versatile are all words that can be used to describe the average man's wardrobe on a daily basis. This isn't always for the best if you plan on occupying any rung of the ladder near the top. When it comes to bag though, those three little words…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Meehan Utility Bag & Bar Rollup

Being a man of discerning taste can leave you high and dry when it comes to imbibing in a party setting. Let's face it, it's difficult enough to get a decent manhattan at a bar, let alone a party. The fact that you like a drink that requires measuring and…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Artifact Bag Co. Waxed Canvas Tote

In elementary school the cool kids bought lunch and the less popular brought lunch.  Not sure why this was, but it was.  In reality, those brown baggers were smart, they were saving lots of cash (their parent’s cash).  Now that we're more mature (occasional fart jokes aside) we can forget…

By Mike Newman
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