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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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Barrett Alley Leather Wallets and Accessories

Men have the unique gift of generally aging gracefully. What started as an awkward, pimply existence always has the chance to evolve in a Clooney-esque way into distinguished greatness. Put simply, men get better with age - just like wine... and leather. Barrett Alley is a unique purveyor of classical…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Drinks
Major League Baseball Bat Bottle Opener

The song “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” features one glaring omission:  There is zero mention of drinking in it.  Maybe it’s the speed of the game or just relaxing in the stands on a summer day, but whatever it is, baseball and beer just go together.  Now, even…

By Mike Newman
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Timberland Canvas Messenger Bag

If you're anything like us, right now there's only one thing on your mind on Sunday nights - AMC's The Walking Dead. It does for zombies what Mad Men did for interoffice affairs - made them cool again - but that's not the point. The zombie apocalypse is coming and…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Only GPS Ski Goggles

Glancing down at a personal fitness monitor while you’re skiing or snowboarding is about as smart as firing off a few texts while flying down the highway.  Unfortunately, there really hasn’t been an option to track your progress while carving some slopes.  The Only GPS Ski Goggles available from Hammacher Schlemmer…

By Mike Newman
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Dyson DC26 “City” Vacuum

Right now you're probably pondering why there's a vacuum on Cool Material. But this is no ordinary vacuum, it's a Dyson. Actually, it isn't even the usual bagless, triple-quadruple-mega-fusion Dyson you were used to seeing back when you still watched television with commercials. The Dyson DC26 "City" kind of looks…

By Cooper Fleishman
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