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Build the Perfect Bonfire with the Best Gear for the Great Outdoors
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Build the Perfect Bonfire with the Best Gear for the Great Outdoors
By Beau Hayhoe
Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide

Our favorite places to stay, eat, drink, explore, and linger in one of Mexico's most captivating beach towns.

By Cool Material
Nearly Two Decades Later, Outlier Is Still Changing the Face of Menswear Nearly Two Decades Later, Outlier Is Still Changing the Face of Menswear
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Nearly Two Decades Later, Outlier Is Still Changing the Face of Menswear

The ultra-innovative brand is making clothes for generations ahead, using remarkable materials and taking on climate change.

By Beau Hayhoe
A Haunted Road Trip: Ghosts, Cocktails, and a Very Creepy Hospital A Haunted Road Trip: Ghosts, Cocktails, and a Very Creepy Hospital
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A Haunted Road Trip: Ghosts, Cocktails, and a Very Creepy Hospital

From dilapidated hospitals to disapproving librarians in a bar, I took a haunted Eastern Washington road trip.

By Brandon Withrow
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How to Easily Make the Best Ice Cream at Home

One day it occurred to us that ice cream makers exist, yet we keep spending tons of money on ever shrinking cartons at the grocery store. Frankly, that’s some absurd behavior. We decided to end it, or at least drastically cut back. From now on, you can consider us official…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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The Coolest Cars You’ve Never Heard Of

Whether you’re interested in the domestics, gassers, tuners, classics, muscle cars, exotics, rare oddities, or any of the literal dozens of automobile sub-genres, there’s one thing about every car geek that unites us all: We all love learning something new. It’s why we are always looking for cars we didn’t…

By Maxwell Barna
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The 8 Best Pocket Knives for Camping

You already know by now that we’re huge EDC guys, and some of our favorite EDC items include quality blades and pocket knives. But at the end of the day, we’re all about function over form. A knife might be beautiful and rugged, but what can it do for us?…

By Maxwell Barna
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8 Good-Looking Citronella Candles for Your Next BBQ

Not hanging out outside during the summer would be like not putting the top down on a convertible (coincidentally, also in the summer). It’s the whole point of the thing, so do it. Unless you’re plagued by mosquitoes. In which case, we recommend a citronella candle. It’ll be hard to…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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72 Hours in Nashville

Nashville is a heck of a town, and if we’re traveling domestically, it's one of the places we love to visit. Known for its incredible food scene, whiskey, and music history, Nashville, affectionately known as “Music City,”offers a little bit of everything for everyone—from family vacationers, to rowdy college kids,…

By Maxwell Barna
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