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A Better Way to Bring the Shade
By Cool Material
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
Outdoors
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
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Outdoors
Black Book: 14 Products Our Editors Loved in July 2026

The products our editors have been obsessed with in July 2026.

By Cool Material
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Outdoors
7 Essentials from Filson’s Warm-Weather Shop

For the beach, the lake, the trail, and wherever you like disappearing to on summer weekends.

By Cool Material
Gear
Filson x N.M. Bachtel Forging Co. Woodsman’s Knife

Filson is a name you're definitely familiar with because they've been producing high-quality goods and gear for what seems like forever. The N.M. Bachtel Forging Co. is a name you might not be not familiar with unless you're into the knife-making circles, but it's a name that carries as much…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Food
The HitchFire Grill Attaches to the Back of Your Vehicle

The center of any campsite is the fire we all gather around to enjoy our mornings, meals and evenings. Want to take some of the work out of outdoor meal prep? Check out the HitchFire Grill. Unlike other options that require you to constantly build fires from scratch or waste…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Gear
Filson x Buck Knives

If you're an outdoorsman, you no doubt have some Filson gear in your repertoire. Now the "Unfailing Goods" brand has partnered with iconic American brand, Buck Knives, to create a limited-edition collection of blades for real field usage. The collection features Filson materials combined with proven Buck Knives craftsmanship. The…

By Amos Kwon
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Gear
Go Fast Campers Superlite Roof Tent

If you want to camp in, around or on top of your car, there are plenty of great options out there. While none of those options are of the more traditional great tents for camping options, car camping options like this Go Fast Campers Superlite Roof Tent provide their own myriad…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Gear
Pentax 3-in-1 Binoculars

Pentax is most well known for their cameras, but the company actually got their start about a century ago making spectacle lenses (that they still make to this day). That expertise and innovation in lenses led to cameras, but also to sport optics like binoculars and scopes. Case in point--the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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