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A Better Way to Bring the Shade
By Cool Material
Build the Perfect Bonfire with the Best Gear for the Great Outdoors Build the Perfect Bonfire with the Best Gear for the Great Outdoors
Outdoors
Build the Perfect Bonfire with the Best Gear for the Great Outdoors

From the right axe to the perfect sipping whiskey and a proper outdoor speaker, a night under the stars awaits.

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
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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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Powers Construction Steel Site Shack

The Powers Construction Site Shack isn’t trying to be a fancy tiny home. It’s really designed as a portable workspace and shelter. The design copies pitch-roofed homes, only way smaller. Constructed with weathering corten steel that requires no painting and adopts a resilient, rust-colored (but not rusting) appearance, along with…

By Amos Kwon
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The 5.11 Tactical Operator Axe

A couple years ago, Kyle Lamb of Viking Tactics designed a multi-functional axe with hammer and pry-bar ends that would ultimately evolve into the 5.11 Tactical VTAC Operator Axe. As much as we loved the hammer, axe, pry-bar and two dozen other functions packed into this behemoth of a tool,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Keep Track of All Your Fishing Trips with Word. Notebooks Fishing Log

There are few things as satisfying as sitting around during the summer with a few friends or family members while you shoot the shit over ice cold beers. And that's exactly why we love fishing so much. You get to do all of those things with the added benefits of…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Rightline Gear Moki Doorstep

Sometimes a product is so simple yet so ingenious, you have to wonder why no one thought of it. That's exactly where the Moki Doorstep fits in. This bright orange aircraft aluminum car step is a single piece apparatus that hooks into your car's looped door latch and allows you…

By Amos Kwon
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Teryx Omniblade

There are multi-tools for quick jobs around the house or office, and then there’s the Omniblade that’s a bit too big and bad for a snap-top, nylon belt case. This Khal Drogo-worthy all-black 5-in-1 multi-tool measures almost two feet in length and boasts a machete, a hatchet, a hammer, a…

By Amos Kwon
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