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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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Terrain 365 Otter Flip-AT Pocket Knife

Everyone knows that EDC should include a solid workhorse pocket knife you can use for all your essential cutting tasks. How do you pick just the right one for you? If you're interested in sleek, stylish and sharp--along with all terrains performance--you opt for the Terrain 365 Otter Flip-AT Pocket…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Naim ‘Solstice Special Edition’ Is a Stunning Hi-Fi Turntable

Naim produces some of the most revered hi-fi audio tech in the industry. But, surprisingly, the UK-based company had never released a turntable. As the story goes, founder Julian Vereker, a self-taught engineer, had always wanted to build a turntable but never managed to before his untimely death in 2000.…

By John A. Paradiso
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Amazon Prime Day 2021 [Updating Regularly]

Amazon Prime Day is back once again to bring all kinds of Black Friday style deep discounts on, well, everything Amazon sells--but mostly their own products--so you can outfit your new home or office with all the Echos, Kindles, Rings, Blinks, and smart devices you're now applauding yourself for not…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Leatherman’s Latest Multi-Tool Has Everything You Need

If you're only allowed to carry one piece of gear other than a smartphone in your EDC, it should be a Leatherman multi-tool like their latest, Bond. This 14-tool option with minimal design was inspired by founder Tim Leatherman's original PST multi-tool and packs everything you use regularly in one…

By Pat McLaughlin
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Leica Unveils Its First Smartphone, The Leitz Phone 1

Famed camera brand Leica has announced its very first smartphone, which is available exclusively to the Japanese market. The Leitz Phone 1 is effectively a retooled Sharp Aquos R6 in a new case with, as we'd expect, a seriously powerful lens. In fact, the Leitz ships with a Leica lens…

By John A. Paradiso
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