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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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Smokey Bear Playing Cards

Now that camping season has begun, what better way to entertain the gang than with some nostalgic Smokey Bear playing cards? The deck art is illustrated by Sam Larson and comes to you courtesy of a collaboration between Art of Play and the USDA Forest Service. Various woodland creatures such…

By Amos Kwon
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The Re-SOHKO Transform Box Is a Mobile Manufacturing Space You Can Build DIY

Japan is a small island with limited space and a lot of people, so it should come as absolutely no surprise that they're masters of maximizing the space they have to work with. Design firm NOSIGNER teamed up with OPEN SOHKO DESIGN to create the Re-SOHKO Transform Box, a mobile…

By Cooper Fleishman
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This Compact Headlamp Doubles as a Hand Held Light

Our phones are capable of engaging the flash as a light, but they're not a proper flashlight or headlamp like Ledlenser's options. Case in point--the Ledlenser MH5. In addition to being a best-in-class wearable headlamp with up to 400 lumens of bright, white light and an advanced focus system, it…

By Cooper Fleishman
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This Compact Headlamp Doubles as a Hand Held Light

Our phones are capable of engaging the flash as a light, but they're not a proper flashlight or headlamp like Ledlenser's options. Case in point--the Ledlenser MH5. In addition to being a best-in-class wearable headlamp with up to 400 lumens of bright, white light and an advanced focus system, it…

By Pat McLaughlin
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Oakley Releases Fully Frameless Kato Eyewear Series

Renowned sunglasses brand Oakley has once again pushed the industry forward with their latest performance eyewear release: Kato. While the aesthetic is fully retro, recalling nostalgic skiwear, the engineering is futuristic--designed for the next generation athlete. With a frameless construction, customizable nosepad, and tilt function, the Kato series is meant…

By John A. Paradiso
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