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Menswear Staples You Didn’t Know Had Golf History
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Menswear Staples You Didn’t Know Had Golf History
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It’s Time to Upgrade Your Gas Station Lighter It’s Time to Upgrade Your Gas Station Lighter
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It’s Time to Upgrade Your Gas Station Lighter

These 5 lighters turn a disposable necessity into a piece of EDC you’ll actually want to carry.

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.

By Cool Material
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Built for Athletes Hero Backpack Is Perfect for Workouts

That's where Built for Athletes comes in. Built for Athletes exists to supply athletes like you with the backpacks and accessories you need to surpass boundaries and continually crush your goals. Their Hero backpack is the perfect example of this. It's a 45L large capacity backpack that's rip-proof, water-resistant and…

By Cooper Fleishman
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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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Pen Type-C Is as Thick as a Refill and Doubles as Bookmark

We've spent a lot of the time over the past handful of years collecting what we feel are the best pens out there for notes, to-dos and daily record keeping. This all started with the Best Kickstarter Pens, and no list of those kind of pens would be complete without…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Gerber Quadrant Bamboo Folding Knife

Gerber has been a trusted name in pocket knives and multi-tools for as long as we can remember. Regardless of what you're looking for in terms of tool selection, blade size or functionality, it's a fair bet that Gerber makes a great pocket knife or tool that does exactly what…

By Cooper Fleishman
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