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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.

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The Ledlenser MH5 Rechargeable Headlamp Is the Best Entry-Level Headlamp

When it comes to adventuring gear, the humble headlamp is essential. Whether you’re pitching your tent late at night, going for a pre-sunrise hike, or just need to hit the bathroom, a quality headlamp is crucial for camping. And you won’t get much better than the Ledlenser MH5 rechargeable headlamp.…

By John A. Paradiso
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The Leatherman Bond Is the Best Entry-Level Multi-Tool

The Leatherman name has been synonymous with multi-tools for just about all of the company’s 38 years of operation. Founder Tim Leatherman arguably kickstarted the EDC craze when he launched his PST (Pocket Survival Tool) in 1983. Since then, hikers, DIYers, road trippers, and just about anyone who could make…

By John A. Paradiso
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Spalding Is Recreating Their Original Basketball from More Than a Century Ago

Spalding is an American sporting goods company founded in the last quarter of the 1800s. The sport of Basketball was founded not too many years later at the end of the 1800s. Spalding founder A.G. Spalding produced the first basketball for official use in 1894, and the brand is celebrating…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Learn Something New and Save Big With an Exclusive Discount at Skillwise

Year after year, we set the same New Year's resolutions. Write things down. Buy things made to last. Be healthy. Disconnect. We're pretty good at all of those things, but the one New Year's resolution we always seem to have trouble prioritizing is resolution to learn a new trade or…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Distil Union’s Ferris Line Uses Magnets to Improve Your EDC

Ever since we first started using the Distil Union Wally Bifold, we knew we'd be seeing big things from the company that made one of our favorite thin wallets. But we didn't expect our EDC would be changing as much as will with their new Ferris system. At its core,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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