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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
By Cool Material
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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Halospheres Is a Desktop Toy That Spins at Over 3,600 RPM

In our quest to find the perfect desktop toy to kill time between meetings, we've come across numerous gadgets and gizmos. Most, however, are riffs on the same idea. Halospheres is different. Halospheres is the desktop toy that spins at over 3,600 RPM, making it completely unique and a ton…

By Mike Newman
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Morsel Is a Better Spork

The spork is a utensil usually met with laughter. While the most humorous of all the dining tools, it also holds the most potential. Morsel is the upgraded, fully realized spork that is anything but a joke. It's a spoon. It's a fork. It's a spatula. It's the best camping…

By Mike Newman
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Tentsile Una Tree Tent

Tentsile makes some of the most unique and attractive tents in the game. The brand's latest, the Una Tree Tent, is perfect for the solo explorer looking for a solid night's sleep in the wild. The tent is lightweight so as not to slow you down on the trail (Tentsile…

By Mike Newman
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Caswell Morphing Karambit

Many moons ago, the karambit was invented as an agricultural tool the people of West Sumatra used. In the years since, the blade, which was inspired by a tiger's claw, has taken on a new life as a self-defense tool and an EDC device. The Caswell Morphing Karambit solves one…

By Mike Newman
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Best Made Field Chest

Robert Edison Fulton Jr. was an adventurer. The man traveled the world on the seat of a motorcycle and risked life and limb in the name of exploration. When it came to storing important items, he turned to a field chest he created. Best Made teamed up with Gerstner &…

By Mike Newman
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