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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
Accessories
The NOMAD Hammock Converts Into a Backpack

Inspired by the art of origami, the team at NOMAD Hammock spent three years designing and developing a unique hammock that converts into a backpack for everyday use. Using a combination of Cordura, body adaptive mesh and nylon materials, NOMAD is a 20L pack with enough room an entire weekend's…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Gerber Flatiron

The cleaver is a trusted tool by both butchers and those who need a blade that's a bit more robust. The rectangular hatchet shape allows for more than simple slicing and dicing. The Gerber Flatiron is bringing that cleaver mentality to your everyday carry, as it's both a folding pocket…

By Mike Newman
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Radiate Portable Campfire

As any outdoor enthusiast knows, starting a campfire isn't always as simple as you think it will be. You can eliminate the scavenging for dry twigs and painstaking assembly with the Radiate Portable Campfire, a 4 lbs tin that ignites to offer up to 5 hours of burn time. Simply…

By Mike Newman
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Accessories
The North Face Urban Exploration Collection

The North Face is obviously most well known for their incredible winter jackets and cold weather gear, but the brand has quite a few other pieces of note that are just as great—like The North Face Urban Exploration Collection. Described by The North Face as “the downtown expression of our…

By Cooper Fleishman
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9 Hemp Products that Don’t Make You Look Like a Stoner

We’re long past when it was time to abolish hemp’s dirty reputation. It’s true that it’s closely related to marijuana, but when people talk about hemp, what they generally mean is the plant that produces miniscule amounts of THC and has hundreds to tens of thousands of uses (depending on…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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