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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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Williams Tactical Key Self-Defense Tool

There's an Onion article that claims, the average guy is 4,000% less effective when fighting than they think they will be. Yes, it's The Onion. Yes, it's a joke. That said, like many posts on the satirical news site, there's truth in comedy. Should you need to defend yourself, don't go assuming you're…

By Mike Newman
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Gerber Fishing Collection

Whether you’re talking about their capable multi-tools or their incredible pocket knives, the odds are that Gerber makes at least one tool that will fit the bill for whatever you need. With the release of their latest collection, that now includes a whole suite of tools purpose built for the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Land Rover Defender Multi-Tool

In what is easily the most unique multi-tool design we've ever come across, Land Rover tossed this do-everything assistant into its shop recently. The Defender Multi Tool looks, well, like a Defender, only it's outfitted with a bevy of useful features. The 11 tools on the stainless steel multi-tool include…

By Mike Newman
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Gravity Chopsticks 2.0 Never Touch the Table

Chopsticks are some of the simplest, most utilitarian and well-designed utensils that have ever been created, which is probably why no one has really iterated on the design significantly since they were invented over 6,000 years ago. Once you overcome the learning curve, the only real issue with them was…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Titaner Bolt Pen Hides a Screwdriver, Mini Pin, and More

We’ve covered quite a few great Kickstarter pens over the years, many of them made out of titanium and more than a few featuring a bolt action mechanism. As the name implies, the Titaner Bolt Pen includes both of those features (some of our favorites, by the way), but this…

By Cooper Fleishman
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