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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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Cotter Keychain

There was a day, many years ago, when someone decided to adopt the standard climbing carabiner as a keychain. Practically, it made a lot of sense. But not long after, belt loops everywhere had the simple device hanging from them. If you’re looking for something a little sharper that isn’t…

By Mike Newman
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Melina Is a Tent You Can Wear as a Backpack

Designed to give wearers the ability to create their own personal space in an urban environment, David Shatz's Melina is a backpack that transforms into a single person tent using a clever accordion-style folding mechanism. Details about the project are scarce, but we do know that it was produced "under…

By Cooper Fleishman
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ManCan 128 Personal Keg System

Trust us when we tell you that we love being able to remove delicious, larger quantities of beer from our favorite microbreweries than what's available in cans or bottles, but growlers have problems of their own. They're not pressurized. Most of them are made of glass. They only hold four…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Rumpl Down Puffy Outdoor Blanket

Down comforters and down jackets are great ways to stay warm at home or on the go when the weather isn't cooperating because of the durable construction and protection you get from down. The Rumpl Down Puffy Outdoor Blanket is the only thing you want when you need a blanket…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Ideal Conceal Smartphone Gun

Stretch your arms while yawning, bend over when your shoe comes untied, or catch your shirt on something jutting out from the wall and all of a sudden that concealed weapon isn't so, well, concealed. The Ideal Conceal Pistol wants to keep your gun under wraps—by making it look like…

By Mike Newman
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