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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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Turn Your Disposable Lighter Into a Pocket Torch

Using a disposable lighter to try and ignite firewood or get a camping stove going isn’t easy, but that doesn’t mean you need a different tool for the job. With The Pocket Torch, your cheap disposable lighter transforms into powerful little torch with a flame temperature of 2,300 °F. A…

By Mike Newman
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Unclip Quick Release Carabiner Keychain

San Diego-based creative upstart Unsettle & Co has been hard at work rethinking the way we all carry our keys. At this point, it's more common than not that you have some sort of carabiner you use you to attach your keys to a belt loop for easy access. In…

By Cooper Fleishman
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CRKT Viva Multi-Tool

Columbia River Knife & Tool—aka CRKT—has been making fantastic knives, tools and accessories for more than two decades. They have a mini pocket knife for your everyday carry. They have a multi-tool with a built-in spork. Now, they also have the Viva Keychain Multi-tool. Built with 3cr13 stainless, Viva packs…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Cocoon’s GRID-IT Backpack Organizes All Your Gear

In case you're not familiar with Cocoon's GRID-IT system, it's essentially a series of interconnected and overlapping straps designed to stretch and hold an entire trip worth of gear in an organized fashion. One GRID-IT will hold a camera, portable hard drive, chargers, tools, cords, plugs and batteries in an…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Readyman Wilderness Survival Card

With over 73 years of special operations experience, it's safe to say that the guys behind Readyman know a thing or two about what it takes to survive in the wilderness. They've poured the things they've learned from their experiences and SERE (Survive, Evade, Resist, Escape) training into one credit…

By Cooper Fleishman
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