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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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Custom Lightsabers You Can Actually Duel With

Depending how old you were the first time you saw any of the Star Wars movies, your options for recreating epic lightsaber battles with family, friends and kids from around the neighborhood were limited to sticks and shitty "licensed" toys built with plastic that extended like police batons. Those are…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Jackfish Survival Credit Card Holder

Calling the Jackfish a wallet is a bit like calling a multi-tool a knife--technically it's true, but it's so much more than that. All things considered, Jackfish is essentially an all purpose, survival, multi-tool that just so happens to hold up to four credit cards. The 8.5mm thick Jackfish, available…

By Cooper Fleishman
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An Elevated EDC for an Everyday Need

Gift giving is tough. You have to guess whether someone could not only use a gift, but actually enjoy receiving it. Often times, they can't, and they won't. That's why we'd like to suggest Declan. Declan is an everyday carry cleaning cloth that not only cleans gadgets, glasses, and more,…

By Sponsor
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Octovo Makes Lasting Gear for Travelers

Whether you're a weekend jetsetter or have as many miles as George Clooney in Up in the Air, you know the importance of gear designed to stand up to the rigors of travel. Octovo does too, that's why they craft durable, attractive goods with the traveler in mind. From their home base in San…

By Mike Newman
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HoboWood Solid Wood Carabiners

Xabier Ferro is a creative designer and wood artisan currently based in LA who’s creating awesome daily carry goods as HoboWood. The first release is a seventeen layer thick wood carabiner that’s unlike anything we’ve ever seen before. Using oak, walnut, or a combination of the two, each carabiner is…

By Cooper Fleishman
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