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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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Goods: Affordable Water-Resistant Watches

Having to take off your watch to participate in an activity with any sort of proximity to water is a pain in the ass. Buying a water-resistant watch is the obvious solution, but what rating do you need? Unless you're deep water diving (think ocean, not pool), 200 Meters (aka…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Hults Bruk Axes Are Finally Available Stateside

The Hults Bruk brand has been making some of the world's finest axes since 1697. That's not a typo. They've been making axes for almost one hundred years longer than the USA has been a country. And now, finally, Hults Bruk axes are finally available stateside. The process might no…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Shwood Sunglasses Wrapped In Atlantic Records Vinyl

Shwood's awesome sunglasses need no introduction. The same goes for the music that Atlantic Records has been producing for over 60 years. Now they've teamed up for a collection of Canby sunglasses. Available in two styles—Canby Select Atlantic or Canby Fifty/Fifty Atlantic—each pair of glasses includes an exterior outfitted with…

By Cooper Fleishman
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1960s US Military Vietnam Watch

This watch is virtually identical in appearance to the watches worn by American troops in the Vietnam War. Unlike those timepieces, however, this modern version is built to be a bit more durable—the ones during the '60s and '70s were plastic and designed to be disposable. Because of its size…

By Mike Newman
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The Wohngeist Tool Set

For close to two decades, WohnGeist has been producing timeless objects from natural materials. The latest creation to come out of the shop is a twenty-four piece tool set that is as functional as it is gorgeous. Screwdrivers, pliers, allen wrenches, along with a hammer, chisel, file and old school…

By Cooper Fleishman
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