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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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The Style of the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic

The crowd at a polo match is infused with a sense of style normally suited for an NBA press conference. Clothing is preppy but bold. Outfits look ripped from a J.Crew catalog Frank Muytjens designed on acid. This past weekend, we joined Veuve Clicquot at Liberty State Park, in Jersey City, New Jersey, for…

By Mike Newman
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The Pocket Knife Sale

A pocket knife is one of the most basic tools a man could need. It's also the most useful. Before all the outdoor excursions you embark on this summer, consider refreshing your tool of choice. Right now, all pocket knives are on sale in the Cool Material Shop, which means it's the ideal…

By Mike Newman
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New M&U Co. Accessories in the Shop

M&U Co. (formerly Maxx & Unicorn) has been designing and crafting quality EDC products for almost a decade. What started as stitchless wallets crafted from a single piece of leather like these Eagle Bifold Wallets (with a custom Eagle & Rising Sun print inspired by vintage security envelope patterns from…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Machete-Shaped Spatula

Does the spatula you're using while manning the grill have to look like the weapon of last resort for an 80's action star? Of course not. That said, if you can still flip your meats with a high-quality stainless steel and oak utensil that just so happens to also look…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The 16′ Origami Kayak You Can Bring Anywhere

Oru Kayak started when designer and founder Anton Willis had to put his fiberglass kayak into storage. Sketches, models and prototypes led to the successful launch of their first origami style, folding kayak on Kickstarter in 2012. They're back with new models, the Coast and Coast+, that are 16' long…

By Cooper Fleishman
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