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The Back to School Guide for Guys Who Aren’t Going Back to School
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The Back to School Guide for Guys Who Aren’t Going Back to School
By Lanny Fuller
Menswear Staples You Didn’t Know Had Golf History Menswear Staples You Didn’t Know Had Golf History
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Menswear Staples You Didn’t Know Had Golf History

The Harrington jacket is only the beginning.

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
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Goods: Back to work Tech

It’s time to get down to business. Yeah, the summer was loaded with fun in the sun, but now it’s time to start plugging away again. Before you start going back to that full Friday schedule and your tan slowly fades, gear up with some new gadgets for the days…

By Mike Newman
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Zai Higo Pocket Tools

There are some things that cross our desk that are so beautiful we don't even know if we'd take them for a test drive--let alone actually use them. Most of the time that's reserved for the newest offerings from supercar manufacturers, but today it's all about Kacper Hamilton and their…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Approved: Pens

Many of you reading this, and the guy writing it, can’t justify spending money on what we affectionately refer to as “Rolex class pens.” Those are your Montblancs, Krones, Tibaldis, etc. Spending a couple hundred dollars on a writing instrument that, let’s be honest here, you’re probably going to lose…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Mission Workshop R2 Arkiv Field Pack

We could go on for days about how awesome the things coming out of Mission Workshop are. There's no other entity in the bag industry with their finger on the pulse of what people want like Mission Workshop, and we've probably said something like that before. The R2 Arkiv Field…

By Cooper Fleishman
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SOG Folding Blade Light

When you're camping, you can get by without a lot of things. Those things do not include: a knife, extra beer, a flashlight and a fire source. If you've ever tried to cut timber, cheese or open one of those sweet Jiffy Pop things in the dark, you know it…

By Cooper Fleishman
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