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Build the Perfect Bonfire with the Best Gear for the Great Outdoors
Lifestyle
Build the Perfect Bonfire with the Best Gear for the Great Outdoors
By Beau Hayhoe
Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
Lifestyle
Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide

Our favorite places to stay, eat, drink, explore, and linger in one of Mexico's most captivating beach towns.

By Cool Material
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Lifestyle
How to Serve Great Cocktails Without Missing Your Own Party

World-class spirits, classic cocktails, and no time spent shaking and stirring.

By Cool Material
A Haunted Road Trip: Ghosts, Cocktails, and a Very Creepy Hospital A Haunted Road Trip: Ghosts, Cocktails, and a Very Creepy Hospital
Lifestyle
A Haunted Road Trip: Ghosts, Cocktails, and a Very Creepy Hospital

From dilapidated hospitals to disapproving librarians in a bar, I took a haunted Eastern Washington road trip.

By Brandon Withrow
Gear
Stay Home: Emergency Solar Hand Crank Portable Radio

Since we’re all stuck inside, we decided to do some digging to find useful products to help stay productive, occupied, entertained and fit while you Stay Home. Sure, we're all trapped inside, under lockdown, with specific orders to spend as little time outdoors as possible. But in all honesty, the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Fisker Ocean Force E

Although the Fisker Ocean electric crossover won't drop until next year as a 2022 model, the brand just teased a Force E package on Twitter. The "Force Electric" package provides off-road components that turn the Ocean into a badass off-road/rescue vehicle replete with a brush guard, tow hooks, rally lights,…

By Amos Kwon
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Transportation
Brubaker Box Minivan Concept

Describing any minivan as revolutionary seems like a stretch these days. Back in the early 70s however, that's exactly what Curt Brubaker's "Brubaker Box" was. Originally designed as a kind of kit car that would drop onto the chassis of a VW Beetle, the Brubaker Box was eventually shelved when…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Bolt Action Titanium Permanent Marker

If you're anything like us, you use permanent markers almost as much as any other writing tool. They're great for marking, labeling, drawing, writing and just generally leaving indelible impressions on things. The Marksmith Bolt Action Titanium Permanent Marker is going to make you use your permanent marker more. Unlike…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Mazda RX-10 Vision Longtail Concept

It might be incredibly hard to believe, but the latest iteration of a car built around Mazda's renowned rotary engine--the Mazda RX-8--ceased production almost a decade ago in 2012. It's successor has been teased for ages, but nothing has yet to materialize from the Blue Oval-backed brand in the meantime.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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