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The Journey Collection Makes a Strong Case for Packing Less
By Cool Material
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Your One-Bag Weekend Getaway Packing Guide

Cover all the bases with versatile selections for your EDC, your outdoor kit, and some R&R afterwards.

By Beau Hayhoe
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Bring the Soundtrack With You This Summer

The best outdoor portable speakers for beach trips, lake weekends, backyard hangs, and every adventure that calls for a little music.

By Beau Hayhoe
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An Arizona Golf Trip Even Non-golfers Will Enjoy

Arizona might be the rare golf destination where everyone in the group wins. Even the guy who has never swung a club.

By Cool Material
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A Group of Kids Built This Salvage Station in the Woods of New Hampshire

The coolest thing we ever built on a camping trip was a sick-ass gimp lanyard. Maybe we grew up too early or just went to the wrong camp, because 90 campers in New Hampshire just built this incredible structure in the middle of the woods. Dubbed Salvage Station No. 8,…

By Mike Newman
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Airbnb Is Giving You an Opportunity to Stay at the LEGO House

When the LEGO House opened in September, it immediately vaulted to the top spot on our "Must Visit" list. Airbnb wants to do better than just a visit, the company wants to give you the opportunity to stay overnight. Yup, one lucky person and three guests will win a night…

By Mike Newman
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We Spent a Night In a Haunted Castle. Here’s What Happened.

When it comes to “haunted” things, we’re generally pretty skeptical people. It has nothing to do with religion, superstition, belief in the afterlife or any of the other stuff that motivates people to believe in it; we’re just pragmatic. We just try to limit the things we worry about to…

By Maxwell Barna
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A Bridge in Sweden Looks Like It Was Built from LEGO Bricks

Christo Guelov is an artist from Madrid who must have played with LEGO blocks when he was younger. Why? Well his latest installation looks like a real-life version of a toy bridge we must have built 100 times when we were kids. As part of the "Let's Color Gothenburg" project,…

By Mike Newman
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Floating Sauna

Recently, we've seen quite a few different European hospitality spots like bed and breakfasts, Airbnbs and hotels expand their offerings and amenities with cool additions for tourists and travelers, but nothing like this creation from Milan-based Small Architecture Workshop. This is a floating sauna. The sauna was built for a…

By Cooper Fleishman
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