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Indian Motorcycle Partnered With Jack Daniels on a Limited-Edition, Blacked-Out Beauty

Indian Motorcycle Partnered With Jack Daniels on a Limited-Edition, Blacked-Out Beauty

The 2021 Jack Daniel's Limited Edition Indian Roadmaster Dark Horse motorcycle is a stealthy, blacked-out beauty befitting its two namesake brands.
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Take a Sightseeing Day Trip Over Antarctica with Australia’s Qantas Airways

Take a Sightseeing Day Trip Over Antarctica with Australia’s Qantas Airways

If Antarctica has proven an elusive destination for you, next year could be your year thanks to "the world's most unique scenic flight."
Filson

This All-American Gear Brand Breathes New Life Into One-of-a-Kind Vintage Leather Goods

This All-American Gear Brand Breathes New Life Into One-of-a-Kind Vintage Leather Goods

Filson has dealt in fine leather goods for more than 100 years. But, this limited-edition, hand-tooled collection might be its sharpest yet.
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Every Bag in Nixon’s Latest Collection Is Made from Recycled Ocean-Bound Plastic

Every Bag in Nixon’s Latest Collection Is Made from Recycled Ocean-Bound Plastic

We're killing our planet, but there's still time to save it. Nixon's innovative H20 Yeah! recycled bag collection proves our future needn’t look so grim.
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Keep Your Cool This Summer With the Sony Reon Pocket Wearable Air-Conditioner

Keep Your Cool This Summer With the Sony Reon Pocket Wearable Air-Conditioner

Sometimes even high-tech fabrics aren't enough to keep you cool. Sony is throwing technology at the problem of overheating with the Reon Pocket air conditioner.
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VW’s Caddy Mini-Camper Is a Pint-Sized Home Away from Home

VW’s Caddy Mini-Camper Is a Pint-Sized Home Away from Home

Volkswagen wants to get back to basics with an affordable, pint-sized campervan that promises everything road-trippers need and nothing they don’t.
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Hot Tub Boats Are the Next Phase in Social-Distance-Friendly Escapes

Hot Tub Boats Are the Next Phase in Social-Distance-Friendly Escapes

For some real-world socializing that feels almost normal, Seattle’s Hot Tub Boats offers an intimate, social-distance-friendly escape unlike any other.
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Ebussy Is an Electric VW-Inspired Campervan for the Modern Age

Ebussy Is an Electric VW-Inspired Campervan for the Modern Age

Germany's Electric Brands is banking on the future of electric-powered road-tripping with the modular Ebussy campervan.
GoRuck

The 5 Best Veteran-Owned Gear Brands in the U.S.

The 5 Best Veteran-Owned Gear Brands in the U.S.

The gear our military personnel takes into battle must withstand the harshest conditions on Earth. So, you can feel confident buying from a veteran-owned brand.
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Book a One-of-a-Kind Sleepover at the World’s Last Blockbuster Video Store

Book a One-of-a-Kind Sleepover at the World’s Last Blockbuster Video Store

As the summer of 2020 winds down, Airbnb is planning a once-in-a-lifetime sleepover party at one of the most iconic retail chains of all time.
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Explore More with the Hike, Wennebago’s Rugged, Go-Anywhere Travel Trailer

Explore More with the Hike, Wennebago’s Rugged, Go-Anywhere Travel Trailer

The Hike proves Winnebago can build serious off-road-ready travel trailers.
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The Isle of Rum Wants You to Move to Scotland’s Inner Hebrides

The Isle of Rum Wants You to Move to Scotland’s Inner Hebrides

If you're serious about giving up the daily grind and moving somewhere far, far away, Scotland's Isle of Rum has an offer for you.
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Product Review: Is This $500 Multisport Smartwatch Worth the Sticker Shock?

Product Review: Is This $500 Multisport Smartwatch Worth the Sticker Shock?

For anyone who loves obsessively tracking their activities, a multisport smartwatch is key. We tested Suunto’s new Suunto 7 to see how it stacked up.
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Turn Your Phone Into a Global Satellite Communicator with the Bivy Stick

Turn Your Phone Into a Global Satellite Communicator with the Bivy Stick

Cell phones are essential for emergencies, but they don’t always work. If you’re planning to get far off the beaten path, you need a proper satellite messenger.
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An All-New Ford Bronco Will Rise from the Ashes for 2021

An All-New Ford Bronco Will Rise from the Ashes for 2021

In one of the most exciting automotive reveals of the last five years, the Ford Bronco will return for 2021 as an all-new family of trucks.
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You Can Now Buy Your Own Private Island on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

You Can Now Buy Your Own Private Island on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

If you’re in the market for a private escape in the Pacific, this idyllic island on the Great Barrier Reef could be yours.
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Airstream’s Adventure-Ready Trailer Gets Bigger and Better for 2021

Airstream’s Adventure-Ready Trailer Gets Bigger and Better for 2021

Airstream's Basecamp gets better this 2021 as it continues to redefine modern off-grid camping with a solid mix of rugged good looks, off-road-readiness, and creature comforts.
A-Lodge

Colorado’s A-Lodge Is a Unique, Choose Your Own Adventure Hotel

Colorado’s A-Lodge Is a Unique, Choose Your Own Adventure Hotel

Colorado's A-Lodge hotel is thinking well outside the box, offering visitors the opportunity to choose their own social-distancing-friendly outdoor adventure.
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Would You Take a 19-Mile-High Balloon Ride to the Edge of Space?

Would You Take a 19-Mile-High Balloon Ride to the Edge of Space?

Until space tourism becomes affordable for the common man, high-altitude, edge-of-space balloon rides could be the next best thing.
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Need to Dress up Your Office Space? Turn to This Portland Design Company

Need to Dress up Your Office Space? Turn to This Portland Design Company

Now more than ever, it’s important to enjoy our work-from-home (WFH) spaces. Few companies nail the perfect WFH aesthetic like Grovemade.
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Studypod Is A Portable Work-From-Anywhere Pod of Solitude

Studypod Is A Portable Work-From-Anywhere Pod of Solitude

If you’re itching for a change of scenery from the daily grind of your current WFH setup, the 'drop-anywhere' Studypod might be the answer.
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Tecnomar for Lamborghini 63 Is a 4,000-Horsepower Marine Hypercar

Tecnomar for Lamborghini 63 Is a 4,000-Horsepower Marine Hypercar

By any measure, the limited-edition, 4,000-horsepower Tecnomar for Lamborghini 63 is an absurd, hypercar-inspired pleasurecraft.
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For $7.5M, This Entire Wild West Replica Town in New Zealand Could Be Yours

For $7.5M, This Entire Wild West Replica Town in New Zealand Could Be Yours

For anyone who has ever wanted to move to New Zealand and has a spare $7.5 million to burn, the one-of-a-kind Mellonsfolly Ranch is currently up for grabs.
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Crash Baggage Pre-Damaged Luggage Wants Travelers to Handle Without Care

Crash Baggage Pre-Damaged Luggage Wants Travelers to Handle Without Care

If you haven’t yet traveled as far as you’d like, your luggage might look a bit too fresh. Enter: Crash Baggage's 'pre-damaged' luggage.
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Major Airlines Banning In-Flight Booze to Curb COVID-19 Spread

Major Airlines Banning In-Flight Booze to Curb COVID-19 Spread

Alcohol sales have skyrocketed since the pandemic began. While booze might be a haven for those stuck at home, it’s no longer an option for many air travelers.
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Rezvani’s New Hercules SUV Is a 6×6 Military-Inspired Beast

Rezvani’s New Hercules SUV Is a 6×6 Military-Inspired Beast

For those with more money than sense, sometimes only a Bond-inspired, military-grade SUV will do.
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Buying Out a Whole Resort Is the Ultimate Physical Distancing Vacation Option

Buying Out a Whole Resort Is the Ultimate Physical Distancing Vacation Option

For well-heeled travelers, whole resort buyouts might be the next big thing in physical-distancing-friendly vacations.
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Airstream’s Most Popular Travel Trailers Are Looking a Lot Sexier for 2022

Airstream’s Most Popular Travel Trailers Are Looking a Lot Sexier for 2022

Next year, Airstream is upping its game with top-down refreshes of its two most popular travel trailers. Frankly, they've never looked better.
Italian Home

This Beautiful Italian Village Is Selling Homes for Just $1

This Beautiful Italian Village Is Selling Homes for Just $1

If all this time in quarantine has you rethinking your life decisions, this tiny Italian town will practically pay you to move there.
Scout Olympic

Turn Your Pickup Into a Go-Anywhere RV with Scout’s Olympic Truck Camper

Turn Your Pickup Into a Go-Anywhere RV with Scout’s Olympic Truck Camper

If you’ve toyed with RV travel and happen to own a pickup, this versatile, state-of-the-art truck camper just might give you the final push.
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Urban Quiet Parks Could Help City Dwellers Find Peace in Silence

Urban Quiet Parks Could Help City Dwellers Find Peace in Silence

A non-profit organization wants to carve out urban quiet parks for city dwellers seeking a rare, peaceful respite.
Ready Set Van

Trek Far, Far Off-Grid in Ready Set Van’s Electric Campervans

Trek Far, Far Off-Grid in Ready Set Van’s Electric Campervans

If you’re considering the switch to vanlife, you could do worse than Ready Set Van’s lineup of high-tech, built-to-order campervans.
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The One-of-a-Kind Z-Triton Is Equal Parts Tricycle, Camper, and Tiny Houseboat

The One-of-a-Kind Z-Triton Is Equal Parts Tricycle, Camper, and Tiny Houseboat

For car campers and adventure travelers who like to keep their options open, the bizarre new Z-Triton can take you just about anywhere. 
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The TSA Doesn’t Want to Touch Your Carry-On Snacks Anymore

The TSA Doesn’t Want to Touch Your Carry-On Snacks Anymore

Now, in addition to increased scrutiny over laptops, electronics, and carry-on liquids, the TSA is going after our beloved snack foods, too.
Barisieur

The Barisieur Is a Handsome, One-of-a-Kind Tea & Coffee Alarm Clock

The Barisieur Is a Handsome, One-of-a-Kind Tea & Coffee Alarm Clock

It’s a legit high-tech coffeemaker with enough convenience features to take your mandatory WFH routine to the next level.
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Surf Without Waves on the Yujet Surfer Electric Surfboard

Surf Without Waves on the Yujet Surfer Electric Surfboard

The Yujet Surfer is part of a new breed of electric jetboards that make it possible to surf almost anywhere there’s water -- with or without waves.
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Get Paid $20,000 to Drink Beer & Hike the Appalachian Trail

Get Paid $20,000 to Drink Beer & Hike the Appalachian Trail

Virginia's Devils Backbone Brewing Company wants to pay one ambitious hiker $20,000 to trek the entire Appalachian Trail in 2021.
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Japan Considers Subsidizing Travelers’ Vacation Expenses

Japan Considers Subsidizing Travelers’ Vacation Expenses

Japan is considering a radical plan to bolster tourism by 'paying' travelers to take a vacation there.
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Escape Your WFH Quarantine with Globe’s Rooms by the Hour

Escape Your WFH Quarantine with Globe’s Rooms by the Hour

Many of us are desperate for an escape right now. One clever new startup is giving quarantine-weary urbanites a way to do just that, if only for a little while.
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Iceland’s Panorama Glass Lodge Could Be the Perfect Base for Quarantining

Iceland’s Panorama Glass Lodge Could Be the Perfect Base for Quarantining

Most of us are daydreaming of the first place we'll escape to once this pandemic is over. Iceland seems like the ideal first destination, and we can't imagine a better retreat than Panorama Glass Lodge.
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After COVID-19, Travel Bubbles Could Be the First Step for Travelers

After COVID-19, Travel Bubbles Could Be the First Step for Travelers

Some countries are slowly reopening to visitors. Others are only allowing those from neighboring countries in what is being called "travel bubbles."
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Sweden’s Bord For En Is a Hillside Restaurant Serving Just One Diner

Sweden’s Bord For En Is a Hillside Restaurant Serving Just One Diner

The traditional concept of dining out has changed considerably. One Swedish pop-up restaurant has taken social distancing and self-isolation to the extreme.
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An $11,000 Espresso Machine, Inspired By Porsche’s Legendary Flat-Six Engine

An $11,000 Espresso Machine, Inspired By Porsche’s Legendary Flat-Six Engine

The jet-black design of the Espresso Veloce RS Black Edition is equal parts modern art sculpture and world-class coffee maker.
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Some Countries Consider Health Passports for Travelers, But There’s a Catch

Some Countries Consider Health Passports for Travelers, But There’s a Catch

Some popular European destinations have suggested so-called “health passports” to screen visitors for potential COVID-19 infection.
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How to Gather Firewood Responsibly While Camping

How to Gather Firewood Responsibly While Camping

Whether planning a weekend escape or a multi-day backpacking excursion, we should all strive to be good stewards of the earth by gathering firewood responsibly.
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Kruger Shalati Train Lodge Is a Luxury Boutique Hotel Atop a South African Bridge

Kruger Shalati Train Lodge Is a Luxury Boutique Hotel Atop a South African Bridge

One of South Africa’s most exciting new hotels will be in an unusual location that combines history, world-class wildlife viewing, and breathtaking scenery.
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Roofnest’s Sparrow XL Rooftop Tent Is a Go-Anywhere, Jumbo-Sized Camp Bed

Roofnest’s Sparrow XL Rooftop Tent Is a Go-Anywhere, Jumbo-Sized Camp Bed

With the Sparrow XL hard-shell tent, Roofnest is proving rooftop camping can be every bit as comfortable as sleeping in your plush, queen-sized bed at home.
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Fisker Announces Rugged, All-Electric Ocean Force-E SUV

Fisker Announces Rugged, All-Electric Ocean Force-E SUV

Fisker's Ocean Force-E SUV could make all-electric, zero-emission overlanding a real possibility.
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The 2022 Colorado ZR2 Is Chevy’s Most Capable Off-Road Pickup Ever

The 2022 Colorado ZR2 Is Chevy’s Most Capable Off-Road Pickup Ever

As we march toward modernity, some trucks proudly maintain their roots. This is the space where the 2022 Chevy Colorado ZR2 lives.
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Bio-Detection Dogs Could Sniff Out COVID-19 Among Air Travelers

Bio-Detection Dogs Could Sniff Out COVID-19 Among Air Travelers

Airports and airlines already take extreme precautions and it seems the next weapon in the fight against COVID-19 could involve dogs.