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Gear Outdoors

Outdoors

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Outdoors
Why The Field Watch Is The Ultimate Spring Watch
By Beau Hayhoe
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Outdoors
Upgrade Your Outdoor Kit with the Best Pants for Alpine Adventures

Every part of your #OOTD counts on the trail or the slopes, starting from the ground up.

By Beau Hayhoe
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Outdoors
The Best Gear for Life on the Trail, According to the Couple Who Wrote the Book on It

They've explored 10,000 miles together. Here are their essentials.

By Lola Méndez
Everything You Need to Take on the Trail—and Look Good Doing It
Outdoors
Everything You Need to Take on the Trail—and Look Good Doing It

Working up a sweat doesn't mean you have to settle for looking like a slob.

By Jen Glennon
Gear
Daggerfish Single-Origin Black Walnut Handreel

There's nothing quite like a day out on the lake. Fishing rod in one hand, beer in the other. But modern fishing gear often feels a little too high-tech for the bucolic scene I'm trying to set. If you're looking for a more rustic way to catch your fish, check…

By John A. Paradiso
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Gear
Helinox x Finisterre Recycled Camping Chair

For more than a decade, Helinox has been designing and producing premium packable furniture accessories that make any adventure more comfortable, well-appointed, and enjoyable. Without making the precious carry space unmanageable. They recently teamed up with sustainable British outdoor brand Finisterre for a new collaborative camp chair. And, if we're…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Features
The Spyderco Knives You Need for Your EDC Setup

Founded in the late 70s by Sal and Gail Glesser, Spyderco has steadily grown from a mom and pop small business knifemaker to one of the industry leader's in the cutlery space--without sacrificing any of the ideals, construction methods of attention to detail that made them a household name in…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Gear
This Compact Headlamp Doubles as a Hand Held Light

Our phones are capable of engaging the flash as a light, but they're not a proper flashlight or headlamp like Ledlenser's options. Case in point--the Ledlenser MH5. In addition to being a best-in-class wearable headlamp with up to 400 lumens of bright, white light and an advanced focus system, it…

By Pat McLaughlin
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Food
UNA Portable Charcoal Grill

If you had asked us last week what the perfect portable grill was, we would have said a Webber Kettle. To this day, the entry-level Weber options remain some of the best cheap grills and some of the best charcoal grills on the market. But if you want some streamlined…

By Cooper Fleishman
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