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Gear 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
The Oru Kayak Inlet Is Their Smallest and Lightest Origami Kayak

A handful of years ago, Oru Kayak made big waves when they invented the world's first origami folding kayak. It was small enough to not require dedicated storage or garage space. It was portable enough that one person could easily bring it anywhere including on an airplane. It was easy…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Gear
DMOS Delta Shovel

A few years ago, DMOS broke onto the scene with the Alpha Snow Shovel, a full-sized, collapsible shovel all but guaranteed to tackle the roughest shoveling needs. After using one during a Chicago winter, we can confirm DMOS really does live up to their claim of making the baddest (ass)…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Food
Snow Peak Smokemeister

Just because you're on the go doesn't mean you can't take some creature comforts with you. The Snow Peak Smokemiester is a portable smoker that measures a mere 18.5 inches tall by 8.5 inches wide, and we're guessing you didn't know such a thing even existed. Clearly not for vegetarians,…

By Amos Kwon
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Home
Powers Construction Steel Site Shack

The Powers Construction Site Shack isn’t trying to be a fancy tiny home. It’s really designed as a portable workspace and shelter. The design copies pitch-roofed homes, only way smaller. Constructed with weathering corten steel that requires no painting and adopts a resilient, rust-colored (but not rusting) appearance, along with…

By Amos Kwon
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Gear
The 5.11 Tactical Operator Axe

A couple years ago, Kyle Lamb of Viking Tactics designed a multi-functional axe with hammer and pry-bar ends that would ultimately evolve into the 5.11 Tactical VTAC Operator Axe. As much as we loved the hammer, axe, pry-bar and two dozen other functions packed into this behemoth of a tool,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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