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Black Book: 14 Products Our Editors Loved in July 2026
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What I'm buying, wearing, and using, this week.

By Lanny Fuller
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The Nike Chapter of My Summer Story

The swim shorts, half-zip, and retro runners that became the 20% of my summer wardrobe doing 80% of the work.

By Lanny Fuller
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Summer’s Best Watches Under $1,500

Summer calls for lighter materials, brighter colors, and watches that can go from the beach to dinner without missing a beat.

By Amos Kwon
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The BioLite SolarHome 620 Brings Power to Off-the-Grid Properties

Leaving city or suburban life behind means saying goodbye to a few luxuries you probably take for granted. BioLite wants the off-the-grid person to keep a few of those creature comforts, which is why the company introduced SolarHome 620. The fairly easy to install setup includes a solar panel, control…

By Mike Newman
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Adventure Mate Is a 5-in-1 Hatchet Tool

The market is filled with badass EDC multi-tools, but few have the amount of outdoor functionality as the Adventure Mate. The Adventure Mate Multi-Function Hatchet Tool is, as you might have guessed by the name, a number of different tools built into a hatchet body. It has a hatchet, along with…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Off-Road Campers We’d Buy if Money Were No Object

Every time we have the “What if you could do anything you wanted?” conversation, it always ends with us saying we’d love to do more traveling. And when we say “traveling,” you know we’re not the “book a cruise and hang out in port all week” kind of people. We’re…

By Maxwell Barna
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Cook in an Ammo Box with the C4 Portable Grill

Making dinner in an ammo can isn't an experience most people have had, as it's generally something that's reserved for soldiers making stew on the front lines. Cooking in a metal box makes sense from a practical standpoint, so M Grills built a portable grill inspired by those repurposed stew…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Build Your Own Bug Out Bag

When disaster strikes and you need to haul ass, you don’t want to be running around gathering essentials. Your solution is a bug out bag—a kit that contains the essentials to help you survive for three days. Instead of buying a precomposed version, why not assemble your own with gear…

By Mike Newman
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