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Why The Field Watch Is The Ultimate Spring Watch
By Beau Hayhoe
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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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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
Topo Designs Camp Blanket

If your New Year's resolution is to get out and be more adventurous, you're in for a rude awakening and perhaps a reminder of why you haven't been most of your life. The outdoors are rough. While you gear up, invest in a quality blanket to keep your ass toasty by the…

By Mike Newman
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Baseball Bat Flashlight

Have you ever been hit with one of those old school, D battery powered Maglites that officers of the law carry? If you haven't, don't. It's not pretty. They're big, and hefty, and durable and just as much weapon as they are flashlight. And while it's certainly possible to use…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Anchor Pocket Knife

We don’t know what it is about anchors that we dig so much, all we know is they happen to be awesome. Even if you aren’t sailing the seven seas or you get a bit of the pukes on a Carnival cruise, we’re guessing you agree. You know what’s also…

By Mike Newman
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Quadski

Well that does it, we're selling our car. Actually, we're selling our car and some prized possessions so we can afford the $40k Quadski when it gets released next month. The quad-meets-jet-ski vehicle has just skyrocketed to the top of our "Must Have" list. With the ability to hit speeds…

By Mike Newman
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Zombie Survival Kit

We're not going to try and bullshit you here, the zombie apocalypse is coming. Listen, we ran a few numbers and did other official type stuff and can now confirm we're going down in a bloodbath with some walkers. If you don't want to be the first to go, pick up this…

By Mike Newman
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