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Upgrade Your Outdoor Kit with the Best Pants for Alpine Adventures
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
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Tailgate Essentials to Stock Up On This Fall

Eight essentials. Non-negotiables.

By Christopher Osburn
Gear
BioLite CampStove

Fire is awesome. It's one of the most significant discoveries in all of human history and the ability to create it on demand makes life a whole helluva lot better. It's a survival skill, a cool party trick and a way to start conversations with pretty girls. Fire itself hasn't…

By Cooper Fleishman
Biolite-stove
Gear
M48 Ranger Hawk Axe

Owning more than a couple of axes is just weird. A couple and you're fine, but like a dozen, and you can forget about anyone assuming you're not a serial murderer. This presents a problem since, with the rise of zombie pop culture, there are more kick-ass axes available now…

By Mike Newman
M48 Ranger Hawk Axe
Gear
Stove In A Can

Sometimes a product's name really says it all. We're happy to find these because, frankly, it means we don't have to do any work. Take for example Stove In A Can. What is it? Well, you see, it's a stove in a can. Okay, we're gonna hit the bar. Alright, a bit of an explanation is warranted…

By Mike Newman
Stove In A Can
Gear
Third Rock Fire Pit

For the most part fire pits aren’t exactly setting the world on fire in terms of design—with the exception of the Third Rock Fire Pit, which does so quite literally. Designed by functional steel artist Rick Wittrig, the pit represents the burning inner core of our planet which evokes the…

By Cool Material Guest
Third-Rock-Fire-Pit
Gear
Tactical Bleeding Zombie Target

All the empty beer cans you pick off and targets you fire to shreds won't prepare you for the coming zombie revolution (we assume). Don't be a sucker. When they come for you, you'd better be ready, which is why we present the Tactical Bleeding Zombie Target. When you fire a…

By Mike Newman
Tactical-Bleeding-Zombie-Target