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Gear Outdoors

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The Best Gear for Life on the Trail, According to the Couple Who Wrote the Book on It
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
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Worth the Splurge: Outdoor Styles That Outlast Seasons

If you’re paying more, it better last. These do.

By Lanny Fuller
Gear
GearPods Connect Storage System

When you took your last rugged, outdoor vacation, did you leave all of your personal essentials at home? We're not talking about a toothbrush or deodorant, we're referring to your cellphone, camera, lighter and anything else you need to get by in the wilderness. Those types of things need to…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Gear
Coleman Portable Propane Coffeemaker

If you want to see a grown man angry, deny him his morning caffeine fix. We know it's bad for us, it will give us a heart condition and drinking an entire pot of coffee at midnight will make us irritable, but we don't care. Give us the good stuff…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Gear
FishEyes Underwater Camera Fishing Reel

Fishing has always seemed to us like nothing more than a reason to sit around for hours drinking beer and telling good stories. There's nothing wrong with that, but that sounds like nothing more than an average Saturday to us. Fishing is supposed to also be about actually catching fish.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Gear
Barrel Stave Hammock

There are few pleasures in life that are greater than coming home from a long day, grabbing a beer and relaxing in a hammock, the only ones we can think of can be found in a book called The Kama Sutra. Every guy contemplates getting a hammock but by the time they…

By Mike Newman
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Gear
Replay XD1080 Video Camera

Asking them to improve on the Replay XD Camera is a little like asking General Mills to improve on Lucky Charms.  Sure, they could throw a new marshmallow in there but really you've already almost achieved perfection anyway.  This is exactly why we're excited for the release of the Replay XD1080…

By Mike Newman
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