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Build the Perfect Bonfire with the Best Gear for the Great Outdoors
Outdoors
Build the Perfect Bonfire with the Best Gear for the Great Outdoors
By Beau Hayhoe
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Outdoors
A Better Way to Bring the Shade

Shibumi Reinvented Beach Shade. Now It’s Coming for the Pop-Up Tent.

By Cool Material
This 114-Mile Bike Route Is One of the Best Ways to See Washington This 114-Mile Bike Route Is One of the Best Ways to See Washington
Outdoors
This 114-Mile Bike Route Is One of the Best Ways to See Washington

A three-day ride along former railways takes you through the Cascades and all the way into Seattle.

By Brandon Withrow
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Outdoors
Black Book: 14 Products Our Editors Loved in July 2026

The products our editors have been obsessed with in July 2026.

By Cool Material
Gear
Golfball Launcher

It’s a known fact that the best part of a driving range is the few precious minutes when the guy in the ball collecting truck comes out.  You can hear the collective shuffling of feet as each guy gears up to tee off at him.  The only real explanation for…

By Mike Newman
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Gear
Eton Raptor

If Batman could have gotten all these life-saving gizmos in one handheld device he could've ditched that heavy old belt (assuming it wasn’t holding up his Batpants - fighting crime in boxer-briefs is most likely frowned upon).  The Raptor from Eton is an emergency radio that has a billion (estimated) other…

By Mike Newman
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Gear
The SOL Origin Survival Kit

If the SOL Origin wasn't so damn awesome, it would sound a lot like a cheesy infomercial product.  It can do everything – slice, dice, fit in the palm of your hand and save your life.  Despite the fact that it sounds like the free gift you’d get if you…

By Mike Newman
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Gear
Porsche Design Bobsled

As guys, we are always going to want the biggest, baddest or fastest anything.  Women may think this only applies to our big purchases like cars or flat screen TV’s, but the truth is it applies to everything.  So, as a guy, if you’re going to buy a sled, here’s…

By Mike Newman
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Gear
REI Storm Proof Matches

When it starts to pour, some guys decide to move their camping trip to the nearest Holiday Inn. Others, however, hunker down and don’t act like pansies. Instead of being one of those guys who warms up by adjusting the thermostat, pack a box of REI’s Storm Proof Matches for your next…

By Mike Newman
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