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Outdoors

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
Swiss Army Axes

If you want to drop a grand, you can get a Swiss Army Knife with 85 different tools. Of those 85 tools though, there are zero axes. This is probably due to the fact that it would take you up to a week to chop firewood with such a tiny axe and…

By Mike Newman
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Gear
The Only GPS Ski Goggles

Glancing down at a personal fitness monitor while you’re skiing or snowboarding is about as smart as firing off a few texts while flying down the highway.  Unfortunately, there really hasn’t been an option to track your progress while carving some slopes.  The Only GPS Ski Goggles available from Hammacher Schlemmer…

By Mike Newman
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Gear
Eezi-Awn Series 3 Roof Tent

Total cost of ownership of anything - anything worth buying anyway - involves so many things we don't think about when initially making a purchase. iPhone without data plan? Pointless. Car without moonroof, rims, and leather package? Why bother. What happens once you go down to the dealership and sign…

By Cooper Fleishman
Eezi-Awn
Drinks
LightCap 300 Solar-Powered Lantern/Bottle

Making a product that combines a lantern with a water bottle is right up there on the list of bizarre pairings wtih a Ferrari pulling a U-haul. That being said, it's fairly genius. The lid, which houses white LED lights, is perfect for camping... lighting you're path the toilet/bushes witha…

By Wylie Overstreet
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Gear
Coleman 54-Quart Steel-Belted Cooler

When you read "Coleman 54-Quart Steel-Belted Cooler", what occurs to you? Ok, besides "It'll hold 54 quarts of beer". Wait, that's the only thing that comes to mind? Ok, well guess we can't exactly fault you on that one, but let us fill you in on some other bits. It's…

By Wylie Overstreet
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