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

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

By Cool Material
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Black Book: 12 Products Our Editors Loved in September 2026

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

By Cool Material
The Best Presidents Cup Merch Has a Chicago Dog On It The Best Presidents Cup Merch Has a Chicago Dog On It
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The Best Presidents Cup Merch Has a Chicago Dog On It

B. Draddy’s limited-edition collection brings vintage style and a little Chicago flavor to Medinah.

By Cool Material
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Pentax 3-in-1 Binoculars

Pentax is most well known for their cameras, but the company actually got their start about a century ago making spectacle lenses (that they still make to this day). That expertise and innovation in lenses led to cameras, but also to sport optics like binoculars and scopes. Case in point--the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Accessories
Yeti Hopper BackFlip 24 Cooler

Yeti easily makes some of the best coolers around, and not all of them require a lot of space of a set of wheels. Their latest is a brilliant cooler backpack that'll make you the life of the party, even if it's just a party of one. The Yeti Hopper…

By Amos Kwon
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Food
Snow Peak Takibi Portable Grill

Snow Peak has never disappointed with their line portable options that sure you can do everything from smoke (Smokemeister) and make pizza (Outdoor Field Oven) to brew great coffee (Field Barista Kit) and have great cutlery on hand (titanium cutlery set). Their latest addition to the collection of "do anything…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
Direct Wood Co. Multi-Function Table

We love ourselves a good workbench on which to tool around and build (or break) stuff. But we hate their bulkiness, weight, and lack of portability. Sometimes you wanna be inside, other times outside, depending on the project. UK's Direct Wood Co. has created a simple but brilliant solution with…

By Amos Kwon
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Fina Foldable Kayak Prototype

At this point, the only place you can be safe and actually enjoy your surroundings is the great outdoors. One of the best ways to enjoy the world outside is from a kayak. Forget the rentals and the large ones that require a special roof rack for transport because the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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