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The latest innovations, performance reviews, and buying guides for everything from athletic apparel and footwear to fitness trackers and sporting accessories.

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Be the Guy Who Always Has a Pen
By Beau Hayhoe
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SPC/LST Review: Purpose-Built Gear That Lasts a Lifetime

It's pronounced "specialist."

By Travis Haley
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The Most Important Shoes You’ll Never PR In

Performance shoes get the glory. These do the repair work.

By Beau Hayhoe
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The Winter Olympics, But Make It Wearable

Nike’s cold-weather era is peaking, don’t miss out.

By Cool Material
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Samsung’s New 55” Monitor Delivers an Extremely Immersive Gaming Environment

When it comes to powerhouse tech brands that deliver the best-of-the-best in all of your necessary peripherals, there's no brand more well-equipped than Samsung. Which brings us to the Samsung Odyssey Ark 55" 4K UHD 165Hz 1ms Quantum Mini-LEF curved monitor. 55-inch, 1000R curved 4K UHD monitor with exceptional picture…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Busch Light Solar Cookers

Whether or not Busch Light is your light beer of choice, they have made an impression with their most recent campaign. In an effort to both raise awareness of and help combat the prevalence of forest fires, Busch Light has crafted the Busch Light Solar Cookers. As part of the…

By John A. Paradiso
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Gear
This Rangefinder Has the Best Thermal, Tracking and Distance Controls

Having a smart, range-finding, distance-tracking and thermal-equipped monocular sight is never something we'd ever thought we need, but one weekend in the wilderness is all it takes to make it essential. While there are certainly meme-worthy applications when it comes to recording your adventures, this solid piece of kit is…

By Pat McLaughlin
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Rocket Boom Bubble Gun

Summertime's not over yet, so we encourage you to make the most of the warm weather and have a little fun. Here's one wild piece of gear to help: the Rocket Boom Bubble Gun. Combine a Nerf gun with a bubble blower and you've got this surprisingly impressive novelty. Perfect…

By John A. Paradiso
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Fashion
Canada’s MEC Gives New Life to Old Favorites With Classics Collection

For many who grew up in Canada, the name MEC may ring bells of outdoorsy gear with a fashionable lean. Now, the brand is reinventing many of its most popular and classic apparel with a 21st Century update. By taking the best items from its five decades in business and…

By Brett Braley
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