After three months of testing backpacking windscreens across the Pacific Northwest's gustiest ridgelines and the still waters of Hood Canal, I've boiled enough water to fill a small lake. Backpacking windscreens aren't flashy gear, but the right one can stretch a 100g fuel canister by 15 to 30% in real wind, shave minutes off boil […]

Nothing ends a backpacking trip faster than a tent that leaks. After years of camping through Pacific Northwest drizzle and Rocky Mountain thunderstorms, our team learned the hard way that factory waterproofing never lasts — which is why we spent three months testing the best tent sealant products on the market for . We ran […]

I have taken enough swims in freestone rivers to know better now, which is why I put together this guide to the best wading staffs of . Our team fished eight collapsible and folding wading staff models across fast tailouts, slick algae-covered rocks, and waist-deep runs over several months to see which ones actually hold […]

Few pieces of safety gear sit unused for years and then matter more than anything else you own in under a minute. The best CPR face shields are exactly that kind of tool: a thin barrier between your mouth and a stranger's, there for the one moment you hope never comes. Over the past several […]

When you're searching for the best camping generators, what you're really looking for is enough quiet, reliable power to run your gear without earning dirty looks from the neighboring campsite. Over the past few months, our team ran 12 portable power units through real camping trips — tent weekends, RV boondocking and a tailgate or […]

Few things ruin a paddling trip faster than watching your kayak lift and slam on the roof at 65 mph. That is exactly what the best bow and stern tie down straps prevent: those two extra lines stop the hull from shifting under braking, kill wind lift when semis pass, and act as a backup […]

Shopping for the best boat seats usually starts the same way: you get off the water with an aching lower back, look at your cracked OEM vinyl, and realize another season of misery is optional. I have spent the last few seasons swapping folding boat seats, high back boat seats, and budget marine seating across […]

Nothing ruins a good day on the water faster than watching your gel coat grind against a dock post because a fender rolled out of position. After a full season of docking, rafting up, and tying off at fuel docks with 15 of the most popular marine fenders on the market, our team narrowed down […]

Finding the best bike pumps floor models for your garage comes down to three things: gauge accuracy, valve head design, and how the pump feels after a year of daily use. I have spent the past several months inflating road tires to 100 PSI, topping up mountain bike tires at 22 PSI, and seating tubeless […]

I've spent six winters testing avalanche shovels across the Wasatch, the Tetons, and the Coast Mountains of British Columbia. After burying weighted dummies in concrete-like debris piles and digging real pits through depth hoar layers, I can tell you with confidence which shovels hold up when your partner is buried and which ones snap in […]