High altitude cooking starts at roughly 5,000 feet of elevation. Below that line, water boils at the familiar 212°F that every recipe is written for. Above it, atmospheric pressure drops, water boils at a lower temperature (about 208°F at 5,000 feet and as low as 196°F on a 14,000-foot peak), and every minute of cook […]

I've spent the last decade overlanding, farming, and wheeling everything from a stock Wrangler to a fully built 4Runner, and I have tested more hi-lift jacks than I care to admit. A hi-lift jack (also called a farm jack) is a multipurpose mechanical lifting tool rated between 4,660 lb and 7,000 lb, used for off-road […]

I've spent the last three Novembers hunting whitetails in sub-zero Wisconsin stands, and I can tell you from frozen fingers that the best heated hunting jackets change everything about late-season success. After testing 10 carbon-fiber-heated jackets across camo patterns, battery voltages, and price tiers, I found that the difference between shivering through a sit and […]

I've been chasing walleye and panfish through the ice for more than 15 winters, and the single tool that has saved me from walking onto thin ice more than once is the humble spud bar. The best ice fishing spuds are not glamorous, but they are the most important piece of safety gear you can […]

Two seasons ago, I watched a buddy's flip-over shelter cartwheel across a Midwest lake in 35 mph gusts. The four "anchor points" his shack came with never had a chance. That afternoon cost him a shelter, two rods, and a heater. After testing eight different ice shelter anchor systems across two winters on lakes from […]

I spent six weekends testing ten inflatable pool loungers in three different pools and a backyard lake to find the best inflatable pool loungers for . My family ranged from a 110-pound teenager to my 240-pound brother-in-law, and we logged every flip, leak, sticky vinyl moment, and afternoon nap that ended in a sunburn. This […]

After 60 days testing the best insulated boot liners in standing water, on tree stands, and in subzero freezers, our team narrowed eight strong options down to a single recommendation for each major use case. Insulated boot liners are removable inner socks or booties that drop into your pac boot, hunting boot, or work boot […]

When the summer heat kicks in, nothing beats stepping into your own backyard and plunging into a cool pool. I spent six weeks testing inflatable pools for backyards with my family across three different yards — a small urban patio, a mid-sized suburban lot, and a sprawling country lawn — and the difference between a […]

I have spent the last three summers testing inflatable solar lanterns on trips ranging from backyard cookouts to week-long kayak expeditions in the Boundary Waters, and I can tell you that the category has matured into something genuinely useful. An inflatable solar lantern is a collapsible, lightweight LED lantern powered by a built-in solar panel […]

After spending three months comparing ten of the top commercial grade inflatable water slides on the market right now, I can tell you which ones actually hold up to repeated events and which ones are just residential units dressed up with a "commercial" label. Our team tested 21ft dual-lane setups, 26ft double-lane beasts, and 15-18ft […]