Outdoors

Gerber's new DoubleDown Folding Machete reminds me that as boss as I feel walking around with a machete dangling from my belt loop, the look doesn't always go over well in the office or at the Starbucks. But now! A 15"...

When Yukon Charlie's shows off their Yukon Hammerhead Pro HD snow sled with the invite to "#ExperienceWinter," part of me hates them, because F you, Yukon Charlie, I've been shoveling snow for the past 2 hours and I don't...

I know Jeeps - and trucks and SUVs - are burly and all, but I'm just not sure I'd trust the roof of one of them to support both a(n admittedly pimp-lookin') Rapter Series rooftop tent and the burly hunk of human that...

Versafix could be anything - a hair product, some kind of adhesive, Ray Donovan's new storefront - but here, in the house of Gerber, Versafix is a fixed blade. And a machete. It's a Versa-tile fixed blade / machete hybrid...

Baby it's cold, and dark, outside. But don't worry, the TempaBright carabiner with built-in thermometer and super-bright chip-on-board (COB) LED lights will solve the second problem. As for the first, it will tell us...

The plants will grow and the rivers will flow over my dead body. Literally. For real. No joke. On May 21, 2019, Washington State legalized "the contained, accelerated conversion of human remains to soil." Recompose, a...

Now that the shortest day of the year is behind us, Weber knows what time it is: time to start thinking about grilling season! Their SmokeFire Wood Fired Pellet Grills should be ready to ship on January 25, 2020, and...

A chef never goes anywhere without his knives, and with their 12" Rugged Chef Tactical Field Cleaver S-TEC makes sure camping trips are no exception. The folding cleaver is 12" in overall length when open, and has a 5"...

It may be lovely weather for a sleigh ride together, but I think I'm gonna sled solo on a Bobsla this time. And by "sled" I mean fly downhill and across the snow at speeds of over 20 MPH in this snowmobile / drift kart...

The good news is that this Norse Tradesman One-Handed Viking Battle Axe is fitted with a hand-forged skegg carbon steel axe head that's been heat treated to a 56 - 58 Rockwell scale hardness. Norse Tradesman says the...

Let it snow, let it snow, let it...create major roof water damage and possibly get so heavy it slides off avalanche-style and takes out my Aunt Jan. RHS Valley Heater roof snow and ice elimination systems emanate 40 watts...

DMOS calls their Stealth Pro Snow Shovel "Your Excalibur with teeth." What a great line! Though it's also a double-edged sword (yuk, yuk, yuk) because Excalibur started out embedded in stone, and no man could pull it...

The Exolung is a prototype for an underwater breathing device that gives shallow-water divers the freedom of a SCUBA, without all of the elaborate equipment. More probably, it will be the snorkelers who swim towards Exolung's...

This holiday season the Mock ONE Portable Folding Hammock with Stand reminds us that summer, and weather worthy of lounging outside in a cocoon of parachute nylon, will come again one day soon. And if it doesn't come...

They call the VSSL First Aid Flashlight "the ultimate 'vessel'." Probably because in addition to using the carefully curated medical kit inside the VSSL to treat your own injuries, you can also use the virtually indestructible...

It's a truck bed for your truck bed. OK, Guide Gear's Full-size Truck Tent is more like a covered shelter for your truck bed, but the other way has a better ring. Plus, if you tell your mama, "All I want for Christmas...

The Woodman's Pal has been in service - US Army service - since 1941, and was a standard issue from WWII through Desert Storm. In official terms, it's a land management multi-tool, but I imagine when you look at the Woodman's...

Phone Skope, you're like putty in my...aaah! Aaah! My hand! Hot! Fire! Phone Skope's putty is PYRO Putty. Ultra-flammable in its neon hues, the little tin of goo looks and sounds like it could be part of a magician's...

Survival kit? With a, what's that, a flowery dead guy on it? Are we back in 2011, filling our bug out bags and planning for the zombie apocalypse? Nah. Now we're in 2019, where the risk of an actual apocalypse, caused...

Survival Kook's Bow Drill Fire Starter Kit looks like some newfangled piece of fitness equipment, but in fact, it is based on a very oldfangled hand tool. Prehistoric old, in fact. Also known as a fire drill, the bow...

Oh boy, slid, stuck, and spun-out season is upon us! TreadReady's Adirondack Strap emergency traction device could help you avoid the situation I found myself in a couple weeks ago: Toyota Prius in a blizzard...

Normally I'd guess the term "pop-up fire" is a bit of new lingo, the kids' trendy way of referring to a 911 emergency. But Campfire Defender's version is a Pop-Up Fire Pit, and it's not about burning things down, but...

BUNDL up for the winter, especially if your winter plans include camping in the bitter cold. Or just spending the night outside in a sleeping bag because your wife locked you out for pulling the Toilet Goblin prank again...

Battling whitewater rapids is fun, but being on the losing end of that battle, not so much. Creature Craft owner and creator Darren Vancil developed his self-righting whitewater rafts to level up the adrenaline rush of...