Nathan Reynolds 
A hammock tent for backpacking is a shelter that lets you sleep off the ground without carrying a conventional tent. There are two families. A suspended hammock straps a gathered-end or bridge hammock between two trees, usually with an integrated bug net, a tarp above and an underquilt below. A freestanding hammock tent uses its … Read more
The best hitch bike racks for 4 bikes are the Allen Sports Deluxe 4-Bike Hitch Mount Rack for most families, the Swagman Quad 2+2 if you ride heavy e-bikes, and the MaxxHaul 4 Bike Rack if you want four bikes for the least money. Every rack below is verified to carry four bikes from the … Read more
Ask ten riders what helmet they run and you will get ten answers, which is exactly why choosing the best bike helmets for mountain biking feels harder than it should. Trail riders argue about head shape, racers argue about grams, and downhill riders simply refuse to give up the chin bar. What actually separates a … Read more
The best bike panniers for touring in this roundup are the Büchel Pannier Rack Bag 26L: 26 litres of waterproof capacity per bag, a rack mount with adapters for 8, 11 and 15 mm tubing, and the highest volume-to-weight balance of the ten sets we compared. Across a month of loaded riding, week-long trips and … Read more
Should you wear a life jacket when kayaking? Yes, every single time, on every trip, in every season. The water is cold, the boat is unstable, and the distance between you and help is often far greater than it looks. Of the best life jackets for kayaking in our list, the Onyx MoveVent Dynamic is … Read more
Short answer: the O’Neill Epic 4/3mm Back Zip Full Wetsuit is the best overall pick in our roundup of the best wetsuits for cold water surfing, because it balances warmth, stretch and durability better than anything else we took into cold open water this season. Below that line sits everything else you need: a water … Read more
Yes, you probably do. A dry bag is the single cheapest piece of safety equipment on any kayak, because the failure it protects against is so ordinary: spray over the bow on a windy estuary, rain during the thirty seconds it takes to carry gear from the boat to the tent, and the puddle that … Read more
Choosing the best inflatable boats for lakes comes down to three things nobody tells you at the boat ramp: how far you have to carry it, whether the lake you fish has chop on a windy afternoon, and whether the payload number on the box counts your cooler and your motor. We spent weeks comparing … Read more
Most flooded timber hunters carry far more decoys than they need. The working answer is six to twelve decoys, weighted toward wood ducks, placed tight into a pocket and anchored for shallow moving water. That is not the field spread you would build for a big-water morning, and the gear reflects a different job. Under … Read more
Most home shops do not have a spare wall to bolt a workbench to. A mobile workbench solves that by putting a full-height work surface on locking casters, so you can roll it against the wall when the car comes home and pull it into the middle of the floor when you need to break … Read more