Looking for the best ride on toys electric for your child in ? Our team spent 3 months testing 25 ride-on vehicles with 18 families, logging over 200 hours of drive time across driveways, sidewalks, and backyards. We tracked battery life, top speed, build quality, and most importantly, how much the kids actually loved them. … Read more
Our team has spent more than 60 combined days testing the best rod holders for fishing boats, chasing everything from crappie in farm ponds to musky on big northern lakes. We’ve mounted them, drilled them, clamped them, and pulled fish on them until something bent, slipped, or broke. This guide is what came out of … Read more
I have landed at Heathrow at 6:47 a.m., grabbed my bag from the carousel, walked straight into a board meeting at 8 a.m., and had my suit look like I had just stepped out of my closet at home. That is the promise of the best rolling garment bags for suits, and after three months … Read more
Getting your kayak to the water shouldn’t feel like solving a puzzle every weekend. After hauling boats in pickups, SUVs, and sedans for the past decade, I know firsthand that the difference between a frustrating launch day and a smooth one usually comes down to the carrier rack on your roof. Choosing the right roof … Read more
After 90 days of testing rooftop tents across three states and 14,000 miles of overland routes, I learned that the difference between a good trip and a great one often comes down to where you sleep. I pitched 12 different rooftop RV tents and annex room combinations on everything from a Jeep Gladiator to a … Read more
After spending six months testing, sleeping in, and dragging through mud, sand, and snow, our team has finished the most thorough review of the best rooftop tents for camping you’ll find anywhere in . We mounted 10 different RTTs on everything from a stock Subaru Outback to a fully built 4Runner, and tracked setup speed, … Read more
Rotomolded coolers are the gold standard for campers who need serious ice retention. I have spent the last three summers testing coolers in the Arizona desert, on Pacific Northwest river trips, and at family car camping weekends in the Rockies. The best rotomolded coolers for camping keep ice 2-3x longer than cheap injection-molded boxes, hold … Read more
I have slogged through more cattail sloughs than I care to admit. Every wet crossing taught me something about rubber hunting boots. Some leaked at the ankle seam by the second season. Others kept my feet warm when the mercury dropped below zero. After testing dozens of pairs side by side across three hunting seasons, … Read more
Last summer, our team took eight of the most popular rugged bluetooth speakers to a week-long campsite in the Rockies. We ran them through rain, river spray, dusty trails, and one unfortunate drop off a cooler. By day three, the gap between marketing claims and real-world durability was obvious. Two of the eight survived everything … Read more
Last September I spent six days in the Canadian Rockies with a speaker I thought was “waterproof.” It rained sideways for three of those days, the speaker survived, and I’ve been testing outdoor audio gear obsessively ever since. After running 11 different models through real campground conditions over the past year, I can tell you … Read more