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Once the giant propane-powered griddle was assembled on the porch of my parents’ house, friends and family members passed by in succession, many confused about what you would do with such a vast cooking surface. Not my sister, though. She got the idea right away.
“I want to cover that thing with [...]
I’ve found that Mountain Safety Research (MSR) tends to arrive at an impressive iteration of a product and then stick with it. Most outdoor gear companies tend to gradually ruin their best products with incessant cost-cutting and penny-pinching, but [...]
When I started reviewing electric cargo bikes years ago, they were expensive, niche vehicles for a specific subset of eccentric people. Today, electric bikes are everywhere. But there’s one demographic for whom an electric bike is especially useful—parents.
Parents, especially [...]
At the end of every circle, you find yourself back at the beginning. This is the best way to think about Coleman’s new Cascade and 1900 series 3-in-1 stoves. After playing around with interesting designs in stove shape, burner design, and power, as well [...]
In the month I’ve been testing the Bluetran Lightning, I’ve had to charge it only once. Once. That was after about 40 miles’ worth of trips (at various sub–30-mph speeds). This electric kick scooter never failed going up steep [...]
I had been riding the Synapse for a week before it happened. I was about to approach a stop light when suddenly, the dreaded red alert of Garmin’s SmartSense system—the sign you had to take immediate defensive action—blared. I don’t live in [...]
There is a key to lock the battery so no one else can remove it, and you can only check the battery level by hopping off the bike and press the button on the battery. That’s … not great. It’s too easy to think you’ll have more assistance than the bike can actually give. The only [...]
Patagonia has a well-earned reputation in the outdoor world for creating long-lasting, durable, environmentally-friendly outdoor gear. It’s not perfect—all gear has some environmental impact— but we’ve used and relied on Patagonia gear for [...]
There’s a very boring phrase in the corporate consumer goods world: disruption of mundane products. “Ohh … what’s that?” I don’t hear you asking. Well, a while ago, companies realized that rather than pouring loads [...]