In hindsight, the first car I ever drove on the highway was kind of a risky choice. I nearly totaled my dad’s early-2000s Ford Excursion that day. In my defense, that huge and pendulous SUV still reigns supreme as the biggest ever made. 　　But modern three-rows appear to be creeping up pretty close to the infamous Excursions these days. And...

　　When you don’t know what the day is going to bring, you need a single shoe that can do it all. For years, the adidas TERREX Skychaser line has filled that role perfectly. Leave the house in a pair of Skychasers, and you’re pretty much guaranteed to be ready for anything. Do the buds want to rent bikes and tool...

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　　Dehydrated camp meals are light and easy calories, but they’re far from gourmet. If you’re a dedicated home cook with a refined palate, the taste of convenience can be hard to stomach. 　　Thankfully, there are a lot of camp kitchen products for backcountry chefs that make essential equipment lighter and more compact than their at-home counterparts. 　　Most people focus on...

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　　Pants give me trust issues. My preferred athletic activity involves long hikes in the wilderness with limited opportunities to swap out gear when gear malfunctions. So, the last thing I want is a seam that chafes against my inner thigh or swampy skin from absorbent fabrics. 　　So, when I wore the Seniq Tectonic Pants to hike a Colorado 13er, I...

　　This week, two lucky winners will each receive a Frontier Collapsible One Pot Cook Set from Sea to Summit. The ultralight, multipiece cook-eat-drink system is the ultimate packable solution for solo meals in the backcountry. 　　For a chance to win, submit the form below. Then, check out ways to earn additional entries to increase your chances of landing the prize....

　　As we hit August, theres not much of summer left, so its time to get outside and get after it while we can. This weeks Emerging Gear helps us do just that, with running vests and basewear to hit the trail, power stations to energize camping adventures, and protein-packed snacks to fuel long expeditions. 　　Other finds include dinosaur-themed biking gloves...

　　You don’t need a passport for a beach escape that feels downright tropical. And with over half of American travelers staying stateside this summer, more people are looking to access paradise without currency exchanges. 　　Enter: Michigan. 　　I get it. You’re skeptical. But that just means you’ve never stood on the blinding-white sands of Northern Michigan’s west coast, staring out at...