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...

　　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...

　　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...

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　　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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　　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...

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　　Montana Knife Company is exactly the kind of American business that President Trump claims to support. The brands founder, Josh Smith, founded the company in his garage during the pandemic, with a dream to sell quality knives made in the U.S. Smiths business grew like a rocket ship during the Biden administration, though Smith still described the former presidents economic...

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　　It’s mid-July and stupid hot where I live in Boulder, Colorado (and in virtually every other part of the country). While I’d love to spend all day every day by a beach or in the water wearing a bikini—like these I tested over the past six weeks—there’s reality. Aside from societal norms asking me not to wear a bikini to...