Outdoors

At over a grand for a countertop-sized steak maker that looks like a toaster oven, the Otto Grill sure better have something as interesting as 1500-degree cooking to offer me. And what else ya got, o' palindrome of the...

Barebones' Pulaski Axe is named for Ed Pulaski, a Forest Service ranger and volunteer firefighter who led 45 men into the flames of the August 1910 "Big Burn" along the Idaho-Montana border. They were forced to take...

A 3D compass isn't so much an invaluable outdoor tool as it is a nifty demonstration of physics and Earth's magnetic field. Don't get me wrong, it might be the most accurate compass you'll ever use. But being made of...

Gilligan, little buddy, where was this Victorinox Skipper Pro Swiss Army Knife before we shipwrecked on that damn island? According to Victorinox, "Beautiful, stress-free, ready-for-anything days on the water require...

Aqua aerobics has never looked so macho! Speedo's Hydro Shredders are plastic pool mitts designed with valves and tubercle technology that create heavy resistance when used either underwater or at its surface. Part of...

This inflatable Colorado Pontoon Boat is built to American Boat and Yacht Council standards, and comes with a motor mount, but if you want to go from floatin' to motorboatin' you'll need to supply the lips, cheeks, lung...

Spyderco's Squarehead has trimmed down. Shed some USDs. The Squarehead Lightweight shares the same design concept and usability as the original Squarehead folding knife, but sells for about $30 less than its predecessor...

Got the Brass (Capsule Stitcher) to sew up your torn gear and popped buttons on the fly? Maybe literally on the fly. Or on your tent, pack, or coat when you take this emergency gear repair kit with you into the world...

Yeah, it's a pretty big duffel, but the Rover AeroBOTE, a stand up paddle board-motor boat hybrid, really does deflate, fold up, and stuff inside a wheeled bag you can pull along behind you through tight squeezes and...

TRAK's roots are as a utility knife for commercial divers, and its name suggests the mini blade has been redesigned for runners. But TRAK's makers say the ultra-lightweight titanium anywhere knife will be a welcome piece...

When you're camping and need to take a whiz in the middle of the night, why use some weak ass lantern or stick flashlight to shine a hazy path in front of you when you can use an X9R Marauder 25,000 lumen flashlight to...

Just a few lucky ducks will be able to jungle boogie down with this Jungle Dagger. Ryan Johnson has designed and produced a pre-production run of the blade for RMJ Tactical, 50 pieces total, handcrafted to ensure their...

You could probably repurpose some tie-down straps you already have into the equivalent of Beach Chair Buddy towel straps. Or just get a length of nylon and secure one of those side squeeze buckles to it. But if you're...

Gerber's Pack Hatchet is a little dude with a big mouth. At just under 9-1/2" long, the camping axe is easily packed into or clipped onto outdoor gear. Gerber beefs up its functionality with a full tang construction and...

Mmmm, fresh naan bread and tandoori chicken fresh from The Home Tandoor. Indian takeout that just opened, nope, not in the strip mall 15 minutes away, but in my backyard. Puri Tandoors makes traditional Indian clay ovens...

This mosquito-zapping camping lantern might not carry the same level of campground entertainment as the Bug-A-Salt Shotgun and The Executioner bug zapper racquet, but it does do double duty as UV bearer of electrocution...

The Microsilk-handled Nyala Knife is Best Made's second collaboration with industrial biotechnology firm Bolt Threads. Following the success of 2017's Cap of Courage, Bolt suggested spinning their same bio-engineered...

If you're trippin' over tras and trarcoal, try a Traeger. Clever, right? Right?! But I interviewed for a position on the Traeger wood pellet grill marketing team, and they didn't like it. I didn't get the job. They told...

No space or cash for a Big Green Egg? Try a Little Red Akorn. The Akorn Jr., a kamado-style grill and smoker from Char-Griller, shrinks the charcoal-powered, ovo-shaped barbecue down to 153 square inches of cast iron...

I wouldn't call the Hitch Hotel the Ritz-Carlton of trailers and campers. But with it's compact, easily towed design, multi-functional use, and expandability and efficiency as a sleeping space, the Hitch Hotel is definitely...

Stacked compact for you but designed with your dog in mind. The H2O4K9 water bottle and travel bowl for dogs combines a 25-ounce food-grade stainless steel bottle with a twist top lid whose funky mullet shape allows you...

Zucchetti. Kos debuted their Quadrat Pool Relax, a syntactically strange name for a mini infinity pool with attached platform and lounger, in April 2018 at the Milan Furniture Fair (Salone del Mobile.) Zucchetti. Kos...

Turn your grill on, turn your girl on. Cuisinart implies it with their new Venture Portable Gas Grill, whose photo shoot is consumed by a delightful young lady and some punk dude having a romantic cookout on the beach...

Grovemade used the Japanese higonokami knife as inspiration for their new Titanium Minimalist Knife, so if you don't have $200 to spend on a new pocket folder, feel free to get an actual Japanese higonokami for minus...