This years wet weather has turned both my cucumber and tomato plants into wild and massive mutations. I’ve also been processing a ton of wood for campfires to keep the mosquitos at bay and stretching the summer nights out a little longer. 　　Throughout all of this, I have had a singular knife hanging off my belt to get these jobs...

　　Ford Performance Parts now offers a simple software calibration, which is fully factory-backed, for the 3.0L EcoBoost-powered 2024 Ranger Raptor and 2022-2024 Bronco Raptor. This is a dealer-installed option, which retains the vehicles 3-year/36,000-mile warranty. 　　While this is a 49-state-approved upgrade, Californians once again miss out on all the fun. 　　Bronco Raptor: Torque increases from 440 to 536 pound-feet and...

　　A family of three, including an infant just 3 months old, was rescued in Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Texas on Aug. 20 after running out of water. The parents, both 23, alerted park rangers of their distress sometime around 4:15 p.m., according to a Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) press release. They were experiencing signs of dehydration and...

　　Lots of skis claim to be the perfect quiver of one. And most skiers want one pair of skis to do everything: float on pow days, carve up groomers, and handle everything in between. Spoiler alert — no single ski handles everything perfectly. But the new 2024/25 Elan Ripstick 102 Black Edition skis are a forgiving, good-natured design that comes...

　　If you love eating Mountain House meals,start saving those bags. The popular brand of freeze-dried meals just announced its annual recycling contest. Its giving away free food and BioLite stoves to the top collectors of used Mountain House packaging. 　　Each fall since 2021, Mountain House has teamed up with TerraCycle — a company that partners with brands to recycle waste...

　　Waders are essential to take your fishing to the next level. The best fishing waders allow you to stay in the water longer, keeping you protected and comfortable while you continue casting for your dream trout. 　　Our expert testers have donned waders for over twenty years in some of the most coveted fishing waters in the United States. Theyve experienced...

　　Let’s face it: bike helmets rarely look cool. At least, most bike helmets don’t look cool on your commuter bike. If they actually manage to look cool, they’re probably not the safest or most technical option. The Thousand Chapter MIPS ($145), on the other hand, actually checks all the boxes: it looks amazing, is super-comfortable, has a well-considered design, and...

　　Take a lightweight open-wheel race car, make it street-legal, add some bio-composite body panels and a powerful electric drivetrain and what you get is the Ariel E-Nomad. Its based on Ariels recently launched Nomad 2 vehicle but has been optimized as an EV. 　　Ariel Motor Company is a low-volume vehicle maker from the UK. It offers road, track, and off-road-focused...

　　Now is a great time to refresh your hiking, camping, and travel gear or snag a deal on ski gear before the season opens. 　　We combed through the Backcountry Semi-Annual Sale and found bargains on some of the more popular and trusted gear, including deals from top brands like Outdoor Research, Patagonia, Black Diamond, and Backcountry. 　　This mega-sale runs through...

　　Royal Enfield launched the all-new Himalayan 450 last week, and I attended the launch event in Heber City, Utah. The adventure bike has a 450cc liquid-cooled motor, inverted Showa cartridge fork, Showa shock (?!), and a fully connected TFT display, which are very significant departures from the original Himalayan. 　　Legacy British brand Royal Enfield, now an Indian brand, introduced the...

　　A former member of the Utah Wildlife Board faces nearly a dozen charges for baiting game animals through his hunting guide business. 　　Wade Raymond Heaton, 51, knowingly broke the law by using corn feed to lure animals toward paying clients waiting in deer blinds, according to court documents filed in Kane County this week. Heaton, also a Kane County commissioner,...

　　Another significant aspect of the 2024 MADE Bike Show was the extraordinary artistic talent that merged with blue-collar skills like welding, brazing, and painting. This combination churned out two-wheeled works of art that demanded long stares and bewildered scrutiny. 　　Although these eye-candy bicycles sometimes employed modern technologies, the visual tractor beam emanating from these builds made me stop in my...