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Apr 26, 2025

I Tried 5 Creatine Recipes. Here Are the Few I’d Recommend.

　　If you search for creatine recipes on social media, you’ll find many creators adding it to everything from smoothies to oatmeal bowls. Even though experts and influencers tout its benefits in their videos, I avoided using it because Ive always been a bit skeptical of supplements. Before adding it to my diet, I had tons of questions that needed answers....

Apr 26, 2025

Can You Build a Better Rubber Boot?

　　Mud season. Dealing with spring snowmelt, rain, mud, and muck is what brings the American Northeast, Southeast, and Northwest—and most places in between—together. If you live outside of an urban center and spend your time outdoors, odds are you own a pair of boots for mud season. Rubber boots are ubiquitous where I live in Bozeman, Montana. Knee-high rubber boots...

Apr 26, 2025

Discover Michigan’s Year-Round Adventure Hub

　　Whatever adventure fuels your travel spirit, Marquette, Michigan, delivers it in Lake Superior–sized proportions. Located in the forested Upper Peninsula along the shores of this iconic lake, Marquette seems to just get better with every changing season. Whether you’re ice climbing in winter or chasing waterfalls in spring, this place is an outdoor paradise. Make the most of a visit...

Apr 26, 2025

The Real (Luxury) Land Cruiser: 2025 Lexus LX 700h Overtrail Review

　　While the light-duty Land Cruiser (LC 250) wears the legendary badge in the U.S. now, 2025 finally brings a proper Land Cruiser to North America. It comes with all the bells and whistles, a massive grille, a Lexus badge, and a price tag to match. 　　The 2025 Lexus LX 700h Overtrail is a 6,000-pound luxury SUV that can seat up...

Apr 26, 2025

Refillable Propane Brand Expands at REI, National Parks

　　The dark green color of many propane tanks might suggest theyre environmentally friendly — but theyre actually a strain on park resources. 　　Every year, millions of propane tanks are abandoned at campsites or tossed in a landfill because proper disposal is both costly and dangerous. But its now easier than ever for many campers and hikers to opt for refillable...

Apr 26, 2025

$10,000? Cost of Hiking Pacific Crest Trail Skyrockets

　　The original version of this article appeared on ExplorersWeb. 　　The 2024 Pacific Crest Trail hiker survey is out, and its data will interest long-distance backpackers. 　　Halfway Anywhere, a blog run by long-distance athlete Tyler Fox, compiles theannual survey(now in its 11th year). It’s an in-depth look at a host of metrics from age and ethnicity to money spent and technology...

Apr 26, 2025

Just-Right Bagginess: Weatherproof L1 Premium Goods Axial Snowboard Pants Review

　　Baggy is in — but not all snowboarders want the baggiest end of the spectrum. Fortunately, the L1 Premium Goods Axial Pants serve up just enough swag while still being technical, functional, and having a slightly articulated fit. 　　Back in 2022, the brand L1 launched a looser-fitting, genderless collection of outerwear, including the Axial pants and jacket. After seeing several...

Apr 26, 2025

Jumping Into Large Swimbaits Without Breaking the Bank

　　My first experience throwing large swimbaits was years ago, not fishing for bass but monster pike in a world-renowned trout stream. A few months before a family trip to the Bighorn River in Fort Smith, Mont., my little brother had gifted me a 10-inch glide bait for Christmas. When we arrived at the river for a week of fly fishing,...

Apr 26, 2025

Four Wheel Campers Introduces the CampOut, a Fully Modular Truck Camper

　　Take a slide-in truck camper design that has been refined over 52 years and add a fully modular interior, and what you get is the Four Wheel Campers (4WC) CampOut. This latest offering from 4WC starts at about $26K, and you can place your order for one starting today. 　　While modular-interior slide-in truck campers arent a new concept, they are...

Apr 26, 2025

USA-Built Luxury, Solid Tool Watch Specs: Jack Mason Pursuit Pilot Review

　　There are a handful of meaningful differentiators in the world of mechanical wristwatches. One of the most important is power reserve, or how long a watch can run without being worn or wound. The boutique brand Jack Mason just launched its Pursuit Pilot with a power reserve of 68 hours in a watch that costs less than $1,500. 　　Oh, and...

Apr 26, 2025

Coast to Coast on Two Wheels

　　When a Reddit thread surfaced about a man who went on a solo cross-country e-bike tour, two questions demanded answers: Who was this adventurer, and what kind of bike did they use? After all, while reliable e-bikes have proliferated on urban commutes and mountain bike trails, only the best can successfully endure a grueling 5,500-mile journey from coast to coast....

Apr 26, 2025

Premium Waterproof Leather: Universal Coverado Car Seat Covers Review

　　These universal car seat covers spread over the front and rear seats for a full interior makeover that looks sharp and holds up over time. From the moment they slid out of the box, it was clear I was in for something different with the Coverado Leather Seat Covers. 　　For lumbar support, these quilted seat covers have six layers of...

Apr 26, 2025

The Poison of Performance: Cycling Bans Carbon Monoxide Doping

　　Professional road cycling has made huge leaps in curbing cheating since Lance Armstrongs 7-year dominance of the Tour de France. But rabid cycling fans and insider pundits still harbor fears that cheating is still producing winning performances at the highest levels. The complete trust of the top riders and teams has been hard to come by. Any hint of foul...

Apr 26, 2025

Should We Spare a Cougar That Attacked a Child?

　　Dear Sundog, 　　Last September, in California’s Malibu Creek State Park, a mountain lion pounced on a five-year-old child. The father managed to save his kid by fighting off the cat, and soon after, officials euthanized the cougar. Isn’t this immoral and outrageous? The lion was behaving just as nature intended. — People against he Unethical Murder of Animals 　　Dear PUMA, 　　This...

Apr 26, 2025

My Quest to Find the Owner of a Mysterious WWII Japanese Sword

　　I. Two Sides of a Single-Edged Blade Franklin Park, Illinois, December 25, 2021 The sword was suspended in the basement rafters with a message from 1945 still secured to its fittings. My grandfather and I were sitting one floor above it at his kitchen table when an email arrived. It was 9:17 A.M. on Christmas Day in 2021, the Chicago...

Apr 26, 2025

Smear Butter on Big Terrain: Scott SEA 108 Review

　　This was the best day of the season! The Sunday sun shined bright overhead after a massive storm blasted Colorado throughout the day before. Eighteen inches far surpassed the forecasted 7, and there were easily 2 feet of fresh coldsmoke powder (if you knew where to look). 　　And look we did: My friends and I barreled and slashed through deep...

Apr 26, 2025

GoPro Goes Bigger: Mountain Games Add Speed Climbing, Ultrarunning for 2025

　　It sounds like Vail, Colo., will be even more fun than usual this summer. Each June, the ski towns GoPro Mountain Games hosts a lineup of competitions across 11 outdoor sports. And after record-breaking attendance last year — 95,000 spectators and more than 5,000 registered athletes — the event aims to level up in 2025. 　　For starters, this years games...

Apr 26, 2025

Buzzer-Beater Bass: Justin Cooper Slugs His Way to His First-Ever BPT Victory

　　The first pro bass tournament of the year promised an exciting start to the season with new forward-facing sonar rules and expectations of big fish in the Lone Star State. It lived up to the hype, with sophomore angler Justin Cooper pulling out a Bass Pro Tour victory with a buzzer-beater fish. 　　Justin Coopers Victory The final day of competition...

Apr 26, 2025

Stay Nimble, Get the Shot: Peak Design Everyday Sling V2 6L Review

　　Why is it so hard to find the perfect bag to hold everything I need for a simple photo shoot? Many smaller camera bags make me choose between protection and bulk. I dont want to sacrifice the cushioning and protection I need to keep my camera safe, but I also don’t want it to feel bulky if Im on the...

Apr 26, 2025

I Worked Out Like 82-Year-Old Mick Jagger for a Week. Here’s What Happened.

　　Mick Jagger is 82 years old and on the Rolling Stones “Hackney Diamonds” tour. The shows run somewhere between two and two-and-a-half hours long. Jagger is running, gyrating, singing, and dancing at each one. I couldn’t help but notice that Jagger is in incredible shape—for a person at any age. How does he do it? And what would it feel...