Leaning against a log along the Colorado Trail, a fellow hiker with the trail name “Papa” eyes my backpack with recognition. He asks if its the Gossamer Gear Mariposa, and I stop hiking, excited for an opportunity to talk gear. I whirl around to give him a better view of the pack and start listing off my favorite features. I...

　　A lot of hardcore skiers pretend they don’t care about outerwear aesthetics. They’ll talk about breathability ratings and features and (maybe, under their breath) admit that they like the look of a ski jacket. 　　Yes, performance matters when it comes to your ski jacket, but it also matters if you like how a kit looks. Look good, feel good, ski...

　　It’s late summer, the hottest days of the year, and Im wearing a lot of wool clothing. In fact, Id argue its the best T-shirt material for warm weather you could buy. 　　Recently, I realized much of my favorite summer clothing from the past 2 years is made by wool brands. This isnt your usual wool is magic hype. These...

　　Im 8,000 feet high in the Rocky Mountains, and I smell horses. I carefully turn the steering wheel and navigate the 2026 Subaru Solterra EV through tightly spaced lodgepole pines, then over a steep drop. As I wind through the working ranch, I grow increasingly impressed by this car that I may have earlier called cute. 　　No, its no truck....

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　　Smaller knives, whether they’re fixed blades or folders, are appealing because their size lets them be discreet. However, the tradeoff in size reduction can be found in the knife’s inability to perform as well as a larger knife. At 5.5 inches, CIVIVI’s Baby Banter 2 TG could easily fall into that category. However, a few tweaks in design allow it...

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　　Sometimes it can feel like you need a medical degree when shopping for shoes. Though many footwear companies now provide an arsenal of information on their running and hiking shoes, detailing features designed to match nearly every foot variation known to humans, most people don’t actually know what their foot type is. 　　I get it: I had to get rid...

　　Not many ski backpacks target womens fit, let alone airbag-compatible ones.Enter the Mammut Tour 30 Womens Airbag-Ready ski backpack. 　　When I needed to carry everything for a full day through avalanche terrain, the Tour 30 became my trusted partner. Its thesmallersibling to Mammuts Pro 45 but offers plenty of volume for half-day or longer adventures. It is compatible with the lightweight,...

　　Kia has been on a roll lately. With groundbreaking designs, impressive powertrains, and better-than-ever driving dynamics, the Korean manufacturer has turned into a true world-beating powerhouse. 　　Sportage is the company’s bestselling model and competes in the hotly contested three-row compact crossover segment. The company hopes to keep the crossover on shoppers’ lists with a host of upgrades for the 2026...

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