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When I started climbing years ago, I treated slings like an afterthought, just extra loops of webbing I grabbed when I ran out of quickdraws. That changed after a trad season in the Cascades where I learned that the right sling in the wrong spot can either save your day or ruin it. After putting … Read more

I have spent the last decade climbing frozen waterfalls, crossing glacier fields from the Cascades to the Alps, and testing mountaineering crampons on every kind of frozen ground I could find. When my team set out to find the best mountaineering crampons for , we put eight pairs through their paces on icy approaches, vertical … Read more

I still remember the moment my first dive computer became my most trusted piece of gear. After 200+ dives across three oceans, I’ve learned that the right wrist dive computer changes how you approach every dive, from a quick reef check to a 100-foot wreck penetration. Our team spent the last three months testing the … Read more

I’ve spent the last decade diving in conditions ranging from Caribbean reefs to the cold kelp forests of Monterey, and I can tell you this: nothing ruins a dive faster than a BCD that fights you. We pulled together 11 of the best scuba BCDs for and put them through real-world testing across tropical, cold … Read more

Last winter, I found myself in my garage at 11pm, staring at a snow-covered driving range, and decided I was done waiting for fair weather to practice my swing. That moment sent me on a three-month deep dive into the world of home golf simulators, and I tested every system I could get my hands … Read more

I spent the last three months testing every major launch monitor on the market, hitting hundreds of balls in my garage, at my local range, and on a few rounds with friends. Here’s what I found when looking for the best golf launch monitors for swing analysis in . A golf launch monitor is a … Read more

Walking is the way golf is supposed to be played. After more than 200 rounds on foot over the past decade, I have learned that the right push cart turns 18 holes from a grind into a genuine pleasure. The best golf push carts for walking golfers in do far more than haul your bag. … Read more

A golf rangefinder is a portable laser or GPS device that measures the exact distance to targets on a golf course, helping you select the right club for each shot. After spending over 200 hours on the course testing 27 different models with our regular foursome, I can tell you the right rangefinder genuinely changes … Read more

Two summers ago, my son asked me to drive him to the batting cages three times a week. After racking up 800 miles and 12 hours of round-trip driving, I bought our first backyard batting cage. That decision changed everything for our family, and I have been testing and reviewing cages ever since. Finding the … Read more

Coyotes don’t wait for sunrise, and neither should you. After 60+ hours of testing in Texas brush, Nebraska wheat stubble, and a few too many frozen Midwestern fence lines, our team put together this guide to the best night vision scopes for predator hunting in . Predator hunting happens in the dark. Coyotes, foxes, and … Read more