HIKING & CAMPING

Bisbee, Arizona is a historic mining town that, over the years, has turned into a quirky desert artist haven and it’s a quintessential stop on any road trip through southern Arizona. Nestled into the Mule Mountains, Bisbee has a unique charm that only an old western town can have. The town’s character-filled architecture coupled with

Home » Technology » BioLite Charges Into Off-Grid Energy: BaseCharge 1500 Power Station Review BioLite swings big with its debut power station, aiming to provide the most wattage per dollar. I’ve actually spent quite a bit of time (excluding camping outdoors for fun) with no running water or no electricity. I’m talking years of hurricanes

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Home » Motors » Subtle but Special: 2023 VW Golf R 20th Anniversary Edition The Golf R has been doing fast and subtle for 20 years. Naturally, Volkswagen is celebrating with an equally subtle Anniversary Edition. The Volkswagen Golf R, the fastest version of the hatchback, has just turned 20. So VW is building a

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Tamron 70-300mm F/4.5-6.3 Di III RXD (Model A047) Tamron has announced the launch of its first lens for Nikon Z mount mirrorless, the Tamron 70-300mm F/4.5-6.3 Di III RXD, positioned as the “world’s smallest and lightest telephoto zoom for full-frame mirrorless.” At 5.8 inches in length and weighing 1.28 pounds, it does compare favorably to

Home » Motors » Jeep’s Electric 4x4s Roll Out Next Year; Here’s What You Should Know Can you deliver the ultimate in off-road vehicles while shifting from gas to electric power? Jeep thinks so. The SUV brand has already scored with its first two plug-in hybrids and now plans to take the next big step

$700 | 5 lbs. 11 oz. You’ve already got more than enough extra weight to contend with when backpacking with a preschooler. Thankfully, the Copper Spur HV UL4 is one of the lightest four-person tents on the market, weighing in at only 1 pound 4 ounces per occupant and packing down to the size of

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It’s the conundrum every hiker has contemplated in 2022.  No, not whether you’d rather trek the Appalachian Trail or the Pacific Crest Trail. It’s whether you would ever, under any circumstances, climb into one of those disgusting trailhead toilets to retrieve a lost item. This question was first thrust upon us in April, when a

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