Buying Guides

The best EDC items that can find their way through any standard day but have also been optimized for use in the outdoors.

Ten performance-driven cookbooks, written by people who actually know what they’re talking about.

Outdoor Gear Exchange opened in 1995 as a tiny used gear shop; now it’s among the best outdoor stores in America.

Whether you’re a beginner or an expert, you’re going to need proper gear to hike. Here are Melissa Arnot’s picks.

You just need one great running shirt to be convinced — and we have 11 of them.

Don’t let the darkness dampen your evening.

Wearing sneakers everywhere is pretty common these days, but knowing whether you can run in them is another story.

Enjoy a little fireside beverage before hitting the hay.

Looking to get faster and stronger? It’s time to upgrade your workout gear.

High-end divers — including examples from Seiko, Zodiac, Oris, Sinn and Doxa — that aren’t afraid to get knocked around.

Bone stock, the truck is supremely capable and effortless to drive.

We picked out a few of our favorite, more useful add-ons, but don’t tack all of these on your helmet at once.

We’ve tested our fair share of travel gadgets, which are only getting better.

To work hard at work, you need to have intense focus.

Boxy briefcases used to be required for professional appearances, but that’s changing.

Whether it’s your main mode of transport or a second — or third — ride, a $10,000 used car hits the right budget so long as it’s cool enough.

High in protein, high in happiness.

Some will criticise me for it, but I always bring a pillow with me camping.

From Spy, Oakley, Ray-Ban and more.

The New Yorker Staff Writer Charles Bethea pedaled from Portland, Oregon to McCall, Idaho in search of laughs and sore legs.