Outdoors
Surf’s Up: 5 Great All-Around Surfboards
Choosing a surfboard is no simple matter. There are lots of factors to consider, like the shape of the board, the size, rocker and rails, tails and fins.
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ArchiveRewind: Swimming
Our roundup of the hardest open water swims mentioned that the 100-mile plus swim between Cuba and Florida is nearly impossible, the only successful attempt having been made by a swimmer inside a shark cage. About that.
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OutdoorsFat is Fuel: The Road to La Ruta, Part 5
For the last six months my dietary goal has been fairly simple: use more fat and less glycogen (stored carbs) for fuel during long rides. You’re probably wondering why I’d do that when I could just carbo-load the night before and suck down a few gels to get through the day.
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WatchesTimekeeping Icon: Rolex Sea Dweller
As men were pioneering ways to explore and live in outer space in the 1960s, another groundbreaking initiative was taking place closer to home, in an equally hostile environment: the ocean. Parallel efforts by the U.S.
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WatchesWant This, Get This: URWERK UR-210 or SEVENFRIDAY P1
If you’re like us, you have a long list of gear you’d love to own. But reality (almost) always steps in, and your gadget desires remain unfulfilled.
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ArchiveOpinion: Off-Roading at the Mall
We Americans. We’re proud, we’re tough, and we’re just not all that purposeful sometimes, are we?
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MotoringThe Road Less Traveled: Taking On the Trans-America Trail in the Land Rover LR4
When you’re looking to travel from coast to coast, you’ve got several options; planes are the fastest, trains are probably the cheapest, the interstate is a good DIY choice. But for the adventurer, the Trans-America Trail (TAT) is one of the best.
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MotoringBehind The Wheel: Ford F-150 SVT Raptor
After twelve generations of model updates, the Ford SVT Raptor is arguably the most tenacious version of the Blue oval’s numerous F-150 iterations. Truly testing this machine called for something more than a few days piddling around Los Angeles, so when when we were invited to go attend the one-day Raptor Assault School at Miller Motorsports Park in the wide open Utah countryside we moved quicker than a rattle snake on the floor of a country line dance.
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MotoringWant This, Get This: ICON 4×4 CJ3B or Jeep Wrangler Moab
Let’s say you regularly pine for some rock climbin’, mud-slingin’, feel-good four-wheelin’ — you just love off-the-beaten-path driving and no-holds-barred adventure where others fear to tread. There are several options to choose from, but our favorites are the custom-built and bad to the bone ICON 4×4 CJ3B or the special edition Jeep Wrangler Moab, both of which will conquer rocks, mud, stream and snow with aplomb.
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Today in GearToday in Gear: September 3, 2013
Pintofeed Ostensibly for pets, this automated child-feeding device, which can be controlled and monitored via smartphone, has the potential to make “pets” and their “owners” quite happy. Tap a button to feed remotely, or let the system automatically monitor when food is eaten and form a computerized schedule.
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ArchiveOpinion: The Cigar, Simply
Bismark calmed an angry crowd in Paris by producing a cigar and asking a Frenchman for a light. Mark Twain enjoyed smoking the most noxious cigars he could find out on his front porch.
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Today in GearToday in Gear: August 30, 2013
The Tie Bar Shoelaces Ever the bastion of affordable style and flair — from tie-it-yourself bow ties to pocket squares to, well, tie bars — The Tie Bar has introduced some colorful accessories to tie onto something a little lower. These waxed cotton laces come in 25 colors and are cheap enough to make customizing your shoes for every outfit a real possibility.
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ArchiveSpirits of Ásgarðr
Pictures and film — as much as we love them — can sometimes have a hard time expressing things: the vastness of the Grand Canyon, the height of Dikembe Mutombo and the misery of climbing mountains. Look at any picture of Sir Edmund Hillary on Everest and you’ll probably think “boy, that looks like a good time”.
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TechGreat Monopods That Will Up Your Photography Game
Tripods aren’t ideal for every situation, and that’s where monopods come in.
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Archive30 Awe-Inspiring Photography Books
This list of our favorite photography books represents an attempt, however incomplete, to reseat the photo book in its rightful place alongside the Scarface posters Warhols lining your walls.
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Today in GearToday in Gear: August 28, 2013
Trash Krusher A few basic truths: you cannot change the past; the sun will rise tomorrow; trash is icky. Instead of using your foot to mash down your garbage — or worse, your hand — this manual trash compactor, integrated into the lid of a waste bin, does the dirty work for you.
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WatchesIcon: Breitling Navitimer
When he was asked about the prominent bit of bling (or “B’ling”) on his wrist, a former test pilot for the U.S. Air Force replied, “I need a Navitimer so I can do my calculations!” That brief anecdote may tell you something about how the Breitling Navitimer is viewed by the guys who fly jets for a living.
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WatchesPhoto Essay: Rolex Explorer II
If the Rolex Submariner was the original sports watch, then the Explorer II was the original extreme sports watch. Introduced in 1971 as a timepiece for cave and polar exploration, the Explorer II remains a favorite of ours thanks to its purpose-built design, intended use and legendary Rolex build quality.
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WatchesTime on Our Hands: Maurice Lacroix Pontos S
Despite a recent set of understated accomplishments (and a rather aristocratic-sounding name), Maurice Lacroix has managed to largely escape notice. Then last year’s BaselWorld came around, and the introduction of the diver’s chronograph Pontos S ($4,440) made dive watch fans and industry observers sit up and pay attention.