Road Testing GORE® Technical Clothing

Keeping dry from head-to-toe during a hike through Taconic State Park, NY

Ever since Bob Gore, son of Bill and Vieve Gore, began using “a remarkably versatile new polymer” that we all now know as GORE®, the landscape of technical clothing has grown so extensively that it allows people to perform to the maximum, in all kinds of conditions from extreme weather to severe fires. GORE-TEX® is the fabric membrane most commonly found in protective outerwear from …

Warm Weather Lawn Games

From bocce ball to boomerangs, activities to take to the park or beach

The warm weather stirs up a restlessness in all of us. Once you’ve finished up your picnic in the park or grilling in the yard, turn to these lawn games for easy group entertainment—no WiFi required. Lumbürr Co Six-Pack-O-Kubb While the origins of kubb are shrouded in mystery, the Swedish lawn game isn’t shy on strategic fun. It’s more than a mission to knock down …

The Gidget Retro Teardrop Camper

The unique space-efficient design from Australia slides out to reveal hidden amenities like a queen-sized bed

When Glenn Wills and Christine Bree set out to design the camper of their (pretty realistic) dreams, they didn’t realize it might also be the camper of many other people’s dreams, too. The Gidget Retro Teardrop Camper is extremely compact and lightweight, but sacrifices almost none of the typical luxuries found in larger campers or RVs. A charming pod slides out to almost double the …