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weBoost Destination RV Cell Signal Booster
If the starship Enterprise was an RV, Scotty would insist on the Destination RV cell phone signal booster from weBoost. The man needs more power, and where most mobile boosters are limited to 50dB max downlink gain the Destination RV rocks a full 65dB. Because the dB scale is logarithmic, that's a 30x increase in power…
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Gerber Tri-Tip Mini Cleaver
OK, so at first we were like, WTF, then we were like, OMG, now we're like, ILY. There, I used all the acronyms, excuse me while I throw up a little in my mouth. What will not make you throw up is the Gerber Tri-Tip Mini Cleaver, an improbable little knife that had us scratching…
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Grayl Geopress Water Purifier
The old rule of threes is still (roughly) accurate: three minutes without air, three days without water, three weeks without food. But! Some people are particularly freakish/motivated/genetically gifted, as in 22 minutes without air, 18 days without water and 74 days without food (thank you sciencealert.com). Human beings are generally pretty good at avoiding airless…
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Arc’Teryx Covert LT Pullover
If you're going to buy a pullover, in our opinion it should pull triple-duty: on the trail, about town and even in the casual office – does anyone go to a non-casual office anymore? If that's you, so sorry! Arc'Teryx understands the trail-to-town philosophy and expresses it perfectly in the Covert LT pullover. It's a…
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Therm-a-Rest UberLite Sleeping Pad
Therm-a-Rest pretty much dominates the sleeping pad category, and for good reason. It's not that there aren't a number of other good pads out there, it's just that the NeoAir series of air pads is so freaking good there's not a lot of motivation to look elsewhere. The new NeoAir UberLite does nothing to change…
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Suunto 3 Sports Watch
Hold the phones, stop the presses and insert your own archaic exclamatory reference here, ladies and gentlemen! The biggest complaints about sports watches are price, size, price, weight, price and features in that order. OK, we totally made up that "data" but it's right-ish. The Suunto 3 sports watch knocks all those reasons right down…
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MSR Front Range Tarp Shelter
Sometimes, all you need is a tarp. And a trekking pole, or a stick or something to prop it up, of course. And some stakes, rocks or more sticks to guy it out. But you get the idea, simplicity! Tarps are desirable because they're easy to pack, light on the back and quick to pitch.…
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Salt Life Laguna Sunglasses
Italy is hip, we've all know that since 1953 when Gregory Peck chased Audrey Hepburn all over Rome in Roman Holiday and the movie won an Academy Award for costume. It also introduced the Vespa motor scooter to Americans, and the affection for both movie and scooter resulted in the 1946 Vespa from the movie…
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Kahtoola INSTA Gaiter Low
You want gaiters, we got gaiters. With apologies to Molly Hatchet, we're living in gaiter country. The latest resident is Kahtoola's INSTA gaiter low, which they bill as their lightest and most breathable gaiter. How does it measure up? Pretty well we think. We switched from boots to low-top trail runners/hikers a long time ago…
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Watershed Westwater Backpack Drybag
Sometimes what you need in life is a ginormous waterproof bag. And sometimes you need that bag to be ridiculously stout, as in military grade. That is the point at which you seek out a Watershed drybag. Watershed makes drybags that are used by people who make their living in and around the water. Professional…
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