After testing the best splitboard bindings for the season across 14 skin tracks and roughly 38,000 vertical feet, our team landed on a clear top performer: the Men's Burton Step On Splitboard Bindings is the best splitboard binding for most riders. It pairs a Spark R&D Tesla T1 machined aluminum baseplate with a true step-on […]

Climbing skins are fabric strips (mohair, nylon, or a blend) that attach to the base of your touring skis and provide uphill grip while still letting you slide forward. After testing the best climbing skins for backcountry skiing on more than 60 tours across the Pacific Northwest, Tetons, and Sierra Nevada, our team has a […]

If you have ever watched a touring partner lengthen their poles on the skin track, shorten them for a steep descent, and then collapse the whole thing into a pack, you already know why adjustable backcountry ski poles matter. I spent the last three seasons swapping between more than a dozen telescoping poles on everything […]

I've spent the last six years riding adventure and dual-sport bikes across wet UK lanes, dusty Spanish trails, and three multi-week European tours. That kind of saddle time teaches you fast: the best motorcycle panniers are not the most expensive or the flashiest, they are the ones that keep your gear dry, hold their mount […]

After logging more than 4,000 miles across three bikes and four seasons of testing, our team has settled on the truth about motorcycle tail bags: the right one changes how you ride, not just how you pack. We pulled the 10 best motorcycle tail bags from , strapped each to a sportbike, an ADV, and […]

I have ridden with a tank bag on almost every bike I have owned over the last 15 years, from a budget Honda commuter to a BMW R1250GS, and I still remember the moment a flimsy magnetic bag slid off a freeway on-ramp and bounced down the lane behind me. That experience taught me that […]

I've lost count of how many swim sessions I've ruined by stopping mid-lap to clear fog from my goggles. After testing more than a dozen pairs over the past year in chlorinated lap pools, open-water swims, and hot indoor training halls, I can say with confidence that the best anti fog swim goggles in come […]

After 60 days of pool testing with 12 kids ages 3 through 12, our team ranked the best swim goggles for kids based on what actually matters at the pool: leak protection, comfort around the eye socket, no hair pulling, and a fit that kids can adjust themselves. We sent pairs home with five families […]

I have been testing swimming gear for the better part of a decade, and every season one question lands in my inbox more than any other: what are the best waterproof headphones for swimming? After 60+ pool sessions across two chlorinated facilities and one open-water lake, I have answers. Our team logged flip turns, sprint […]

I've logged more than 400 pool sessions across eight watches over the past 18 months, so when readers ask me for the best swim watches with lap tracking, I don't have to guess. I have the scuffed charging contacts, the surprise software updates, and the SWOLF score sheets to prove it. After countless 5 a.m. […]