I have been testing packs on trails from Colorado to the San Rafael Swell for over a decade, and Kelty keeps earning a spot in my rotation. When our team set out to rank the best Kelty backpacks for , we hauled eight models through three months of weekend trips, day hikes, and one brutal […]

A landscape lighting kit is the fastest way for a DIY homeowner to light up a front walkway, highlight a tree, or boost curb appeal without paying a lighting installer. Over the past three months, our team tested ten of the best landscape lighting kits currently available, ran each one through rain and freeze cycles, […]

I spent six weeks testing 10 outdoor speakers across three backyards - a small covered patio, a mid-size open yard, and a pool setup near the coast. I dragged them through real rain, blasted them during a Fourth of July cookout, and measured Bluetooth range past a cinder-block wall. After all that, the Polk Audio […]

After watching three patio TVs die from rain, sun, and condensation over the past four summers, our team made it our mission to find the best outdoor TV enclosures that actually hold up to the weather. We installed eight different cabinets on our own decks, porches, and poolside walls, ran them through a Midwest winter […]

Looking for the best gravel bike tires to upgrade your mixed-terrain rides? I spent 6 months riding 10 of the most popular gravel tires across pavement, hardpack, loose gravel, and muddy backroads, logging more than 2,400 miles of testing in total. This guide breaks down exactly which gravel tires deliver the best combination of rolling […]

After 90 days of testing across three different riders, two climate zones, and roughly 1,400 miles of singletrack, our team at Aquamarine Power has settled on the eight best mountain bike helmets worth your money in . We rode everything from mellow desert loops to rowdy enduro descents, swapped lids between testers with different head […]

If you've ever tried to check Google Maps mid-ride while clutching your phone in one hand, you already know the case for a proper bike phone mount. After spending the last three months commuting, road riding, and testing on gravel with 10 of the most popular mounts on Amazon, our team has put together the […]