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Skip the bulky backpack with an easy-access stow bag. (Pexels/Film Bros/) Your bike togs shed the wind slicker than teflon. Your helmet is streamlined. Your bike itself is the latest aerodynamic design. So how do you carry your belongings without wrecking the whole effect? Clearly, a saddlebag isn’t going to cut it. There are a number of stow bag o

Crack a geode open to find hidden treasures. (Pixabay/Pascal Ohlmann /) Opening a geode is like opening a present—you don’t know what you’ll find, but chances are you’re going to like it. Naturally-occurring crystals form inside geodes, ranging in color from clear and white to pink and even purple. Many are surrounded by sedimentary layers in assor

Many models of tankless water heater can be mounted on a wall, on the floor or on a shelf. (Stiebel/) The utility bill savings of a tankless water heater can be significant—up to 50 percent off the cost to run a standard full-tank water heater. That makes them a great choice to consider with both new construction or an upfit of an existing water he

The Savage 110 action was slimmed down for the 6-pound (or less) Ultralite model. (Savage Arms/) When it comes to hunting rifles, more and more gunmakers are looking to slim down their guns. This coincides with a rise in popularity of backcountry, walk-in hunting, backpack hunting in recent years. Another possible driver is the increasingly diverse

When you need to move water fast, get a submersible utility pump. (Superior Pump/) A submersible utility pump is one of those hands-to-the-forehead items—so simple, so useful, you can’t believe you hadn’t thought of it before. Whether you’re trying to move water out of a toilet tank or water heater to clean the appliance, empty an ornamental water

Hunting deer during the rut and late fall migration is rare! Tag along on a late season public land mule deer hunt. Dan Pickar joins his friend Josh Fields to hunt the winter range for a trophy mule deer buck. Josh won’t notch his tag for just any deer. With this hard to get hunting license, he’s searching for a giant! The post Hunting the Winter R

Corey Kloeck with his opening day 10-point buck and gator. (Corey Kloeck/) Cory Klocek certainly got more bang for his buck on Minnesota’s deer opener than he bargained for. The hunter killed a 10-pointer...and an alligator. On Nov. 7, Klocek sat in a blind next to a small pond at a friend’s farm, filled with the anticipation that accompanies every

A man runs through an open field carrying a traditional bow. (Chris Douglas/) This is the strangest hunting tactic I’ve ever seen. It’s the first day of archery season, and professional ultrarunner and lifelong hunter Mike Wolfe is racing through a vast stretch of Montana prairie, hopping cactuses and weaving around prairie dog holes. He’s running

When you’re pedaling hard, you don’t want to have to pause to search for your water bottle. (Unsplash/Guillaume Techer/) We’re not talking stroller cup holders here. You might need something to hold your Starbucks when you’re shopping or to clip on the stroller when you take little Wesley for a spin about the ‘hood, but you don’t need a 360-degree

Put the heat to the job. (Pexels/) There are tons of times when you need a quick, hot sear—to melt cut cords so the ends don’t fray, to knock back weeds around the hunting camp and even to put a tasty crunchy sear on a good steak. There are lots of propane torches that can do a pretty good job at multiple tasks, but some propane torches for home an

A warm fire when you need one, a table even when you don’t. (U-MAX/) There’s no doubt that a fire table on your porch or patio will lend intimacy to the space, and be a central gathering place for family and friends. Their cheerful warmth draws folks close, and fosters communication and connection. Fire tables are growing in popularity, which means

Making too many e-collar mistakes can kill a gun dog's drive. (Joe Genzel/) I’ve hunted from too many ducks blinds, walked pheasant fields aplenty, and stomped through countless timber stands, chasing squirrels and rabbits. The one commonality I have found enjoying all these pursuits with working gun dogs is that sometimes there is an instant disco

The author with his granddad’s restored .410 shotgun. (Andrew Hetherington/) There’s a .410 single-barrel shotgun that sits in my closet most of the year. The gun has a tendency to choose corners, and has done so for the last century. When I was in high school, it sat in the corner of my ­granddaddy’s office. And I would ­pester him about it: Where

The best part of having an outdoorsman on your holiday shopping list? There’s almost an infinite number of gear items you can get for them. We’ve got all kinds of gift ideas for duck hunters, deer hunters, and bass anglers. But if you want to get the hunter on your list something special, a product that’s top of the line, a product has been tested

Imagine hunting in a place where a 180 deer is considered a decent buck, but not particularly noteworthy; where 200 is a realistic goal, achieved by several hunters every season, in a place where there are no high fences or ear tags. While the rest of the whitetail world measures bucks in inches, hunters from the Northeast prefer pounds. “You can’t