My grandfather kept his tools in the shed behind our carport. It was bare metal and felt like a furnace in the midday heat of a Tucson summer. My grandfather bookended his days in the shed, surrounded by the tools he used to repair everything from trucks to TVs and …

The best food I’ve ever eaten was cooked over a campfire. Sometimes it was half raw and half burnt, but it was still amazing. It was amazing because food is more than, well, food. It's about sharing and friendship, and few things are as conducive to friendship as sitting around …

Remember when Chromebooks first launched with the pitch that they'd be cheap and all they'd need to run was a web browser, so you didn't have to worry about specs? Yeah. Well, they mostly lived up to the cheap part, but the specs … those are hit or miss. To …

Summer is winding down, which means great deals on outdoor gear. The REI Labor Day Sale runs from August 25 through September 4, and retailers like Backcountry are joining in on the discount bonanza. It's the perfect time to get new gear, like tents, sleeping bags, and pads, or some …

Linux will work on just about any PC. I mean that literally. Remember the Intel Pentium 4 processor? It came out in 2000, and it's still supported by Debian Linux. That said, Linux runs better on some laptops than others. It didn't used to be the case, but these days …

Spend any time in the backcountry or the campground at your local state park, and you'll quickly realize the importance of a good meal outdoors. You need the calories for hiking, and good food helps soothe the pain of a long day and turn that rained-out trip into an “at-least-we-ate-well” …

You’re going to be sleeping for roughly 23 years of your life on average, so it makes sense to give some thought to what you’re lying on. These natural beds, bedsheets, and linens are easier on the environment and your health—and they feel like a dream. Conventional mattresses often have …

Binoculars mean the difference between seeing a little gray bird and identifying a titmouse, cheering a home run and seeing the epic catch, or realizing that the 10-point buck is actually a doe standing in front of dead branches. Whether you're scouting terrain, watching birds in your backyard, stargazing, or …

It's almost that time of year. Everyone you know will soon be hitting the gym, smiling while eating broccoli, or crushing out a last cigarette. For some, the gym really will become a new part of life, and that really will be the last cigarette they smoke. But most of …

Whether you are sick of social media, want to get away from endless notifications, or just want to read your news all in one spot, an RSS reader can help. RSS stands for “really simple syndication.” It's a protocol that allows an RSS reader to talk to your favorite websites …