Outdoor Gear

To pick up trash safely at a shoreline, wear cut-resistant gloves, use a long litter grabber instead of your hands, work in short stretches from solid ground, and leave needles, chemicals and anything tangled in wildlife alone. A 60- to 90-minute session with a bucket and a rigid bag for glass covers most of what … Read more

If you want to fix a leaking cooler lid seal, start by cleaning the gasket channel and the cooler rim, then check latch and hinge tension before you buy anything. Most leaks I have chased turned out to be grit and dried salt, not a dead rubber strip. The fix takes between 15 minutes and … Read more