The Vont Spark treats kids like capable adventurers — and they love itShopping car maintenance camping outdoors
The toddler camping cot with side rails is the best money I've spent on camping gearShopping toddlers camping outdoors
The Naturehike ultralight mummy bag is for when your kid is ready to carry their own gearShopping car maintenance backyard camping
The Kindercone 20 is the one kids' sleeping bag to buy if you're only buying oneShopping kids backyard camping
The Kids' Mummy Sleeping Bag (Rated 20°F): Sleep Insurance for Cold NightsShopping kids camping outdoors
The Kershaw Leek is the gentleman’s knife — sleek enough for the PTA meeting, sharp enough for real workShopping car maintenance backyard camping
The Kelty Woobie 30 is the sleeping bag you buy when you accept that camp stains are inevitableShopping kids camping outdoors
The clip-on camp chair solves toddler dining — until your kid steals your actual chairShopping toddlers camping outdoors
The Black Diamond Spot 350 is the headlamp you carry 99% of the time and need only 1%Shopping car maintenance camping outdoors
Rugged waterproof speaker — a great gift idea, if he doesn't already have oneShopping car maintenance camping outdoors
Dorcy LED kids flashlight works better as a tent lantern than a flashlightShopping kids camping outdoors
Carabiner bottle openers: fine for camping, not an everyday carryShopping car maintenance camping outdoors
A kids' ultralight backpacking tent that actually earns its pack spaceShopping car maintenance camping outdoors
Rotomolded coolers keep ice longer, but probably not enough to justify the price.Outdoors camping gear beach
Rotomolded coolers are for serious trips. Injection-molded is fine for tailgating.Outdoors camping gear beach
Roto-molded coolers keep ice longer, but injection-molded is fine for most people.Outdoors camping gear beach
Remote canister stoves with high-propane blends are the cold-weather answerOutdoors camping gear remote
Put the cooler in a freezer if you can. Otherwise, fill it with ice the night before.Outdoors camping gear put
Keep your car camping kitchen simple: here's what a family of four actually needsFood cooking meal keep
Hard coolers win for serious ice retention. Soft ones are for convenience.Outdoors camping gear beach
