We bought our first Igloo cooler at a Walmart in 2016 for $39 — a basic 25-quart Legend that we used for weekend camping trips across Texas. Eight years and roughly 60+ outings later, that cooler still holds ice for a full day in 90-degree heat. We’ve since added an Igloo BMX 52 to our … Read more
We needed a GORE-TEX jacket for a backcountry trip in the Canadian Rockies and every local shop either didn’t have our size or wanted full retail. Altitude Sports had the Arc’teryx Alpha SV in stock, C$50 off, and it arrived at our door in Toronto three days later. That was two years ago, and we’ve … Read more
We have a soft spot for Patagonia that goes back to our first fleece — a hand-us-down Better Sweater that survived a decade of wash cycles, mountain trips, and questionable laundry habits. The company Yvon Chouinard built, which grew out of his blacksmith shop in 1973, has spent fifty years proving that outdoor clothing can … Read more
We have a soft spot for Decathlon that started in a rainy car park in Lille, where the company was born in 1976. What began as Michel Leclercq’s idea — one store selling affordable sportswear under a single roof — has grown into a retail giant with more than 1,700 stores across 70-plus countries. The … Read more