Ryan Whitaker

I parked my old truck over a piece of cardboard for two years before I bought a real raised-edge garage mat for oil drips. That cardboard absorbed maybe three oil changes before it became a soggy, fire-hazard mess I had to scrape off the concrete with a putty knife. After that, I started testing mats … Read more

Last winter, I drove my F-150 into the garage after a 30-minute highway run through wet snow. By morning, there was a six-foot puddle radiating from where the front tires had been. The salt stains on my concrete took three weekends of scrubbing to fade. That is the moment I started looking for the best … Read more

If you’ve ever walked into your garage in February and stepped into a cold puddle of slush, you already know why the right garage parking mats matter. I spent the last three winters testing eight different mats in my own two-car garage, plus I checked in with a Buffalo homeowner who deals with lake-effect snow … Read more

Last winter, I watched a sheet of ice melt off my SUV and pool across my garage floor for three straight weeks. The salt stains still show up if I look hard enough. That is the moment I started taking garage floor containment mats for SUVs seriously, and I have been testing them ever since. … Read more

When I first strapped a kite to a mountain board, I had no idea what I was getting into. Eight crashes, two broken fins, and one bruised ego later, I learned that picking the right parafoil power kite for landboarding makes the difference between an adrenaline rush and a face full of sand. Parafoil kites … Read more

I have spent more weekends than I can count on windy beaches with a kite in one hand and a coffee in the other, and I can tell you that the right power kite makes the difference between a frustrating afternoon and the best day of your summer. After testing 8 of the most popular … Read more

I’ll be honest — the first time I hooked into a power kite, it yanked me three steps across the sand before I figured out what “sheeting out” meant. That was five kites and a few hundred flights ago. Since then, our team has spent over 200 combined hours testing trainer kites, sport kites, and … Read more

Working from bed used to mean fighting a tangle of extension cords and a flimsy lap desk. After spending six weeks rotating eight models through my guest room and testing everything from video calls to overnight charging, I can tell you the right overbed table with USB ports changes how your bedroom works. Modern overbed … Read more

Finding the right rolling laptop table for seniors can change the way your loved one connects with family, manages bills, and enjoys a favorite show. I tested these tables with my own mother last winter, and the difference between a wobbly bedside tray and a proper rolling laptop desk was life-changing. After two months of … Read more

A rolling overbed table for hospital beds is a height-adjustable, wheeled surface that slides over a mattress or chair to give bed-bound users a stable place for meals, laptops, books, and medical supplies. Our team spent six weeks testing eight of the most popular models from Drive Medical, Vaunn, Carex, Invacare, Medical King, and Medline … Read more