Ryan Whitaker

If you spend any real time reading in bed, you already know the pillow-on-lap shuffle gets old fast. A proper tilting overbed table for reading in bed takes that strain off your neck, your arms, and your lower back, while keeping your book, e-reader, or tablet at a comfortable angle. Our team spent six weeks … Read more

I watched salt stains spread across my brother’s garage floor for two winters before I finally asked what was eating through the concrete. The answer was obvious once I saw it: every car that pulled in brought a slushy mix of snow, road salt, and ice melt, and the unprotected floor was slowly dissolving underneath. … Read more

When I finally got tired of digging through a junk drawer for the right screwdriver, I knew my workbench needed the best pegboard organizer kit with bins I could find. After three months of testing 8 different systems in my own garage, mounting and re-mounting them, loading them with real tools, and watching how they … Read more

Picking your first dual-line sport kite sets the tone for the whole hobby. Get it right and a 10-year-old is throwing loops within an hour. Get it wrong and a flimsy department-store kite shatters on its second dive, and the family calls it quits. We have spent the last several months flying, crashing, and relaunching … Read more

The best traction kites for snowkiting are depower foil kites (closed-cell, single-skin, or hybrid) sized 5 to 12 square meters for the rider’s weight and local wind range. We picked the Prism Mentor 2.5 as the top choice because it pairs a true three-line depower system with water-relaunchable intake valves and a 4.9-star track record, … Read more

When I first started flying stunt kites, I made the classic mistake of buying a tiny beginner delta and thinking bigger wings would slow me down. Years later, after flying everything from 53-inch parafoils to 98-inch pro rigs on windy beach days, I can tell you the opposite is true. The best large stunt kites … Read more

When pain strikes in one specific spot, whether it’s a knot in your shoulder, an aching lower back, or a stiff knee, you don’t want a full-body panel. You want a handheld infrared heat lamp that you can point exactly where it hurts. After spending 60 days testing 10 of the most popular handheld infrared … Read more

Last summer, I finally got tired of dragging plastic chairs from the garage every time I wanted to read in the backyard. I bought a wrought iron garden bench, planted a climbing rose behind it, and the whole corner of the yard changed overnight. That single purchase made me realize how much a permanent, well-built … Read more

A garden arbor bench is a dual-purpose outdoor structure that pairs an integrated bench with a trellis frame, giving you both comfortable seating and a vertical support system for climbing plants like roses, clematis, wisteria, and grapevines. After spending six weeks testing eight of the most popular models in my own backyard and a community … Read more

I planted my first climbing rose against a bare fence post and watched it flop over by midsummer. The canes tangled, the blooms dragged in the dirt, and I spent more time tying than enjoying. That frustration sent me down a rabbit hole of testing garden obelisks for climbing roses, and after three growing seasons … Read more