Ryan Whitaker

I lost a family reunion to mosquitoes once. We had the potato salad, the cold cuts, three generations of folding chairs, and a swarm of biting flies that arrived right when the plates came out. Within ten minutes, the kids were crying, Grandma was slapping her arm, and everyone retreated to the cars. That is … Read more

Open fields are merciless to outdoor shelters. A screen house that holds up beautifully in a sheltered backyard can fold, sail, or shred the moment a steady crosswind hits it from a treeless meadow, a beach, or an exposed campground. I have spent the last several seasons testing screen houses in exactly these punishing conditions, … Read more

I learned the value of an RV slide topper the hard way. After a long weekend at a pine-shaded campground, I pulled my slide-room in and watched a “waterfall of dirty water” cascade onto the floor, courtesy of debris and pine needles that had collected on the slide roof. That night, I ordered my first … Read more

I learned the hard way that slide topper fabric doesn’t last forever. After a cross-country trip last summer in my 2008 fifth wheel, I noticed the fabric over my bedroom slide had cracked and was letting rainwater pool every time I retracted the slide. That moment sent me down a rabbit hole researching the best … Read more

I pumped eight times a day for seven months with my second baby, and my body did not stop changing once I left the hospital. Week two I was still in maternity pads and engorgement. Week six I was back in a pre-pregnancy bra that I had to yank tight with my pump flanges in … Read more

After my second baby, I leaked every time I sneezed, laughed, or picked up my toddler. I did my Kegels faithfully, but I could not tell if I was doing them right. That is when my pelvic floor physical therapist handed me a small probe and said, “Watch the app.” The screen lit up with … Read more

If you’ve ever laughed, sneezed, or hopped on a trampoline and felt that dreaded little leak, you’re far from alone. Roughly 1 in 3 women deal with some form of bladder leakage, and pelvic floor trainers have become one of the most recommended at-home solutions by physical therapists. After spending weeks testing eight of the … Read more

I remember my first attempt at a Kegel exercise. I sat at my desk, squeezed what I thought were the right muscles, and had no idea whether I was doing it right. That uncertainty is exactly why app-connected Kegel trainers exist, and exactly why I wrote this guide. After two months of testing eight different … Read more

Pelvic floor trainers for prolapse support are devices that use biofeedback, electrical stimulation, or weighted resistance to help you strengthen (or sometimes relax) the muscles holding up your pelvic organs. Our team spent three months testing eight of the most popular FDA-cleared and clinician-recommended models from Amazon to find the ones that actually help women … Read more

I remember sitting at my desk at 2 a.m., hooked up to a pump, wearing a frumpy cotton nursing bra that had stretched out beyond recognition. I thought to myself: there has to be a way to pump without feeling like I lost a piece of myself in the process. That is the thing nobody … Read more