From hikes to bikes to back country, you’re the lover of all things outdoors—and this time of year, you’re itching to see what hot new products are out there for you to get your hands on. Never fear, dear gearhead: we have you covered. Whether it’s for you or for the outdoors-obsessed person in your […]
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Outside Gifts the Whole Family Can Enjoy Together
Family Tent Every outdoorsy family needs a mobile living space and there’s nothing as flexible and easy to transport as a tent. The Marmot Limestone 8 P Tent ($650) is giant but easy and quick to set up. It provides two rooms of livable space and accommodates eight people. This mobile living space comes with […]
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Outdoor Gift Guide
Love the outdoors? You know you do. Here’s your guide to holiday gifts for this season, and the next one. This is part one of the Source holiday gift guide; check back next week for the Indoor Gift Guide. Outdoor Gift Guide · Outside Gifts the Whole Family Can Enjoy Together · Outside Gifts for […]
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Outside the Box for the Soccer Mom (and Dad, too)
If they aren’t on the job, they are running the kids to and from their various activities or pulling the house together and planning the next family event. Soccer moms (and dads), simply put, are super and they deserve to be showered in gifts whenever the opportunity arises. This holiday you have the chance to […]
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The Jetsetter
Gifts to travel into the future with
Oakley Sunglasses Oakleys used to just be for athletes, rock stars, or presidents of foreign governments, but now, anyone can slip into a sweet pair of sunglasses without having to mastermind a coup in Equatorial Guinea. With the sun-obliterating polarized lenses, the modern jetsetter can travel to the brightest of lands and still see off […]
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The Doom and Gloom Shopping List
A beginners’ guide to preparing for natural disasters and more
Survivalists aren’t only preparing for the end of the world as we know it, but are prepping for the more likely “smaller” disasters of life. From droughts and power outages to making daily adventures easier, this shopping list is designed to plan for the unexpected, or in the case of global warming, the highly expected. […]
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Valentine’s Gift Guide
Gifts for everyone in your life, including yourself!
Your Self Though often underrated, self-love is the greatest love of all. And what’s more, as Whitney Houston explains in her classic and aptly titled ballad “The Greatest Love,” it’s easy to achieve. Plus, since it’s all about Me, Myself, and I, it’s good for those bitter single folks who can’t get down with the […]
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Gift Guide: The Socialite
Fun and Fashionable Gifts for the Night Owl
Movers and shakers are on everyone’s gift list. The person you can never quite track down because they are just so darn busy! They are always pumping up the next big event and spending every night out on the town. Here are some gift suggestions for your event-loving fashionista/night owl. Being out on the town […]
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Cool Gift Ideas
For the outdoorsperson in your life
Harvard researchers recently “discovered” that 20 minutes outside can wake you up just as much as one cup of coffee. I’m not exactly sure how this study was conducted: Was it as simple as the control group being fed black coffee, and the other group being asked to walk briskly around the campus commons? Then […]
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Gift Guide: The Adventurer
Burly Gifts for Adventurous Souls
There is an irony that shopping for those guys and gals in your life who are the biggest adventurers doesn’t require traveling much distance. Along a few-block stretch on Century Drive, there are three prime stops to completely equip a Sir Edmund Hillary expedition—or, to do even better. From high-tech compasses to high-end safety gear, […]