The best running vest is the one you completely forget you’re wearing. I’ve tested dozens of vests over the years, and they usually fall into two traps. They either hold plenty of gear but bounce erratically, or they fit beautifully but lack space for longer efforts. Nathan hits a sweet spot with the VaporAir 4.0 and women’s-specific VaporAiress 4.0 ($160). Instead of just adding pockets, these vests focus on a fit you can change on the go. You can tighten or loosen the rig as your bladder empties, you shed layers, or the terrain changes. I tested the women’s VaporAiress…
It’s been two weeks since the Third Circuit Court of Appeals struck down New Jersey’s ban on so-called assault weapons and large capacity magazines, but the appellate court has yet to issue its mandate that would allow for sales of those items to resume in the Garden State. New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport wants to keep that mandate on ice, and in a new court filing she’s asking the Third Circuit to allow the gun and magazine ban to remain in effect while the state appeals its loss to the Supreme Court. The State is…
Halo: Campaign Evolved players who meet the eligibility requirements have just a few days to claim a free cosmetic goodie for their collections. Credit: Image via Microsoft Originally published by Game Rant Some Halo: Campaign Evolved players have until August 16 to claim a free skin to add to their collections. However, the new skin for Halo: Campaign Evolved will not be available to every player, as some specific requirements must be met beforehand. In short, Halo: Campaign Evolved is a story-focused retelling of the 2001 Xbox launch title Halo: Combat Evolved. However, Campaign Evolved has support for local and online…
Tragic news has come from the 12th-highest mountain in the world. An avalanche swept down Pakistan’s Broad Peak just as a large climbing group was on its way to the summit. At least 10 people were hit by the avalanche, including Nirmal “Nims” Purja, a well-known mountaineer who was leading an Elite Exped team. At least two climbers died in the avalanche, according to the Alpine Club of Pakistan. The rest remain unaccounted for. However, several news outlets, including the BBC, have reported that four climbers from the team were already confirmed dead. Details about the status of remaining climbers…
Mercedes-Benz is recalling 310,000 vehicles, including many of its most popular models. In an impressive cascade of failures, a problem with the door locks could lead to the vehicle rolling away. Yes, that seems like a stretch, but it can happen. A door that can’t tell if it’s open or closed can lead to some other problems, too, that are less about safety and more about convenience. Corrosion In A Switch Can Lead To Problems Credit: Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz says that in 2021 it started receiving reports of complaints that radios and lights would stay on after drivers got out of the…
When Montgomery County, Maryland recently amended its concealed carry laws to comply with a state Supreme Court decision, the county left in place some “sensitive areas” that are legally dubious, at least from a Second Amendment perspective. The county bans lawful carry within 100 yards of a “public assembly”, which includes parks, places of worship, schools, libraries, courthouses, legislative assemblies, recreational facilities, multipurpose exhibition facilities, and polling places. Though the state Supreme Court says that ban doesn’t conflict with Maryland’s constitution, a rabbi in Montgomery County has filed a lawsuit arguing the prohibition violates his right…
Military pay is easy to spot on a leave and earnings statement. Other benefits are buried inside service portals, application windows and programs known mainly by acronyms. The Pentagon launched a yearlong compensation education campaign in June after acknowledging that many service members do not fully understand the pay, tax advantages, education programs and family support included with military service. That lack of awareness can leave money and assistance unused. The Defense Department does not publish a single ranking of its least-used benefits. The programs below were selected because they are relatively new, require an application or include deadlines that…
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing a major expansion of hunting and fishing access across national wildlife refuges and national fish hatcheries. The agency’s 2026-2027 station-specific hunting and sport fishing rule would open or expand opportunities at 111 field stations. That includes 107 National Wildlife Refuge System units and four National Fish Hatchery System units. The Department of the Interior describes it as the largest proposed hunting and fishing access expansion in FWS history. The agency says the proposal would add more than 1,450 hunting and fishing opportunities across 32 states. On the access side, the pitch is…
In Pennsylvania, you don’t need a permit to openly carry a firearm… unless you’re trying to do so in the City of Brotherly Love. Philadelphia’s exception, however, was the subject of an appellate court opinion issued last June that held the permitting requirement was unconstitutional as it applied to a man named Riyaadh Sumpter, who was convicted and sentenced to a year’s probation for openly carrying without a license. A similar case is now pending before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, but while the litigation continues the Philadelphia Police Department is still issuing open carry permits……
Sony has patented a new AI feature that could show gamers advertisements while they’re waiting for their game to load. The patent could potentially lead to more revenue for Sony, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that gamers would like it. Ads in games have been controversial for a long time. Though they’ve changed quite a bit over the course of the video game industry’s life, players have been seeing ads and product placements in games dating back to the 1990s. These days, ads are the most prevalent in free-to-play games where game developers may rely on revenue from those advertisements…
Getting a good night’s sleep in the backcountry is paramount for recovery and performance on demanding backcountry trips. Recovery matters, and a sleeping pad plays a big role in whether you wake up ready to hunt or ready to throw your entire sleep system off a ridge. A bad sleeping pad can make for a bad night fast. For people who go in deep, a pad needs to be light, packable, warm, durable, and comfortable enough to actually sleep on. The NEMO Tensor All-Season checks a lot of those boxes. In short: Backcountry folks looking for a packable, ultralight sleeping…
There are a lot of ways to ship goods, and I think I’ve gotten something via most of them that are still in service today. Not, as I’ve had to point out to my son, the Pony Express, which was gone before I entered this glorious world. I’m not that old, though I feel like it sometimes. But up until recently, using the United States Postal Service to ship a firearm was a non-starter, at least for most of us. We’d have to turn toward a private carrier, which might be more expensive, even as…
When Vietnam-era veterans develop Parkinson’s disease, the Department of Veterans Affairs attributes it to Agent Orange exposure. Now, thanks to new VA-funded research, they and other veterans who face elevated risks of neurodegenerative diseases could have a clue to a future treatment — one that doesn’t involve drugs. Your brain has a waste disposal system. It works best when you’re in deep sleep, pumping cerebrospinal fluid through brain tissue to carry away toxic proteins that build up during the day. When that system breaks down, those proteins accumulate. In Parkinson’s disease, clumps of a misfolded protein called alpha-synuclein build up…
The current Ebola outbreak is worsening, alarming most health officials. The outbreak of the Bundibugyo virus has caused rulers to impose travel restrictions and emergency responses as suspected cases continue to grow. The outbreak has revived international concern not only because of Ebola’s deadly reputation, but also because of other situations that are making it difficult to track and contain. The involvement of the rare Bundibugyo strain is the primary cause for concern, although violence and displacement are also playing a role in the spread. According to a report by Forbes, frontline health workers are said to be “risking everything”…
After months of silence about Patagonia’s lawsuit, the celebrity known as “Pattie Gonia” has finally responded: “I am afraid and I’m frustrated.” Wyn Wiley — an activist, drag queen, and social media influencer known as “Pattie Gonia” — was sued by Patagonia in January. The federal suit accused Wiley of trademark violations for selling merchandise using the name and for seeking her own trademark of the moniker. The company later said that Wiley’s “near-copy of our name” would “pose long-term threats to Patagonia’s brand and our activism.” Wiley has now filed court documents denying those allegations. On Wednesday, she asked…
Empowered 2A, an initiative by Gun Owners of America, is breaking new ground by actively encouraging greater female participation in the firearms community. Founded on the principle that Gun Rights are Women’s Rights®, the program launched National Women’s Range Day to inspire, train, and connect women in the Second Amendment space. As the 2026 event approaches on June 6th at the Sig Sauer Academy in Epping, New Hampshire, I spokewith Empowered 2A director Suk Finnell about the event’s origins, the evolving role of women in the 2A space, and why such gatherings matter now more…
Most D-Day movies eventually land on the beaches. Pressure stays in the rooms before the invasion, where a weather forecast helped shape command decisions affecting thousands of troops waiting to cross the English Channel. The Focus Features film, opening in U.S. theaters on May 29, follows the tense 72 hours before the Allied invasion of Normandy, when Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Scottish meteorologist Group Capt. James Stagg faced a decision that could have altered the course of World War II. Focus Features describes the movie as the story of Eisenhower and Stagg weighing whether to launch “the largest and…
I don’t think anyone will disagree with the idea that there’s too much violent crime in the US. The only acceptable rate is zero, after all, which means there’s always work to do. But we have a problem. We have an issue where people’s perceptions of the problem, and the role guns play in it, are horrifically distorted.How many times have you seen someone talk about how their children are terrified to go to school because they’re worried about a mass shooting there? I’ve seen it a thousand times, it seems like, and I’ve pointed…
Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick has spoken on Red Dead Online, giving the multiplayer game considerable praise despite its major updates ending in 2021. Though some might have expected that Take-Two considered Red Dead Online to be a failure given its lack of attention in recent years, it seems that’s far from the case. Back in 2022, after the game had gone without major updates for a year, Red Dead Online players hosted a funeral for the title. While there have been some glimpses of hope over the years that more significant updates would arrive, especially after the Strange Tales…
