Footwear Goes from the Tarmac to the Garden Nancy Sinatra sang a mouthful in her 1966 hit, “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’”. And when it comes to landscaping and general outdoor work, decent footwear is critical. Take, for instance, the Wolverine Tarmac Composite Toe Work Boots, which utilize high technology to protect professionals and […]
The Omnivore Grill Takes Flat Top Cooking Outside Are you an omnivore? If so, this one’s for you. And because it’s been a little while since OPE has explored a grill, we’re excited about taking a look at the Blackstone Culinary Omnivore griddle grill. So, without further ado, here is the griddle competition to our […]
As it stands, HART’s product line is pretty expansive when it comes to outdoor tools. In fact, it’s tough to think of any glaring gaps, particularly in manual solutions. As we said in our article on HART hand pruners, the simple tools are often the most important. That includes the HART garden rake series. HART […]
VERSATRACK Turns Hang-Ups into Good Things As you build your outdoor power equipment arsenal, storage quickly becomes an issue. A growing or already-extensive array of tools needs organization. It’s also possible that many of your outdoor tools are Craftsman. If so, you can start getting organized with their VERSATRACK Starter Kit. We think a product […]
5.11 Revives a Classic for Everyday Use The mere image of a tomahawk conjures thoughts of edged-weapon combat. Its balance and razor-sharp head were formidable and deadly (invoking Daniel Day Lewis with his Hawkeye). But dating back hundreds of years, the Algonquian Native Americans conceived of this “weapon” as a practical tool–functioning as a hatchet. […]
Gas-powered engines scored a win in Wisconsin’s Republican-controlled Assembly. A pair of bills that conservative Wisconsin lawmakers passed on April 25 would prevent state and local governments from banning gas-fueled vehicles, snow blowers, lawn mowers, and other such equipment. The bill’s GOP sponsors targeted the passage of laws like California’s, requiring that new cars, trucks, […]
The Greenworks 82V Blower Brings Cordless and Commercial Together Of the many tools that populate the realm of outdoor power equipment, cordless products have probably made the biggest leap of all. Indeed, battery-powered technology and performance are at a stage that many of us found hard to imagine, in some instances rivaling gas-driven gear. A […]
Move air in the other direction with the Ridgid Cordless Leaf Blower The odds are you know about Rigid’s shop vacs. Within that sub-species of indoor and outdoor power tools, they’re probably among the best. Well, if you don’t already know this, they also make outdoor power equipment that moves air in the other direction. […]
