Ethan Walker

If you have ever tried to find a pot at 9pm in the dark, in a truck bed, on a gravel pullout, you already know that a camp kitchen is not a luxury item. It is the difference between eating a real dinner and eating cold tortillas leaning against the tailgate. Last updated . Here … Read more

Every Saturday for years, my weekend disappeared into the yard. Then a robot mower took over the lawn and I got those hours back. That experience is why I spent the last two months comparing ten of the current best robot lawn mowers side by side, and it is why this roundup of the best … Read more

The Mammotion LUBA 2 AWD 3000HX and the Mammotion LUBA 3 AWD 3000 are our best robot lawn mowers without perimeter wire in , using RTK-plus-vision and hybrid LiDAR navigation instead of buried cable. The ECOVACS GOAT O1000 LiDAR PRO and MOVA LiDAX Ultra 1000 need no antenna either, which matters if you refuse to … Read more

Rough ground punishes a riding mower in ways a flat lawn never will. Deck welds flex, transmissions run hot on long climbs, and tires that look fine on a level yard let go halfway up a damp slope. Finding the best riding lawn mowers for rough terrain means reading past the horsepower number and into … Read more

The best cordless pole saws for homeowners are the ones that let you cut high branches while both feet stay on the ground. Our top pick, the Supstable 8 inch and 6 inch 2-in-1 kit, pairs a 16 ft telescopic reach with two 4000mAh batteries, an 800W brushless motor and tool-free chain tensioning. A pole … Read more

Short answer: the BLACK+DECKER 20V MAX LCS1020B is the best electric chainsaw for pruning overall, because its 10-inch bar and 8-inch cut capacity handle almost every limb a homeowner will ever meet, and it runs on the widely owned 20V MAX battery platform. If your branches are thinner and you work overhead, move up to … Read more

Short version: the Tietoc 8-inch mini chainsaw is our editor’s choice among the best battery chainsaws under 200 dollars in , because it pairs a 3 lb body with two 4000mAh batteries, a one-touch oiler and more than 13500 owner reviews behind it. If you want a 12-inch bar instead of an 8-inch pruner, the … Read more

The best electric tiller for a small garden is the one whose tilling width matches the inside of your bed and whose power source matches where you work. For most raised beds and suburban plots that means a corded machine around 12 to 16 inches wide; for beds far from an outlet, a cordless model … Read more

A sod cutter is a tool that slides a horizontal blade under the grass roots and lifts turf away in clean, uniform strips, leaving a level base ready for new sod, garden beds, or hardscape. Is it worth it? For a lawn renovation of a few hundred square feet or more, yes. One operator with … Read more

A 1-gallon handheld pump sprayer handles isolated weed patches. A 2-gallon tank covers a small lawn without constant refills. Once you are past a quarter acre, a 4-gallon backpack — manual lever or battery powered — is the unit that will not have you walking back to the spigot every four minutes. That mapping, plus … Read more