If you have ever lost a set of expensive sockets to a thief, watched a power drill slide around an open bed in a rainstorm, or spent a Saturday morning digging under a tonneau cover for a torque wrench, this guide is for you. I have owned pickups for fifteen years, and I have been … Read more

Looking for the best trailer tires that won’t leave you stranded on the shoulder? After testing ST tires on my own utility, boat, and travel trailer over the past 18 months, I can tell you which models actually last and which ones blow out before their first birthday. The Goodyear Endurance tops our list because … Read more

Choosing the best fifth wheel hitches for your truck does not have to feel like guesswork. After spending 30 days rotating eight different hitches on a Ram 3500, a Ford F-350, and a Chevy Silverado 2500 – and pulling everything from a 12,000 lb mid-profile fifth wheel to a 22,000 lb toy hauler – our … Read more

I have spent the last three months helping our team install, tow and abuse eight of the most popular gooseneck hitches on the market, hooking them to horse trailers, dump trailers, flatbeds and 40-foot RVs across two states. The best gooseneck hitches all share a few traits: SAE J-2638 certification, a 30,000+ lb gross trailer … Read more

I still remember the first time I towed a 6,000-pound travel trailer with my half-ton truck and felt the trailer push me through a mountain pass. The tow vehicle’s brakes did the work, but the trailer barely contributed. I went home and ordered a brake controller that weekend. A trailer brake controller is the single … Read more

Tow mirrors are extended side mirrors (or add-on mirror extensions) that give truck drivers a clear view past wide trailers, fifth wheels, RVs, boats, and equipment haulers where factory mirrors leave dangerous blind spots. If you tow anything wider than your truck’s stock mirror span, the best tow mirrors are the single most important safety … Read more

A treadmill desk is a height-adjustable workstation paired with an under-desk treadmill that lets you walk at 1-2.5 mph while you work at your computer, instead of sitting for hours on end. I have been testing active workstations since -1, and after 30 days of daily walking while writing, drafting, and answering email, I logged … Read more

Remote workers and office employees spend an average of 9 hours a day sitting, and our team kept hearing the same complaint: knees ache, hips tighten, focus drifts by mid-afternoon. After testing 10 of the best desk bikes on the market for 30 days at home and in shared offices, we narrowed the list to … Read more

I remember lacing up my running shoes, strapping on a 12-pound vest, and heading out for what I thought would be an easy 3-mile loop. By mile one, my lungs were on fire, my calves were burning, and the hills I’d breezed through the week before suddenly felt like mountains. That was the day I … Read more