Ethan Caldwell

When I first ran offshore 35 miles past the canyons, my cell phone showed zero bars and I had a sudden appreciation for what a VHF radio actually does. It does not rely on towers. It talks to other boats, the Coast Guard, and shore stations directly. For any boater heading beyond sight of land, … Read more

Last summer I ran my center console 70 miles offshore chasing yellowfin tuna, and the chartplotter that came with the boat nearly got me home blind in a fog bank. That experience pushed our team to spend the last three months testing the best chartplotters for offshore fishing you can actually buy right now, side … Read more

I learned about soil compaction the hard way. After three years of declining yields on my 40-acre plot, I pulled out a penetrometer and found a hardpan sitting 8 inches below the surface. Roots couldn’t punch through, water sat on top, and my fertilizer was wasted. That’s when I started testing subsoilers for compacted soil. … Read more

Tree service companies lose hours every week digging out stumps the hard way. After testing attachments on our own fleet for the past 90 days, I can tell you that the right skid steer stump grinder changes the math on every job. This guide covers the 8 best skid steer stump grinder attachments you can … Read more

Clearing brush, saplings, and small trees by hand is brutal work. I spent a whole weekend on my own 5-acre property trying to rip out multiflora rose with a chain and a pickup truck, and all I got was a snapped tow hook and a sore back. The right tree puller changes everything. Tree pullers … Read more

I have spent more weekends than I can count running offshore fishing trips from my own center console, and I know firsthand how much the right chartplotter changes the day. A good unit lets you find structure, run safe routes in fog, and stay on bait while your buddy is still looking for a channel … Read more

Finding the right middle buster for row crop farmers can save hours of backbreaking work each season. After our team spent three months testing eight different models across clay, loam, and sandy soil plots, we saw firsthand how the right implement turns potato harvesting and furrow digging from a chore into a one-pass job. A … Read more

Last summer, I spent four weekends straight on the flats chasing redfish with nothing but a push pole and a vague memory of where I caught them in 2019. I came home skunked twice and sunburned every trip. That frustration pushed me to dig into the best depth finders for inshore fishing the right way, … Read more

When I upgraded my own bass boat electronics last spring, I drove home with a Lowrance and a Humminbird box in the truck and a Garmin on the way. Three months and roughly 80 hours on the water later, I had real answers about which unit belongs on a bass boat and which one belongs … Read more

I’ve helped a handful of hunting buddies pick out food plot equipment over the years, and the disc harrow question always comes up first. If you’re planting anything from clover to brassicas, the best disc harrows for food plots save you hours of back-breaking work and create a seedbed that actually grows food instead of … Read more