Ethan Caldwell

If you build fence for a living or even just for a weekend, the difference between a clean job and a frustrating one usually comes down to your post hole digger. After watching our crew struggle with manual clamshells, a wobbling one-person auger, and a borrowed skid steer setup, we made the call to test … Read more

After testing pallet forks for tractor loaders on everything from subcompact Kubotas to 50-horsepower John Deere compact tractors, I’ve learned one hard truth: the wrong forks can bend, slip, or turn a simple job into a fight. The right set transforms your tractor into a material-handling workhorse that pays for itself in a single season. … Read more

When I cleared 8 acres of overgrown land last spring, I learned fast that a regular bucket just isn’t enough. I lost two weekends wrestling brush into piles by hand before I bolted a root grapple onto my loader. That single attachment turned three weeks of backbreaking work into a single Saturday. Root grapples are … Read more

If you have ever broadcast clover or brassicas and watched most of it disappear into thin air, you already understand the frustration. I have planted food plots for the better part of fifteen years, and the single piece of equipment that transformed my germination rates more than any other was a cultipacker for food plots. … Read more

Last spring I watched my neighbor try to wrestle a 1,800-pound boulder into place for his new fire pit. Three grown men, a come-along, and a long afternoon later, the rock still sat where it started. I drove over with my compact tractor and a boom pole attachment. We had it positioned, leveled, and backfilled … Read more

Choosing the right motor makes or breaks a day on the water. After our team tested dozens of options over the past two seasons, we narrowed down the best outboard motors for fishing boats that anglers actually trust. The best outboard motors for fishing boats balance three things: quiet operation so you don’t spook fish, … Read more

When fog rolls in or darkness falls on a passage, marine radar becomes the single most important piece of safety gear on your cruising sailboat. After spending more than 200 nights at sea aboard different cruising yachts, our team has tested enough radar systems to know what separates the keepers from the disappointments. This guide … Read more

If you’ve ever white-knuckled a 60-mile run to the canyons while trying to keep your lines straight, you already know why the best autopilots for offshore anglers have become essential gear. After spending the last several seasons running electronics on center consoles from 22 to 36 feet, our team has tested most of the major … Read more

Last summer I walked down to the dock after a thunderstorm and found two inches of rainwater pooling in the bilge of my 16-foot aluminum boat. The cheap manual pump I had rigged took me 40 minutes of bailing to clear it. That night I started researching the best bilge pumps for small boats, and … Read more

I learned the hard way that the wrong battery can ruin a perfect day on the water. After my old lead-acid died halfway through a bass tournament, I spent the next two months testing every deep cycle and LiFePO4 option I could get my hands on. Choosing the best marine batteries for trolling motors is … Read more