Accessories

Time To Update The Old-Fashioned Picnic Basket?

The classic picnic basket has gone through an electric upgrade. Keep your food hot or chilled for hours.

Yogi Bear and family never had it so good.

Essential Take-Alongs For Those Warm June Drives

Nothing like driving somewhere remote and enjoying an evening breeze on a warm night.

See our checklist of items that are easy to remember--and easy to forget.

Plan Now For Those Get-Away-From-Home Adventures

Looking for some ways to get ready for adventure after sheltering-in-place?

Here are some great suggestions to prepare for summer excursions.

Dash cams become eye witness to driving incidents

Drivers turn to dash cams for video evidence during accidents

Cameras similar to those worn by thrillseekers are finding their way to the dashboards of safety-conscious drivers.

“Dash cameras are helpful in hit-and-run collisions – or other situations where you’d want to get someone’s license plate,” said Johan-Till Broer of Garman, a Kansas-based electronics company that started making dash cameras this year.

Don't let all the small electronics turn a good day bad

It’s not enough anymore for your car’s battery to just help start the engine. It also needs to power a navigation system, charge your cell phone, operate a back-up camera and a plethora of 21st century conveniences.

So how do you ensure your battery has enough strength to do all that and prevent you from being stranded thousands of miles from home on your summer road trip?