TAILGATE & OUTDOORS

Heavy-duty string with 15 Edison bulbs. Strings over the truck bed, the deck, or the festival campsite.

The green hammertone. Keeps coffee hot 24 hours, soup at the November tailgate, hot toddy in December.

Heavy-duty steel frame, cooler pouch on the armrest, cup holder. The chair every cousin steals.

Holds two people, packs to softball size. Rolls out at festival camping, on a hotel balcony, between two oaks.

Stainless steel, smokeless burn, packable. The backyard fire pit that doesn't make your jacket smell like a campsite.

One-second reads, accurate to 0.5 degrees. The thermometer every pit master uses.

17 tools — pliers, blades, screwdrivers, scissors. Made in Portland, 25-year warranty.

15-foot bug-free zone, no DEET on the skin. Sits on the table, runs four hours per charge.

Holds 300 pounds, packs to a duffel. For the festival camping trip when the tent floor is hard ground.

14-inch porcelain-enameled charcoal grill. Tailgate-sized, sears a steak right.

Keeps ice three days, holds a case of beer plus brats. The cooler that survives a Texas tailgate.

Insulated like a puffy jacket, water-resistant exterior. Sit on it, wrap up in it, throw over the cooler.

YETI alternative at half the price. Holds 30 cans plus ice, leakproof zipper, shoulder strap.

Two regulation 2x4 boards, eight bags. The default parking-lot game.