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Kit Dillon

California

Senior Staff Writer at Wirecutter

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  • 2 months ago | nytimes.com | Christine Clisset |Caira Blackwell |Rosie Guerin |Abigail Keel |Kit Dillon

    Listen and follow The Wirecutter ShowApple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | YouTube | iHeartRadio | Other platformsThe right luggage can make traveling easier. We share expert tips for choosing between hard and soft shells, carry-on or checked bags, plus pro packing hacks.

  • Dec 5, 2024 | nytimes.com | Kit Dillon

    There was a moment, this past summer, when I wondered if I had made a mistake. I’d gathered a small crowd of acquaintances at a surf shop near my Oahu, Hawaii, house. They included dust-covered surfboard shapers, shop managers in bikinis and branded gear, vaguely Instagram-famous athletes, and a few somewhat more famous North Shore drifters and tinkerers.

  • Oct 20, 2024 | nytimes.com | Kit Dillon

    Here’s the secret: There is no perfect gym bag. Many bags sold as “gym bags” are indistinguishable from any duffle bag or tote. And almost any kind of bag will work as a gym bag in a pinch. A good gym bag, however, brings fresh clothes to a workout and takes wet gear home again without making everything a fragrant swamp. After researching hundreds of gym bags—traditional gym bags and others—and testing more than 40, we’ve found six bags for a range of gym goers and situations.

  • Jul 16, 2024 | nytimes.com | Kit Dillon

    Living in Hawaii, I spend a remarkable amount of time negotiating with the sun. Every grocery errand, beach trip, and lunch run, requires some kind of cooler if I want any hope of returning home without spoiled milk. And with my recent catering side gig, I’ve needed a cooler that can keep food fresh for hours as I traverse the fickle traffic patterns of Oahu’s north shore.

  • Jul 11, 2024 | nytimes.com | Kit Dillon

    Did you know that beach umbrellas send some 1,000 people to the hospital each year? An astonishing number for any item, but especially for a humble piece of beach equipment. I mistrust these parasols dug precariously into the loose sand, each one a potential missile. More so, I fear the spectacle of having to chase one down the beach, apologizing as I go. Enter the Shibumi Shade, one of the simplest—and lightest—pieces of beach equipment I’ve ever seen (right up there with the beach towel).

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