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CNN: The Best Bug Repellents and Sprays of 2025
We went hands-on with bug repellents to test how they feel, how they smell and everything else you’d want to know about a bug spray before you use one.
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January 13, 2025
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CNT Traveler: The Ultimate Beach Vacation Packing List
Consult our ultimate beach vacation packing list —it's filled with all the essentials you might forget.
CNN
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May 29, 2024
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Backpacker with blue backpack walking on a green trail surrounded by wildflowers and pine trees toward snow-capped mountains.
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CNN Underscored: A beginner’s guide to backpacking: How to pack, eat and enjoy life on the trail
With national parks making headlines this year for their record attendance, long gate lines and timed entry reservations, there’s no time...
CNN
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September 25, 2023
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CNN: The 22 items you need to pack for your next trip to Mexico
Heading to Mexico? Find your packing list here.
CNN
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September 15, 2023
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Two people in sleeping bags sitting inside a tent overlooking a mountainous forest at sunset.
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CNN Outdoors: The best budget backpacking gear for summer adventures, according to experts
Here is a top-down look at the best affordable backpacking gear on the market today, hand-picked by experts.
CNN
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August 14, 2023
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Two people in sleeping bags sitting inside a tent on a grassy mountain overlooking forested hills.
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CNN Outdoors: The best budget backpacking gear for summer adventures, according to experts
Here is a top-down look at the best affordable backpacking gear on the market today, hand-picked by experts.
CNN
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July 14, 2023
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Two wooden beach chairs with a white umbrella on white sand, framed by palm trees under blue sky.
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CNN Traveler: The Ultimate Beach Vacation Packing List
consult our ultimate beach vacation packing list below—it's filled with all the essentials you might forget, from the waterproof tech bag ...
CNN
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June 7, 2023
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CNN: Make your yard feel like base camp this summer with 36 backyard essentials from REI
Make your yard feel like base camp this summer with 36 backyard essentials from REI
CNN
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July 15, 2022
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CNN: A growing number of Ukrainians can't access clean water. A CNN Hero is sending thousands of water filters
A CNN hero is sending thousands of water filters to Ukrainians who can't access clean water
CNN
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March 21, 2022
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Reviews
CNN Underscored: The best bug sprays of 2021
Best bug sprays of 2021
CNN
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November 4, 2021
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Reviews
CNN Underscored: The best bug sprays of 2021
The best bug sprays of 2021
CNN
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September 16, 2021
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How to help Hurricane Dorian victims through AmazonSmile
How to help Hurricane Dorian victims through AmazonSmile
CNN
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September 16, 2021
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Person holding two glasses of water, one cloudy and one clear, in front of a group of people outdoors.
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CNN Wine for Water
Sawyer is proud to be partnering with Wine to Water, an organization founded by 2009 CNN Hero Doc Hendley.
CNN
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September 16, 2021
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Four friends hiking on a forest trail with backpacks, smiling and enjoying nature.
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CNN Underscored: Heading to cottage country? Here’s everything you need to protect against ticks, according to experts
Heading to cottage country? Here’s everything you need to protect against ticks, according to experts
CNN
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September 16, 2021
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Five different insect repellent sprays and lotions in various bottle shapes and colors on white background.
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CNN: The best bug repellents, according to Amazon reviews
The best bug repellents, according to Amazon reviews
CNN
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September 16, 2021
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Woman using a Sawyer water filter attached to a kitchen tap to fill a cup with water.
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CNN Heroes
This World Water Day (March 22nd, 2013), CNN did a follow up on one of Sawyer's non-profit partners: Wine to Water.
CNN
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September 16, 2021
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CNN Health: New malaria mosquito emerges in African cities, and experts are worried
New malaria mosquito emerges in African cities, and experts are worried
CNN
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September 16, 2021
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Two people sit by a campfire near a tent in a forest clearing under a starry night sky with the Milky Way visible.
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CNN: Why backcountry camping could be the perfect vacation this year
Why backcountry camping could be the perfect vacation this year
CNN
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September 16, 2021
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Tips & Guides
CNN underscored: Everything you need for a bug-free summer outdoors
Everything you need for a bug-free summer outdoors
CNN
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September 16, 2021
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Two campers sit by a campfire beside a tent under a starry sky with the Milky Way visible.
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CNN: Everything you need to know about backcountry camping, according to backpackers
What is backcountry camping?
CNN
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September 16, 2021
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