If variety is the spice of life, then this week's diverse gear offerings will add plenty of kick to your next adventure.

John Anderson, of Forks, scours beaches to collect trash and treasures that land on the Washington shoreline, and has curated 46 years' of pickings in a museum.

Think of a seashell. Don’t think of a conch. In fact, forget, for now, about univalve mollusks entirely. Think of Shell, the ...