Wirecutter's 100 Most Popular Picks in May

Warm weather—we are here for it! Our readers are too, it seems, with insect repellents (for your patio or your skin) topping the list of Wirecutter’s most popular picks in May. We hope folks can keep the bugs away while they’re dragging their new garden hoses around their yards. And though many are chowing down on individual slices of frozen pizza, enough people bought our top-pick Weber for us to declare it a hot grill summer.

Head here to find the entire list of popular picks for May.

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Chunguza Maudhui Zaidi

Majina ya Vyombo vya Habari

A favorite of ultralight hikers, backpackers, bikers, and travelers, the Sawyer Squeeze filter is the gold standard in water filters for anyone concerned about weight and universal compatibility.

Scott Gilbertson
Senior Writer and Reviewer

Majina ya Vyombo vya Habari

In the morning before getting to the park, I applied insect repellent (Picaridin lotion by Sawyer).

Julie, Earth Trekkers
Author and Photographer

Majina ya Vyombo vya Habari

A Sawyer Squeeze water filtration system that blows any other system out of the — say it with me — water.

Rachel Dunkel
Freeland Writer