The Best Things We Bought in 2020 (Or How We Learned to Cope in a Pandemic)

Each December, Wirecutter’s staff shares the items we’ve purchased over the year that have genuinely made a difference in our lives. The events of the past 12 months made us rethink this list in an entirely different context. Like many people, we’ve found ourselves looking for ways to adapt and figuring out how to cope in a new normal (and we know we’re lucky to even be in a position to do so). From the items that improved our homes to the gear that helped us get outside more, here are the best things we purchased for ourselves and our families that made an unbelievably weird year just a little more manageable.