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By Raina Kelley
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The best part of a picnic isn't the food or the great outdoors: it's the gear. A classic wicker oval picnic basket ($60; crateandbarrel.com) is perfect for a romantic date by the lake. If you want something a little easier to haul, try a compact picnic backpack ($70; redenvelope.com). Complete with blanket and detachable wine cooler, it would be great for a crowded outdoor concert. If you need a little more room for beverages, add the softpack cooler from L.L. Bean ($15; llbean.com). Once you're there, spread out a salsa-stripe blanket with water-resistant PVC backing ($30; crateandbarrel.com) or a catalina-stripe blanket with grommets in the corners for securing against the wind ($50; restorationhardware.com). Get cooking on the portable Weber Baby Q ($130; amazon.com). It weighs just 35 pounds, but with a 189-square-inch cooking area, you can grill up a lot of hot dogs. Picnic in style with dotted melamine (from $15 at cathkidston.com). And let your kids commemorate the day by drawing in a snazzy suede compact drawing set ($34; flaxart.com). Then all you'll have to do is pop open the wine, kick back and wait for the ants.
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