All-electric Jeep Wrangler concept to power to life next month

Like so many other events, the annual Easter Jeep Safari was a victim of COVID-19 last year. Jeep will help make up for the loss of a 2020 event with its plans for this year’s Safari. Beyond just the usual slate of Jeeps dressed up in their best afterm… Continue reading All-electric Jeep Wrangler concept to power to life next month→

Moto-hauling WoodVans camper is an extra-homey 2- and 4-wheel explorer

Camper vans range quite widely in how well they approximate the warm, comfortable feel of home. Vans with motorcycle garages often fall on the lower end of that range, trading warm, soft lodge-like furnishings for more practical, utilitarian solutions … Continue reading Moto-hauling WoodVans camper is an extra-homey 2- and 4-wheel explorer→

Taxa refreshes its tiny, funky multi-box camping trailer

After fully updating its Mantis and TigerMoth camping trailers, Taxa has turned its attention to its smallest model, the Woolly Bear. Taxa’s little rolling tent-top toolbox looks much different than it did the first time we checked it out, sporting an … Continue reading Taxa refreshes its tiny, funky multi-box camping trailer→

New Ford F-150 Raptor drops into the desert like a high-tech sandstorm

After introducing the all-new F-150, then loosening its tie with the F-150 Tremor, it was only a matter of time before Ford got to the dust-detonating, dune-launching bird of prey off-roaders have been waiting for: the all-new Raptor. Ford’s newest all… Continue reading New Ford F-150 Raptor drops into the desert like a high-tech sandstorm→

Crosscamp Toyota mini-camper van takes on urban-to-outland adventure

The Erwin Hymer Group is making sure it has its camper van bases covered. Not long after the reveal of the overland-grade CrossOver 4×4 vans, its Crosscamp brand of small, modular camper vans revealed a lighter alternative for urban adventurers who nee… Continue reading Crosscamp Toyota mini-camper van takes on urban-to-outland adventure→

Nite Ize brightens camp and van life with colorful fiber optic strand

Thanks to options like Mpowerd Luci solar strings and BioLite NanoGrid hanging lanterns, string lighting has started to creep in on the old, reliable lantern as the campsite ambient lighting source of choice. Such hanging lights create as much atmosphe… Continue reading Nite Ize brightens camp and van life with colorful fiber optic strand→

COVID-grade Terra Firma smart camping trailer shelters people and pets

The COVID-19 pandemic has made it obvious that sometimes you just need to load up some essential provisions, get in your vehicle and disappear … for days, weeks, even months. And sometimes those essential provisions include a pet. California-based lu… Continue reading COVID-grade Terra Firma smart camping trailer shelters people and pets→

Flowcamper spruces up the VW camper van with mountain lodge flair

Germany’s Flowcamper started life as the most free-spirited, psychedelic camper van brand the world has seen this side of Woodstock. Over the years, it has gradually tempered its bright colors and hippie-era patterns with more woodsy, understated appoi… Continue reading Flowcamper spruces up the VW camper van with mountain lodge flair→

Challenger Combo drives like a camper van, lives like a motorhome

Bringing together the maneuverability of a camper van with the living space of a larger motorhome is a mission that multiple RV makers around the world have made their own. In the US, we saw it with the recent debut of the Winnebago Ekko. In Europe, th… Continue reading Challenger Combo drives like a camper van, lives like a motorhome→

Ultra-sleek Optimus dual-burner stove feeds van life and trail life

Over the past few years, we’ve seen some of the weight/bulk-cutting passion usually reserved for backpacking make its way over to car camping, particularly in the design of lighter, sleeker stoves like the GSI Pinnacle Pro. Optimus brings its own ultra… Continue reading Ultra-sleek Optimus dual-burner stove feeds van life and trail life→