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Many camper vans end up pigeonholed into certain categories — full-time two-person living, family camping, weekend gear-shuttling — but the new Blue Sky camper van from Outside Van defies such categorization. It’s part family van, part gear shuttle and… Continue reading Blue Sky 4×4 camper van brings the family fun, outside and in
2020 has mostly been the year of COVID-19, but it’s also been the year of the hammock-tent update — the Tentsile range, the Crua Koala and now the Kammok Sunda. Kammok thoroughly rethinks its two-person tent/hammock into the new Sunda 2.0. More than ju… Continue reading Kammok reworks hammock tent for lightning-fast ground-air transition
Since 2011, French company Iguana Yachts has built some of the most interesting amphibious boats in the world – sleek, modern vessels that rely on patented retractable treads to masterfully negotiate rocky, muddy or sandy coastlines on the way to the w… Continue reading Iguana amphibious cabriolet limousine carries 12 over land and water
BMW i Ventures, BMW’s hybrid venture firm, announced today it is investing in Prometheus Fuels. The Silicon Valley startup is working on technologies for pulling CO2 out of the atmosphere and processing it into carbon-neutral gasoline. The investment w… Continue reading BMW invests in technology to pull gasoline out of the air
A group of French expats in the US Southwest believes the school bus camper (skoolie) is more than just a DIY RV solution, and it seems to have good timing. With the COVID-19 pandemic having sidelined the tourism side of their business, the entrepreneu… Continue reading Las Vegas shop revives old school buses into colorful luxury campers
Before getting its pop-top flagship to market, Boreas Campers has launched a simpler model aimed at buyers who want the advantage of its tough, zero-wood construction without laying out $30 grand on a fully equipped trailer. The new AT takes the same 1… Continue reading Boreas composite off-road camper trailer leaves the wood in the forest
UK camper van specialist Vanworx goes bigger and burlier with its latest van. Not to be confused with the traction aids of the same name (only one x in those “trax”), the new MaxTraxx package turns a full-size VW Crafter into a well-appointed off-grid … Continue reading MaxTraxx VW 4×4 camper van takes leather and tartan to the wild
Since Tentsile introduced its very first tent, stretched multi-point tree tents, sheltered hammocks and dangling live-in pods have been bombarding the market with regularity, and a number of them camp on the ground as well as in the air. To keep up wit… Continue reading Tentsile tents leap between air and ground with new conversion kits
Typically the “modules” of modular camper van design are large components like kitchen blocks, cabinets and bed frames. German startup Camp it Simple stays true to its name by slicing and dicing the modular camper van into actual building blocks. Made … Continue reading Tough, modular camp boxes build camper vans and rovers like 3D puzzles
It’s been more than two decades since brand-new Land Rover Defender models were available in the United States, but that officially changes today, June 1. After thoroughly reimagining its most rugged utility vehicle for the 21st century, Land Rover kic… Continue reading The Land Rover Defender returns to US soil (and water)