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Pact Outdoors launched the world’s most convenient pooping kit in 2021, quickly taking home an Outdoor Retailer Innovation Award a few months later for its efforts. While technically compact enough for foot travel, its dutiful tool roll isn’t quite as … Continue reading Pact’s one-handed poop-anywhere kit lightens the backcountry load
There are already a few legit camping couches on the market, even after eliminating inflatables, multi-seat quad-fold benches and loungers, and indoor couches hauled to camp in a pickup truck. But the few we’ve seen, including the Snow Peak Campfield F… Continue reading Foldable Camp Couch hikes glamping comfort deep into the wild
Usually camping chairs fall into two categories: big, comfortable car camping chairs that are too large and heavy to carry very far into the wilderness and compact, lightweight backpacking chairs that lack comfort features like armrests or reclining ca… Continue reading 1-lb Nemo camp chair pushes reclining comfort deep into the wild
The newly redesigned Monti cooler series uses the same extremely light, collapsible design as the puffy down and synthetic jackets that have been insulating adventurers for decades, only sewn into bag form and sized to keep 15 to 24 cans cold for up to… Continue reading “World’s most portable cooler” is a go-anywhere puffy for your 15-pack
Ultralight backpacking specialist Hyperlite Mountain Gear has introduced one of its most impressive packable shelters ever. Much like the 1.5-lb (680-g) Samaya Radical 1, the Hyperlite Mid 1 relies on Dyneema wunder-fabric to skin the fat off while off… Continue reading Hyperlite 1-lb Dyneema tent empowers light, free solo adventure
Reaching far beyond the cutesy paper sculptures of grade school, the age-old art of origami has underpinned some cutting-edge breakthroughs in design and engineering. From space dwellings, to watercraft, to water bottles, to camping furniture, origami … Continue reading Origami solar panel collapses small for fast, light travel anywhere
For at least a few years now, Gerber has been growing a collection of knives and multitools aimed specifically at campers. Now it corrals several of those handy camp tools into the Around Camp Kit. The new-for-2023 package makes it a little easier to s… Continue reading Gerber dual multitool kit sets the table for camping season 2023
Sea to Summit announced its entry into the tent market two years ago when it introduced the innovative, space-enhancing Telos and Alto Tension Ridge backpacking tents. It has since added to the lineup with 3+ season models and a more frame-friendly Tel… Continue reading Sea to Summit Ikos tent empowers flexible, space-boosting adventure
Forget sports drinks and energy goos, Hypershell has a more concrete and powerful way of boosting your performance on mountain and trail. The Shanghai startup looks to free exoskeleton technology from the workplaces and battlefields where it’s often fo… Continue reading Packable AI exoskeleton cranks outdoor adventure into hyperdrive
Hydrapak’s Flux series consists of lightweight, ultra-portable bottles that collapse down to pocket size when empty. The new Flux+ 1.5L adds a filter top to take care of microorganisms so that one can collect water from natural sources along the journe… Continue reading Hydrapak’s collapsible bottle collects and filters water on the move