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We last heard from Hitch Hotel at the exact point the COVID-19 pandemic was beginning to disrupt life as we know it in March 2020. At the time, the California company was raising money to develop a telescoping tiny trailer it called the Traveler. Needl… Continue reading Hitch Hotel launches innovative expanding micro camping trailer
This year saw the introduction of some of the most compact, lightweight camping trailers we’ve seen in our decades of covering new RV launches – a veritable forest of vehicle-based fast and light backpacking options. In fact, we set out to put together… Continue reading Odd, clever and crazy-light micro-camper trailers of 2022
Last year, Samaya impressed mountaineers, ski tourers and backpackers the world over with the ultralight Assaut 2 tent, grabbing itself an ISPO Gold Award. Not two full years later, it’s back in the award show seats for the new Radical 1, an even light… Continue reading Radical 1.5-lb Dyneema tent carries lighter than the clouds below it
Los Angeles-based camping trailer builder Polydrops made an immediate name for itself by reimagining the teardrop trailer as a polyhedron. Now, in an effort to offer a lighter, more aerodynamic drop-sized camper tailored to electric vehicles, it’s plan… Continue reading Sub-$10K Polydrops trailer sheds lines and weight to boost EV camping
Mercedes-Benz is now working to expand its electric vehicle family into its Marco Polo camper van line. It opened 2022 with an upfitted EQV camper van, and it closes out the year with the all-new Concept EQT Marco Polo. The pop-up concept mini-camper s… Continue reading Mercedes EQT tiny camper concept teases brilliant e-RVing future
Grayl launched into mountains and forests back in 2013 with a filter bottle built to collect water in the wild and make it safe to drink in seconds. In the nine years since, the company’s line of backcountry products has grown to include a variety of t… Continue reading Grayl titanium multitool bottle purifies water and cooks dinner
If you’re the outdoorsy type, it’s possible you might have use for a flashlight, headlamp, bicycle headlight and camping lantern. Well, if you wanna keep things streamlined, Xeter Spark combines all four in one modular system.Continue ReadingCategory: … Continue reading Xeter Spark combines four outdoor lights in one system
The American RV market has plenty of prohibitively expensive Ford-based campers, from US$2 million EarthRoamers to $135K Loki base camps, so it’s always nice to find one that’s truly affordable. The Ford Maverick is a natural place to start, as the lea… Continue reading Ford Maverick GFC is the cheapest US camper truck, if you can find one
On a recent search to find some cooking accessories for my annual fire pit rotisserie Thanksgiving turkey roast, I happened upon a new piece of gear that can bring that style of rotisserie cooking to a distant campsite reached only by foot, bike, raft … Continue reading Light, packable rotisserie raises bar for backcountry campfire cooking
Few camper trailers we’ve looked at over the years are as insanely overbuilt and impressively equipped as the Bruder EXP series from Down Under. Big, industrial-looking composite fortresses with adjustable air suspension, pressurized, dust-free interio… Continue reading Tow-anywhere Bruder off-road camper trailer goes stealth