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British camper van manufacturer Auto-Trail hit last week’s Caravan, Camping and Motorhome Show with what it classifies its first dedicated sports camper. Throw a pair or two of bikes in the all-new Expedition 68, drive it to a trailhead or road touring… Continue reading Auto-Trail Expedition camper van makes a serious bike touring hut
In addition to the new Dual-Force multitool, ready to take care of home, garage, yard and job site tasks, Gerber is focusing heavily on the great outdoors in 2022. Its new spring collection includes a variety of outdoorsy tools ready to take large and … Continue reading Gerber concealed-carry axe and light multitools streamline base camp
Thanks to its low-profile, side-popping roof, the Space camper van from the UK’s Bilbo’s Design has a distinctive look compared to all the front- and rear-popping VW camper vans out there. But it’s what’s inside that really sets the van apart. Using a … Continue reading Side-popping VW pod mini-camper adapts from work to play
Teardrop trailers are among the smallest, simplest RVs out there, but for some campers they’re still not quite small and simple enough. Germany’s Kleox fits that category, and it has solved the perceived problem by stripping the timeless teardrop down … Continue reading 500-lb fiberglass mini-teardrop makes RV camping more attainable
From Japan to Europe, Nissan has been playing around with camper, digital nomad and adventure van concepts for the past few years. Now it’s getting a little more serious, working with the RV specialists at Dethleffs to create a small, configurable camp… Continue reading Nissan pops the top on adaptable city-to-seaside camper van
The latest camping trailer in the Little Guy lineup may be “micro” and “little” by Xtreme Outdoors’ standards, but it’s actually quite roomy compared to the average teardrop. Despite a weight well under 2,000 pounds, the Micro Max packs a full indoor f… Continue reading Micro Max teardrop camper brings roomy floor plan and bolt-on BBQing
When Garmin acquired DeLorme in 2016, it immediately upgraded its outdoor offerings with the addition of the inReach line of two-way emergency satellite communications beacons. Two years later in 2018, it improved upon the inReach design by shrinking i… Continue reading Garmin Mini 2 digital survival beacon throws lifeline farther off-grid
British road trip and holiday specialist Swift Group has a range of mobile homes that runs the spectrum from prefab holiday houses to small micro-camper trailers. Its latest offering, the all-new Monza is a mini-camper van that slots in toward the smal… Continue reading Swift mini-camper van packs work-to-weekend flex and pop-out bathroom
A hacker is somebody who’s always thinking creatively to solve problems, usually using what they have on hand. Sometimes that means using a 555 to build a CPU, and other …read more Continue reading Camping For $25: Thrift Store Hacks To Keep Cozy
About five years ago, Seattle-area startup Caravan Outfitter launched one of the most affordable turnkey camper vans in the United States. Its $37K Nissan NV200-based Free Bird brought a compact, low-profile floor plan with everything a couple needed t… Continue reading Ford Free Bird mini-camper keeps US van life comfortably affordable