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It’s no secret that America loves its pickup trucks. Specifically, it loves its full-size half-ton pickup trucks, like the Ford F-150, Chevy Silverado 1500 and Ram 1500. Given this ongoing love affair, it’s somewhat surprising that pickup campers often… Continue reading Cirrus 620 pickup camper turns Ford F-150 into cozy micro-home
Washington’s Nomad Awnings has developed a vehicle awning that’s as spontaneous and flexible as the nomadic van lifestyle itself. No cranks or legs to mess around with, the awning simply pulls straight out in seconds and throws shade up over the patch … Continue reading Fast-action, legless car camping awning works like a window shade
One of the latest floor plans from French camper manufacturer Dreamer, the 2021 D60 combines several common features into an uncommon adventure van. Like many other camper vans, the D60 has a rear bedroom, but this versatile space becomes a gear garage… Continue reading Dreamer’s new adventure camper van turns a bike garage into a bunk room
With camping and outdoor adventure becoming a pillar of the “new normal,” we’ve seen some interesting evolutions of the cooler in 2020, from precisely regulated vacuum boxes to roll-anywhere electric fridge/freezers. With just weeks left to go in the y… Continue reading Goat modular cooler packs survival gear along with food and drink
In a market dominated by home builds and customs, Winnebago became one of the first major American RV manufacturers to embrace the overland adventure trend when it introduced the Revel camper van in 2017. Realizing that some of its off-road #vanlife cu… Continue reading Winnebago Ekko pop-up 4×4 motorhome charges toward off-grid adventure
With a pop-up that looks like a chimney and a bimini-topped party deck, the roof of the short, stout Purpose Trailer from California’s RKS Off-Road is unlike any other you’re likely to see at the campground. In fact, it holds up to 1,000 lb (454 kg) so… Continue reading Wood-free pop-up camping trailer packs a rooftop party deck
We’re not sure if the explosion of overlanding over the past few years helped push along Ford’s decision to finally bring back the Bronco 25 years later, but it’s clearly guiding the marketing around the new 4×4’s launch. Following up on the Bronco Spo… Continue reading Rooftop tent not required: The Ford Bronco is its own adventure camper
Tailgate, roof, hitch – a vehicle has a lot of cargo-hauling capacity, but capacity eventually runs out, especially once you start loading large items like roof-top tents (RTTs), kayaks, trailers and bike racks. Thule is attempting to ease the burden, … Continue reading Half-width Tepui roof-top tent leaves room for bikes or boards
Tailgate, roof, hitch – a vehicle has a lot of cargo-hauling capacity, but capacity eventually runs out, especially once you start loading large items like roof-top tents (RTTs), kayaks, trailers and bike racks. Thule is attempting to ease the burden, … Continue reading Half-width Tepui roof-top tent leaves room for bikes or boards
All-electric camper vans are still quite rare. Those that are available tend to be designed for camping and commuting locally, not road-tripping indefinitely. But VW fanatic Frank Eusterholz had different ideas. He threw a PlugVan camper module into th… Continue reading Electric Volkswagen camper van road trips 7,500 km to top of Europe