Squid-inspired Dune House taps solar and wind for energy needs

Here’s an idea for a beach house with a difference, courtesy of Brooklyn-based Studio Vural. Named Dune House, the home would be built into the beach rather than on it like you might expect, and would run off-the-grid with solar panels and wind turbine… Continue reading Squid-inspired Dune House taps solar and wind for energy needs

Lumberjack’s hard-edged teardrop trailer folds into a tiny cabin

Showing yet another style of compact Australian camper trailer with all-world ruggedness, Lumberjack Camper Trailers presents its latest, the Birdsville. The trailer looks like a hard-edged teardrop or squaredrop while towing, but its roof pops free an… Continue reading Lumberjack’s hard-edged teardrop trailer folds into a tiny cabin

Storyteller off-road adventure camper van goes full-on “Beast Mode”

Storyteller Overland launched last year with a new vision for the Sprinter 4×4 camper van, a vehicle with a powerful off-grid lithium electrical system, smart, multifunctional interior and ruggedized exterior ready for unbridled adventure. This year, i… Continue reading Storyteller off-road adventure camper van goes full-on “Beast Mode”

Advanced off-grid camper van gives nomads a stealthy “Last Resort”

Advanced RV’s latest custom camper van creation, the “Last Resort” was developed for a pair of empty nesters making the leap from happy homestead to full-time mobile living. As such, it’s packaged and detailed a little more thoughtfully than average, c… Continue reading Advanced off-grid camper van gives nomads a stealthy “Last Resort”

Datacenter UPS Heads Home for Off-Grid Power Solution

The news sites seem never to be without stories of Elon Musk and his latest ventures, be they rapid transit tube tubes in partial vacuum, space flight, or even personal not-a-flamethrowers. Famous for electric vehicles, Musks’s Tesla also has a line of solar products and offers the Powerwall home battery …read more

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A Mobile Terminal For The End Of The World

If civilization goes sideways and you need to survive, what are the bare essentials that should go in your bunker? Food and fresh water, sure. Maybe something to barter with in case things go full on The Postman. That’s all sensible enough, but how’s that stuff going to help …read more

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Land Cruiser 4×4-equipped Toyota camper van grows with pop-out tent

Straying from the hard-sided pop-out expansion modules we’ve seen on the likes of the Westfalia James Cook, RP Rebel Slide and Pinnacle Finetza, a new Toyota camper van from Australia’s Bus 4×4 relies on a simpler solution: a drop-down expans… Continue reading Land Cruiser 4×4-equipped Toyota camper van grows with pop-out tent

Next Gen off-grid camper van drops weight with ultralight cots and components

A leading name in custom camper vans, Outside Van developed one of its latest customs with a different purpose in mind. The Next Gen van is an experimental prototype designed to optimize and centralize weight, using new strategies and experim… Continue reading Next Gen off-grid camper van drops weight with ultralight cots and components

Patriot's latest indestructible off-road camping trailer brings more versatility

The iKamper X-Cover has a sandwich-style design that can hold gear during the ride, open easily ...

Just months after debuting the X1-H with integrated hard-top tent, Australia’s Patriot Campers is breaking its tent options wide open. In place of an integrated tent, the all-new X1-N features a built-in roof rack for use with any roof-top tent (RTT). The X1-N can sleep the whole family in a large fold-out tent or a fast-moving couple in a quick-popping two-person hardshell. And as always with the Patriot badge, it can roll virtually anywhere, over whatever rock, mud, snow, sand, running water or general rubble the path throws its way.

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Lexus GXOR Concept takes deep luxury deep off-road

The Lexus GX isn’t the first vehicle you think of when “off-road” or “overlanding” come to mind, but as a gussied up Toyota Land Cruiser Prado with full-time four-wheel drive, body-on-frame construction and Kinetic Dynamic Suspension System, … Continue reading Lexus GXOR Concept takes deep luxury deep off-road