Electric-assist Manul 4×4 Handquad lets wheelchair users hit the trails

Pedal-pounding mountain bikers shouldn’t get to have all the fun. The Manul 4×4 Handquad is designed to bring a similar multi-terrain riding experience to wheelchair users, with an assistive boost from an electric motor.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoo… Continue reading Electric-assist Manul 4×4 Handquad lets wheelchair users hit the trails

ARB’s exo-frame camper trailer bushwhacks to secluded adventure

Australia builds its camper trailers to heavy machinery grades of toughness, and the new ARB Earth might just be the most visibly intimidating yet. That owes to its unique exo-frame design that gives it the appearance of a rally racer with external rol… Continue reading ARB’s exo-frame camper trailer bushwhacks to secluded adventure

Nitro fat-tire adventure ebike first Cyrusher with mid-drive motor

Though fat-tire ebikes from China’s Cyrusher have the look of mid-drive beasts, they all roll with rear-hub drives. Until now. The oddly-named company has announced its first bona fide mid-drive adventure ebike in the shape of the Nitro.Continue Readin… Continue reading Nitro fat-tire adventure ebike first Cyrusher with mid-drive motor

New rover-like Hyundai Santa Fe escapes city life for open adventure

Hyundai Motor Group is clearly feeling the rugged off-roader trend. Not so long after the introduction of the boxed-out Kia EV9, Hyundai has dramatically reworked its Santa Fe midsize SUV into a more rugged, adventure-focused all-wheeler. The fifth-gen… Continue reading New rover-like Hyundai Santa Fe escapes city life for open adventure

Ultralight foamy camper turns Toyota Tacoma into hard-roof hut

A few years ago, Colorado startup High Altitude Trailer Co launched a very different style of teardrop trailer with its arched-nose foam-core-composite XT50. This time around, the company is boosting that same construction up into the beds of midsize p… Continue reading Ultralight foamy camper turns Toyota Tacoma into hard-roof hut

Toyota Land Cruiser rises from the grave as cheaper, true-to-roots 4×4

Ok, the Toyota Land Cruiser was never technically dead. But it has been MIA from the American market for the past couple years. The last time American Toyota dealerships had new Land Cruisers to show, they were selling big, US$87K luxury SUVs. Or tryin… Continue reading Toyota Land Cruiser rises from the grave as cheaper, true-to-roots 4×4

Oru pop-up pickup camper provides all-season comfort with hybrid walls

We’ve seen many pop-up pickup campers and toppers over the years, but the Hiatus Camper has long been the only simple topper we’ve come across with folding hard walls in place of fabric. Oru Designs’ Bruin becomes the second, using a hybrid hard/soft p… Continue reading Oru pop-up pickup camper provides all-season comfort with hybrid walls

Polaris “extreme duty” Ranger UTV adds steel muscle, cuts maintenance

After talking with a focus group of grizzled, sun-battered farmers, ranchers and big-game hunters, Polaris locked itself deep in the factory and designed a Ranger meant for doing the hardest work, day after day, with less downtime. The all-new Ranger X… Continue reading Polaris “extreme duty” Ranger UTV adds steel muscle, cuts maintenance

Greyp embraces the lighter side of trail riding with the Zaney eMTB

Croatian ebike brand Greyp has been trying to lose weight over the last year or so, and has now revealed the result of its labors in the shape of the Zaney eMTB that’s been designed “to redefine the notion of pure, unadulterated fun.”Continue ReadingCa… Continue reading Greyp embraces the lighter side of trail riding with the Zaney eMTB

Dirtbox camper turns Jeep or F-150 into adaptable adventure multitool

A rugged, Aussie-style canopy born in America, the Dirtbox Expedition Series flatbed system is a fast-modding, adaptable adventure box. Using a series of purpose-built accessories, along with a frame made from ultra-versatile L-track, the canopy easily… Continue reading Dirtbox camper turns Jeep or F-150 into adaptable adventure multitool