Gadgets

Turn Any Campfire Into A Cooktop, Water Heater And Cholera Killer

Packing light is the name of the game when you visit the great outdoors. Carrying a big pot to boil water is a challenge. But the awkwardly named Jompy lets you leave that pot at home — it heats water directly from a jug.


March 9, 2012
Gadgets

This Hammock Tent Is Like A Swanky Hanging Three Bedroom Apartment

Is there anything worse than setting up camp only to have a family of bears attack, dragging off your food and other campers? That (probably!) won’t happen if you’ve packed a Tentsile tent which hangs out of the reach of predators.


March 4, 2012
Cars

A Retro-Styled Trailer To Complement Your VW

There’s nothing stopping you from pulling it behind a modern minivan, but with its retro-styled curves and paint job, the Dub Box camper trailer will look far more at home hitched to an iconic VW Microbus.


March 2, 2012
Gadgets

Gravity Tells This Versatile Lamp When To Automatically Adjust Its Glow

Snow Peak is known for its lighting gear that adapts to the needs of campers throughout the day. And their new Tulip Lantern is the smartest yet, automatically adjusting its throw when it detects it’s being used as a hanging lamp.


February 10, 2012
Cars

The Extending Vee Dub Van For Modern Hippies

The iconic VW camper van paved the way for the modern motorhome, but they were barely big enough for a couple of hippies. So a UK company has created the Doubleback with an extending pod that can fit a whole commune.


September 21, 2011
Gadgets

Jetboil Sumo Ti And Sol Cooking System Review

The last camping stove I owned was a 6.8kg ’70s-era Coleman behemoth that took longer to light than actually cook a meal on. So to now use the 0.68kg Sol cooking system and the Sumo Ti mug is nothing short of magical.


September 13, 2011
Geek Out

Fall Out Of This Amphibious Trailer On Your Next Holiday

Because nothing says relaxation like sitting in a white bubble in the middle of a lake, the Sealander amphibious camping trailer combines the awkwardness of hauling a trailer with the potential water crisis of tipping over in a lake.


August 26, 2011
Geek Out

A Tent For Your Hammock. Oh Hell Yes.

I will brazenly declare my love for hammocks right now. In a perfect world, that’s all I’d sleep in when I camp, but they have problems, namely bugs and rain. This tent for hammock just answered my prayers.


August 15, 2011
Gadgets

Collapsible Kettle Keeps You Caffeinated On The Trail

Sure, you can hang your stainless steel kettle from one of those 50 million straps on your rucksack… or fold your kettle down into a stowaway 5.5cm height. With a 1.1-litre capacity and £30/$47 price tag, sensible campers will be brewing drinks before they know it. [Firebox via RandomGoodStuff]


August 13, 2011
Geek Out

Emergency Bivvy Sack Keeps You Warm And Dry In The Wilderness

The problem with the emergency bivvy sacks made of the heat-reflective space blanket material is that while they provide warmth, they don’t let moisture escape. Thus, you sweat. But a new material in AMK’s SOL Escape bivvy changes that.