Outdoors

The most innovative flip blade of 2025 may not be a knife. CRKT has bravely taken one of its most unique folding knife designs and adapted it into a sleek, compact axe that packs safely without a sheath and flips into full-on chopping mode in milliseconds.

We knew the Stockman Rover was a special little hunk of micro-camping the minute we saw it. It's gotten even more special in its second generation, bringing on a multipurpose swivel griddle, Redarc power system, and integrated wine rack.

If you're going to be carrying a compass anyway while out in the wilderness, why not carry one that performs multiple functions? That's the idea behind the Loki-Nav compass, which also packs a mirror, magnifying glass, and tinder-making wood file.

On a mission to inflate all kinds of RVs, X Gloo is working on an inflatable pop-up roof for the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter. And it's making the interior of the air-insulated walls into one of the homiest bedrooms the camping world has seen.

Inspired Overland's new Stargazer limited edition rooftop tent features the same style of ultralight construction as its past models and opens up a big view of the sky from below a full-length transparent roof panel.

Welcome to the moto-camping masterclass on how not to prepare, pack, or pitch a tent. I learned a fair few camping lessons the hard way and so I give you the most common mistakes to avoid when you're out on your own adventure.

Hardkorr expands its Xplorer camper trailer lineup with the all-new Xplorer 2.3 Family. The series grows from its two-person roots to welcome a full-fledged family adventure retreat with an inflatable rooftop tent space that houses two queen beds.

When you're backcountry camping, you'll likely be carrying a tent while using a trekking pole. The Trek-Tent combines both of those things in one device, which can reportedly be converted into a tent in just one minute.

Gerber grows its Stakeout camping tool into a small family with the all-new Stakeout Spark. True to its name, this base camp-to-backcountry handheld brings fire-starting capabilities and adds a new form factor to the Stakeout lineup.

This handsome titanium tool is first and foremost a bookmark. And it's possibly the most durable one you'll ever own. Equipped with a graphite pen, a screwdriver, a package opening edge, and a ruler, the BookBond Pen 2.0 isn't just for reading.

Howl Campfires managed to make propane fire heat more like wood, but it ended up with a crazy high-priced product. With the R1, it's created a fire pit that's much more affordable and spits out a flame nearly high enough to singe your beard hairs.

While it's nice to have a powered means of exploring the wintertime wilderness, a lot of people despise big, noisy snowmobiles. Those folks might prefer a set of electrically-motorized skis, and that's just what the Vipera system consists of.

Although many multitools pack a ton of features, some of those features often take the form of tiny, near-useless tools. The VAK6 keeps things simple with a knife, flashlight and pulse ignitor, along with an optional cranked generator for recharging.

Side-by-side utilities (aka UTVs) are fun and useful machines. Add on Can-Am Apache tank tracks for the snow, though, and they gain a whole new season of usefulness. I went to Utah to find out how.

Four Wheel Campers looks to change the overlanding game with its crazy-modular CampOut pickup camper. Virtually every inch of the new truck camper can be arranged, tweaked and rearranged into the ultimate space for each adventure and road trip.