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Wild gull-wing camper canopy dumps metal for GRP composite monocoque

March 04, 2026 | C.C. Weiss
Tekton introduces a different style of camping canopy, leaving aluminum behind and applying the composite expertise it honed on small trailers. Its monocoque CX then builds into a proper Outback survival tool via an ecosystem of optional add-ons.

Final hours: Titanium gem built for a lifetime of travel is 71% off right now

March 03, 2026 | Bronwyn Thompson
As someone who's spent the year living in five countries, I now see why quality luggage is worth the investment. And it's why I'm excited about the debut of this titanium case – which has nearly 2,000 backers. It's also 71% off for a few more hours.

EDC clamping tool gets a grip on retro/modern design

March 04, 2026 | Maryna Holovnova
A compact, British-designed clamping tool is seeking backing on Kickstarter. The Pocket Grip from MetMo is lightweight, pocket-sized, and inspired by a century-old prototype.

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The first camper kit developed specifically for Kia's PV5 van hit the market a couple weeks ago, and now we have the world's first pop-up PV5 production camper. Sussex's pop-top PV5 promises to open up new heights of Kia electric base camping.
The Betty sits in a nice mid-size spot that's a good compromise between portability and spaciousness. The tiny house provides a well-planned interior layout designed for two, including a proper ground-floor bedroom and a loft for storage.
With its Avalon 32', Dragon Tiny Homes has revealed an all-new tiny house that's ready for full-time family living. It features a spacious interior layout that manages to pack three bedrooms into a towable interior.
Australia's Hypersonix Launch Systems has made a historic launch of its next-generation DART AE hypersonic aircraft from Wallops Island, Virginia. Taking off aboard Rocket Lab's HASTE launch vehicle, the DART AE reached a top speed of Mach 8.
The latest mobility build from British inventor James Bruton is his most unhinged yet. He sits on a huge single ball that moves him in any direction, steered – for now – by a hot-glued foam fin. Not a balance bike as such, more a big-ball unicycle.
In what may be a hint of things to come or a subtle act of disinformation, Pratt & Whitney has released a video possibly featuring a tantalizing new image of the Boeing F-47 sixth-generation fighter plane being developed for the US Air Force to replace the F-22.

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Despite its critics and moves toward electrification, the internal combustion engine is not yet dead. Though its design for passenger vehicles may have begun to reach its apex with Mazda’s Skyactiv designs.
The most egg-shaped of all the egg campers, the Barefoot Caravan has been wowing RVers with its shapely fiberglass for over a decade. Prices have risen quickly during that time, but now Barefoot offers the Bothy as a lighter, cheaper entry model.
Fumbling with bindings is nobody's idea of a good time, especially in the cold and the snow. That's why snowboarder Brendan Walker created the Machina MagIC Ride System, which replaces traditional snowboard bindings with magnets.
The Artemis II mission, which will return US astronauts to lunar space, has run into problems that have critics demanding NASA remove the crew from the flight for safety reasons. The bigger question is, why do we have astronauts at all?
There's a new contender for the US Navy's F/A-XX Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter program to replace the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, and it looks like something out of Batman's hangar thanks to a peculiar triple-fuselage design.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a landmark eye drop that uses a combined dose of medication to restore age-related near-sightedness, without the need for surgery, for longer than anything else on the market – and with fewer side effects.
Mukaab, the world's largest skyscraper, is one of the most ambitious construction projects ever conceived. However, according to a new report, Saudi authorities have stopped work on the the gigantic building, and its future now looks uncertain.