Outdoors

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.

You pretty much always need keys, but it's often nice to have a few tools on hand, too. The VersaLink allows you to carry some of both in one modular, magnetic, titanium-bodied device.

A wide-open cargo trailer that becomes a two-story camper, the Sportcaravan Cube 3 is a "great transformer." It alternates between sleeping, gear-hauling and base camping dominance without ever becoming a burdensome hunk of metal on the tow vehicle.

The evolution of the Octo carabiner multitool is an unusual one. The device started small, got bigger, but has now shrunk again. That small-again model, called the Octo Mighty, still manages to pack 18(ish) functions into a li'l titanium body.

It's not easy to load the amenities of a camper van onto a bicycle, but Spacecamper has done it. The Spacecamper Bike lets cyclists enjoy a unique way of pedaling, relaxing, camping and remote-working their way across counties and continents.

Kamado Joe's new grill is designed for pitmasters who need plenty of room to cook up a feast, and also appreciate the convenience of high-tech features in their barbecue gear. It offers 450 sq in of cooking space, and temperature control via an app.