Outdoors

Scout Campers is back with its smallest, lightest camper yet. The all-new Tuktut is designed to fit compact and midsize pickups, including the Ford Maverick. Buyers can keep it cheap and simple or build it up with modular accessories.

Whether they're conservation officers, soldiers on maneuvers or search-and-rescue workers, there are people who need to move across rugged terrain with a minimum of engine noise. The all-electric Envo e-ATV is designed with just such folks in mind.

The all-new TC Truck Camper was one of the eye-grabbing exhibits at this year's Overland Expo. It looks like a wheel-less teardrop trailer hoisted up into a pickup bed but is actually one of the lightest, most affordable truck campers available.

Runaway Campers offers some of the least expensive camping trailers around – all of its models start under US$10K. Its new Venturist XS is both affordable and rugged, a rolling gear garage that can be optioned up into a tiny, tow-anywhere base camp.

Gerber corrals several of its handy camping tools into the Around Camp Kit. The new-for-2023 package makes it a little easier to stock your camp kitchen or picnic basket, bringing together a pair of handy multitools and a mini-cleaver.

When we saw the term "Extinction Level Event Camper Trailer," we assumed it was just creative marketing. But the Mammoth ELE trailer is different, loaded with features like bear spray defense, medical-grade air filtration and optional bulletproofing.

While it's nice to have ice cubes available for cold drinks on hot outings, bags of store-bought ice often melt too quickly and take up cooler space. The Evo Icer offers an alternative, in the form of a portable battery-powered ice cube maker.

Hong Kong company Cyclemate is best known for its very cushy bicycle seat covers. The firm is now diversifying, however, by introducing its fun-looking new Cyclemate Electric Surfboard – it's currently the subject of a Kickstarter campaign.

Back in 2020 we told you about the QuenchSea, a foot-pump-powered portable device for desalinating sea water. Well, its makers are back with the QuenchSea Reel, which uses deep-ocean water pressure to do the same job.

At the same time it's been launching portable kayaks, Oru has been quietly working to apply its origami construction to other products. It's now introducing camp furniture that packs small and flat, quickly building into a multifunctional campsite.

Sleeping on a cliff face is one way to soak up the great outdoors, but most of us like a little comfort at the campsite. That's why portable power stations are such a great piece of kit. We've been putting Bluetti's latest offering to the test.

Over the years, we've heard about several skateboards that were claimed to handle like snowboards made for the street. The Finnish-designed Slede snowskate flips that concept around, by reportedly performing like a skateboard made for the snow.

Colorado Teardrops made a name for itself as the first to stuff a Tesla-size battery into a tiny camping trailer. It's now trickling down some battery know-how to its classic teardrops, combining a powerful electrified chassis with timeless style.

In recent years, we've seen a tent, trailer and camp bed designed for use with the Tesla Model Y electric SUV. The new Complete Tesla Camper Kit, however, is intended to convert the vehicle into a full-on self-contained mini camper.

Helle crafts some of the most beautiful knives in the world. Its latest is particularly special, using an ornate, multi-material handle to honor the company's heritage and favorite animal: the reindeer.