Gear

After a couple of successful crowdfunding campaigns over the past year, Hong Kong-based EDC brand Eck Studio is back at it with a versatile little tool that's perfect for outdoorspeople and DIY enthusiasts who need different kinds of blades to hand.

When it comes to venturing into the wilderness, you can never be too prepared … right? The folks at Tavaker seem to think so, which is why they've packed a saw, knife, screwdriver, firestarter and 10 other functions into their self-named multitool.

The Fire Maple Antarcti Gas Fire Pit is a fire bowl so collapsible you can carry it in a backpack. It runs on the same style of tiny gas canister as a backpacking stove, making it the lightest, most portable gas fire pit you're likely to encounter.

Victorinox's new Alox Refined Swiss Army knife collection wears a set of skeletonized aluminum oxide scales for sure-gripping performance and a unique look. The flagship of the 3-knife series, the Synergy X brings 9 handy tools to your pocket.

The new KEA Hex looks like an unassuming folding knife upon first glance. But what looks like a basic lanyard holder is more than meets the eye, carrying a handful of functions within a simple rotating dial.

The Hypershell Pro X exoskeleton might be the closest we'll get – in this age, at least – to being able to instantly tap into a type of superpower, and once you've experienced it, it's hard to go back to just using the legs nature gave you.

With DNA linking back to Leatherman's original PST multitool, the Wave has long served as a cornerstone for the brand. Now it evolves into the Wave Alpha, adding serious cutting muscle while improving upon its staple one-handed operation and grip.

I love EDC gear that's designed to take up as little room as possible. The Elio water bottle is a great example of that: it can hold 25.4 fl oz when expanded, and compress down to the size of a hockey puck for easy packing or carrying on the go.

Fire Maple packs both cooking and heating capabilities into its sleek, powerful Sunflower X. After cooking dinner, this particularly portable, wind-resistant stove can quickly tilt up to fire its radiant heat directly at you.

Designed to give you more of what you'll use and less tagalong bulk you won't, the new Tacray MT1 multitool has a thin open chassis with a pair of flip-out tools. And it adds a much-desired feature that most multitools leave behind: a flashlight.

Believe it or not, the inflatable Mavericks tent has been handling 112-mph wind for over a decade. Still, the expedition-grade inflatable has gotten some new upgrades to become Heimplanet's self-declared strongest tent ever: the Mavericks Blue Ice.

Outask has advanced its pocketable light into a versatile multitool with many uses for home and in the field. The TD2 triples light output inside a multi-axis chassis that makes it a pocket flashlight, table lamp, magnetic work light and more.

Clesana recently introduced one of the most user-friendly portable toilets out there. The X1 uses a telescopic body to lift to residential-grade height and a dry flush system to auto-process waste for easy disposal. All you have to do is sit and ...

If you're going bikepacking – off-road bicycle camping – you'll want to keep your load as light and compact as possible. That's where the super-svelte bikepacking-specific Apex1 tent comes in, as it actually uses your bike to hold it fully upright.

Designed for bigger adventures, longer distances and heavier loads, the new X Ultra performance exoskeleton is what Hypershell calls its best model to date. The new wearable boosts performance with a full 1,000 watts channeled into your natural gait.