Outdoors

It seems to be an unwritten rule that when stuff breaks, there never seems to be a toolbox nearby. That's where everyday carry multitools can help, and the latest to blaze a Kickstarter trail is the titanium UltraFix Driver from TrekGear.

It was just a year ago that we first encountered a multitool which sported a tiny adjustable wrench. Well, the Orioners Z3 is the latest tool to also boast one of those, along with eight other handy features including a fold-out cutting blade.

While downhill skiing may look like a nice, smooth, swoopy experience, anyone who has done so will know that it can actually be quite a boneshaking affair. The ShredShox system is here to help, by adding shock absorbers to existing downhill skis.

We see lots of everyday-carry cutting tools here at New Atlas. But the NanoMax flip-open knife caught our eye because of the impressive width of a curved blade that looks like it could handle carving up a carrot stick as well as a stick of wood.

We've seen a few inflatable mattress kits tailored to Rivian's R1S SUV, but Hest has evaded inflation and launched a set of plush foam mattresses to turn the full-size electric SUV into a sleek, simple all-terrain micro-camper.

If you're getting tired of the slew of titanium multitools, you might find the AX02 EDC Carabiner tool to be a breath of fresh air. The brass-bodied device lets users cut, saw, screw-drive, bottle-open, and figure out which way they need to go.

Winter is coming. For the hardcore winter camping and outdoor enthusiasts, this brings a whole new set of challenges, like trying to stay warm after a day of snowy adventures when it's -20 °F (-28 °C) outside. Mammoth Overland has you covered.

We've seen camper kits for vans, 4x4s and crossovers. But pickup truck owners have long been left to build their own. Roadloft bucks that trend with a pickup camper kit that becomes a truck lounge, dining area, mobile office, kitchenette and bedroom.

We've seen nesting sets of outdoor dining utensils before, and even sets that stick together via embedded magnets. The EATi Mag system, however, combines 10 tools in what looks like a simple knife, fork and spoon set.

Tiny flashlight, tiny output, right? That's not always the case. The PicoTorch twists out over 200 lumens and burns for up to two hours a charge while dangling from a keychain. With a magnetic base, it doubles as an effective work light.

Suppose you're out and about, and end up being called upon to pull a nail, open a bottle, tighten a screw, pry a lid off a can, and break a car window. Hey, it could happen, and the latest tool from Titaner would allow you to do all of those things.

Unlike camper manufacturers that keep their gaze fixed upmarket, Boreas has long been just as committed to delivering more affordable composite trailers. Its newest is the simple but robust Ultra-Base, a blank adventure canvas that starts under $15K.

Ski mountaineering – aka skimo – is an epic sport in which skiers make their way up to the summit of a mountain, then downhill-ski back to the base. The E-Skimo system is designed to make the trip up easier, by putting motorized treads on the skis.

Although many people like to go camping in their Tesla Model Y, the vehicle certainly isn't optimized for that application. That's where the Cargo & Bed Platform comes in, by adding a bed frame that doubles as a cargo deck.

Looking back, 2024 had some exceptionally cool knife and multitool launches, from ultra-sleek, reimagined pocket knives, to modular multitools with limitless customization, to hypnotizing folders that you can't help but deploy over and over.