Outdoors

Mixing vintage flavors with the creature comforts of a modern-day camper, Ohio-based RV outfitter Ultimate Toys has introduced a retro-styled teardrop trailer with an impressive degree of luxury inside.

Droplet builds simple teardrop trailers loaded with windows through which to view the gorgeous scenery of the company's BC surrounds. Its new XL-size trailer packages that same scenery-amplifying layout with more dry and cold storage space.

Using a stand-up paddleboard is definitely a great form of exercise, although the ways in which a typical board can be paddled are somewhat limited. The Supski is different, in that it offers multiple paddling styles to work multiple muscle groups.

Dometic steps outside the RV to provide a faucet system that readily moves around camp. The water canister-based system works as a convenient off-grid faucet and plays nicely with filtration solutions, keeping the fresh water flowing.

Dutch designer Arnaud Desseyn has graced our pages with a couple of interesting portable stove designs before. The FireTower is his latest creation, featuring a neat rocket stove design that folds flat and slides into a book-sized bag for easy carry.

Four years ago we told you about the TreePod Camper, a fully-enclosed tent that hangs from a tree like a Christmas ornament. The Colorado-based TreePod company is now offering an open-sided alternative, in the form of the Canopy.

Lume Traveler has taken its flagship LT540 aluminum camping trailer and arranged it for cold-weather camping. The four-season LT540 Nordic pivots the kitchen indoors and holidays comfortably amidst frosty fjords, snowy forests, slope-side RV resorts.

Front Runner Wolf Pack gear boxes are among the most ubiquitous products in overlanding, protecting contents from electronics to dry food. Front Runner upgrades the tried-and-true Wolf Pack with a waterproof Pro model that protects even better.

A new truck camper for those who refuse to cozy up with the crowds at the park campground, the Supertramp Flagship LT travels much deeper into the wild. It turns any truck-accessible cliff edge or creekside into a comfy, scenic retreat.

In an effort to prove convenience doesn't have to come at the cost of sturdiness and longevity, startup SimpleReal has taken to Kickstarter with a stainless steel solution for camp cooking that collapses into a thin disc for transport.

It was eight years ago that we first heard about the Ungoverned powerboard – essentially a gas-powered, caterpillar-tracked, all-terrain skateboard/snowboard. Well, it's now being offered in a lighter, faster, electric form, called the Vendetta.

Leatherman has introduced a new version of its best-selling Raptor Rescue multitool that saves a little on both weight and price, and features the same folding design that makes for convenient carry.