Collapsible

Tripod torches have become common among battery camping lights, but a new startup has a more literal (and terrifying) interpretation. Its Tripod Torch is a freestanding flame-spewer that delivers a big, open flame meant to spread heat more evenly.

Many a camping trailer pops up to increase headroom after packing low for towing. Some expand out to the side, back or front to add living space. The new Aero Cabin One does both, providing roomy, modern living inside a small car-compatible shell.

It's just not camping without the campfire, but local burning restrictions can stamp out any hopes of a wood fire. The new Firestorm is a portable gas fire pit that provides a solution, collapsing into a series of components for easy packing.

For the last few years, a startup based in La Rochelle in France has been prototyping a sailing catamaran that can be collapsed down for transport behind an ebike. The IZIBoat is now being readied for series production.

A big, solid drum of a fire pit really isn't very convenient to transport in a loaded camping vehicle. Baird Built integrates smokeless design into a more portable fire pit platform that breaks down into a series of panels for near-flat transport.

Hydrapak's new Flux+ packs water filtration capability into one of the most portable collapsible bottles out there. It carries 1.5 L of water into the wild, refills and filters from natural sources, and packs tiny when it's not in use.

While wide, flat, cardboard boxes may be a traditional part of the pizza-delivery experience, they're certainly not ideal for storing leftover slices. That's where the collapsible, airtight Pizza Pack is designed to come in.

In 2020, Decathlon updated its classic Quechua 2 Second Tent with the 2 Second Easy, an even smoother variant with faster-packing operation. Decathlon now grows the Easy family with a 3-person variant that's every bit as fast and easy to work.

France's Reveho is taking the crowdfunding route to production for the Slite collapsible travel guitar, which can be packed down into a 18 x 11 x 4-inch travel case and assembled into a futuristic-looking electric six-string in just 20 seconds.

Wanting to use an electric mountainboard when traveling outside the US, Dane Kouttron decided to build one that could fit in an overhead luggage compartment on passenger aircraft. The Mountain-Slider can fit in a backpack in transit, then opens up like a drawer when the rider wants to move.

Trak has been building portable skin-on-frame kayaks for over a decade and is now ready to enter the 2.0 phase. Its Trak 2.0 is a combination of carbon fiber, aluminum and polyurethane that travels to and from your destination by car trunk, rail car, plane or shoulders.

Over the years, one of the biggest trends we've seen in water bottle design is the collapsible bottle that compacts down to pocket size when empty. The Hydaway offers a slightly different take on the trend, its silicone body compacting like an accordion into a flat, pocketable disc.