Coolers

Camping trips, tailgates and picnics involve lots of large, awkward gear that can be a pain to stuff in the car and unload. Stckbls has a way of streamlining the trip, offering a series of stackable BBQ-party cubes that save space and roll easily to your destination.

Van life, social hammocking, $500 coolers, and battery packs and charging cables everywhere? The outdoors – or, at least, outdoor gear and the people that venture into it – is changing. New Atlas stopped by last week's Outdoor Retailer Summer Market to peek in on the latest changes.

Otterbox has found an audience with its rugged phone cases, but it wants to do more than protect the hunk of metal and glass in your back pocket. The Venture takes the same approach the company has applied to its smartphone cases, and puts it to good use in a rugged cooler for outdoor adventurers.

Camping can be fun, but going without the comforts of home isn't for everybody. So if your idea of roughin' it for the weekend still includes ice cold water and the ability to charge your phone, the Little Luxury Outdoor Extreme Water Cooler​ might be for you.

Above all else, it's important that any device does its bread-and-butter functionality well. The nipi cooler, which is currently the subject of a crowdfunding campaign, is said to keep ice frozen for six full days, and comes packed with what its makers call "21st century survival features."

Food, cold drinks and music are important ingredients of any party or picnic. The Kreweser provides a means of transport and cold storage, as well having an optional built-in Bluetooth stereo system.

The eCool is an earth cooler designed to hold 24 cans of your favorite tipple. Once installed, it remains in situ all year round, and thanks to a hand crank powering the mechanism, no electricity is required.

The Solar Cooler, as its name implies, is a portable container for food and drinks that keeps its contents cold using a compact refrigeration system connected to solar panels. According to the designers, the cooler can hold a steady temperature of 42° F (5.5° C) for over 24 hours.

LiddUp Cooler employs LED lighting to ensure you can find your beers easier in the dark.

Kirin has introduced a draft beer served with topping of frozen beer foam to keep it cold for 30 minutes.

The Marugoto Tamachan is a portable device that keeps your watermelons cool in summer and warm in winter.

The Ravi cools wine as it is poured and the level of cooling can be adjusted according to the type of wine being served.