Multi-functional

BougeRV’s T1 Lantern combines latest battery tech with rugged and versatile design. It's flex light strips can illuminate camp, table, tent or trails for up to 102 hours on a single charge.

VW knows what it takes to make a great van, whether we're talking passenger or goods haulers. Its latest multipurpose van is a split-personality ID. Buzz that seats a family of five while carrying all means of cargo in a discrete compartment.

The makers of the award-winning ActiveBuds have launched their most ambitious product yet: The MindOne Pro AI smartphone. The ultra-compact Android phone with dual operating systems is packed with features in a body not much larger than a credit card.

Volkswagen has added an 8-seat option to the Multivan lineup, turning its MPV into an even more capable people-mover. The 8-seat option won't be on offer in the new California camper van range, but there will indeed be an available 8-seat camper.

It's not easy to load the amenities of a camper van onto a bicycle, but Spacecamper has done it. The Spacecamper Bike lets cyclists enjoy a unique way of pedaling, relaxing, camping and remote-working their way across counties and continents.

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.

The Lumina camping lantern certainly packs a lot of features into a small(ish) package. Among other things, it can telescope up and down, serve as a flashlight, charge your devices, and cling to ferromagnetic surfaces.

Deep-tech startup Sinonus is working to commercialize a groundbreaking new breed of multifunctional carbon fiber. In its vision, the wonder-composite will serve as a structural battery for everything from electric aircraft to windmills.

We've all seen the multitool with a cache of folding tools inside a single body. We've also seen the one-piece multitool with many functions loaded onto a flat pry bar. Fetos Studio combines those two in what it pitches as the "ultimate" EDC partner.

The new Trustfire Mini X3 is as compact and lightweight as the Nitecore EDC27 we looked at earlier this year and also carries a multifunctional feature set with a right-angle floodlight, magnetic tail, green laser and UV light.

The SF-FR House by Mariano Ravenna is made up of four individual concrete volumes nestled between existing trees on the site, and is designed to adapt and evolve over time to accommodate a modern family and its changing needs.

A rugged micro-camper built to trail a 4x4 anywhere, the Hardkorr Xplorer is essentially a truck canopy that rides behind the bumper. The dual-purpose trailer works as a towable toolbox for the job site and an all-in-one shelter for the campsite.