Outdoors and Camping

Fueled by Thailand's role as a leading automotive hub and booming adventure tourism destination, this year's Bangkok Motor Show much like a SEMA-style overland exhibition. It had way more cool campers and roof-tented 4x4s than we ever expected.

Every time we've come across a tiny EV from Ari Motors, we can't help but wonder if there's a camper version. This month, there is. Ari's 458 Pro Campervan is the type of tiny, adorable camping car you usually have to travel to Japan to see.

Bangkok-based RV and truck accessories builder Carryboy has teamed with Chinese auto badge Farizon to create one of the most compelling electric camper vans the world over. It invites campers in through a wide entry and ensures they live comfy.

The 2026 Prattline Low Tow looks at first to be as fresh and cutting-edge as the new generation of Silicon Valley RVs. But it's actually a modern revival of a nameplate that dates back over half a century, proving that sometimes old really is new.

The Kimbo camper has always felt to us less an RV and more a stylish backcountry hut secured to a pickup bed. Now, Kimbo makes that hut a little larger by launching an 8-foot model for full-size trucks.

Tree tent innovator Tentsile has developed what might be the world's most singular lineup of hanging tents, but one element holding those tents back: weight. The new Air series looks to solve that with the lightest, breeziest Tentsiles ever.

An "extreme" hard-sided 4x4 camper for under £30K? That's what Dacia launched a few years ago in adding a "Sleep Pack" to its Duster utility vehicle. Now it expands its in-vehicle camping series out to new (affordable) vehicles and components.

South African camping trailer specialist Invader is developing the Viator as a roomier, more luxurious alternative to its small fold-out trailers. The Viator packs low and rugged for on/off-road travel and expands at camp with an electric-lift roof.

Perhaps no one brand better exemplifies Australia's off-road camping trailer mastery better than Track Trailer and its Tvan. The jawy little hammerhead camper now rolls out in its sixth iteration, gaining a roomier, more comfortable camping pod.

Coleman takes hard coolers in a new direction it qualifies as a world first. The Snap 'N Go series comprises nicely squared cooler boxes that stack and store neatly when full and even more neatly after instantly folding down to a fraction their size.

Skydream Caravans aims to build next-generation travel trailers that integrate cutting-edge advances from China's new energy, automotive and smart home sectors. Its debut caravan is about to drop down like something of a terrestrial spacecraft.

Adventure gear brand Outzac has a new piece of camping equipment in the works that's designed to make it way easier to pack light, in more ways than one. The Pico Pump is compact, inflates all your stuff, and can shrink your packing in vacuum bags.