Outdoors and Camping

The smaller you try to make a micro-camper, the less space you have for camping essentials. Stuff Bubble has a new way for the smallest RVs to bring along a complete kitchen. Its 33-lb portable galley packs flat and inflates into form in minutes.

Weighing less than most rooftop tents and taking up far less space than a camper, the Camp Tonneau Tent is always at the ready for truck camping but stows completely out of the way for unencumbered everyday commuting and cargo hauling.

Fidget toys are great for relieving anxiety and helping you find your focus, and this new one also happens to be a practical tool, indoors and out. The DeckShiv combines a deck-style fidget slider with a compact knife that uses replaceable blades.

For decades, the Mitsubishi Delica has proven itself a rugged, reliable base van for mini-camper vans and pint-sized adventure vans. And now it's joined by an even smaller Delica camper van, the purely kei-size Delica Mini Pop micro-camper

A year ago, AC Future showed its sleek and massively expandable eTH motorhome. This year, it's sliding its tech behind a tow vehicle with the equally impressive THt, a towable smart home developed with one of the world's most famous design houses.

From self-driving smart trailers to on- and off-road explorers that bulge out in every direction to maximize living space, some truly jaw-dropping and inspiring camper vans, travel trailers, large motorhomes and expedition trucks emerged in 2025.

2025 brought us some truly wondrous, often oddball tiny camping creations that included extra-petite inflatable tow-pods, self-powered rooftop A-frame micro-cabins, and platform-agnostic camper capsules built to roam from automobile to trailer.

The CanvasCamp Mouflon Tent pulls together a rugged canvas build, instant-pitching integrated hub frame and massive windows on all four sides like no other tent we've seen. It looks perfect for a night in the park or an extended overland expedition.

The new Nirvana Bike Camper bears a closer resemblance to a full-on automobile teardrop than average. The curvy teardrop can be left an empty shell or optioned up with kitchen equipment, solar-charged battery, windows and awning.

A carabiner's great to have on hand when you're hiking or camping in the woods for securing items together. Pivot X goes several steps further by cramming in a bunch of useful tools into The Clip's sturdy frame – including a knife and a flashlight.

The year in new tent design brought everything from a new breed of ultralight freestanders, to cushier rooftop tents loaded with amenities, to multi-tent inflatable base camps. Here's a look at our staff and reader favorites from 2025.

Following the Freedom Camper, we were wondering if we'd see more wheel-less camper pods hit the scene. Well, we now have another. The new Stubby slide-in camper adds a curvier shape to a versatile truck-to-trailer design with a low price.