Outdoor Retailer 2017

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.

Leatherman has been packing huge capabilities into small packages for more than 20 years, but it's facing stiff competition from a raft of newcomers. Having recently expanded into wearable multitools, Leatherman​ has used Outdoor Retailer​ to introduce another timely addition.

We've seen a lot of creative ways to brew coffee on the move, but many require an external heat source for bringing the water up to temperature. The self-heating Bripe Coffee Brew Pipe kit makes brewing truly pocket-size, putting a shot of coffee in a pipe.

TreePod specializes in fabric children's treehouses, but it's hoping to get adults up in the trees, too. It's all-new Camper tent suspends two campers in the air for a different perspective.

The typical snowshoe is great for walking atop snow at a slow, steady pace, but try running in it and you'll likely find yourself facedown, flailing around in powder. The latest running snowshoe coming to market promises a smoother snow-top running experience with its all-foam construction.