Outdoors

The term "bivy" (or bivouac) immediately inspires images of very basic camping. French company Bivy Life lives up to that image by creating a small, efficient "mobile base camp" that's much simpler than other camper vans and motorhomes out there.

Already quite established in the overlanding game, ARB branches out with one of the larger plug-and-play camper kitchens out there. The Slide Kitchen looks like any other at first pull but swings, flips and pops into an L-shaped gourmet cook station.

TruckHouse turns the Toyota Tacoma into a compact all-terrain expedition vehicle, finding a middle ground between huge trucks and 4x4 camper vans. Its carbon fiber off-road camper rig explores and camps the most distant stretches of Earthly land.

Off Grid Trailers grows its wood-free, all-aluminum off-road camping trailer lineup with the new Switchback. The baby of the Off Grid family, the Switchback brings a lightweight construction, unique tent-topper layout, and thorough list of options.

Much sturdier than flimsy take-out giveaways, the reusable S+ fiberglass cutlery set packs down into a pocket-size carry case to easily transition between breakfast parfaits and sushi dinners.

The merging of two of the toughest "cruisers" on dry land is complete. EarthCruiser presents its Toyota Land Cruiser XTR, an expedition rig that combines legendary 4x4 capability with three-person living quarters complete with state-of-the-art tech.

One of America's greatest overlanding motor vehicles has become its latest overland trailer. The Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro is the choice of countless overland enthusiasts, and now it's a camping trailer with a tent, full kitchen and even a bathroom.

Twenty-twenty wasn't a great year for most of us, but it did prove a good one for RVs. Truck campers were one market that enjoyed a year of innovation and improved design. Here are the coolest truck campers and camper trucks we looked at in 2020.

Vauxhall has partnered up with Wellhouse Leisure to create a camper as British as the Union Jack itself. The Vauxhall Vivaro Elite Campervan will launch next year, first as a diesel-powered pop-top, later as an all-electric Vivaro-e camper.

Electric RVs are few and far between, but that'll change with vehicles like the Rivian R1T overland pickup and Tesla Cybercamper. Lordstown Motors isn't overlooking the blossoming market, teaming with Camping World to develop its own electric RVs.

Taxa Outdoors' off-the-wall towables can camp off-grid for up to a week but lack the true off-road equipment necessary for rambling over rugged terrain on the way there. Taxa makes up ground by upgrading two of its staples with an Overland package.

Part Pontiac Aztek camper package, part pickup truck tent, the new Post Up tent lets wagon and SUV drivers pull off the road, pitch up and get a comfortable night of sleep before getting back behind the wheel and continuing onward in the morning.