Survival

When we saw the term "Extinction Level Event Camper Trailer," we assumed it was just creative marketing. But the Mammoth ELE trailer is different, loaded with features like bear spray defense, medical-grade air filtration and optional bulletproofing.

Interest in outdoor recreation has soared since the Covid-19 pandemic. It's no wonder, then, that manufacturers launched innovative products throughout 2022 to help athletes go farther, faster and deeper into the backcountry. Here are the highlights.

With the new UltraPress Ti, Grayl injects its titanium know-how into its original water filter bottle design, creating a versatile tool that can quickly purify water and cook over a fire. It's a lightweight, hardwearing food-and-beverage multitool.

The knife may be the center of the multitool universe, but the axe appears more often than one might expect. The Roamer NOA is the latest survival multi-axe, packing over half a dozen functions into a modular handle below its razor-sharp axe blade.

Sometimes it pays to keep things simple when it comes to survival. Taking this approach is the newly launched Sharp-n-Spark, a lightweight camping implement that focuses on doing just two jobs and doing them well.

Canadian outdoor gear company VSSL has added to its line of sleek, cylindrical survival kits with a new collection designed to cover shelter repairs, fire-starting, navigation and cooking, all while adding minimum bulk and weight to your backpack.

In 2018, Garmin launched the ultralight inReach Mini two-way emergency communicator. Now it updates the tiny, satellite-based survival tool into the all-new Mini 2, a palm-sized device with more power for saving your bacon in the backcountry.

Back in 2018 we caught wind of versatile multitool called the Combar from Israeli startup Aclim8. The company has now introduced a lighter version at a lower price point, but managed to do so while maintaining most of that impressive functionality.

Watergen has long been working to refine and grow technology to pull water vapor out of the air and collect it for drinking. Its latest innovations shrink that water-harvesting tech into a form portable enough for overlanders and RVers.

Founder of Trayvax wallets and Kimbo campers, Mark King, brings together EDC and overland adventure with the Trayvax Ration. Something of a vehicle-adventure mess kit, the Ration packs a single burner and space for food, water and utensils.

Californian-based knife maker Terrain 365 has introduced a new implement for the everyday carry crowd with a very portable form factor, and around the same footprint as a set of US military-issue dog tags.

Built to travel with tinkerers and DIYers from garage to distant outdoor spaces, the new Caliber X takes a different tack on multitooling. The skeletal chassis disguises an 18-function build for everything from backyard BBQs to wilderness survival.