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Solo Stove has long built its brand around fire, but now it's expanding into other product categories. A cooler seemed almost inevitable, but this one goes a step further as a fire pit-like gathering point with A/C and misting to keep everyone cool.

We're not entirely sure why, but Porsche really wants you to camp on, in and around its cars. The all-new Porsche Canopy inflatable tent sucks onto the tailgate of a Porsche four-door, transforming it into an indoor/outdoor living and camping space.

Exit Outdoor has slimmed its Fire 'n' Go pellet grill down to help it cook at even the most distant secret camping spots. The grill uses a multi-folding construction to travel small and light and an easily swappable battery pack for off-grid power.

High Camp takes a break from spirits to offer adventurous wine lovers a slick way of bringing a bottle off the beaten path. The Parkside Flask 750 stores a full bottle's worth of wine between two magnetic tumblers for camping, picnics and tailgates.

Portable LPG fire pits are a great way to get the ambiance of a campfire when you can't burn wood, but they can come up short in heat. Howl Campfires looks to solve the problem with a portable pit that spits out a wood fire's worth of radiant heat.

While induction cooktops have become prized in RVing for their clean, efficient design, they're not designed for use away from a power source. Newr is looking to go where others haven't, developing a lithium-powered self-contained induction cooker.

At the same time it's been launching portable kayaks, Oru has been quietly working to apply its origami construction to other products. It's now introducing camp furniture that packs small and flat, quickly building into a multifunctional campsite.

Sitpack's latest six-figure crowdfunder looks to launch the Campster 2, a fast, low version of the ultra-portable Campster chair. The new model packs down to the size of a bottle, sets up in 5 seconds and provides a comfy sit, on or off the map.

Oyster puts its own stamp on the vacuum-insulated cooler market with a cooler so efficient, it doesn't need ice to keep food or drinks cold. That iceless design teams with a thin-wall construction to ensure the 23-L Tempo outperforms the competition.

HitchFire has established itself as the go-to source for hitch-mounted grilling, and now it's looking to master hitchable cooking at large. Its new Hitch Kitchen packs a stove, sink and worktop inside a rugged box that stores behind the bumper.

Airstream and Weber have teamed up on a rollable, foldable Traveler grill that transports easily, quickly expands into grilling form via its scissor frame, and quick-connects seamlessly to Airstream's external propane port to fire up in seconds.

Solo Stove emerged as one of the true all-stars of the COVID-19 pandemic, and it shows no signs of slowing down. The company behind some of the world's favorite smokeless fire pits has now expanded its outdoor kitchen offerings with a pizza oven.