Outdoors

Multitools have always been a popular topic, and that didn't change in 2023. It was a pivotal year for multitool design, seeing the birth of what Leatherman calls its best ever. See what other multitools captured the imagination in 2023.

The Tesla Cybertruck is finally official, and now there's the very first camper to go with it. The self-contained Tesla x Heimplanet Basecamper stays out of the way when driving and inflates into a cozy, convenient camping space on arrival.

Owomo looks to simplify the build-your-own camper process with a series of plywood panels that serve as lids for the common gray Eurobox. The panels interconnect like puzzle pieces, creating basic furniture such as beds, tables and lounge chairs.

Goose Gear has long been offering interior camper equipment for popular off-roaders like the Toyota 4Runner. This year, it's slimmed its in-vehicle camping hardware into a weekend-warrior friendly DIY kit that makes micro-campers out of popular CUVs.

Consumer tech multinational Xiaomi revealed a nifty battery-powered camping lantern in China back in March, with a mini lamp and torch module that could be popped out of its head. Now the 2-in-1 has been released globally.

Life Cube's new LC-8 is a tent like no other. It travels to the night's destination in the trunk of the vehicle and inflates into a 6.5-foot-high six-sleeper micro-cabin ... on the ground, atop a pickup truck or floating on the water.

Inspired Overland (IO) followed up a winning SEMA 2022 by taking home another SEMA award at this month's show. The product that got it there was the all-new Ultra-Lightweight Carbon Fiber Rooftop Tent, one of the lightest, thinnest RTTs available.

Hard-sided pop-up pickup campers and toppers seem to be a trend of the early 2020s. Hardsider is deep at work on the sleekest version yet, pairing a military-grade truck rack with a removable pop-up sleeper roof, LED lighting and Starlink internet.

Küat has launched one of the market's most innovative and versatile pickup racks. Its Ibex isn't merely a skeletal rack but also a solid cap that can lock cargo away. The always-versatile pickup truck gets exponentially more versatile with an Ibex.

Billing its new 4XD as the "Ultimate Off Road Trailer," AntiShanty has created a lightweight, towable tent-top cargo box. Unlike similar trailers, the 4XD doesn't feature an ounce of fabric, protecting campers in a hard-sided, 4-season wedge tent.

Built up with an eye toward yacht construction, equipped for boundless onshore exploration, and styled like nothing else out there, the new ROC ALD09 teardrop trailer looks to leverage lightweight composite design toward more functional EV camping.

If you've already carrying a bottle of nice clean water when you're roaming the great outdoors, why limit yourself to just drinking that water? The Hydration Spray Lid lets you also mist, stream and spray it.

Even the best multitool isn't going to do you much good if you don't have it with you. The 13-tool MultiMighty Paracord Survival Bracelet is the latest device (there have been others) to address that problem by simply going around your wrist.

After developing several sizes of its flip-out pickup camper, Skinny Guy is bringing the camper out of the truck entirely. It's teamed with Schutt Industries to create the rugged Multicamp trailer with military bones and comfy expandable living.

AntiShanty has previously launched some unique toy hauler camping trailers and a hard-walled rooftop tent. It's now added a four-season hard-sided truck camping shell designed to brave conditions from grizzly bear country to deep-winter snowscape.