Awesome Outdoors

With a curb weight of just 280-320lb., the C2 Teardrop trailer is light enough for a motorcycle to haul. It comes with a foam mattress and is highly customizable. You can add cabinets, a kitchen countertop and more.

Whether it’s hot dogs, marshmallows or an actual fish, you’ll always pull up a delicious roasted catch with this Campfire Fishing Rod. The line is made of stainless steel along with a jib that has four food hooks on the end.

A non-toxic stick-on patch that stops mosquitoes from detecting you for up to 48 hours. When you pledge to get a pack of patches, you also donate a pack to people in Uganda, where malaria is the leading cause of death.

The Lifesaver Jerrycan holds up to 5 gallons of water. It can filter all known viruses, bacteria, parasites and fungi from freshwater sources. Its filter can clean up to about 5,300 gallons of water. It also has a shower attachment.

Unlike other wearable sleeping bags, the S1-80/81 sleeping bags can be worn without making you look like the Michelin Man. The sack at the bottom can be separated from the upper half, which can be worn with or without its hood.

Unlike traditional sleeping bags, Nemo’s Spoon Shape Series of sleeping bags don’t make you sleep like a mummy. They’re wide at the shoulders and knee area so you can move around and even sit up comfortably.

The Balmain Boat Company sells flat-packed mini rowboat and sailboat kits. Each kit has most of what you need to build the boat, including nails and screws. It takes about 30 hours to put a boat together.

The Freeloader is a compact and portable child carrier. It has a foldable hinge that can support kids up to 80lbs., an F1-inspired safety harness and comfortable straps similar to those found in hiking backpacks.

The Windcatcher bed can be inflated in seconds without the need for a pump. Just breathe into its valve and it will suck in surrounding air in the process, speeding up inflation. It also deflates instantly. Another demo here.

Turn a minivan into a camper van with the QUQUQ. Place it at the rear compartment of your vehicle and you now have a stove, a bed, jerry cans, and shelves to store cooking implements and other tools.

Using the power of the sun, the SolSource can grill, boil, steam, fry and bake food as fast as or even faster than conventional stoves and grills. Under maximum sunlight, its highly reflective plastic panels can heat food up to 1,000ºC.

DexShell makes knit socks that are 100% waterproof yet still breathable, thanks to their 3-ply construction. DexShell inspects each sock it makes to ensure that they are waterproof. The company also makes waterproof gloves.

A portable shower system that keeps water pressurized without using batteries or pumps, ensuring that you can have a strong blast of water when you use it. We wish it could carry more than just 1.5 gallons though.

This is Sparkfun’s Semi-Horned Oblong Versatile Eating Ladle, or the SHOVEL. It has a spork, a serrated knife, a bottle cap opener and 6ft. of red paracord in its titanium body. It’s also open source. Skip to 1:28 in the video.

Press the Truma LevelCheck against the side of a steel or aluminum propane tank and it will use ultrasound to detect if there’s liquid at that level. It also doubles as an LED flashlight.

A practical men’s accessory made by Americana accouterment shop Col. Littleton. It comes with 27′ of military-spec paracord that can come in handy in a variety of emergency situations. The belt itself is made of brass and leather.

A new trailer rental and travel service in the U.S. that lets you rent an Airstream trailer along with a GMC Yukon Denali to tow the trailer. The service will help you plan your route according to your desires.

Designed by Mustard, the Thirst Aid is a reusable drink pouch that looks like a blood bag or an IV drip bag. It can hold up to 550ml of cold drinks and can be flattened and rolled up when not in use.

UK readers, here’s a chance for you to learn some of the best techniques for surviving in the outdoors, including a grueling course in which participants are put to the test for 24 hours in the wild. Let’s hope it doesn’t involve this.

Sorry gnomes, but these are not really tiny pants. Instead, these shorts have a truly waterproof pocket. A fabric-lined plastic pocket that, together with a cap, protects your electronics and other items from getting wet.

Alex Chacon’s adventure of a lifetime. He traveled from his home in Texas to Argentina, up to Alaska and back to Texas – a 75,000mi trip that lasted over 500 days. More on his website. Image from Alex’s Facebook page.

The Nite Ize Reflective Cord is a 2.4mm nylon rope with a reflective strip woven into it. Ideal for making your tents, camp site and off limit areas more visible at night. Each pack contains 50ft. of rope.

A rugged Android tablet for outdoorsy types. Has a 6″ E-ink touchscreen, GPS, Wi-Fi, AM/FM/SW/LW radio, weather sensors, Bluetooth, 2-way radio and a solar panel on the back. Can also be charged via USB.