Awesome Outdoors

(NSFW: Language) Joey Schusler and his friends went on one last adventure together before they graduated from college. They journeyed from Colorado to Canada on a school bus that Joey’s friend modded to run on waste vegetable oil.

A pair of athletic shorts that focus on a simple design and most importantly a good fit. Olivers is made from a waterproof and stretchable mix of nylon and spandex. It also has durable mesh pockets and a paracord drawstring.

Hikers can take a liquid load off with powdered concentrates from Pat’s Backcountry Beverages. Use their custom designed carbonator with the powder to make a tasty soda or beer on the trail. Still no word on powdered toast yet.

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.