Tag: foldable

Alpackalypse Parts

Portage This: 3 Types of Backpackers’ Watercraft

We’ve been daydreaming of multi-modal expeditions in the outdoors. No, not the kind where you hike to the edge of some insane cliff, don your squirrel suit, and…

portable grill

In the Founders’ Dreams: 5 Portable Items that will Help You Establish Your Independence on the 4th of July

What holiday could be more in the spirit of mobility and portability than July 4th, Independence Day in the US? Go where you want and spend the day…

Leano on beach

Feeling All-Propped-Up: The Ultra-Portable Insta-Chair

Portable chairs have been around foreeeeever, foldable, packable, modular, you name it, making sure we stay comfy just about anywhere – at the beach, in the stands, at…

AirTracks

Thanks for the Cash, Goodbye: Three Portable Items from Successfully-Funded Kickstarter Campaigns that Never Made it in the Real World

For one reason or another, be it a unscrupulous campaigner, government legislation, or the simple practicalities of production, not everything that catches our fancy in Kickstarterville is meant for the long…

Original Nomad Collapsible Tub & Hammock

Hot-Water Therapy in the Woods: The Collapsible Hot Tub

Many hot tubs out there claim to be “portable”, from the Coleman Lay-Z-Spa on through to the Homax and Intex lines of inflatable hot tubs. Even some hardshell…

Lems Shoes Rolled Up

Holy Roller: 3 Extremely Packable Brands of Shoes

We’ve definitely known moments where we’re not willing to haul our heavy, rigid hiking boots in our packs, even when we know for certain we’re going to do…

AE3D Prototype

This Might Get Your Head Spinning: The 3D-Printable Mobile Wind Turbine

If you’ve been paying attention, you know that renewable solar energy has become super portable, with companies like REI selling items like foldable packable solar mats that outdoor…