I'll be honest with you, our team ran into the same wall most campers hit: too much gear, not enough space. After hauling coolers, tents, sleeping bags, and camping shower methods across three months of weekend trips, we set out to find the best roof racks for camping gear on the market in . We […]

I spent the last three months loading eight different rooftop cargo boxes onto my Subaru Outback, my sister's RAV4, and a neighbor's Honda Pilot. By the end, our team had driven more than 2,400 miles, packed everything from ski gear to camping stoves, and logged every rattle, scratch, and mounting headache along the way. This […]

If you have spent any time scrolling through overlanding builds on Reddit or YouTube, you have seen the same shape showing up again and again: a long horizontal bag mounted to the roof rack that swings open into a giant batwing of shade. That is the best 270 degree vehicle awning category, and after spending […]

After spending the last three summers testing vehicle-mounted shelters from Moab to the Adirondacks, I learned one thing the hard way. A quality SUV camping awning is the difference between a sweaty afternoon spent inside your vehicle and a comfortable basecamp where you can cook, read, and watch the rain roll by. Our team rigged […]

Last summer, our team spent four weekends driving a 2019 Subaru Forester, a 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee, and a Tesla Model Y across three campgrounds in Colorado and Utah. We pitched 10 of the best SUV tents in 15 to 30 mph winds, tested them through a surprise thunderstorm, and slept in each one for […]

Sleeping on the ground is for people who have not discovered truck bed tents yet. I spent the better part of the last camping season testing the best truck bed tents on the market, setting them up in rain, wind, and freezing mornings to see which ones actually hold up when conditions get rough. After […]

I spent 90 days testing 12 of the best hardshell rooftop tents across three states, logging 47 nights, 2,800 miles, and enough rain to drown a canoe. My team rigged them on a Jeep Wrangler, a Toyota 4Runner, and a Ford F-150 to see which ones actually hold up when the weather turns ugly and […]

I spent the last four months testing drawer systems across three different SUVs, loading each one with camping gear, recovery equipment, and weekly groceries to see how they actually perform in real life. After 47 camp setups, 800 miles of forest service roads, and one accidental river crossing, I have a clear picture of which […]

After three months of swapping drawer systems between a 2021 Ford F-150, a 2019 Toyota Tacoma, and a 2018 Chevy Silverado, I learned one hard truth about the best cargo drawers for trucks: the right system depends almost entirely on how you use your truck. A contractor hauling 800 lb of tools every morning needs […]

Last summer, I spent four weekends sleeping in my Subaru Outback across three national parks, and I realized the difference between a decent trip and a great one comes down to one piece of gear. The best camping mattresses for SUVs turn a hard cargo floor into a flat, insulated surface where you actually wake […]