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  • Evan Rodgers / Engadget

    Summer boondocking gear: Car camping done right

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    Evan Rodgers
    Evan Rodgers
    07.17.2019

    Earlier this year I was infected with the #vanlife bug. Well, more like the #overlanding bug in my case, but I've been camping and working from the road for over a month now. I get to soak up this country's natural splendor and scurry after Slack notifications. But be warned, would-be digital nomads, this is no walk in the (national) park. I need a lot of gear, like solar panels, batteries, a refrigerator, cell boosters and tons more to make it happen. Here's what I took on the road for my first month (and why).

  • Brett Putman / Engadget

    Engadget’s guide to all the outdoor gear you need this summer

    by 
    James Trew
    James Trew
    07.15.2019

    If you're reading this at a desk, take a moment to stand up and locate your nearest window. You might see a street, a garden or even some fields. Whatever your current view, you are peering at the edge of the great outdoors, and adventure is beckoning. But this is Engadget, and we believe there aren't many things in life that a sprinkling of gear can't improve -- and that includes the time you typically reserve to escape a screen (ironic, we know).