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Whether you like being at one with the elements or prefer the relative comfort of a luxury campervan, WIRED rounds up seven must-have camping accessories.
FISTRAL INFLATABLE TENT
This one-person geodesic tent couldn't be simpler to set up - just inflate the two airframe chambers, peg out the attached flysheet and climb in. The Fistral tent doesn't come down half as easily as it goes up, and at 2.5kg it's twice the weight of many backpacking tents, but if you need to seek shelter in a hurry, it's ideal. €400
ARC'TERYX ATOM SL HOODY
The light, 261g trim-fit Arc'teryx hoody uses Coreloft insulation and can be packed down to the size of a grapefruit. £170
FILSON DRY DAY BACKPACK
Featuring sonically welded seams, the vinyl-coated Filson Dry Day backpack is wind, rain and dust resistant. £102
LEATHERMAN TREAD
A wearable for the physical world, the Leatherman Tread packs in 25 tools, including a cutting hook, a SIM-card remover, bottle opener, eight hex drives, three Phillips heads, five flat heads and six box wrenches. Designed for compliance with airline carry-on regulations, this stainless-steel bracelet weighs just 150g and can be adjusted for smaller wrists. Also available in black.
$140http://www.leatherman.co.uk/
FINISTERRE SIGNUM SHIRT
Is it a shacket? Is it a jirt? All we can say is that Finisterre's latest PrimaLoft-insulated, water-repellent polyamide shirt is a breathable and stylish warmer-weather alternative to a full technical hiking coat. £150
With its elevated driving position, superb visibility and seven-speed turbo engine, the California handles more like a luxury people-carrier than a transporter van. And forget the retro romance of a classic VW camper - this is more like a Japanese micro hotel, with everything perfectly proportioned and innovatively integrated.
On test - with two adults and an 11-month-old baby - it provided a comfortable space and, thanks to the electric pop-top roof, plenty of headroom. The beds offer a proper sleep (by camping standards), aided by the blackout blinds and ample insulation. From £49,776
Because we can't all have the strength of a Finnish lumberjack, inventor Heikki Kärnä's Leveraxe swaps brute force for smart mechanics to make chopping wood a breeze. A sharply widening head slows as soon as it penetrates the wood, translating the remaining kinetic energy into a rotational movement. This creates a lever action that pushes the wood apart and leaves the axe head flat. €165
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