Gear Reviews - DetourOn

A Guide to Sleeping Pads: Which sleeping pad to choose?

We have tested a few different sleeping pads over the years. Here are our reviews of these sleeping pads, with the pros and cons of each

A Guide to Camp Stoves: Types and Uses of Stoves for Camping and Backpacking

There are a gazilion options of camp stoves out there. How do you know which stove to get for your next camping trip? Should you collect a camp stove for each type of camping trip you do? Or could you purchase a versatile stove that will cover most of your …

Consolidate Backpacking Fuel: What to do with half-empty camp fuel canisters

How to consolidate fuel for camping and backpacking using FlipFuel, a device that allows you to empty and recycle fuel cylinders

Trekking poles 101: Do I need hiking sticks and which ones should I get?

In this post, we’ll go over situations where you should use trekking poles and the different types of hiking sticks out there

5 Favorite Types of Portable Showers for Camping

Here are a few types of portable showers for camping rated according to your energy level, the weather, and your campsite setup.

Best ways to boil water on road trips

Have you ever found yourself in a hotel room or in your car thinking how nice it would be to have a hot cup of coffee or tea at that exact moment? Or even a hot chocolate, cider, TopRamen, whatever you need boiling water for? We looked at options to boil water in hotel rooms, in a car or camper, in a picnic area, etc. and narrowed it down to four possibilities.

10 best travel coffee makers for road trips

Would you agree that there are many great ways to make coffee while on the road, but none that are ideal? We put a bunch of coffee-making techniques to the test, from old-school systems to the newest gadgets. This is our analysis.

DetourOn camping gear reviews

We’ve mentioned that we have really cool car camping gear for rent from Big Agnes and GSI Outdoors, as well as a few other miscellaneous companies. But is it any good? Here we go item-by-item with the pros and cons of each.