Hold the phone – 12-function multitool is more than just a smartphone stand

Smartphone stands certainly are handy devices, but why tote around a tool that serves as nothing more than a phone prop? The TriPro Stand does a lot more, packing in features such as a blade, bit drivers, a knife sharpener and more.

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Utility knife multitool uses a ceramic bead for safer sliding of the blade

Given how sharp utility knives are, you really don't want them deploying their blades accidentally. The Titanium Safety Portable Multi-Knife addresses that concern with a unique locking mechanism, plus it incorporates six other features.

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The top 9 tents of 2024, from cushy glamping to minimalist adventure

It seems New Atlas readers like tent camping in all its forms – from backcountry to safari resort, and from ground to rooftop. Inflatables, expandables, vehicle tents and barely-there ultralights were among the most popular tents of 2024.

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The top 9 tents of 2024, from cushy glamping to minimalist adventure

It seems New Atlas readers like tent camping in all its forms – from backcountry to safari resort, and from ground to rooftop. Inflatables, expandables, vehicle tents and barely-there ultralights were among the most popular tents of 2024.

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Micro-camping marvels: 14 tiniest, mightiest RVs of 2024

Trap doors, electric expansion systems and amphibious ebikes ... those are just a few of the ideas we saw pushed across the RV market in 2024. In fact, all those ideas (and plenty more) found their way into some of the market's smallest RVs.

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Review: Micro-camping the Idaho wilds in Escapod’s monocoque teardrop

Escapod teardrops have come a long since we reviewed the original Topo trailer back in 2019. Does the handsome fiberglas-composite Topo2 hold its own on a trip through some of the rawest terrain in the US Lower 48? Only one way to find out.

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Handy titanium multitool reworks the ratchet for smooth everyday fixing

It seems to be an unwritten rule that when stuff breaks, there never seems to be a toolbox nearby. That's where everyday carry multitools can help, and the latest to blaze a Kickstarter trail is the titanium UltraFix Driver from TrekGear.

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Stainless steel multitool puts a wrench, blade and more on your belt

It was just a year ago that we first encountered a multitool which sported a tiny adjustable wrench. Well, the Orioners Z3 is the latest tool to also boast one of those, along with eight other handy features including a fold-out cutting blade.

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NanoMax knife hides super-sharp curved steel in sleek titanium case

We see lots of everyday-carry cutting tools here at New Atlas. But the NanoMax flip-open knife caught our eye because of the impressive width of a curved blade that looks like it could handle carving up a carrot stick as well as a stick of wood.

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