Outdoor & Recreation Editor

Tyler Brooks

Tyler covers portable power for camping, overlanding, hunting, and backcountry use. His articles focus on weight versus capacity tradeoffs, weather resistance, charging from small solar panels, and pairing power stations with 12V fridges, lights, and outdoor gear. Built for the reader who measures gear in pounds, not pounds sterling.
22 articles

Car Camping Power: Complete Setup Guide 2026

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The difference between a comfortable car camping trip and a frustrating one often comes down to one thing: reliable power. Dead phones, warm food, a CPAP that quits at midnight, a lamp that flickers out at 9 PM. Most campers solve this with a gas generator, but noise restrictions, fuel logistics, and fumes inside an … Read more

Weekend vs Week-Long Camping Power: How Much Do You Actually Need? (2026)

Split illustrated camping scene at dusk showing weekend vs week-long camping setups, orange-to-navy gradient sky, two power stations of different sizes glowing cyan, pine trees, white text 'Weekend vs Week-Long Power' on navy bar.

Planning a camping trip and not sure how much power you actually need? The answer depends almost entirely on one variable most guides ignore: how many nights you’re staying. A weekend camper and a week-long explorer have fundamentally different power requirements, even if they’re running the same devices. This guide breaks down the real numbers … Read more