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.
21 articles

Car Camping Power: Complete Setup Guide 2026

Illustrated car camping scene at dusk with SUV parked beside tent, orange-to-navy gradient sky, campfire glow, pine trees, white text 'Car Camping Power Setup' on navy bar.

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

Camping Lighting with Power Stations: Complete Guide 2026

Illustrated camping scene at dusk with multiple LED lanterns and string lights illuminating campsite, orange-to-navy gradient sky, power station glowing cyan, tent and pine trees, white text 'Camping Lighting Power Guide' on navy bar.

Most campers don’t give their lighting setup serious thought until they’re fumbling with a dead lantern at 9pm. But campsite lighting isn’t a secondary concern: it shapes how comfortable your evenings feel, how functional your cook area is, and how much you actually enjoy the hours after sunset. Power stations have changed the math on … Read more