A peek at emerging products from the sometimes cutting-edge, sometimes quirky world of gear design.
Treepod Camper
Sleep in a hanging pod. Adults now have a Treepod tent to call their own. The Treepod Camper builds on the success of the youth-oriented Treepod hanging treehouse. The $595 Camper can hold up to 500 lbs., measures 87″ x 57″ x 78″, and offers grown-ups a true suspended tent experience.
Joe To Go, In Style
Pack, grind, brew, and enjoy specialty coffee, even when you’re off-grid. The Looptworks Upcycle Coffee Travel Kit is for campers who can’t abide cheap morning swill. The $180 kit includes an Aeropress, hand grinder, Klean Kanteen tumbler mug, craft-roasted coffee beans, and an up-cycled tablecloth (made from a tent fly) and leather handlebar bag.
Water Pod
The GoPure Pod is a thumb-size ceramic filtration nugget you drop in a cup. It “enhances” the taste of water by “promoting and maintaining freshness, assisting pH and mineral balance, and adsorbing occasional impurities and particulates,” the company cites. Use only on potable water; the pods remove metals, inorganics, and E. coli, but it is not intended to purify water from a wild stream. Photo credit: Cammeron Evans
Virtual Shoe Fit
Scan your foot with your smartphone and digitally “try on” shoes to find the perfect fit. The Fitfully app purports to get the best fit possible for your foot. It combines a library of data on shoes with the unique shape of your foot to show where a given shoe would be too loose, too tight, or just right.
360-Degree VR For Smartphone
Record 360-degree views on your phone, or render your surroundings into a virtual-reality world. The Insta360 Air clips to your Android phone (iPhone Insta360 “Nano” is also available), stabilizes your image, and captures everything around you. It pairs with a VR headset for total immersion.

Treepod Camper
Sleep in a hanging pod. Adults now have a Treepod tent to call their own. The Treepod Camper builds on the success of the youth-oriented Treepod hanging treehouse. The $595 Camper can hold up to 500 lbs., measures 87″ x 57″ x 78″, and offers grown-ups a true suspended tent experience.

Joe To Go, In Style
Pack, grind, brew, and enjoy specialty coffee, even when you’re off-grid. The Looptworks Upcycle Coffee Travel Kit is for campers who can’t abide cheap morning swill. The $180 kit includes an Aeropress, hand grinder, Klean Kanteen tumbler mug, craft-roasted coffee beans, and an up-cycled tablecloth (made from a tent fly) and leather handlebar bag.

Water Pod
The GoPure Pod is a thumb-size ceramic filtration nugget you drop in a cup. It “enhances” the taste of water by “promoting and maintaining freshness, assisting pH and mineral balance, and adsorbing occasional impurities and particulates,” the company cites. Use only on potable water; the pods remove metals, inorganics, and E. coli, but it is not intended to purify water from a wild stream. Photo credit: Cammeron Evans

Virtual Shoe Fit
Scan your foot with your smartphone and digitally “try on” shoes to find the perfect fit. The Fitfully app purports to get the best fit possible for your foot. It combines a library of data on shoes with the unique shape of your foot to show where a given shoe would be too loose, too tight, or just right.

360-Degree VR For Smartphone
Record 360-degree views on your phone, or render your surroundings into a virtual-reality world. The Insta360 Air clips to your Android phone (iPhone Insta360 “Nano” is also available), stabilizes your image, and captures everything around you. It pairs with a VR headset for total immersion.