GQ USA – May 2017

How to Find the Middle of Nowhere

• Before you get off the grid, use your last Internet session
  to visit Hipcamp. It’s basically the Airbnb of yurts, the first easily
  searchable vacation-rental database to include all National
  Park campgrounds alongside a multitude of private ones. So once
  you’ve decided what kind of scenery you’re after (California
  redwoods? Arizona mesas?), you can book some rustic lodging
  nearby—a tree house, a cabin that looks sponsored by Pendleton,
  or just a nice flat patch of earth to pitch your tent. hipcamp.com

CAMPGROUND
SOUND
These powerful
wireless speakers
from JLab Audio
are small enough
to justify bringing
on a trip, and they
generate maximum
bounce for the
ounce. Sync up to
eight of them for
campfire surround
sound. jlabaudio
.com, $100–$150

SHARP DESIGN

(AND BLADE, TOO)

A simple knife will

do: You’re cutting

open a bag of

marshmallows, not

shanking a bear. And

when you get home,

this partially serrated

blade from James

will teach your

Amazon Prime boxes

a lesson they won’t

soon forget. thejames

brand.com, $275

THE DAY-HIKE

SPIKE

With its generous

6.7-ounce capacity,

this round flask

from Snow Peak

can dispense

plenty of trail buzz.

Plus, it’s made

from ultralight (and

aftertaste-free)

titanium, so your

Macallan won’t taste

like a robot’s armpit.

snowpeak.com, $150

B m, Slice, Glug: Three

New Camping Essentials

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