Camping gear for car campers, overlanders, and backcountry adventurers.

Camping Gear — Built for the Way You Actually Camp

Gearlanders curates camping gear for the way people actually get outdoors — out of a Subaru, a truck bed, a rooftop tent, or a pack on their back. Every product in this collection is chosen for real-world performance across car camping, overlanding, and backcountry trips. No filler, no brand clutter — just gear that earns its place on the packing list.

Camp Kitchen Essentials

A functional camp kitchen is the difference between a good trip and a great one. Our camp kitchen gear covers the full range — from ultralight titanium cooksets and collapsible kettles for backcountry cooking, to full basecamp setups with portable stoves, cookware, and coffee systems for overlanding rigs. Key brands: Sea to Summit Alpha cooksets and X-Brew coffee dripper for packable precision. TOAKS titanium for ultralight gram-counting. UCO mess kits for durable, eco-friendly camp cooking. Whatever your setup, the right camp cooking essentials make every meal in the field feel intentional.

Camp Lights & Lanterns

Reliable camp lighting matters more than most people plan for. UCO candle lanterns — including the iconic Candlelier triple-candle lantern — bring warm, windproof light to any campsite without batteries. LED options like the Sprout lantern and ReadyLight provide adjustable brightness for cooking, reading, and navigating after dark. Build a layered lighting system: one overhead lantern for the site, one headlamp for moving around, one backup.

Coolers & Cold Storage

Cold storage is non-negotiable for multi-day car camping and overlanding trips. Our cooler selection spans soft-sided coolers for weekend packs to high-performance hard coolers that hold ice for days — built for the kind of heat you encounter on a desert run or a week-long overland route. Pair with a 12V portable fridge-freezer from our Fridges & Coolers collection for extended off-grid trips.

Portable Power & Solar

The Anker 555 and 757 power stations are among the most searched products on Gearlanders — and for good reason. A properly sized power station runs your fridge, charges your devices, powers camp lights, and keeps communications gear live without a hookup. Pair with an Anker solar panel for a fully self-sufficient off-grid energy system. Essential for any overlanding or extended car camping setup.

Portable Showers, Toilets & Camp Hygiene

Car camping comfort increasingly includes proper sanitation. Our portable shower and toilet options — including the Sea to Summit Watercell portable shower and flushable portable toilet — cover hygiene basics without requiring a developed campground. Lightweight, packable, and genuinely useful for dispersed camping and backcountry basecamp setups.

Packing Your Car for Camping

Getting your gear loaded efficiently is half the battle. A few principles that work regardless of vehicle: heavy items low and centered (coolers, power stations), frequently accessed gear near the tailgate or door (camp kitchen, lighting), sleep system last in so it's first out. Dry bags and stuff sacks keep everything organized and protected from condensation. Our overlanding blog and camping and backpacking guides have detailed packing guides for specific vehicles and trip types.

What Makes Gearlanders Different

We don't stock everything — we stock the right things. The brands in this collection (Sea to Summit, TOAKS, UCO, Canyon Coolers, Anker, Winnerwell) are here because they've been evaluated against real use cases across car camping, overlanding, and backcountry environments. If a product doesn't hold up or doesn't make the trip meaningfully better, it doesn't make the list. Browse our full camping gear collection for more, or explore our camp kitchen, sleeping, and fire & water sub-collections.