I’m in Durango, Colorado at Outdoor Media Summit 2025, and this video is basically your backstage pass to the stuff brands are cooking up for 2026. I walked booth-to-booth getting hands-on with new packs, sleep systems, chairs, tents, pads, stoves, water filtration, and a few weird-but-awesome camp gadgets. This isn’t a polished “review” yet—this is the first look so you can start building your 2026 wish list (or your “I’m definitely not buying that” list). Highlights? Osprey is updating Hikelite and Sportlite with real suspension systems (AirScape vs AirSpeed) and multiple day-hike volumes. Packfire has a smokeless fire pit that breaks down into a backpack with a kickstand—pretty slick, and yeah, it’s about 32 pounds. Zenbivy is pushing their draft-free quilt system even further with conversion kits, new Muscovy down (more resilient plumes), a premium synthetic option, a vacuum-style pack liner, and a modular pillow setup. On the shelter and comfort side, Nemo showed the new Satellite reclining chair, an Eclipse All Season pad with a 6.2 R-value at a wild price/weight combo, and an updated Dragonfly Osmo with solution-dyed fabric and a fly that finally drops to the ground. I also checked out Crazy Creek’s rafting-focused chairs and a pack table, Katadyn’s activated-carbon BeFree options, and a legit double-burner stove from Optimus for people who actually like cooking—not just surviving.