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The Gear Section

Gear.

Curated picks across Sea, Road, and Setup. The whole shelf, organized.

43 guides
Total
3 clusters
Sea / Road / Setup
$80 to $4,000
Price range

Three doors.

Pick where you spend your hours.

Latest across clusters

The recent shelf.

01
Sea Top Pick

The 5 Marine GPS Chartplotters We'd Buy in 2026

Five chartplotters for a 25 to 40 ft coastal helm, ranked by owner review signal.

Garmin GPSMAP 743xsv · $1,499 →
02
Road

The 6 Van Power Stations We'd Buy in 2026

Six months of vanlife, four climates, and one honest power budget.

EcoFlow Delta Pro 3 · $2,799 →
03
Setup

The 4 Portable Monitors That Travel Well in 2026

Which screens survive being shoved in a backpack twice a week.

Asus ZenScreen OLED · $429 →
04
Setup

The 3 Mobile Hotspots Worth Paying For in 2026

Coverage maps, monthly costs, and what works off-grid.

Netgear Nighthawk M6 Pro · $899 →
05
Sea

The 4 Marine Batteries We'd Run in 2026

LiFePO4 banks tested through a season aboard. Three we'd buy.

Battle Born GC3 · $1,049 →
06
Road

The 5 Vanlife Solar Panel Setups for 2026

Rooftop arrays, foldables, and one MPPT controller that ruined our day.

Renogy 200W bifacial · $399 →
07
Sea

The 3 EPIRBs We'd Trust in 2026

Three we'd clip in, two we wouldn't. The hydrostatic releases matter.

ACR GlobalFix V5 · $549 →
08
Setup

The 4 Mobile Hotspots for Off-Grid Work in 2026

When the cell tower is the closest neighbor, what carries the signal.

Pepwave MAX BR1 Mini · $549 →
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