The amount of kit needed to go camping in the great outdoors can soon add up. Which means multi-purpose products capable of catering to more than one need can be an absolute godsend. The VSSL Flask is ...

It can be hard to shed the nagging feeling that you've forgotten something when heading into the wilderness, so gearmaker VSSL has sought to put minds at ease with a single package designed for all ...

When shopping for survival kits, settling on one designed by someone who spent their childhood roaming the backcountry of Northern Canada is never a bad idea. From a young age, Todd Weimer, the ...

A flashlight used to be just a flashlight, its innards filled with big batteries needed to power inefficient bulbs. Then the advent of high-efficiency LED lights allowed for smaller batteries and ...

Todd Weimer, the founder of outdoor brand VSSL, grew up going on self-supported adventures in the woods of British Columbia. One day, when Weimer was holding a flashlight, he realized: the handle ...

VSSL Mini Cache Suunto Edition Flashlight ($120) We already loved VSSL’s cache lights—LED flashlights with a hollow space for storing snacks, tools, and even whiskey.

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Once upon a time, the handle of a flashlight was used to hold batteries, but thanks to the folks at VSSL Outdoor Utility Tools, that tubular space can now be used to emergency supplies.

One of the most useful things you can possibly have if you’re up the metaphorical creek after dark is a source of illumination: finding firewood (or just not falling over a cliff) is much easier if ...

Inspired by the indestructible heft of the Maglite flashlight – that sturdy, heavy, cylindrical aluminum body, or vessel (hence the company’s name) – VSSL has developed products around that ...