We’re outdoorsy people; of course we’re gonna look for a more rugged, real, and rustic way to say those three little words without coating something in chocolate, sticking a flower in the middle, and scribbling ‘with love’ on the tag.
Follow our rose petal trail, and take your pick from 14 different ways to their heart! Image: Salomon
From the pressies for their feet to the gear that beats the heat – this blog goes out to anyone with a skipping heartbeat! This year, swap the dozen red roses with a double self inflating mattress, and the candlelit dinner with campfire damper and a tent tangled in string lights. With our carefully selected Valentine’s Day gift ideas below, we’ve got the key to their carava–
Uh, we mean 4WD–
UHH, we mean HEART.
So follow our rose petal trail and take your pick from 14 different paths to their heart…
Swap the candlelit dinner with campfire damper and a tent tangled in string lights. Image: MPOWERD
1. MPOWERD Luci Solar String Lights
No, you haven’t lost your ‘spark’. You just need the Luci Solar String Lights.
Embellish your setup with their radiant tendrils, charged via the power of the sun or a traditional outlet for convenience – plus, the USB port can boost the charge of your mobile phone. Thanks to the unique clips, attaching and suspending the lights is simple, while the dual directional LEDs offer a warm, enchanting glow.
Be it a star-speckled constellation at your campsite, or pizzazz to the patio – these string lights offer no-fuss, romance-abundant lighting with a touch of elegance.
Keep the rubbish, recyclables, and wet gear separate from your vehicle’s clean interior.
2. Bushranger Wheelie Bin
The Wheelie Bin by Bushranger will either be well-received as a kick-butt addition to their 4WD kit, or read as a subtle way of saying ‘you’re grotty, sort it out or we’re done xx’.
Keep the rubbish, recyclables, and wet gear separate from your vehicle’s clean interior, owing to a self-supported main compartment that holds 57 litres, a moveable ridged divider for convenience, and two sides reach a 5-litre capacity. The hard-wearing, reinforced PVC with a double padded base and partial walls offer extra strength and reliabiity, UV-tested to hold up to colour-fading with a reflective strip to ensure visibility at night too. Four side-release buckles secure the lid, and vented eyelets in the base make for easy draining.
This is no trash talk (well, except for in a literal sense).
Good luck chasing her once she gets going up the gradient in these butt-kickers!
3. Salomon Quest Rove Mid GTX Women’s Boot
For one to ~step it up~ this Valentine’s Day, one must first box it up – and we recommend the Quest Rove Mid GTX Women’s Boots by Salomon.
A durable Mud Contragrip® outsole with deep, sharp lugs guarantees grip on loose, uneven, or slippery terrain, while an EnergyCell midsole absorbs impact. These boots also boast an Advanced Chassis insert that offers stability, lateral support, and protection, while a Gore-Tex membrane delivers breathable water protection for damp environments. A split-suede leather and Gore-Tex upper construction guarantees durability, dryness, and longevity, a toe cap offers protection, and 3D mesh mediates debris – so she can traverse the ups and drops from road to rubble.
Good luck chasing her once she gets going up the gradient in these butt-kickers, offering guaranteed grip for the go-getter gals!
Constructed from high-quality leather with a firm snap-closure to keep your pocket knife secure.
4. Leatherman Leather Box Sheath 4” Small
‘Oh sorry babe, I can’t fix that. Forgot my knife.’
Either that’s a lie and they secretly don’t know how to, or they genuinely need the Leatherman Leather Box Sheath to keep their fix-it kits at their hip.
Constructed from high-quality leather, it features a firm, snap-closure to keep your pocket knife secure – plus, an integrated belt loop so they’re literally joined at the hip. The Box Sheath 4” Small is also compatible with the separately available Wingman, Sidekick, Rev, Rebar, and Heritage Rebar multi-tool models from Leatherman.
If longevity is the goal, gift them the gear that looks after what they’ve already got.
True comfort that carries them from around the house to across the town.
5. Birkenstock Arizona Cross Town Sandal
Fall in love with versatile, rustic footwear designed for outdoor affairs.
With a cork-latex footbed that moulds to the anatomic shape of your foot, and a suede footbed lining – these sandals are the straightforward slip-on of their around-the-place streetwear. Keep it classy with classic, adjustable buckle closures over a sophisticated two-strap design of oiled leather, complete from the ground up with a two-component polyurethane sole – a supportive, sporty shoe for outdoor activities calling on contoured comfort!
True comfort that carries them from around the house to across the town.
Consisting of two loops – one for each mattress – and a vertical band in the middle.
6. Exped Universal Mat Coupler Kit
This one goes out to the new couples who have been single for so long and have grown to enjoy their own company so much that they still own a single mattress.
Stay as you are fam, Exped has got you covered and coupled with their Universal Mat Coupler Kit.
Consisting of two loops – one for each mattress – and a vertical band in the middle, this kit works to keep the mats level in the middle. Adjust the coupler to the thickness of the mat by moving the middle band, and accommodate the width of the mat by adjusting the outer tabs. Position the straps at the shoulder and hip height to space them out well.
Thin but durable, they’re unnoticeable as you sleep and versatile across almost any single mattress you may own.
Go on. You know you’re there now. Couple up.
Like your Valentine, the Victorinox Camper Pocket Knife is a cut above the rest.
7. Victorinox Camper Pocket Knife
For a gift that makes the cut, the Camper Pocket Knife is designed with the organised adventurers in mind.
You’ve got a Valentine in Victorinox, who never half-finish a job and have crafted beautiful, functional, precision-quality, and innovative knives for over 100 years. With a wood saw for chopping kindling and a can opener with a slot-head screwdriver – this knick knack is kitted out for the moments when fixing a piece of equipment and tucking into a can of baked beans are just as pressing as each other. Just like uttering those three little words, cut to the chase with a large blade for the tougher tasks, while a toothpick and tweezers bode better for tackling the more tedious.
Like your Valentine, the Victorinox Camper Pocket Knife is a cut above the rest.
As a certified carbon neutral product, they’re the gloves that give a little love.
8. XTM Performance Real Deal Unisex Glove
You know they’re the real deal – and so are these. The Valentine’s Day gift that fits like a glove.
As a certified carbon neutral product, they’re the gloves that give a little love. With GORE TEX® INFINIUM™ technology for lightweight water resistance and windproofing, their hands are as warm as their heart, bolstered amid the outback winter chill. Silicon lining in the fingers bodes well for grippy digits while a reinforced goat skin leather palm defies the rough and tumble of the outdoors. Plus, they can count on the touch screen compatibility for tablet-ing and gadget-ing on those picture-perfect coffee breaks.
We gotta ~hand~ it to XTM Performance, delivering armoured tactility for your ~amor~ of outdoor activities: the Real Deal unisex glove!
From salty air to moments shared, feel the heat without the burn this Valentine’s Day.
9. Caribee Long Reef Beach Shade
Could you (Cari)BEE any more in love?!
Like your loved one, the Long Reef Beach Shade by Caribee is stylish and second-to-none.
This shelter delivers quality shade in the summer months. Yeah, you’re a team of two – but this shade offers an easy, one-person setup with the included poles, pegs, ropes, and mallet, while the carry bag keeps everything you need under wraps in one neat package. Its setup design allows various options, depending on the angle of the sun throughout the day – simply adjust to suit your needs.
From salty air to moments shared, feel the heat without the burn this Valentine’s Day, with the Caribee Long Reef shade.
Owed to a recycled polyester shell and liner construction, enjoy lightweight loafing.
10. Exped Camp Slippers
Kick back after tackling the tracks together, in the Exped Camp Slippers.
Owed to a recycled polyester shell and liner construction, enjoy lightweight loafing after lumbering the trails and resistance wear and tear (you know, from all that lounging around in each other’s company). With anti-slip, PVC-free soles, shuffle from the camp kitchen to the campfire with adequate grip.
Be it a hotel, hut, or tent – they can settle into synthetic fibre filling for a warm, comfortable fit on the next couples’ trip.
The MegaMat hold a reputation for being reliable and extremely comfortable.
11. MegaMat Duo 10 LW+ Self Inflating Sleeping Mat
Here’s a solid relationship to strive for: Snowys and Exped, where the MegaMat is one of our longest and best-selling products in our range.
Individually tested to be 100% airtight before approved for sale, with a reputation for being reliable and extremely comfortable – the MegaMat 10 Duo LW+ boasts a velvety surface fabric laminated on hollow cored foam, ensuring superior insulation and a minimal packed size despite a massive 10cm in height when expanded.
Plus – if all mats are designed to withstand 5 times the pressure attained during normal inflation, you can withstand the 5 days of pressure to decide on a Valentine’s Day gift.
Fully padded for surrounding comfort.
12. Oztent Koala Hotspot Lounge Chair
If all you’ve got to give them this year is a hug, at least the Koala Hotspot Lounge from Oztent like a giant cuddle on legs.
Fully padded for surrounding comfort, a 600D ripstop polyester fabric covers a durable steel frame boasting a 200kg weight rating. With adjustable lumbar support too, a HotSpot pouch provides passive heat on the frosty mornings and chilly evenings for added consolation at camp. An insulated drink and phone holder on one side keeps the necessities in arm’s reach, while two mesh pockets hold other essentials for those drawn-out lounge-abouts.
Spatial awareness was so last Valentine’s Day. This year, curl up in cushioned comfort with the Koala Hotspot Lounge.
Constructed from a breathable and comfortable blend of cotton and silk.
13. Sea to Summit Silk + Cotton Liner – Double Extra Wide
So much of us wants to start this by saying ‘now you can get down and dirty in the outdoors’, but we won’t.
…Oh.
Anyway… this extra wide liner is constructed from a breathable and comfortable blend of cotton and silk, double-folded with reinforced seams for effective performance. Plus, it’ll both improve the thermal qualities of your sleeping bag and keep it cleaner for longer.
From the hotels to tents, store it snug owing to its compactness, and throw across a bed for a clean, fresh sleeping quarters.
Offering your sleeping beauty a touch of luxury.
14. Sea to Summit Aeros Premium Pillow
At number 14, it’s only fitting that we call it a night. If a hoodie is a hoodie, with no business being a pillow after hours – the Sea to Summit Aeros Premium Pillow offers your sleeping beauty a touch of luxury on any trekking or travel adventure.
Featuring a soft 50D polyester cover wrapped around a TPU bladder, its subtle synthetic insulation in between blends with the contoured shape to provide a comfortable sleep beyond suburbia. Plus, a multi-functional valve facilitates easy inflation and rapid deflation, packing compactly into a stuff sack that fits snug in the palm of your hand.
Hearts in your eyes yet? Image: MPOWERD
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What are your plans for a Valentine’s Day adventure this year?
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