The North Face’s new Universal Collection of adaptive camping gear swaps zippers for magnets and adds other accessible features

April 23, 2026

Setting up a tent in the dark when your hands are cold is hard enough. Add limited dexterity, a prosthetic, or a wheelchair to the picture and most typical camping gear becomes fully unusable. Zippers catch. Doorway sills turn into obstacles. Sleeping bags require a two-handed shimmy. The North Face’s new Universal Collection includes a zipperless sleeping bag, a redesigned three-person Wawona tent, a free-standing daypack, a convertible brimmer hat, and interchangeable camp slippers. All of these products were developed with the brand’s adaptive athletes in order to make them more broadly usable. Popular Science