We were the first ones to get our hands on the Mock One Hammock for a sneak preview. I love hammocks. There just isn’t anything that I find to be as comfortable as swaying in the breeze in a nice hammock. I even have one strung across my living room and I prefer it over [...]

Pie irons are more versatile camp cooking tools than you might think. With a little imagination, they’ll turn out more than just toasted cheese sandwiches and makeshift pies. With some Maine seafood, and a little imagination, you can turn out delicious single serving entrees like Pie Iron Scallops an Squash. However, if you don’t have [...]

While you can buy lobster rolls all over the Maine – and New England, for that matter – you can make your own campsite version with your trusty pie iron. It’s really simple and delicious. If you’re not in lobster country (which most of us aren’t), you can substitute imitation crab meat, but it’s not [...]

As soon as you see one, you’ll realize a Maine Whoopie Pie is a prime candidate for making a s’more in a pie iron. And a whoopie pie s’more is so easy to make. What’s a whoopie pie? It’s a New England (especially Maine) staple that’s basically a sandwich of two large soft chocolate cookies [...]

More and more camping outings include the family dog. 50 Campfires thinks that’s great. A well-behaved dog adds a lot to any time outdoors. However, it also increases the odds of dogs being separated from their owners. If that happens, preparation will do more to ensure your dog is safely and quickly returned, than anything [...]