You might not have a convenient system without a French press or the taste for cowboy coffee, so that’s why I recommend using coffee bags. 

Bear Grylls gives a lot of thought to what he eats first thing in the day when he’s out in the wild. Sometimes with a bit of preparation and advance planning, he has the perfect ingredients for a tasty and nutritious campfire breakfast – and some of these can be made without pots and pans. [...]

Bear Grylls has battled everything from wild animals and deadly snakes to raging rivers, dense jungles, and sheer cliff faces, but it’s a different kind of challenge fighting for survival against some hot sauces. Armed with just a knife and fork, Bear recently went head-to-head with Hot Ones host Sean Evans. The show sees Evans [...]

Seafood brand Nueva Pescanova recently announced a plan to open the world’s first octopus farm. While global culinary markets could benefit from having a ready source of octopus, animal rights advocates are raising the alarm. The Spanish company plans to build its facility in the Canary Islands, a quiet archipelago that’s governed by Spain and [...]

Picture this: You wake up in a tent. The air is cold outside of your sleeping bag. The sun is just about to rise, the first light of day peeking out from behind a nearby mountain range. A few birds have already woken up and are calling out to each other in the trees. Your [...]

We’ve come a long, long way in cooler technology in the last decade. Super-insulated, rotomolded coolers are at every campsite you visit these days. There are dozens of manufacturers cranking them out, and they’re pretty good. Packed with ice, these super-coolers keep your food and drinks cold for up to twice as long as old-style [...]

Taking care of your cast iron is not quite the responsibility of caring for a pet, but it is easily the challenge of a plant. You are going to need to do a lot of things correctly to keep your skillet (or dutch oven) providing the best meals available for years to come. Keeping it [...]

The locals in White Salmon, Washington like good food and well crafted beer. When they get a hankering for both, and a clear day is offering up a stunning view of Mt. Hood, they head over to Everybody’s Brewing. It’s a cozy little pub that puts a lot of heart into delicious food, and beer [...]

“Within about 2 minutes of hiking we began grabbing hemlock branches to use as defense weapons.” Chris Noskoff, owner of Kulshan Brewery, is referring to a grudge match he and his daughter had against the most awful black flies Alaska could produce. As you’ll read below, it was a terrible weekend, but one he looks [...]

During our Field Trip to Portland we came across a variety of tasty Portland brews. Especially after a long hike, we at 50 Campfires love cracking open a cold one (or two) at the campsite. Nothing beats sharing an ice cold brewski with some of your friends around the fire. Cheers! Here are some great Portland brews to keep on [...]