Check out our review of the Duluth Pack Scout HERE.

You can help with hurricane relief! The nonprofit Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida (FWFF) has created a Hurricane Michael Relief and Recovery Fund to support the first responders and other staff of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). The Foundation launched the fund to help FWC staff and their families recover from [...]

Layton Warstler of Illinois is an Army Veteran who has been to Iraq and back, serving four years as a military police officer.  But his latest mission is raising awareness for  veteran suicide prevention: for 22 days, Oct. 1 – 22, he will be camping out on Main Street of Georgetown, IL sleeping in a tent and only [...]

It was supposed to be a fun camping trip.  It was supposed to be a celebration. Things went horribly wrong... Looking for more scary stories to tell in the dark?

Do you still need convincing Lake Michigan is truly an inland ocean? Well, consider the fact that the remains or full structures of something like 87 lighthouses are to be found on the shores and islands of the third largest of the Great Lakes? There are 20 of them are found on Wisconsin’s Door County [...]

You’ve seen them...everywhere. Tentsile has been making tree tents, and garnering the cameras of photographers and Instagrammers everywhere. They’re just plain cool. Alongside their full lineup of tents, sits the often overlooked Tentsile T-Mini Hammock. It’s strange, on a lot of websites, the T-Mini Hammock is listed as a “kids hammock”. However, a quick review [...]

I’ve been wearing a Grip6 belt for two years now, and I’m convinced that it’s the best belt on the market. I’m a big fan of minimalist functionality, and that’s exactly what this belt excels at. The buckles weigh less than an ounce, and the way they “lock” is brilliant. It’s just a simple tuck [...]

In The Can: Brewery Spotlight New Belgium Brewing, Fort Collins, Colorado Colorado has more craft breweries per capita than any other state. If you’re a beer lover, that’s a very good thing. If you’re a craft brewery, that makes it very difficult to standout. Our visit at New Belgium Brewing in Fort Collins on the [...]

The Advanced Elements Ultralight Kayak is great for all ages and skill levels. I’ve been curious about inflatable kayaks for a long time. I love to paddle, and for much of my life, I simply didn’t have anywhere to store a kayak. It seemed like the perfect solution to my problem. Why didn’t I ever [...]

Welcome to the GEARBOX! Every month we showcase the gear that rolls through the 50 Campfires headquarters – and there’s a LOT of it. We pick our favorites and tell you what we like, and who we think needs it. Catch it here every month for the latest and greatest. Fire Grilling Cowboy Kabobs Farm [...]