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 [...]

Don’t stop camping when temperatures drop! Winter car camping is an amazing way to access untouched terrain as a backcountry skier or snowshoer, jump on the first ski chair (many ski resorts allow you to overnight camp in the parking lot!) or visit a favorite National Park without the crowds — a perspective few people [...]

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 [...]

There’s a lot to love about the MSR Trailshot. It seems that every year we see a different take on portable water filters. And let’s be honest, they’re all great at filtering water. For the most part, they all take out the same nasty things so you can drink safely in the outdoors. What sets [...]

“I got one! I got one!” It’s the shout every companion of a new angler hopes to hear. It doesn’t matter how young or old, it’s an exclamation of pure excitement. Most of the fish you’ll target on early fishing adventures will be species known for biting pretty voraciously. We don’t want to fuss with [...]