Designed with a double wall, the Solo Stoves are natural convection inverted downgas gasifer stoves. The air intake holes on the bottom of the stoves channel air to the bottom of the fire while at the same time, channeling warm air up between the walls of the stove. This burst of preheated oxygen feeding back into [...]
Unlike nearly all of my colleagues on 50 Campfires, I’m not a “gadget guy.” When I’m outdoors for any pursuit, I’m likely to be found using at least one piece of gear as old as I am or older ... stuff that was handed down to me by my dad or even my grandfather. At [...]
Because 3 billion people cook over smoky, sooty fires every day, BioLite is going to... From now through December 11th BioLite is going to donate every dollar they make toward putting clean cookstoves into 50,000 homes in India and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2016 with their GET SOOT DONE campaign. Every dollar. Why? Because soot is [...]
When I tell people where I’m from, I often get the response “I’ve never been – it’s too cold there.” Sure, the upper Midwest isn’t for the faint of heart. The 3 months of summertime are often overshadowed by the sub-zero winters that we endure here in Minnesota. My families outer layer wardrobe has its [...]
It goes without saying, around here we’re “into” campfires. While campers come with great diversity of preferences for locales, accommodations, activities, food, and camping companionship, the nearly universal bond is appreciation of a crackling campfire at day’s end. Actually, we usually keep the fire going all day long. There’s even research of America’s campers to [...]
If you’re going to a campsite for the weekend, one of the last things you want is extra gear and extra weight to carry around. If you’re a photographer you’ll sacrifice a little weight and convenience to carry your good camera with a couple extra lenses, but what if you could take the camera you [...]
From where we sit, the battle has been fought, and won, when it comes to bringing technology into the woods. Sure, there are some folks who think that the campsite isn’t the place for phones, speakers or even cameras. We’re not those people. The outdoors is our place to relax, and to us, music, photography, [...]
Camping and hiking are great ways to get away from civilization and experience some self-reliance. You can stretch your legs, breathe the clear air, and puzzle out the little challenges nature throws at you. One of the challenges of being away from civilization is finding potable drinking water. Most camping locations offer clean water for [...]
Down is an incredible insulator. It does a rock-star job of trapping heat, while being incredibly light. However, if down were a superhero it’s weakness would be water. Once it gets wet it’s useless for the rest of the day, and it’s watery arch rival wins. Mountain Hardwear addressed this by creating Q.Shield down, which [...]
There are few names more common on lists of everyday carry gear than Leatherman, and it’s not hard to understand why. The brand has long been synonymous with quality, dependability and adaptability; yet not every situation calls for, or allows, a full multi-tool. Benjamin Rivera, Leatherman’s president, realized this while on a trip to Disneyland. [...]
