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How to Escape the Crowds
Getting outside, seeing beautiful landscapes has been growing in popularity. A large part of the joy of being in the wild is the solitude it offers. You may find that your favorite camping spot, hiking trail, or backcountry route are congested with others trying to enjoy the same view and solitude as you. [...]
Gear Recommendations from Rob Kesselring: Wilderness Guide, Writer, Workshop Leader
Twig stoves are all the rage these days. My final gear recommendation is the Littlbug. It is the granddaddy of twig stoves, both because it's been around for years and because it is the biggest.Last summer, I did an eight day Quetico trip, and I did not carry an axe, saw, or gas stove, just [...]
A simplified guide to survival camping!
In an era where we go camping with enough food and gear to support a delegation for weeks, the idea of survival camping may sound scary at the least.However, modern camping is always about going out there with nominal items and trying to wing it. It is an exercise, a test for our outdoor skills and an opportunity to [...]
Comparing Wood Burning Backpacking Camp Stoves | What's Important and Why It Matters (Part Six)
In this collection of posts I am presenting 20 considerations that are important when choosing your wood burning backpacking camp stove and showing how these considerations are dealt with in four different stove designs available on the market today. In this post I will discuss the complexity, Leave No Trace capability, available accessories, company values, [...]
Comparing Wood Burning Backpacking Camp Stoves | What's Important and Why It Matters (Part Five)
In this collection of posts I am presenting 20 considerations that are important when choosing your wood burning backpacking camp stove and showing how these considerations are dealt with in four different stove designs available on the market today. In this post I will compare the pot supports, wind and cold weather performance and the [...]
Comparing Wood Burning Backpacking Camp Stoves | What's Important and Why It Matters (Part Four)
In this collection of posts I am presenting 20 considerations that are important when choosing your wood burning backpacking camp stove and showing how these considerations are dealt with in four different stove designs available on the market today. In this post I will compare the weight, stability, boil time, size and accessibility of the fuel [...]
Comparing Wood Burning Backpacking Camp Stoves | What's Important and Why It Matters (Part Three)
In this collection of posts I am presenting 20 considerations that are important when choosing your wood burning backpacking camp stove and showing how these considerations are dealt with in four different stove designs available on the market today. In this post I will compare the packed size and shape of the Littlbug Junior, Solo Titan, [...]
Comparing Wood Burning Backpacking Camp Stoves | What's Important and Why It Matters (Part Two)
In this collection of posts I am presenting 20 considerations that are important when choosing your wood burning backpacking camp stove and showing how these considerations are dealt with in four different stove designs available on the market today. In this post I will compare the assembled size of the Littlbug Junior, Solo Titan, Emberlit FireAnt [...]
Comparing Wood Burning Backpacking Camp Stoves | What's Important and Why It Matters (Part One)
Over the next several posts, I will present 20 considerations that are important when choosing your wood burning backpacking camp stove and show how those considerations are dealt with in four different stove designs available on the market today. Getting ready to buy a stove and want to read the complete article now? Just send us [...]
Tales of Fire in the Belly: Hudson Bay Adventure
Don't miss the highlighted sections!In the summer of 2016, the four of us– Mark Heiman, Mike Heiman, Allison Heiman, and me, Laura Gundlach– all embarked on a huge adventure, canoeing from the Boundary Waters in Minnesota all the way to York Factory on Hudson Bay in northern Manitoba, Canada. The trip ended up encompassing over 1200 miles and took 78 [...]
