Camping Archives

New knives! (Buck Sirus; Wenger Evolution S)

Indeed, Buck markets the Sirus ($93) and its other assisted-opening knives to campers, hunters and hikers, touting quick access to the blade as well as…

Written by Stephen Regenold July 17, 2006

Thule Load & Go gear organizers

Load & Go products range in price from $15 to $75 and break down into three categories. The Go Packs, which are the Load &…

Written by Stephen Regenold July 13, 2006

Minimalist tents — Nemo, Mandatory Gear, Big Sky Intl.

Newtonian physics and fussy things like the inherent mass of matter may one day stymie the progress of lightweight tent design. But until then, a…

Written by Stephen Regenold July 12, 2006

Mora knives

More than 100 years ago, in the rural Swedish village of Ostnor, just outside of the well-known town of Mora, a knifesmith named Erik Frost…

Written by Stephen Regenold October 24, 2005

Jetboil Review – Personal Cooking System

The Jetboil Personal Cooking System (PCS) has been called a total rethink of the traditional camp stove. The all-in-one $80 product, which debuted two years…

Written by Stephen Regenold September 24, 2005

The Thumb Compass Review

The thumb compass is a funny little esoteric piece of gear that’s slowly earned my respect over the past few months. I was first introduced…

Written by Stephen Regenold September 23, 2005

Car Camping Tents (Kelty, Paha Que, Hilleberg)

A small tent really has no place at the common drive-up campsite. For car camping, you want a cavernous, feature-full, stand-up-and-stretch-out nylon lodge with pockets,…

Written by Stephen Regenold August 03, 2005

Brunton GreenHeat flammable canisters

Brunton has taken the decades-old concept of canned heat and added a couple crucial modern twists. The company’s new line of GreenHeat fuel canisters, which…

Written by Stephen Regenold February 06, 2005