Cook Hot Dogs With The Sun
No fire? No problem – Sun Dogger cooks hot dogs, egg rolls, sausages, and more using only sunlight.
First Look: CamelBak 2017 Bottles, Hydration Lineup
New options in hydration? We got a scoop from CamelBak, which refines its reservoir for 2017 and launches a ‘flask’ bottle line along the way.
Endurance Athletes: Should You Eat Junk Food?
Refined sugars and caffeine are not cornerstones of a healthy diet. Yet, they’re standard fare in endurance events. But how much (or little) should you eat and drink?
Crio Bru: Roasted Cocoa Is Coffee Alternative
Before it was over-sweetened into a kid’s drink, cocoa was the third member of the holy trinity of hot beverages growing up alongside coffee and tea. Now Cocoa is back, in a grown-up form, as Crio Bru.
‘Natural’ Workout Food That Tastes Good: Four Recipes
Hungry athletes take note: ‘Rocket Fuel’ recipes put creative twist on performance food.
Energy Food: ‘Yumbutter’ Is Delectable, Calorie-Rich Outdoors Fuel
With 1,000+ calories in each (yummy) dose, these squeeze-to-eat packets are a portable meal replacement and a great alternative to energy gel or bars.
If You’ve Not Eaten A Fruit Noodle, Now’s The Time
Froodles are a handy way to get essential nutrients without turning to freeze-dried or foraging. They travel well, taste great, and give a great boost along the trail.
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Wilderness Brewing: Beer Foraged From The Wild
Named one of the best new breweries in the United States, Arizona Wilderness Brewing finds ingredients from the mountains and deserts to use in unique beers with roots in nature.
Review: Epic’s Wild Boar ‘Meat Bar’
Wild Boar? New meat bar offers ‘feral swine’ flavor – and we tried it.
Beer ‘Marmalade’ Redefines The Breakfast Brew
Move over jelly, peanut butter just got a new best friend.
Mug Gives New Meaning To Coffee ‘Brake’
Part bike, part mug, this brake-handle cup is made by hand in Minneapolis. It’s selling for $30 now if you’re in the market for a velo-inspired vessel.
Review: YETI Heavy-Duty ‘Rambler Bottles’
YETI’s Rambler Bottles are rugged stainless steel and keep beverages hot or cold for hours. Are they worth the price?
Project Launches PBR, Taco Into Stratosphere
These men had a dream, a dream to launch a beer, and a taco, into space. Meet Project Stratosbeer!
Stanley Percolator: Coffee The Old Fashioned Way
Percolators are an outdoors coffee-making standby. A new design from Stanley does not try to reinvent the wheel, but tweaks age-old design.
Test: LifeStraw Water Filter For Travel, Outdoors
From the ruins of Peru to the wilds of the backcountry, we test the LifeStraw water filter and the new LifeStraw Go water bottle.
Happy (Caffeinated) Camping With ‘Java Can’ Kit
Best coffee ever made outdoors? This ammo tin is packed with everything you need to become a campsite barista.
Nuun Nixes Artificial Ingredients
Hydration supplement Nuun has removed artificial ingredients, and is now entirely plant-based.
‘Pump’ Real Espresso In Backcountry With Tiny Unit
The Minipresso is a human-powered machine that makes delicious espresso anywhere. We put it to the caffeinated test winter camping and hiking far from civilization.
Scratch-N-Drink: Beer Poster Charts Progress Through Brews
Sample a beer, and scratch it off the poster. That’s the premise of this unique design for beer lovers.
How To Properly Drink Your Coffee In Norway
This could probably work in any cold, hilly location.
Deep Freeze: Coolers & Dry Ice
Dry ice gives far more freezing power per pound than regular ice. Here we offer tips to using dry ice while camping, fishing, and in the outdoors.
GoMacro Bars: Tasty, Natural Energy
GoMacro bars are pricey, but taste great and are packed with clean ingredients.
Artisanal Water, Because ‘Corporate Water Is Soulless’
Meet the makers of Timmy Brothers Water, then be prepared to shuck out $11 a liter.
Liquid Test: YETI Rambler ‘Personal Drink Cooler’
The YETI Rambler Tumblers are tough glasses that can do double duty all day long. We review the insulated drinkware at home and in the field.
Brown Trout Angler’s Pint
Portland, Maine, artist and fly angler Karen Talbot specializes in scientific illustration of fish. But her latest project focuses on pint glasses for beer.
Growler Carries Beer & Makes ‘Infused’ Tea, Too
Make tea with the same growler that carries your beer from the micro-brewery. Gotta love this invention straight out of Boulder, Colo.
Canteen Converts To Cup For Camp Beverages, Hot Or Cold
The 16-ounce Pint has double-wall stainless steel sides for insulation and converts from a bottle to a cup. It can store coffee or beer, or anything hot or cold.
Cook With Sun: ‘PhotonGrill’ Reflects Solar Rays As Fuel
An inflatable dish covered in foil, the company sells this product as a ‘high-power portable BBQ’ that cooks by the sun.
10 Methods: Making Coffee in The Great Outdoors
Coffee makes the great outdoors even greater. These 10 ways to brew in the outdoors are easy far from home.
Just Add Salt: PURE Device Purifies Water Chemically
The PURE Electrolytic Water Purifier from Potable Aqua has an electrically-regulated chamber that converts briny water into a microbe-killing solution.
‘Topless’ Beer Cans With ‘Draft Top’ Opener
‘Draft Top’ removes lid from canned beer for better flavor and pouring.
