Camp Cooking for Absolute Beginners (by an Absolute Beginner)
Camp cooking can be pretty intimidating for people like me who didn’t grow up doing a lot of backcountry camping.
Free Gear Fridays: Dometic CFX 50W Electric Cooler Giveaway
This week, one lucky winner will receive a CFX 50W electric cooler from Dometic!
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Stanley Launches Cook Set Fit for a Gourmet Kitchen
Stanley’s newest cook kit, the Adventure Even-Heat Camp Pro Cook Set, has the same 3-ply stainless steel pots and pans found in kitchens around the world. But these have nesting capability and other features that make them fit for the campsite.
3 Favorite Camp Cocktails: Watch GearJunkie Editors’ Picks
Nothing complements a good time around the fire like drinking. Elevate your standard camp liquor with these three recipes chosen by GearJunkie editors.
Lowest Price Yet: Get Your YETI Hopper Two Now
This week, YETI dropped the price of its Hopper Two 30 soft coolers by 20 percent. Now, you can get the same great cooler for $240.
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Smoke Meats Like the Pros: Oklahoma Joe’s Bronco Drum Smoker Review
Oklahoma Joe’s built a reputation on sturdy, competition-style offset smokers. The new Bronco, a more compact drum model, brings an efficient, heavy-duty, easy-to-use design to your backyard.
Best Backpacking Stoves of 2019: Let’s Get Cooking
For our review of the best backpacking stoves of 2019, we tested the MSR DragonFly, Jetboil MiniMo, Camp Chef Stryker, Solo Stove Lite, and more.
The Best in Backcountry Coffee: Methods That Require No ‘Gear’
We put the new ‘equipment-less’ coffee trend to the test.
Best Camping Stoves of 2019
We tested the best camping stoves from Coleman, Camp Chef, Eureka, Kovea, Primus, Jetboil, and more for this review. Spoiler alert: One camping stove is by far the best.
Hate Styrofoam Coolers? Igloo Launches First Biodegradable Alternative
Igloo launched a pulp-based cooler this month. Its sturdy build, $10 price tag, and biodegradable nature could disrupt the one-time-use market currently dominated by EPS and Styrofoam.
The Best Backpacking Stoves Are Seriously Discounted Right Now
These MSR stoves from GearJunkie’s own ‘Best Backpacking Stoves’ review are on sale right now.
‘Super Steel’ Knife: The Ultimate Blade for Camp Chefs?
If you love knives and geek out on metals, the launch of the Artisan Revere Chef Knife may raise your eyebrows. The Elmax steel chef knife could be the ultimate blade for your camp (or home) kitchen.
Traeger’s Top-End Grills Now Heat Faster
New Traeger grills claim higher temperatures and faster heating to help you sear your steak quicker.
Camp Knife Kit Review: Better Blades for Chefs on the Go
When weight and space aren’t the biggest concerns, camp knife kits provide extra freedom and utility for on-the-go trail lunches.
For the Outdoorsy Chef: A Camp Cooking Gear Guide
Whether checking items off your own list or filling the stocking of a camp chef, these camp cooking gift ideas are sure to please.
Best Backpacking Water Filters and Purifiers: Drink Up Safely
From lightweight chemical purifiers to fast-acting pumps and large-quantity gravity filters, we’ve rounded up the best water filters and purifiers for the backcountry and beyond.
Solo Stove Goes Bigger, Smaller: Crushes Funding Goal
The smokeless firepit we loved reboots with both jumbo and more portable models. And the response has been huge.
No Stove Needed: Omeals Self-Heating Backpacking Meal Review
Omeals are a unique and fresh take on backcountry cuisine. The self-heating meals are no more expensive than freeze-dried backpacking meals and are easily prepared with no stove and very little liquid.
Dyneema ‘REpack’ Feed Bag Lightens Load for Dehydrated Meals
Painfully simple yet surprisingly high-tech, the REpack aims to change how you eat at the campsite.
Buy It for Life: Iconic Gear That Hasn’t Changed
Sometimes a piece of gear comes along that’s so good, messing with it will only make it worse.
MSR WindBurner Duo Review: Twice the Volume, Same Boil Speed
After countless backcountry hunting expeditions, the MSR Windburner Duo has proved itself invaluable. It boils a lot of water quickly, which means less waiting for morning coffee and sunset dinners.
3D-Printed Camp Stove Is ‘Windproof,’ Made With Lasers
The PeakBoil camp stove is made from layers of laser-heated molten steel. Its designers make the bold claim that it outperformed conventional options on a windy mountaintop in the Swiss Alps.
Traeger Ranger Portable Wood Pellet Grill Review
Traeger grills are renowned for home use. A new model, the Ranger, gives tailgate chefs a portable pellet grill option.
Boil Water in 100 Seconds: Jetboil Flash Review
The Jetboil Flash, the brand’s update to the ever-popular backpacking stove boils water quick. Here, we review the updated Flash, with design improvements in 2018.
Essentials for Easy Off-the-Grid Living
From heating pre-dawn coffee to lighting base camp at nightfall, our editor has lived off the grid enough to know what it takes to make it out there. So she’s compiled her favorite gear here to share with other would-be hermits.
Free Gear Fridays: Sea to Summit Alpha 2 Pot Cook Set
This week, one lucky winner will receive an Alpha 2 Pot Cook Set from Sea to Summit!
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No Softie: Get to Know YETI’s ‘BackFlip’ Cooler Backpack
What, where, even why to carry: YETI explains the ins and outs of its increasingly popular cooler backpack the BackFlip.
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Our Favorite Camp Cookware On Sale Now
If you’re looking to outfit your backpacking kitchen for summer hikes, several top products are on sale through Memorial Day. Grab a deal, hit the trail, and get cooking.
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MSR WindBurner Review: Fuel-Sipping Stove
The WindBurner Combo is the latest stove system in the growing MSR lineup. Over the last few months, our editor used it to cook all his camp favorites – from sunrise pancakes to late night pasta. So, should you buy the MSR WindBurner? Check out the full review.
Morsel Claims It Builds a Better Spork
Love them or hate them, the spork is a staple of outdoor gear. Now, a brand called Morsel claims to have built a better eating tool for the outdoors.
Undetectable Killer: Cooking (or Heating) With Gas in Tents
Odorless, colorless, poisonous: Carbon monoxide is a deadly threat to campers who cook and heat with gas inside tents.