EarthEasy recently offered us a review model of the Dura Rocket Stove by EcoZoom; I’m a sucker for new stoves, so I wanted to give it a try. The Dura is a typical rocket stove design, and according to EcoZoom (who has delivered their stoves to 34+ emerging market countries) …
Traditionally, when backpacking I carry a gas-fueled stove (such as my Jetboil Zip), but there are circumstances when that’s just not practical. If you’re flying, you’re not going to be able to carry the gas canisters onboard (and you can’t mail them ahead to your destination either…), and if you …
Have you ever been camping or hiking and had to drink from a questionable water source? If you’re lucky, it just tasted bad, but if you weren’t then you may have wound up with some stomach distress from the little microscopic critters that were swimming around. If you carried the …
Every summer here in Texas, it seems like most of the places we go camping or hiking are under a burn ban. So, when it comes time to cook, that means no open flames. You could use a gas stove (usually, but sometimes even these aren’t permitted), but now there’s …
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We’ve reviewed several different types of off-grid cooking devices previously–you can cook using just solar energy with the All American Sun Oven, or you could cook inside with just candles on the HERC Oven. However, since we do a lot of dutch oven cooking, our preferred method is still outdoors …
As a frequent camper, I’ve gone through more portable lights than I can count over the past 30ish years. Propane lanterns put out plenty of light, but they’re heavy, fragile, and not really something you want to use indoors or in a small tent. Candle lanterns are very portable and …
In my two previous posts, we reviewed the Kelly Kettle (read my Kelly Kettle review) and then the cook set and pot support (read my cook set and pot support review). Today we’ve got one more accessory to look at– the Hobo Stove. Hobo stoves date back to the 1920s and the Great Depression. …
In a previous post we reviewed the Kelly Kettle–an off-grid cooking device that lets you boil water very quickly in almost any kind of weather using just small twigs and other tinder. Today we’ll be taking a look at two accessories–the Pot Support and Cook Set. The Kelly Kettle by …
Have you looked at a juice label recently? Even if you get “100% juice” or “All Natural”, you’ll probably find ascorbic acid, potassium benzoate (or other preservatives), and who knows what else. Some even add “natural flavors” (which can legally contain MSG)–why would natural fruit juice need to add extra flavor? …