I made my first backpacking stove in my college girlfriend's backyard with a hole punch and a can of Fancy Feast. After emptying the cat food in the trash (she didn't have a cat, and I was a dirtbag ...

I may have to knuckle under on this issue. Because of the geographic location where I’ve done 90 percent of my backpacking in the high, fairly windy mountains of the Pacific Northwest I’ve long been ...

Mark Stambaugh’s wife peeks into the garage, smiles, and says, “Nothing captures a boy’s attention like playing with fire.” Then she closes the door and leaves her husband to answer my burning desire ...

Most backcountry stoves today use liquid gas (white gas, kerosene, auto gas) or canister-based fuel (usually butane/propane). In terms of heat output, both stove types are comparable at sea level and ...

A Super Cat stove can be made in ten minutes out of a three-ounce aluminum cat food can, using just a paper hole punch. It weights a mere 0.3 ounce, costs less than $1.50, and does not need a separate ...