There’s nothing better after a long day of hiking and setting up camp than a hot cooked meal—and for that you will need a decent camp stove. These days you can find options that are lightweight, ...

Backpacking stoves are something that every backpacker needs to have with them on their travels. It is an excellent choice for camping trips, hikes, and other outdoor activities. When shopping for one ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." There’s nothing better after a long day of hiking and setting up camp than a hot cooked meal—and for that ...

•Mark Stambaugh boils down the basics of making three excellent alcohol stoves on his Web site, http://mark.stambaugh.name/ •Zen Stoves has a more exhaustive ...

While alcohol stoves have fallen out of popularity, there are several reasons why you still might want to consider one for your kit. Not only are these stoves often lighter than a more traditional ...

“Choice overload” refers to the difficulty in making consumer decisions given the myriad options available to us — think grocery stores, your wardrobe, Netflix. It means that in those sacred and ...

Can an old can of Fancy Feast cook food faster than an expensive, complicated backpacking stove? Let’s find out. Pros: The Fancy Feast alcohol stove can be made for $1.49 — including the price of a ...

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 ...