Campfire Safety
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Campfire Safety

By: Mikayla Koeltzow A summer night in the mountains with a brisk wind, the trees rustle with every gust. The stars shine brightly above you, lighting up the details of all your surroundings in a s...
The Comfortlite Cushion
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The Comfortlite Cushion

By: Mecca R. Dennehy Have you ever finally made it to a killer viewpoint on the trail and realized you didn’t have anything comfy to sit on? Or went to the lake and realized you only had your s...
how to build a campfire pit
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How To: Build a Fire Pit

If we were playing word association and I threw out camping, I bet a number of you would think fire. Even with a propane camp stove and grill, a camp just has to have that smoky smell, that flicker...
All weather campfire starter tips
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How To: Make Your Own Fire Starter

Fire is man’s first technology and most outdoorsmen still feel it is essential to the camping experience. Your tinder really makes or breaks your fire-building efforts so be sure your tinder is dry...
3 Must-have Items to Keep in Your Safety Kit
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3 Must-have Items to Keep in Your Safety Kit

Alpine. Forests. Or even that ever-popular "deserted island": Whatever the territory, you just passed through the unimaginable — a multi-day backcountry emergency — unscathed. You can chalk it up t...
All weather campfire starter tips
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9 All-weather Tips for Starting Campfires

You dream of those perfect campfires you see on Instagram. You know the kind: Campmates gathered ‘round a bright blaze, cradling hipster tin mugs filled with cider and cocoa, heads thrown back in l...
Ideas for Celebrating Valentine’s Day While Camping
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Ideas for Celebrating Valentine’s Day While Camping

Undeniably lucky are the outdoors lovers who find each other and decided to date—it’s a rarity that calls for some trailhead ingenuity (like DIY doublewide sleeping pads), especially as we near Val...
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18 Ways to Start a Fire

Here at TETON Sports, we love the idea of being able to start a fire with whatever we can find in the great outdoors. Certainly, fuel to keep a fire going is often abundant in the wilderness, but f...
What to bring on a day hike
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What to bring on a day hike

 What to bring on a day hike. Day hikes are the shortest variety of hikes that we do. They require minimum gear and only, at most, a day to complete - sans, why they call it a “day” hike. What to b...