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Mother Nature is (Not) Trying to Kill You

Mother Nature is (Not) Trying to Kill You
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This practical survival guide offers an entertaining approach to a serious topic. Its 212 pages are filled with techniques to survive encounters with wildlife and natural disasters, along with practical skills like starting fires, building shelters, and navigating outdoors. Written by documentarian Rob Nelson and science show host Haley Chamberlain Nelson.

Making a Swedish Torch Camp Stove

Making a Swedish Torch Camp Stove

Say you’re out camping, and you need a stove. You could pack a storebought metal stove, or you could build your own from a log, some twigs, and a piece of baling wire. Woodsbound Outdoors walks us through the simple process of building this primitive camp stove called a Swedish Torch. If you’re really lazy you can buy this pre-cut Swedish fire log.

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Nitecore LR40 Mini Lantern

Nitecore LR40 Mini Lantern
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Nitecore’s compact lantern provides a splash of light for your campsite or backyard bash. It has a retro style with a low-glare light source. It has cool and warm LED light sources and a blinking red SOS light. Its maximum output is just 100 lumens, so it’s best for ambiance rather than situations where you need brightness.

MIER Waterproof Backpack Sack

MIER Waterproof Backpack Sack
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MIER’s durable modern pack is ready for whatever the outdoors can throw at it. It’s made from waterproof TPU with welded and heat-taped seams and features a roll-top closure to keep contents nice and dry. It has an inner tablet pocket, mesh side pockets, front and inside zipper pockets, and daisy chain attachment points.

Gerber Hike + Around Camp Kits

Gerber Hike + Around Camp Kits
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Gerber’s Hike Kit bundle includes the Armbar Cork multitool for opening bottles and quick fixes, the Stowe fixed-blade knife for food prep, and the Devour multi-fork utensil for chowing down. The Around Camp kit replaces the knife with a Tri-Tip mini cleaver and upgrades the utensils to the ComplEat kit.

Titan Great Outdoors Duo Fire Pit

Titan Great Outdoors Duo Fire Pit
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This portable fire pit from Titan Great Outdoors is great for warming up in your backyard or at your campsite. It’s made from corrosion-resistant 304 stainless steel and features an efficient airflow design that minimizes smoke. The fire pit weighs just 21 pounds and comes with a lid. to help extinguish fires and keep debris out when not in use.

Anka Spaces Folding Table

Anka Spaces Folding Table

This small round table is a great spot for drinks or a lantern while camping or tailgating, and you can use it at home, too. It’s got folding legs and a carrying handle, along with a built-in wireless charging pad, stereo Bluetooth speakers, ambient lighting, and a 20000 mAh battery pack so you can use it without plugging in.

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Nite Ize Radiant ShineLine

Nite Ize Radiant ShineLine

Add a splash of ambient light and color to your campsite or backyard with this waterproof string lighting from Nite Ize. It has a light source at one end and a 10-foot-long fiber-optic strand, along with ties for stringing up the light. Its rechargeable battery lasts for up to six hours per charge. Comes in blue, white, and lime green.

Black Beard Fire Plugs

Black Beard Fire Plugs

These flammable, fiber-filled plugs help light campfires and fire pits with ease. They ignite quickly and will burn long enough to get a fire going, even if they get wet. Each bag comes with enough plugs to start 50 fires, and they have a 30-year shelf life, making them great for a survival kit.

Klymit Everglow Light Tube

Klymit Everglow Light Tube
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When camping requires something small that emits lots of light, get lit with Klymit’s Everglow Light Tube. The USB-powered 270-lumen LED light fits in your pocket but inflates to become an 18″, 26″, or 34″ tube with a carabiner loop that attaches to your tent, awning, or car door.

Camping Chair + Side Table + Cooler Combo

Camping Chair + Side Table + Cooler Combo
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This smartly designed folding chair from Timber Ridge is ideal for camping, tailgating, and outdoor concerts. In addition to its padded seat and armrests, it has a fold-out side table and a fold-out cooler bag, both with built-in drink holders. It’s also got a mesh pocket under the seat for stashing your phone. Its sturdy aluminum frame can hold up to 300 lb.

Folding Bushcraft Bow Saw

Folding Bushcraft Bow Saw
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This stainless steel bow saw can easily cut through branches and timber for making shelters or campfires. When not in use, its structural tubes serve as storage for its blade and other parts, minimizing its size in your pack and protecting other items from its sharp blade teeth. Comes in black, gold, or silver finishes.

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Epperson Mountaineering Large Climb Pack

Epperson Mountaineering Large Climb Pack
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This spacious bag from Epperson Mountaineering has a 22.5 L capacity, enough room for a full weekend’s worth of clothes and gear. It’s made from robust 1000 Denier Cordura nylon and has an interior laptop sleeve, a padded bottom, and a climbing spec carabiner closure. It comes in green, blue, black, and orange. But our favorite is the multicolor.

Lexivon V10 Camping Hatchet

Lexivon V10 Camping Hatchet
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The V10 is a compact, 10″ long axe that’s perfect for carrying in or on your backpack. It weighs just 1.27 pounds, and its high-carbon steel blade is good for chopping branches, small logs, and kindling. Its handle is made from reinforced fiberglass with an ergonomic TPR grip. Includes two kinds of blade protectors.

Air Cruiser Rooftop Camper

Air Cruiser Rooftop Camper

This innovative rooftop camper is easier to set up than others, thanks to its inflatable structure and built-in electric air pump. Unfold its ladder and push a button, and it does the rest. It has 57″ of headroom, skylights, double eaves to keep rain out, LED lighting, and a comfy thermal mattress. The Air Cruiser fits 99% of vehicles with roof cross bars.

Prepared4X Firestarter Kit

Prepared4X Firestarter Kit
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You’ll never have trouble starting a campfire again with this firestarter kit from Prepared4X. It includes a 36″ length of tinder wick rope that can burn for up to 3 hours, along with a curved ferrocerium striker and metal handle with a flint edge to quickly spark things up. Available in 4″ and 6″ sizes.

Navaris Titanium Camping Spork

Navaris Titanium Camping Spork
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This versatile camping utensil combines a fork, spoon, and serrated knife in one. Made of titanium, it lets you carry three tools in the space of one in your pack while weighing just 42 grams. And when it comes to packing, less weight is always better.

Igloo BMX Coolers

Igloo BMX Coolers
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Igloo’s heavy-duty coolers are built using a lightweight blow-molded body, with thick foam walls that keep ice frozen for up to 4 days. They have multiple tie-down points, non-slip corners, a rubberized grab handle, and a stainless steel kick plate. Available in 25 qt., 52 qt., and 72 qt. sizes.

Thule Outset Tent

Thule Outset Tent

Outdoor and vehicle accessory maker Thule is showing off the Outset, a two-person folding tent that attaches to a hitch receiver and towbar for travel. The 150 lb. rig stows on the back of your vehicle and sets up on lightweight legs to get you off the ground. Its folding mechanisms make for easy one-person setup – the only downside – the $4000 price tag.

Kammok Arctos 20ºF Trail Quilt

Kammok Arctos 20ºF Trail Quilt

Kammok’s warmest quilt keeps you toasty whether in your tent, sitting campside, or taking an early morning hike. It’s made from water-repellent fabric with an 850-fill power down filling, has a zippered foot box for using it as a sleeping bag, and a neck hole for wearing it as a poncho.

Internova Monster LED Lantern

Internova Monster LED Lantern
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This portable light can kick out up to 1500 lumens in its brightest mode, providing smooth 360º illumination for your campsite or any place you need to light up. It takes four D-cell batteries and has four brightness modes. Integrated hooks in its top and base provide hanging versatility.

ENO Tie-Dye Lounger DL Chair

ENO Tie-Dye Lounger DL Chair
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Sitting on the ground for outdoor festivals and concerts sucks. Take along ENO’s comfy, go-anywhere Lounger DL Chair. The tie-dye print’s easy to spot in a crowd, the cup holder and pockets keep essentials near, and the cushioned head pillow and armrests help you snooze through boring bits. Adjustable legs let it sit high (10”) or low (3”).

Outlery Portable Cutlery Set

Outlery Portable Cutlery Set
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This pocket-sized, eco-friendly cutlery set lets you carry a full-size fork, spoon, and knife everywhere you go. Each piece is made from quality stainless steel and breaks down into three pieces for easy storage in the included carrying tin. Available in silver, black, blue, rose gold, or rainbow color schemes.

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