Camping Calculator

The charcoal chimney is a bit of a black box most of the time for backyard cooks: You put some paper in the bottom, load … Read more

By converting guessing into exact numbers, this calculator will save you from a chaotic morning. Before leaving home, you’ll have a perfect idea of how … Read more

When you’re high in the mountains… Say, camped out at 10,000 feet, and your Dutch oven bread fails to rise, it’s enough to send you … Read more

A camping trip revolves around coffee the first morning. You’re cold, tired, but you crave that caffeine ASAP. That’s why a moka pot is a good … Read more

It’s a scene you know well: You’re standing by refrigerator, cooler jam-packed, and then suddenly, it hits you; you brought plenty of cheese to go … Read more

How long will it last on one bottle? Calculate your propane runtime and plan accordingly so that you can keep warm through the night. While … Read more

If you’ve ever run out of propane while camping (as in: three nights into a trip and the furnace clicks off one last time), you … Read more

Winter tent camping can be enchanting when your nose doesn’t freeze off and your fingers don’t turn blue. It’s then that you see what separates … Read more

During winter, an RV furnace will suddeny stop firing for no apparent reason. No error code, no smoke, nothing obviously wrong at first glance; you … Read more

There’s something odd about your moddern confidence out here. You can carry fancy gear, sleep with a satellite messenger at your head, yet fire starting … Read more

When you’re down to a third of a propane tank with just 24 hours left on your camping trip, a certain panic kicks in. It’s … Read more