Gerber concealed-carry axe and light multitools streamline base camp

In addition to the new Dual-Force multitool, ready to take care of home, garage, yard and job site tasks, Gerber is focusing heavily on the great outdoors in 2022. Its new spring collection includes a variety of outdoorsy tools ready to take large and … Continue reading Gerber concealed-carry axe and light multitools streamline base camp

Modular Crossover kitchen hitches serious cooking muscle to an RV

Magma has established itself as a marine grill brand, and now it’s looking to become a staple in van life, RVing and tailgating. The company’s new Crossover Series debuts as one of the most versatile outdoor cooking systems on the market, pairing singl… Continue reading Modular Crossover kitchen hitches serious cooking muscle to an RV

Hitchable slide-out kitchen helps convert a car or truck into a camper

Want a sweet slide-out kitchen like a mini-camper van but don’t want to mount something semi-permanent and hard to remove? Polish startup Camportable has a new solution in an all-in-one kitchen that mounts to the vehicle hitch, easily adding rear galle… Continue reading Hitchable slide-out kitchen helps convert a car or truck into a camper

$7 Tent Heater Provides Comfort on a Budget

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At Hackaday’s Minnesota office, we appreciate central heat and hot coffee because the outdoor temperature is sub-zero in Celsius and Fahrenheit. Not everyone here has such amenities, and families living …read more Continue reading $7 Tent Heater Provides Comfort on a Budget

3flame stove, grill and fire-pit combo packs down into a tote bag

Japanese outfit Monocent has taken to Kickstarter with a versatile new cooking solution that can be swiftly put together in the outdoors and packs down into a highly portable form. The company’s 3flame system can act as a fire-pit, wood stove and grill… Continue reading 3flame stove, grill and fire-pit combo packs down into a tote bag

Flippy 2 kitchen robot can singlehandedly work a fast food fry station

Flippy the burger-flipping robot has received an upgrade as Miso Robotics rolls out its Flippy 2 model. Taking on board feedback from a pilot program with the White Castle hamburger chain that started in Chicago in September 2020, the new cybernetic ch… Continue reading Flippy 2 kitchen robot can singlehandedly work a fast food fry station

Lasers could bring the precision of 3D printing to the cooking of food

Even though it’s now possible to 3D-print foods into millimeter-precise shapes and forms, cooking those printed foods is still a fairly inexact process. Scientists are trying to change that, by using lasers to cook foods to specific optimized standards… Continue reading Lasers could bring the precision of 3D printing to the cooking of food

Martian Kayak camp stove uses a slide-in fire bed for nice clean cooking

Eco-conscious campers living the “leave no trace” way of life might like to minimize their impacts on the places that they visit, but that can become a little tricky when it’s time to make fire and food. A new solo stove from Japanese outdoor gear make… Continue reading Martian Kayak camp stove uses a slide-in fire bed for nice clean cooking