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Written by David Ames, Bivouac ManagerWhen backpacking, space and weight are determinant in how your body performs and feels, both at the end of day and the beginning of the next one. Carrying bulky gear makes your hiking days more challenging than they otherwise need to be. When considering possible ways to drop weight from your gear, lightweight cooking systems and accessories present one of the more affordable options when compared with the cost of ultra light tents and high end sleeping bags … read more

Take dead meat. Apply to fire. Casually adjust until it’s exactly how you like it. Remove from the elements you mastered.Take produce from the nature you manipulated. Cut it with sharp objects. Apply to fire. Control exactly how long it’s on there, because you’re the master. Remove cooked byproduct.Cooking is the natural extension of man’s mastery of the elements. It is the ultimate expression of self-sufficiency: you can provide perhaps the most basic, not instantly available need for yourself. … read more