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Turn your back seat into a bed and other cool kit
Turn your backseat into a bed, breathe underwater, charge your phone while you cook, light your campfire in a storm…more cool and quirky camping gear for you read more
Tag: Camping stoves & barbecues
From rocket stoves and wood-burning camping stoves to the best gas camping stoves and electric hobs. Barbecue reviews and how to build campfires for kotlich and open air cooking.
Great gifts for campers and outdoorsy types
What do you buy the camper in your life? What do you put on your own present wishlist? Have a look at these lovely ideas – from motorhome Lego to a portable camp washing ‘machine’.
Have we found the answer? The Cadac campstove test
An instant barbecue that doubles as a camping gas cooker? How perfect that sounds. People seem to love the Cadac, so we’ve given it a try too. See what we thought. read more
What do we need? The real camping gear list
What kit do you need on a long European camping trip? Some of the Campfire crew share their summer packing list. read more
From a wall of fire to a camping microwave…Camp Cool 4
What’s new in camping gear and outdoor equipment? We’ve been searching, chatting to designers and testing on your behalf. Here’s our latest round-up of great camping kit. read more
Debut dining with the Cobb oven
We’ve given this shiny, table-top, do-it-all cooker a test with a menu of star anise and orange trout and both veggie and turkey kebabs. read more
Sssshh! Please don’t buy these…
We’ve been asked to review a few camping and outdoors thingies recently that, while fantastic in some ways, we’d like you NOT to buy. Why? Because we think camping is about listening to the birds and looking at the stars! read more
The call of the campfire
”We are the cooking apes, the creatures of the flame”. Matthew de Abaitua shares an extract from his book, his campfire cooking kit and his love of eating outdoors. read more
An al fresco curry camping feast
A delicious camping meal that’s fun to make, easy to adapt and even easier to eat. Four recipes in under an hour, all cooked on woodburning camping stoves. read more
Camp Cool 3 – new camping and outdoor kit
A clever all-terrain trolley to help you move your camping gear, a magic straw that makes nasty water drinkable, a way to keep your craft beer cold and more…just some of the new camping and outdoor kit we’ve found. read more
How to bake a campsite cake
Here at Campfire Magazine, we always say you should be able to make great food with only two rings and a wobbly table (well, and a few tasty ingredients, of course!). Caravan-fan Amanda Regan tells us how she manages to bake cakes with basic equipment and a whole lot of love. read more
The Cobb vs the LotusGrill
We’ve come across some clever-looking barbecue innovations, but are they really any better than a basic barbecue? read more
The most delicious camping dessert ever…really!
Oh goodness. This is delicious…coconut pain perdu. It’s simple, and perfect for cooking on our Cadac Safari Chef or campstove with frying pan. read more
Meet the Horizon rocket stove
Rocket stoves are great for outdoor cooking and camping. They’re efficient, smokeless and sturdy. We like the look of the new Horizon and we’ve just given one away to a lucky subscriber! read more
Rocket stove recipes with Darren, Mort (and Jamie)
So what can you cook on a rocket stove? Our competition winner, Darren Browett, has been testing his Horizon stove with Moroccan burgers and barmbrack eggy bread. Yes, please! read more
Camping ‘roast’ potatoes anywhichway
You don’t need an oven to make delicious roast potatoes when camping. Follow our recipe to make teeny ‘roasties’ you can spice in a thousand different ways for great camping meals. read more
Carefree camping in a part-time campervan
Meet Sally and Tony for tips on creating a part-time campervan and the lowdown on a great campsite and pub in Eskdale. read more
Camp Cool 1 – great new camping gear
We’re always looking for well designed and useful camping and outdoors kit. See what we’ve found now…from bivvy hammocks to the perfect vacuum flask. read more
We have a winner!
The Cadac Safari Chef is our favourite camping stove barbecue, so it was great to offer one in our competition. And now we have a winner! read more
The wonders of wild woods and wild food
Giles loves woodland camping and the tastiest wild & local food. Let him win you over to the simple pleasures! read more
