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National Forest Elemental series. Fires in the Forests: A Gift of the Gods
Fire is destructive, but it is also cleansing. Fire occurs throughout the natural world in many forms, and in the hands of mankind, it can be wielded for good and...
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Uni Butter Surf & Turf
Chef Chachi Thomas, has become local Seattle favorite with his string of celebrated pop-up restaurants across the city. We recently shared a meal, and he shared his take on PNW...
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The Black Beauty: A Short History of Cast Iron Cookware
There is something about a cast iron skillet that tugs at the heart of any outdoorsman. It’s almost as if its burley black surface has retained a hint of every...
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Newport News Marine Incident Response Team
Housed inside Firehouse 1 in downtown Newport News, the twenty-four firefighters of this unique team spend large portions of their time out on the water helping those in need. As...
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Wet Weather Fire Starters
Cold and wet at camp? Dry out and warm up quickly by starting a fire with these four items that are most likely around your campsite.
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Food & Recipes
Filson Food: Campfire Cajun Rockfish
Like many of the other reef fishes on the Pacific coast, rockfish has a mild, white flesh, which makes it a versatile fish that takes on the flavor of any...
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Food & Recipes
Filson Food: Black Bear Currywurst Sausage Recipe
Most people may not know that bear meat is not only edible but also delicious. The meat is similar to beef in appearance and makes amazing stews and sausages. Although...
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Filson Community: Campfire Ghost Stories
Cheers to everyone who wrote in with their scariest campfire ghost stories. Read on for our favorite submissions, and be sure to commit one to memory for your next night...
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Filson Food: Roasted Beaver Tail Recipe
If you were a trapper back in the frontier days, a beaver tail was something that would have you licking your lips. Long, hard winters were filled with lean, wild...
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Filson Food: Fire-Baked Dutch Oven Cobbler
Backcountry fire-cooked desserts often take a back seat to more common campfire dishes, like breakfast hashes and one-pan meals. This is a mistake. It is true that most dessert recipes...
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Filson Food: Campfire Steak & Hash
One of the challenges in the backcountry is pulling off cooking a meal without all the equipment we are used to in our home kitchens. This challenge also makes it...
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How to Create a Rocket Stove
Simple, compact, scalable, the wooden rocket stove uses itself as fuel. named for it’s likeness to the business end of a rocket, this method produces an incredibly efficient cook-top when...
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How To's
How to Build a Swedish Fire Log
When the Swedish army jumped into the Thirty Years War to invade the Holy Roman Empire, the soldiers developed a highly efficient campfire that required only a single log, commonly...
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