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How to Buy a Fire Lookout Tower
If you’ve ever seen a fire lookout tower and thought to yourself, “I wish I had one of those,” that dream might not be as far from reality as you...
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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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Steel, Fire, and Tradition: Blacksmith Neil Kamimura
At first glance, Kamimura can seem intimidating. His burly arms are covered in tattoos, a serene gaze emanating from a face framed by a bushy black beard and long hair...
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The Triple Nickels: Smoke Jumpers of the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion
the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion was an all-black airborne unit of the United States Army that not only protected our homeland from wildfire devastation during the1940s, but greatly impacted firefighting...
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A Short History of U.S. Fire Lookouts
Fire lookouts have long held an important service to our forests and communities. While technology advancements help make spotting fires easier, 150+ fire lookouts are still actively manned in the...
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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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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 x White’s Boots: Unfailing Quality Built on Legacy
Modeled after the boots worn by USFS hotshots, Filson and white’s boots have teamed up to build a limited-edition boot: the fire hybrid. Manufactured in Spokane by white’s using our...
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Food & Recipes
Filson Food: Drunken Bacon S'mores
You know what a s'more is. They've been a camping staple around the fire for as long as any of us can remember. But what we have here today is...
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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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