Tag: wood

Turkish Samovar The Kelly Alternative

Paul Pinkerton

I finally had to accept the passing of an old friend. My beloved Kelly Kettle that has been with me since the earliest days of…

8 Ways A Knife Will Help You In The Great Outdoors

When you’re out and about exploring the wilderness, one of the most important things to bring with you is a knife. You never know when…

Want To Make Friends While Camping – Here Are Some Tips

Doug Williams

Camping is becoming an increasingly more and more popular activity. There are many reasons for this. First of all, there are so many beautiful places…

Malagasy Fire Cooking Stands – Easy to make and use

Paul Pinkerton

There’s little we in the Outdoor Revival office love more than cooking on campfires, there’s just something about it that epitomizes camping, and whenever we…

Manual Chainsaw – Turning You Into A Cutting Machine

Between us, the Outdoor Revival team cut a lot of wood, we prepare firewood to heat our houses, we make things and over the years…

Bowdrill Step by Step – Fire by Friction For The Beginner

Paul Pinkerton

I spent a great morning practicing fire by friction, and I have since decided to put this together in order to help those of us…

Primitive Cooking Fires in the outdoors

Paul Pinkerton

Cooking Fires FIREWOODS – There are many things which make some woods burn hotter than others – rate of growth, resin content, age of tree,…

Lighting a fire with one match in soaking wet conditions

Paul Pinkerton

Because of my difficulties getting a fire going on the last trip, I set myself the goal to go over the basics once more, but…

The Solo Stove Bonfire – bringing family and friends together

Who doesn’t love fire?  Well, I’m presuming there’s no one that doesn’t enjoy sitting with friends around the flames, feeling the warmth of friendship and…

The Courageous Life and Death of Gerry Largay

Doug Williams

Gerry Largay was a sixty-six-year-old hiker who had disappeared from the Appalachian Trail in July of 2013. Since her disappearance, the sheriff had received hundreds…