Published on March 5, 2025, 12:20 p.m.

In the hierarchy of outdoor cooking, boiling water is simple thermodynamics; baking bread is complex engineering. To bake effec…

Published on April 3, 2025, 3:31 a.m.

In the engineering of public health, scale is the ultimate challenge. Filtering water for a hiker is a matter of ounces; filter…

Published on April 23, 2025, 2:46 p.m.

In the backcountry, silence is a resource as precious as water. The intrusion of a combustion engine is usually an act of acous…

Published on April 11, 2025, 4:58 a.m.

Beneath our feet lies a hidden archive of history, geology, and lost artifacts. To access it requires more than a shovel; it re…

Published on Dec. 6, 2024, 5:30 a.m.

In the physics of outdoor cooking, the enemy is not just hunger; it is the wind. A standard camping stove is essentially a Buns…

Published on March 29, 2025, 2:38 a.m.

To the casual observer, an RV awning is a simple sheet of fabric. To the structural engineer, it is a **Cantilevered Airfoil**.…

Published on Dec. 5, 2024, 5:15 p.m.

In the domain of winter camping, the wood stove is not a luxury; it is a life-support system. However, the transition from a he…

Published on April 3, 2025, 6:35 a.m.

The transition from charcoal to pellet grilling is a shift from art to engineering. While a traditional pitmaster relies on int…

Published on April 23, 2025, 3:40 p.m.

In the evolution of portable energy, we have transitioned from the brute force of mechanical generation to the precision of dig…

Published on May 15, 2023, 7:41 p.m.

In the physics of angling, the "cast" is an energy transfer problem. The angler loads potential energy into the rod blank, whic…