Camplife Reviews

In depth gear reviews to help you find your own camplife-style

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DIY tutorials & guides to build & modify your gear and your camplife

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Like food network, but for camping. Recipes, how to's, and camplife-hacks

LATEST REVIEWS

Vertical Rotisserie Bushcraft Cooking

The vertical rotisserie is a campfire cooking game-changer. Easier to set up, less work to maintain, and an even better flavor! Check out the video to see what the vertical rotisserie is all about. You'll never want to do a horizontal rotisserie ever again!

Bushcraft Glove Throwdown

​The camplifebros are in search of the perfect bushcraft glove. Will we find the unicorn of camping gloves? One that keeps you warm and dry, durable enough in thorny situations, and can handle the heat of a campfire? Check out our first contender - The Insulated Deerskin Glove.

Mini Cast Iron Cooking Challenge!

Is it possible to serve all your cooking needs with a single mini cast iron pan?! We took up the challenge with one of the all time camp food favorites, the breakfast sandwich. Check out the pros and cons of going small for this delicious morning meal. 

First Look at a
​DIY Hammock Setup

Here is a quick first look at my DIY hammock setup. This post includes a video and a glossary that introduce all of the elements which are essential and unique to  a hammock you plan on spending the night in. 

How to Cook Campfire Potatoes Patagonia

​This is a Francis Mallmann inspired rustic campfire potatoes recipe. Crispy on the outside like french fries, and soft on the inside like mashed potatoes. Great breakfast potatoes over the fire. Check out how to make this the next time you're in the woods!

DIY Leather Axe Mask

This was my introduction to working with leather, and I know it won't be the last. An amazingly fun and relatively easy project that will save you money, is a completely custom fit, looks amazing, and will protect your axe from all the elements for years to come.

Japanese $1 Store Bushcraft Gear Review

We went to a Japanese discount store and found all sorts of bushcraft and camplife goodies. Check out all the loot we got for less than $15.

​Budget Campfire Grills

Need a pack-able campfire grill for your bushcrafting adventures? Check out these alternative grills that don't break the bank, but will elevate your camp cooking experience to the next level. 

Campfire Pasta Carbonara

I was inspired to make the One-Pan-Pasta-Carbonara from artofmanliness.com. Cabonara has a long history of being cooked at camp by the Italian charcoal men it was named after. So I decided to try cooking this over the open fire too. So much fun! Check out the results and the step-by-step guide here. 

Folding Bucksaw Tutorial

A step by step tutorial on how to make your own folding bucksaw for under $30. This saw is a great addition to your bushcraft kit. It collapses easily and can be packed away in a streamline form factor. Process wood like a beast with this bucksaw. Read on to see the step by step guide and video. 

Ouspots Twig Stove

Gasification twig stoves are highly engineered pieces of bushcraft equipment that are a blast to use. But are the brand name ones worth the hundreds of dollars? Or can you get the same results with something that costs around $20? Read our in depth review of this inexpensive gasification twig stove and find out if it measures up.

DIY Insulated Hammock

Full tutorial on how to make an insulated hammock for under $99 using two down quilts you can buy at Costco or on Amazon and some fabric from Ripstopbytheroll. Check out how to make a sewn on underquilt with this tutorial.

Luci Solar Powered Lantern

Let me introduce you to the light that got me through 500 miles on the PCT. This cute little lamp is the smallest in the arsenal of Luci lights, and the perfect companion for the thru-hiker or hammock camper. Will it be enough to illuminate your camplife? 

Best Camp Spatula under $10?

Camp spatulas are atrocious marketing gimmicks. All you need is a regular spatula. Here is the one that chefs prefer in the kitchen and also works for cooking over the fire. ​This is one of the best pieces of camp cooking gear you can buy under $10. 

Camplife Reviews

In depth gear reviews to help you find your own camplife-style

Camplife Workshop

DIY tutorials & guides to build & modify your gear and your camplife

Camplife Kitchen

Like food network, but for camping. Recipes, how to's, and camplife-hacks

ABOUT US

José & Herman

People camp in all sorts of ways. Some do the ultralight thing, some do the car camping thing, and some do the bushcraft/survival thing. There’s no right or wrong way to camp. Camplife is all about how you enjoy the outdoors. And we the Camplife Brothers are all about exploring the different ways of camplife. We are definitely not pros or experts at camping, backpacking, or bushcrafting. We are just a couple of old friends trying out new stuff and learning as we go. ​

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