Cooking Gear

Cooking in wind at camp is less about heroic flame control and more about choosing a low, sheltered, stable setup before you light the stove. A £15 wind shield can…

Compare four camping kettles for UK trips: a 2L whistling model, a Trangia 27, and two folding options. Choose by capacity, stove fit and packed size.

Cooking in a mess tin works best when you stop treating it like a tiny saucepan and start treating it like a shallow, fast-heating tray. If you want to know…

It’s late evening in the Lake District, and you’re on your first wild camping trip. The tent is up, the views are stunning, but now comes the real test: making…

Opening your tent flap to cool morning air, there’s nothing quite like brewing a cup of coffee in the outdoors. But getting a tasty brew on the campsite can be…

Picture a damp evening in Snowdonia: pasta sauce clinging to a nesting pot, tea tannin in enamel mugs, and a queue forming near the campsite tap while the midges gather.…

Four camping stoves for walking, hot water, shared meals and fuel-flexible trips, with clear advice on cookware, cartridges and outdoor safety.

Compare four camping lanterns for UK trips: BioLite AlpenGlow 500, Black Diamond Moji 200, Ledlenser ML4 and LuminAID PackLite Nova USB.

It’s the second day of a camping trip and the butter has melted into the cheese, the milk smells questionable, and the sausages you’d planned for tonight are sitting in…

It’s 7pm, you’ve been walking since 9am, and the last thing you want to do is fuss with three pans, a chopping board, and a recipe that requires “finely diced…