Camp Kitchen Guides & Outdoor Cooking Tips

Secondhand camp kitchens can be real bargains — or rusted stoves and moldy tanks in a nice case. Here's the component-by-component inspec...

The classic plywood patrol box can weigh 65–70 lbs before a single pot goes in. Here's how modern scout troops set up a patrol camp kitch...

One 20-lb propane tank holds the energy of about twenty 1-lb canisters — but it weighs 37 lb and won't fit in your camp kitchen box. Here...

Wind steals more dinners than rain does. Here's how to place your camp kitchen, rig a tarp that sheds water and gusts, use the box and li...

Where you place your camp kitchen decides whether cooking is smooth or miserable — and in bear country, it's a safety decision. Here are ...

Camp kitchens run from 6-pound folding stands to 57-pound fully loaded all-in-one boxes. Here are the real weights by category, the 51-po...

Most camp kitchen boxes aren't waterproof — they're weatherproof, and the difference matters. Here's how wood, fabric, plastic totes, and...

The Outback's cargo bay is long but low, and its payload limit is lower than most campers think. Here are the real measurements, the hone...

Minivans hide a deep cargo well, a low flat floor, and sliding doors that make them quietly excellent camp cookhouses. Cargo specs for th...

The classic three-zone campsite kitchen — cook, prep, wash — gets a lot simpler when all three zones live in one box. Here's how to place...