If you want to do some camping away from the main camp ground at Chisos Basin, but you don’t want to go too far, Paint Gap is a good spot. You can even get to the first three campsites in a car. You’ll need a four wheel drive with good off-road tires to go much further […]
Ernst Tinaja – Big Bend National Park
A tinaja is a depression left in bedrock that’s carved out by gravel and sand washing through from arroyos (seasonal streams). Be careful when you’re out there. Tinajas are a very important and fragile part of the desert ecosystem. Don’t leave anything but footprints behind. Ernst Tinaja is located just off of Old Ore Road […]
Backcountry Camping: Old Ore Road – Big Bend
If you’re headed out to Big Bend and want to do some backcountry camping, Old Ore Road is one of our favorite spots since it gets very little traffic compared to other areas. It is one of the hottest areas in the park, so keep that in mind if you are heading out there in […]
The Best Camping Chair for Big Dudes
When I started this blog I didn’t expect to spend the time to write a review about a camping chair, but here it is. I’m a large person (6’4″, 245 pounds). So, I’ve kinda gotten used to things just not fitting me. Heck I can’t even ride in some cars without battering my knees on […]
Campfire Skillet and Grill Grate Recipes
A collection of our favorite campfire recipes for cooking directly over the fire on a grate or in a pan. Campfire Fajitas – One of our go-to recipes for cooking on our campfire grate. Meat wrapped in a tortilla is the best way to experience campfire cooking. Campfire Steak Kebabs – One of the quickest […]
Campfire Foil Packet Recipes
Foil is one of the most versatile tools in your campfire cooking arsenal. You’ll never go hungry if you have a roll of tin foil handy. Just wrap up your meal and toss it next to the fire. Campfire Cones – Simple tinfoil wrapped waffle-cone goodness that everybody will love better than s’mores. Stuff anything you want […]
Pie Iron Recipes
Pie Irons are a classic of easy campfire cooking. The smoky taste that the campfire and pie irons add to your food just can’t be replicated anywhere else. Pie Iron S’mores – Gooey, graham crackery, chocolatey goodness. Make these on your next camping trip and you’ll be the hero of the weekend. Campfire […]
Campfire Drink Recipes
You’ve been drinking warm water all day while out on the trail. Liven things up around the campfire in the evening with one of our campfire drinks. Cowboy Coffee – There’s no need to pack a coffee pot or percolator. Don’t let a few coffee grounds scare you away from your morning brew. Hot […]
Cast Iron Dutch Oven Recipes
For hundreds of years, the cast iron dutch oven has been a staple of campfire cooking throughout the world. And, for good reason. You can cook pretty much anything in a dutch oven that you could cook in your home oven. For some reason though, it just tastes better. It’ll also impress the heck out of your […]
Backcountry Camping: K-Bar – Big Bend
This backcountry campsite is our least favorite for backcountry camping in Big Bend National Park. If you are bringing your Prius out to backcountry camp in Big Bend, I suppose this is an attainable option. If you have something that can better handle dirt roads, pass on this site. The K-Bar backcountry site is a […]