These 7 camping stoves are on sale just in time for your weekend trip

Everyone knows food tastes better when it's cooked outside. But despite what you might've learned as a Boy or Girl Scout, a campfire can be a complicated endeavor — it blows smoke in your face, its open flame doesn't always cook evenly, and it can be difficult to light and maintain in windy weather. (And then there's the issue of finding dry-enough firewood from a convenient local source — don't be that person who introduces an invasive species to a state park.)

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Technically speaking, you could subsist on trail mix, saltines, and Slim Jims during a weekend in the woods if you had to, like some wannabe Bear Grylls. But why would you when portable camping stoves are a thing? Read more...