10 Best Hot Tents (2024 Update) Buyer’s Guide

Every experienced outdoorsman understands one cardinal rule when it comes to gas stoves: don’t bring your stove inside the tent. Stoves release carbon monoxide that can, and often does, result in death for campers who were just trying to stay warm.

The one exception to the rule is the hot tent. The hot tent is not a new idea (armies have been using the hot tent forever) but it is only recently that it has gained significant traction in the civilian camping space.

The hot tent allows you to bring a wood stove into your tent and safely vent smoke and carbon monoxide to the outdoors through a stovepipe. The effect is to create your own private winter lodge right in the middle of the forest. Nice. Below are the best hot tent options for 2024 (more…)

10 Best Water Bottles (Update 2023) Buyer’s Guide

Dehydration (1) can lead to fatigue, headaches, muscle cramps, depression, skin ailments, constipation, confusion and more.

But cheap plastic bottles that are likely to contain BPA and wind up in the ocean are not an option for the health conscious, environmentally responsible person today. They want a water bottle they can use countless times, that is free of contaminants and is easy to tote about. Below are the 10 best water bottles for 2023.

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