My pack goats "Bill" & "Levi" as well as my dogs "Ash" & "Juni" loved this wild camping overnight trip. we all enjoyed the peacefulness of Nature. A real first person ASMR experience. I cooked my most ambitious meal yet, a gourmet steak dinner that would be appreciated in the finest of restaurants using the Firebox Freestyle Stove in its eight panel fire pit configuration. I fly fished for trout the whole time I was there but was only able to catch one nice brookie 👍😎

Our modern lives are stressful! With everything that's going wrong in the world these days it's nice to escape to the peace & quiet of the forest. However, being that we're also overly stimulated from living in the information age and everyone having a personal entertainment system in our pocket, the contrast between regular life and camping life can leave us feeling bored. That's where camp, cooking, fishing and hanging out with my four legged friends comes in. I'm never left wondering what to do...for the most part I keep busy. So, if i'm not resting, how is it that I come away feeling restored and ready to take on the challenges of regular life with a little more fuel in the tank and a renewed commitment to be the best husband, father and fellow human being that I can be? It's not about a physical rest but rather a break from the emotional and psychological stress. A re-grounding of sorts. When I start feeling like I'm just getting by, I know it's time to get out on another one of these rejuvenating escapes to the pure and unquestionable integrity of the natural world were everything is truly as wonderful as it seems. Where I can let my guard down and soak up all that undeniable goodness and re-calibrate my core self by realizing or remembering my place in the universe. When I'm in wild natural places that have gone unchanged for thousands of years, I get to see how fast the fabricated world we live in shifts. What is true today will be proven false tomorrow. Buildings that you watched go up are being torn down for what's next. It's easy to see why everyone is stressed out all the time. Our modern lives need the stability that can only be found in nature. I'm a true believer.

You may have noticed that my camp cooking gear is much more specialized than what you see at your local outdoors shop. That's because I am a product designer / inventor who has focused in on this type of gear and I use my camping trips to explore cool new way to use the products I sell. By personally using what I offer I give my customers ideas on how they can better enjoy my products but I also test my gear to an extreme to be sure that any shortcomings are addressed. It's very important to me that my customers feel confident in my products because I want my gear to enhance my customers outdoor experiences. Gear failures are not an option because of how much distraction that can cause to an adventure that may have been months or even years in the planning. Some people are only able to get out once a year or maybe even once every two or three years so it's very important to me that everything functions as it should so that everyone can get the most out of their precious moments in nature.
Firebox Outdoors llc. Produces the most advanced and high functioning cook kit, wood burning stoves and other camp cooking products available anywhere. I have also curated a collection of high quality camping products made by other companies that I use personally to be sure they meet the same quality standards we strive for in our own products. Please take a minute to visit the Firebox website to explore how Firebox products can enhance your camping experiences.
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