25 Best Campgrounds Within Two Hours of Dallas TX Day to day life on the job can get tiring. Once the weekend finally rolls around you want to escape to a place where you can spend time with the family. Unfortunately, research can get exhausting. Lucky for you, we’ve done most of the work. Our [...]

There is a lake about a mile from the 50 Campfires office, and on a hot August day I’ve often wanted to go swimming over the lunch hour. The problem? There isn’t a place to change! Something as simple as shelter is really taken for granted until you don’t have it. This summer however, will be [...]

We love the outdoors! Walking through the woods and fields of a nearby park awakens the soul. Unfortunately, it can also awaken a herd of blood sucking ninjas. Yes, we’re talking about ticks. If they didn’t carry things like lime disease we might be less concerned with them, but because they can cause larger problems than [...]

There’s nothing quite like camping near water. I love going to bed listening to gentle waves lap the nearby shoreline or hearing current sliding by. It’s even better when these waters hold fish, especially when camping with kids. My favorite camping memory involves waking up early one morning and stepping onto a big rock just a [...]

We’ve seen a lot of creative ways to start a fire, but none involving a piece of fruit. Turns out that you can pull just enough voltage from a lemon to get your tinder up and running. The tip comes from the North Survival Youtube channel. If you watch the full video below you can [...]

For 6000 bucks, Adam Nawrot transformed an old NYPD surveillance van into his mobile home and photo studio. Adam was kind enough to share the pics of his process, demonstrating how to turn a 1997 Ford E-350 into the kind of custom camper van dreams are made of. Build cost? $6000 for the van, construction, electrical and solar gear, plus another $1800 [...]

This post is part of our 50 Campfires series, 9 Rules for Flame-Cooking a World-Class Steak, giving you a complete guide to one of the best camping meals imaginable. This is where the rubber meets the road. Below we outline the steak cooking process and how to turn out those famous grill marks that everyone [...]

For some outdoor enthusiasts, the end of summer doesn’t necessarily mean the end of enjoying the outdoors. If you’re one of the outdoor lovers who won’t let the cold stand in your way, here are a few tips on how to make even the coldest camping trip an enjoyable one. Shelter An insulated windproof tent [...]

Any time we’re getting ready to head out into the great outdoors, we’re sure to pack the essentials. We’ve got our tent, sleeping bags, day packs, fire starting gear, cooking essentials and more. But one item that we’ve noticed ourselves relying on more and more as we go adventuring with Mother Nature is our smart [...]

Stuff Gramps Should Have Taught You It’s long been thought that the notion of Eskimos having 50 different words for snow was an urban – or in this case, an arctic – legend, but more recent research has shown it’s actually more fact than fiction. Turns out between the two primary branches of the Eskimo [...]