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Man Makes Fire publishes in-depth outdoor gear reviews designed to help you find the right gear for your outdoor adventures. We use, test, and review gear including the best camping tents, best fly rod and reel combos, best fishing waders, best soft coolers, best camping stoves, SUPs, bikes, ski and snowboarding gear, and much much more.

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55+ Best Outdoor Gifts for 2024

This outdoor gift guide photo shows the author outside on a lake on a paddle board with a dog on a summer day.

The best outdoor gifts for outdoor lovers, adventurers, and the outdoorsy people in your life are gifts that help extend...

Camping Gear

Best Screen Tents & Pop-Up Screen Houses for Bugs, Wind, Rain & Sun

This photo shows outdoor enthusiasts inside of a screen house shelter while camping.

In this guide to the best screen tents for camping and picnicking, I review and recommend the best screen shelters...

Gear Hunting

Petzl Aria 2 RGB Headlamp Review

This review photo shows the Petzl Aria 2 RGB Headlamp.

The Petzl Aria 2 RGB Headlamp is a high-quality, rugged waterproof headlamp with two white lenses plus a red, green,...

Backpacking Gear

The North Face Stormbreak 1 Tent Review: Tested & Compared

The North Face Stormbreak 1 Tent has been a long-time favorite in the 1-person backpacking tent category, and for good...

Fly Fishing Gear

Korkers Intros New Derek DeYoung Fish Moc Collection

This photo shows a closeup of the new Korkers men's Fish Moc in the Brook Trout option with Derek DeYoung-style artwork.

Korkers has teamed up with the famous fish-focused artist Derek DeYoung to create a new line of casual summer shoes...

Gear

25 Outdoor Gifts for Outdoorsy Women Who Really Get After It

This photo shows an outdoorsy woman paddle boarding on a river.

The best gifts for outdoorsy women are often the very same gifts that are great gifts for all outdoor adventurers....

Backpacking Gear Hunting

Black Diamond Storm 500-R Headlamp Review

This review photo shows the Black Diamond Storm 500-R Headlamp with a light turned on.

The Black Diamond Storm 500-R is a powerful-but-lightweight rechargeable headlamp. It produces proximity, distance, and night vision lighting modes up...

Gear Water Sports

O’Brien Runway Flag Edition Inflatable Dock Review

This review photo shows a dog standing on the O'Brien Runway Flag Edition Inflatable Float swim dock on a lake.

The O’Brien Runway Flag Edition Inflatable Float is an inflatable swim dock platform. It features a relatively rigid drop-stitch construction,...

Lightweight Wading Boots: My Favorites and Why

The Best Screen Tents for 2026

Best Wading Boots for Fishing in 2026

REI Co-op Flexlite Air Chair Review

Black Diamond Spot 400 Headlamp Review

Sea to Summit Ether Light XT Review: Long-Term Report

The Best Screen Tents for 2026

Is the Exped Mega Pump Worth Buying?

Exped MegaMat Review: Ridiculously Comfortable 2 Years Later

Lightweight Wading Boots: My Favorites and Why

Best Wading Boots for Fishing in 2026

Orvis Clearwater Combo Review: Long-Term Update

Black Diamond Storm 500-R Headlamp Review

Petzl Aria 2 RGB Headlamp Review

10 Best Headlamps for Hunting 2024: Tested and Compared

Leki Helicon Lite Ski Poles Review: Great Versatility

Hestra Army Leather Heli Ski Mitt Review

The Best Stio Holiday Sale Deals 2023

Shelta Hats Review and Comparison, Long-Term Update

Excellent All-Around iSUP: ISLE Pioneer 3 Review

ISLE Intros 3rd Generation Pioneer and Explorer iSUPs for 2024

How to Make Your Traeger Pro 575 Produce More Smoke

Traeger Pro 575 Pellet Grill Review

BlendJet 2 Portable Blender Review: ‘Surprisingly Handy’

Gear

55+ Best Outdoor Gifts for 2024

Best Screen Tents & Pop-Up Screen Houses for Bugs, Wind, Rain & Sun

Petzl Aria 2 RGB Headlamp Review

The North Face Stormbreak 1 Tent Review: Tested & Compared

Korkers Intros New Derek DeYoung Fish Moc Collection

25 Outdoor Gifts for Outdoorsy Women Who Really Get After It

Black Diamond Storm 500-R Headlamp Review

O’Brien Runway Flag Edition Inflatable Dock Review