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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.

See the Rain: NOAA Hi-Def Radar Weather App for iPhone Review

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The problem with the built-in Apple weather app for iPhone is that it only provides static forecasts, highs and lows,...

Fly Fishing The Experience

Change Fly Fishing Tactics to Fool Reluctant Trout

St. Joe River fly fishing

There’s a sweet fly fishing run on my favorite stretch of the St. Joe River, ranging from a few feet...

Top 10 GPS Units

Global Positioning System (GPS) devices are violently trying to replace my natural ability to navigate via the stars, street signs,...

Camping Fly Fishing The Experience

Fishing with the Bears

Kodiak Brown Bear and Coho Salmon Fishing

Several years ago — too many, actually — my unassuming next door neighbor turned out to be a wicked cool...

Fly Fishing Gear

Measure Net: The Best (and Last) Fly Fishing Net You’ll Ever Use

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There’s one trout fishing net on the market that is the absolute best: The Measure Net. It’s a lot like...

Backpacking The Experience

Be the Rookie: How I Got Hooked on Backpacking

At the top of He Devil in the Seven Devils mountain range.

It started with a woman. A smokin’ hot chick who wasn’t afraid of dirt, bugs, or peeing in the woods....

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