I made my first backpacking stove in my college girlfriend's backyard with a hole punch and a can of Fancy Feast. After emptying the cat food in the trash (she didn't have a cat, and I was a dirtbag ...

[Charles] sent in a tip about an alcohol based stove built from beer cans and a penny. The burner is efficient, lightweight, and tiny all while still packing a pretty big punch. It can boil water for ...

Jaymi Heimbuch is a writer and photographer specializing in wildlife conservation, technology, and food. She is the author of "The Ethiopian Wolf: Hope at the Edge of Extinction." LifeHacker brought ...

It's impossible to check out the new movie Wild in theaters and not be inspired to hit the trail ASAP. But if you're a camping newbie, prepping your pack can be a bit of a struggle — if you've seen ...

If you're looking for a cheap, efficient stove you can take camping, William Abernathy at Make can show you how to make one out of an aluminum can. Abernathy uses a never-filled, 1-quart paint can for ...

An 18.8-ounce Campbell's Chunky soup can fits perfectly inside an 18.5-ounce Progresso soup can. With modifications and assembly, the pair combine to form a small cylinder that issues a controlled, ...