Best Gifts for Hikers, Backpackers, and People Who Love the Outdoors (2026)

After suggesting a wood stove and a small blower, you should have seen this coming. What you need to complete the complete fire package is cook on fire, A wonderful book containing recipes and techniques for cooking over an open flame. Cooking over fire It has a good mix of recipes, from simple and delicious vegetables to slow-cooked meats that require hours. There’s also a lot of basic information on different types of fires and cooking techniques, as well as all the equipment you might want for cooking different things (eg: spits, fork sticks, Cast iron skilletsetc.). It’s everything you need – sorry, adventurous friend – to start cooking over the fire.

What I really want to try is the “ignite fire inside the log” technique shown on the cover, but I haven’t been able to achieve that yet. So far, I’ve only had the opportunity to make roasted pork belly with roasted carrots and a “Krabbelurer” cake for dessert. They were all excellent, though that universal rule probably applies here more than in any other form of cooking: your results may vary. In the end, this isn’t really a gift related to cooking. It’s a gift to remind us all to slow down and take our time with food and everything else.