The Looftlighter

Start your next fire with a 1000°F electric wand

Sick of grilled chicken tasting like lighter fluid, theater director Richard Looft made his first prototype by using a reversed vacuum to blow air onto a toaster filled with charcoal. When he saw that the coal was ready to use in just a few minutes, the concept for the Looftlighter was born. The resulting curling-iron-shaped device produces 1000°F electric heat to ignite anything from charcoal …

Modern Picnic Essentials

Take dinner outdoors with handmade cutlery cases, dead-stock fabric blankets and reusable sandwich bags

While nothing beats a vintage picnic set for the kitsch value, when we head to the park to eat, we more often find ourselves tucking an old tablecloth into a tote and rifling through last night’s takeout bag for plastic cutlery. Below we highlight a few ways to class up your outdoor dining supplies with some favorite finds from Etsy. Sewn Natural sews vintage fabrics …

Doppio Tumbler

A travel mug for diminutive drinks

For those who don’t supersize their coffee, this new Doppio tumbler is the perfect compact size for toting more petite servings, like espressos and cappuccinos. The double-walled construction (hence the name “Doppio”) and snap-on lid keeps drinks hot or cold on-the-go. Made by Innate, a Vancouver company that specializes in making outdoorsy products sustainably, you can feel good about your purchase and be sure it …