Flipping through The Manual: Cast-iron cooking, a portable wood stove

By Digital Trends Staff October 17, 2015

Burned out on apps, keyboards, and screens? Improve your analog life this weekend! Digital Trends’ brother site The Manual exists to give men straight-up advice, from unspoken suit rules you need to know to the latest in fashion, food, drink, travel, grooming, and culture. Here are a few of our favorite stories to appear on The Manual lately.

Trekking: The Frontier Plus is the wood stove we’ve been waiting for

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Practicality is rarely as portable as it is with the Frontier Plus camp stove. Not only does the wood-burning device break down for easy transport, but it allows you to control the temperature and cooking heat when fully assembled.

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Boozing on a budget? Here are the best whiskies under 20 bucks

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We’ve gone through all the trouble of taste-testing some of the cheapest bottles you can get, and have put together this list of the best ones for your perusal. You’re welcome.

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Miller High Life teams with Stock Mfg. Co. for capsule collection and NY pop-up

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“We already had High Life on tap in our shop long before we ever started working on this project!”

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A quick guide to cooking with cast iron

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Cast iron cookware company FINEX was kind enough to share a few pieces of advice to help us better understand how to cook with cast iron.

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Beard + Sea gives beardcare a fresh new scent

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“Every beard care product we make is meant to draw inspiration from the cooling and refreshing nature of the sea,” says creator Jon Richards

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Thousands go barefoot for the shoeless

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In an effort to raise awareness of shoelessness, Soles4Souls has organized the #Barefoot4Them campaign.

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