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5 Things I'm Grateful For as an Entrepreneur

4 Things I'm Grateful for as an Entrepreneur

Michael Mojica

I quit my 9-5 in late 2017 to be all in on pursuing my American Dream – growing Outdoor Element. I knew going in the hill ahead would be a...

4 Things I'm Grateful for as an Entrepreneur

Michael Mojica

I quit my 9-5 in late 2017 to be all in on pursuing my American Dream – growing Outdoor Element. I knew going in the hill ahead would be a...

How to Make a Campfire According to an Expert

How to Make a Campfire According to an Expert

Outdoor Element

Outdoor Element's own, Joe Brown, is featured in a recent blog post by Dad Gear Review. Check out his advice on how to make a campfire. 

How to Make a Campfire According to an Expert

Outdoor Element

Outdoor Element's own, Joe Brown, is featured in a recent blog post by Dad Gear Review. Check out his advice on how to make a campfire. 

Bike vs Bull: Life Lessons Learned while Running with Mom (Image of a forest similar to one in Germany where we outran a bull)

Bike vs Bull: Life Lessons while Running with Mom

Outdoor Element

One of my favorite mom memories is from when I was eight years old, while our family was stationed in Germany. Mom took me out for a daily run. She was running, and...

Bike vs Bull: Life Lessons while Running with Mom

Outdoor Element

One of my favorite mom memories is from when I was eight years old, while our family was stationed in Germany. Mom took me out for a daily run. She was running, and...

Michal Thompson and family on a summer adventure

How to be Family Adventure Ready

Outdoor Element

I wish I could say I'm motivated to get my family outdoors for exercise, learning new skills or encouraging self-care (it is a little of all those things) but my...

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How to be Family Adventure Ready

Outdoor Element

I wish I could say I'm motivated to get my family outdoors for exercise, learning new skills or encouraging self-care (it is a little of all those things) but my...

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Spring Forward by Looking Back: 11 Lessons Learned from my Camping Mistakes

Spring Forward by Looking Back: 11 Lessons Lear...

Outdoor Element

Spring is here and I’m itching to get outdoors. As I’m prepping my gear, I thought I’d share some common mistakes from my past in hopes of helping you get...

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Spring Forward by Looking Back: 11 Lessons Lear...

Outdoor Element

Spring is here and I’m itching to get outdoors. As I’m prepping my gear, I thought I’d share some common mistakes from my past in hopes of helping you get...

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Near Zero

Near Zero

Outdoor Element

I decided to do a test. Test setup and givens: As a reminder, I am located near Denver (5280 ft elevation). I used the same fuel (Jetboil), same aluminum canister/pot...

Near Zero

Outdoor Element

I decided to do a test. Test setup and givens: As a reminder, I am located near Denver (5280 ft elevation). I used the same fuel (Jetboil), same aluminum canister/pot...