Fire

Gerber grows its Stakeout camping tool into a small family with the all-new Stakeout Spark. True to its name, this base camp-to-backcountry handheld brings fire-starting capabilities and adds a new form factor to the Stakeout lineup.

Howl Campfires managed to make propane fire heat more like wood, but it ended up with a crazy high-priced product. With the R1, it's created a fire pit that's much more affordable and spits out a flame nearly high enough to singe your beard hairs.

Fighting fire usually involves water or foam, but they can be messy and environmentally destructive. Engineers at Ohio State University have now developed handheld tools that cleanly extinguish fires with 'ionic wind’ and vortex rings.

Grill Game takes the concept of modular, multipurpose cooking equipment to new ends with its G1. Call it a grill, griddle, stove or smoker – it's all four and more, firing up over charcoal, campfire or an included propane burner.

Tripod torches have become common among battery camping lights, but a new startup has a more literal (and terrifying) interpretation. Its Tripod Torch is a freestanding flame-spewer that delivers a big, open flame meant to spread heat more evenly.

These remarkable non-toxic fire suppressors are the smallest on the market. They handle a variety of situations, including grease, engine, server rack and battery fires, using pyrotechnic technology – and they don't ruin what you're trying to save.

Overland Expo's focus may be largely on earth-exploring giants and heavy-duty gear, but the show does also highlight some smaller gadgets. One of our favorite finds was the Fire Flute, a tiny, 50-gram fire starter with watertight cache and whistle.

A robo-dog capable of throwing 30-ft flames from its back might seem the stuff of sci-fi nightmares, but such terrors were made real last year with the launch of the Thermonator. Now the fire-breathing quadruped is available to buy for under $10k.

High-density lithium batteries hold vast amounts of energy – and when they drop their guts, they can do so in absolutely spectacular destructive fashion. So researchers have built fire extinguishing capabilities right into the cells themselves.

Portable LPG fire pits are a great way to get the ambiance of a campfire when you can't burn wood, but they can come up short in heat. Howl Campfires looks to solve the problem with a portable pit that spits out a wood fire's worth of radiant heat.

As any car-chase action movie will tell you, the gasoline used in our vehicles is flammable, explosive stuff. Scientists have created a new combustible fuel, however, which stays safely non-flammable for transport and storage.

DeepBlue's new Ti-capsule multi-tool is a thumb-size titanium capsule that comes with a series of interchangeable tools. Most notable is the kerosene lighter that gives you a reliable fire-starting option that fits in your smallest pocket.