When packing for an outdoor excursion, it’s difficult to find room for a cast iron grill. Even carrying a skillet can add unwanted pounds, not to mention that annoying thunk on your back as you walk. A new concept in campfire cookery by an Israeli design student helps you shed some backpack weight.

Roee Magdassi created Stakes as a student at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem. It’s an ultra-portable roll-up grill that uses braided wire instead solid metal. When constructed, it forms a 13″ x 10″ triangle that attaches to titanium stakes. And the best part of the setup is that there are no tools required; the stakes are simply hammered into place with a rock. When packed away, it weighs barely more than a pound.

Magdassi formulated the idea from his experience in the military, where one is expected to carry a heavy load for long periods of time. “During my military service I experienced walking long trails while carrying heavy loads,” he told Wired. “Therefore, I understood the importance of designing light weight equipment.” You can now add camping enjoyment to the long list the military gives back to the world.

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One of the greatest parts of summer is being able to cook outside and letting your kitchen stay cool. But when you want a pizza or a nice batch of cookies you’ve got to bit the bullet and just turn on the oven, right? Not so now that some visionary genius has thought of KettlePizza, an attachment that turns your plain old kettle grill into an awesome outdoor pizza oven.

KettlePizza is so simple that it really is hard to understand how it hasn’t been invented before. It consists of an insert that fits between the body and lid of the kettle grill. It works with just about any kind of kettle grill. A hole in the insert gives room to slide a pizza or baking pan in without having to lift the lid.

That’s the secret to turning your grill into an oven: the constant, uninterrupted heat that circles around the food to cook it. The end result is fancy-pants wood-fired pizza just like those expensive restaurants make, but way cheaper. Plus you can make it while wearing your Bermuda shorts and “Kiss the Cook” apron, a uniform that probably wouldn’t fly when you go out to eat in a restaurant.

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