Industrial Revolution

Industrial Revolution: UCO lanterns, fire starters and trail cooksets

Industrial Revolution started making camping gear in Redmond, Washington in 1971 as UCO, and its first hit was the Original Candle Lantern. The gear is small and simple enough to keep in every pack and glovebox.

• Light: the Original aluminum candle lantern, the three-candle Candlelier with a heat shield on top, 18-hour beeswax and 15-hour citronella candles, and the Sprout LED lantern, a pocket-size 100 lumen light that hangs from a tent loop.
• Fire: Stormproof Matches that relight after being dunked, oversized Stormproof Firesticks that burn for up to 15 minutes, and a Mini Firestarter Kit with matches and tinder in a waterproof case.
• Cooking: the Trekker's alcohol cookset with a brass burner, two solid fuel stove cooksets (585 ml for one and 1100 ml for two), ECO 5-piece and 6-piece mess kits, and the Portable Grill and Firepit, a stainless box that folds under 2 in thick and grills for 6 to 8 people.

A candle lantern and a fire kit weigh almost nothing, so they are easy to leave in the vehicle for a power outage or an unplanned night out. The solid fuel cooksets suit boil-only meals on the trail, and the grill and firepit covers group dinners at camp.

Related: Camp kitchen | Ultralight gear | Lighting and power