Forged n Smoke is a portable, modular campfire cooking stand that securely suspends a kettle over an open flame using a hinged two-pole design with a ground-spike anchor. The cantilevered arm holds cookware at the ideal height, while the built-in hinge lets you swing the kettle clear of the heat for safe, controlled cooking. Lightweight steel that breaks down for transport and assembles on-site in seconds - no tools required.
Lightweight steel that assembles on-site in seconds - no tools required.
Forged n Smoke is seeking manufacturing, retail, wholesale, distribution, and licensing partners to bring it to the outdoor recreation and off-grid cooking markets.
Forged n Smoke turns any campfire into a stable, controllable cooktop. Drive the spike, lock the two poles together, hang the kettle on the braced arm - and cook.
Here is the thinking behind the design: the problem it solves, the solution it delivers, and how to get involved.
Open-flame cooking usually means balancing cookware on rocks or bent grates - unstable, tippy on uneven ground, and dangerous the moment you reach over the fire to stir or serve. And most rigs are too bulky and awkward to pack for the trail.
Forged n Smoke suspends the kettle on a braced cantilever arm anchored by a driven ground spike, so it stays rock-steady on any terrain. A rear pin hinge swings the kettle clear of the flames for safe stirring and serving - and the whole stand breaks down flat, tool-free, in seconds.
Forged n Smoke is patent-pending and ready for manufacturing, retail, wholesale, distribution, and licensing partners. If that is you, click here to start the conversation.
A closer look at the Forged n Smoke stand, hinge, and cradle system.
Andrew Lemmer built Forged n Smoke after growing tired of every campfire cooking setup that let him down - balanced rocks that shifted, bent grates that sagged, and rigs that were either flimsy, dangerous, or a hassle to haul to the trail.
His answer was a purpose-built, two-pole stand joined by a rear-mounted pin hinge. The lower pole drives into the ground on a built-in spike for rock-solid footing, while the upper pole carries a braced cantilever arm and dual cradle arms that wrap two-thirds of the kettle to keep it centered over the flame. When it is time to stir or serve, the whole assembly swings clear of the fire.
"This design solves all three problems - it's stable, it swings away from the fire for safety, and it breaks down flat for the trail," says Lemmer. Forged n Smoke is now patent-pending, and he is seeking manufacturing, retail, wholesale, distribution, and licensing partners to bring it to market.
