If you live in the northern hemisphere, you are probably looking forward to the summer months, when you can sit outside and enjoy a warm evening on your back patio. But with the warm weather, comes the bugs that can ruin any evening, especially if you’re cooking outdoors. Chase them away by lighting citronella candles.

These candles come from Illuminations. The large candle will burn up to 40 hours and costs about $20. You can buy citronella candles for under $5 at your local hardware store. Off! has its own brand, but it doesn’t come in a pretty candle pot.

If you’re the crafty type, you can make your own outdoor citronella bucket candles. This project is great if you need to recycle wax scraps from your old candles.

Flip hamburgers, hotdogs, and steaks easily with the turner tong. The extra-long handle was designed to keep your hands away from the direct heat of the grill. Made out of stainless steel and rosewood.

Watching a friend grill hotdogs on Saturday made me think about the upcoming Summer months, camping trips, and BBQ dinners. It also got me wondering if there were any new BBQ grills coming out this year. Well, I’m a year too late with this one, but I thought it sounded impressive enough to mention.

The Cobb Premier Portable Stainless Steel Grill & Smoker does more than grill and smoke meats. You can bake, roast, fry and boil an endless variety of foods on this grill, which uses only 8 briquettes. The exterior remains cool to the touch, which is a big plus if you have hyper kids who refuse to stop running around the BBQ. Its portability and easy clean up make this a very practical gift for the camping enthusiast.