Stories & More
Long-form musings, stories, thoughts, and other things we'd like to think you'll find interesting.
A Cast-Iron Chat
We catch up with our old pal, Dennis Powell, of Butter Pat Industries. Nearly two thousand miles from our neck of the woods in Utah, the Cowboy Cauldron Company’s unofficial...
The Best Burn 2023 - Our (Now Annual!) Photo Contest
Here we are again in the middle of summer -- enjoying the sweltering heat, grilling every chance we get, spending our summer nights in the yard with friends and fireflies,...
Teton Skijor 2023
Skijoring? Ski …. Uh, WHAT? Skiing. While being pulled by horses, more or less. Anyone who grows up in snow country has done something like this. Because, let’s face it,...
The Best Burn
Summertime means different things to different people, but for most everyone, it means vacation. This year, vacation is going to look a whole lot different than it has for the...
The Cowboy Cauldron Society
When I first agreed to make Cauldrons for a couple of my best friends, I had no idea the path I was starting down. To say that where we are...
A Few Best Practices
There are many ways to use a Cowboy Cauldron. After years of being around them, I’ve come to a couple of firm opinions. First, what someone does with their Cauldron...
Home (Again) - Redux
Holy Pandemic Quarantine, Batman! We’re still at home! Well, mostly. Actually, I am happy to report that I’ve actually been somewhere besides my yard in the past 90 days. And...
THE DUDE® Meets A Family Of Four
Meet Ben. He and his family have recently introduced a cauldron to their backyard. Here are his thoughts: My family and I just relocated to Charlotte, NC from Atlanta...
Home (Again)
Despite our best intentions at keeping something that looks like an editorial calendar in place, events have overtaken us. It doesn’t make any sense to show you the virtues of...
The Dude's Long Ride
As you hopefully already know, we are re-introducing The Dude™ We originally made and sold around a hundred of them several years ago. They were very well-received, but there was...
The Great Basin: Our Home
Besides the obvious semantic link between Cowboy Cauldrons and anything sporting the moniker “Great Basin,” it turns out that there are many more connections. The Great Basin is...
The Bear Fat™ Story
WHY IS IT CALLED "BEAR FAT?" The very first Cauldron that was ever made for someone else was made for my good friend Curt. In fact, he’s probably the reason...
